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- Europamundo General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance and breakfast buffet.
- Includes arrival transfer
- City tour in: ISTANBUL
- Boat: On the Bosphorus in ISTANBUL, Lycian tombs and lake in Dalyan in DALYAN
- Evening transfer: Taksim Square in Istanbul in ISTANBUL
- Ticket admission: Suleiman the Great Mosque in Istanbul in ISTANBUL, house of the Virgin Mary, Basilica of St. John, Ruins of Ephesus in Ephesus, Roman theatre in Aspendos in ASPENDOS, Greek Temple of Apollo in Side in SIDE, Tartan Evi in Karaman in KARAMAN, Gumusler Monastery; Underground city of Kainacli; Goreme Valley; Uchisar in NIGDE, Hacibecktas in HACIBECKTAS, Traditional tea in Safranbolu in SAFRANBOLU, Gokgol Magarasi cave in GOKGOL MAGARASI, Caves and tombs in Eregli in EREGIL, Eydinpinar Waterfalls in EYDINPINAR
- Ferry: Over the Marmara from Istanbul to Bandirma in Bandirma
- Funicular: Cableway Viewpoint of Pierre Loti in Istanbul in ISTANBUL
- 6 dinner included in: Kusadasi, MARMARIS, Antalya, NIGDE, CAPADOCIA, SAFRANBOLU
The Panorama 1453 Historical Museum is a historical museum in Istanbul that was opened on 31 January 2009.
This museum shows the conquering of the city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, by the troops of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror on 29 May 1453. The museum is located close to the point where the Ottomans breached the walls. Its main exhibit is a 360° “panorama” painting of the battlefield at the time the walls were breached, giving the visitor the impression they are standing in the middle of the battle. The painting is made and presented in such a way that the visitor appears to be at the centre of a huge space rather than a circle only 38m in diameter. Sound effects add to the illusion – there is the sound of guns firing, of soldiers shouting and a military band playing to urge on the troops.
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ISTANBUL
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Arrival. Transfer to the hotel.Welcome to Europe!!!. On arrival at the airport we shall be waiting to transfer you to the hotel. You can enjoy free time until your tour starts, information about the meeting place and start time can be found on the information boards in the hotel reception area.
ISTANBUL
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Sighseeing tour.Cable car to Pierre Loti viewpoint. Night transfer to Taksim. A sightseeing tour of the city lasting about two hours, taking in the walls, the Golden Horn, the fishing district, and Taksim. We will skirt round the Topkapi Palace and admire the exterior of Hagia Sophia. On our tour, we will include a cable car ride up to the Pierre Loti viewpoint and we will look round the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent (the largest in Istanbul). We find ourselves in a city built in two continents. At the end of the afternoon we will provide a transfer to the Taksim neighbourhood, the most commercialised and lively area of ??the city. There will be time to dine in one of its many restaurants, and you can also take the old tram that crosses the area or go to see the nearby Galata Tower.
ISTANBUL
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Boat trip on the Bosphorus.Today we include a boat trip on the Bosphorus that will last about two hours. We will undertake the trip on a boat exclusively for Europamundo travellers. The Bosphorus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, which separates Istanbul into two parts: the European part and the Asian one. We will enjoy seeing the liveliness of the strait with its multitude of boats. We will pass under the two bridges that unite Europe and Asia and we will admire the palaces of the sultans, the typical wooden houses and the Ottoman villas. Free time (an additional visit with tickets and lunch inside the Topkapi Palace is available).
ISTANBUL - EPHESUS - KUSADASI
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Ferry over the Marmara. Ephesus. Dinner included. We left early from Istanbul. We crosed by fast ferry (variable schedules according to seasons and months) the Sea of Marmara, after about two hours of crossing, we arrived at the port of BANDIRMA (or Yalova according to schedules). We continued route through the interior of Turkey. At the beginning of the afternoon we arrive at EPHESUS, the best preserved ancient city of Asia Minor; 2000 years ago it had a quarter of a million inhabitants. We know Saint John´s Basilica, after it, the house of the Virgin Mary and the archaeological site (tickets included). We then continue to KUSADASI, a popular coastal town with a lot of atmosphere, commercial life and a small castle. Dinner and accommodation.
KUSADASI - BODRUM - MARMARIS
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Views over the Aegean. Beautiful Bodrum. Dinner included. We leave for Bodrum, a very beautiful fortified city of Greek origin. You can visit its castle, stroll through its streets full of life and tourism or go around its sports marina. After lunch, we go on our way to MARMARIS, another very beautiful coastal tourist enclave with its castle, its marina and its fountains. Dinner and accommodation.
MARMARIS - DALYAN - ANTALYA
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Contrasts of landscapes. Boat trip. Dinner included. We leave for DALYAN, an incredible place by a navigable river. We include a two- hour boat trip to see LYCIA’S ROYAL TOMBS, and still on the boat, we go on to a large lake where we stop at the thermal springs. If you want, you can bathe in the warm waters or have a mud bath! Time for lunch in one of the numerous restaurants in DAYLAN by the river. Continuation to ANTALYA, we will make a brief visit to this coastal city of more than a million inhabitants, the door of Adrian, the Ottoman district and its great waterfall that falls straight into the sea. Dinner and accommodation.
ANTALYA - ASPENDOS - SIDE - KARAMAN - NIGDE
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Contrast of the Anatolian region between the coast and the high mountains . Dinner included. We leave Antalya for ASPENDOS, we visit the Roman theatre which many believe to be the best preserved in the world. After this in SIDE we can admire the Greek temple of Apollo by the sea. Time to stroll around the port and through its streets full of life. Amidst impressive countryside we cross the Taurus Mountains, their peaks of over 3,500 metres in height are snow- covered for a large part of the year. A stop in KARAMAN where we visit TARTAN EVI, an ancient Ottoman mansion. Continuation to the region of Cappadocia. NIGDE, dinner and accommodation. Note: Sometimes the Tartan Evi may be closed, in which case the visit would be replaced by another to a mansion of similar characteristics in Cappadocia.
NIGDE - CAPADOCIA
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: landscapes with spectacular shapes. Picturesque towns. Dinner included. A full day in the fantastic region of CAPPADOCIA, with its lunar landscapes, its churches and troglodyte villages. We start by visiting GUMUSLER, an incredible seventh century underground monastery with maybe the best Byzantine frescoes in Turkey. In KAYMAKLI we will see theunderground city that could house 30,000 people. We will visit the natural fortress of UCHISAR.After lunch, we will see the GOREME Valley with its open-air museum and its churches dug out of the rocks, entrance included. Hotel in AVANOS. Dinner included.
CAPADOCIA - HACIBECKTAS - ANKARA - SAFRANBOLU
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Turkey´s interior whose landscape changes as we get closer to the Black Sea.Traditional Turkish tea. Dinner included.We have a fantastic day in the heart of Anatolia. With the utmost respect to the pilgrims (suitable clothes, silence recommended in the sanctuaries), we visit HACIBECKTAS, the sanctuary guards the tomb of Hacibecktas, a Sufi mystic of the 13th Century. After that, we continue to ANKARA, where we leave a free time to walk around and have lunch in the thriving center of the city. We continue towards the north of Turkey. The landscapes become greener. SAFRANBOLU; arrival in this wonderful little city which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was an important stopping point on the caravan routes. In the couryard of a magnificent old Caravanserail we will include a traditional Turkish tea. Dinner and accommodation.
SAFRANBOLU - GOKGOL MAGARASI - EREGIL - EYDINPINAR - ISTANBUL
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: A green and rainy Turkey. Eydinpinar waterfalls.Today, the leg of our trip follows the Black Sea and its verdant landscapes. In GOKGOL MAGARASI we provide entry tickets to this magnificent cave with its underground river and its multiple colours. In EREGLI, next to the Black Sea, we set aside time to have lunch. We also include a visit to its impressive Cehennemagzi Magarasi caves and tombs that are overflowing with mythology. On our way back to Istanbul, we stop to relax at EYDINPINAR, with a walk between its green paths to the waterfalls! Arrival in ISTANBUL at the end of the day. End of our services. Check the time of your flight in case you need an additional night.
Planned Hotels
MOVENPICK GOLDEN HORN***** Т.: 2126001600 email: hotel.istanbul.goldenhorn@moevenpick.com Silahtara287;a Caddesi, No. 87 34050 ISTANBUL TURKEY |
DOUBLE TREE BY HILTON PIYALEPASA***** Т.: 2123114311 Kaptanpasa Mahallesi, Piyalepasa Bulvari 5 34440 ISTANBUL TURKEY |
GRAND CEVAHIR***** Т.: 2123144242 email: info@gch.com.tr Halide Edip Ad305;var Mah. Darlaceze Cad. No:5 350;i351;li 34382 ISTANBUL TURKEY |
MILLENIUM GOLDEN HORN***** Т.: 2124531111 email: info.istanbulgoldenhorn@millenniumhotels.com Ayvansaray Mahallesi Ayvansaray Kuyusu Sokak No 8 Fatih 34087 ISTANBUL TURKEY |
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MARINA**** Т.: 2566181500 Yat Liman305; Kar351;305;s305; Atatrk Bulvar305; No:2 09400 KUSADASI TURKEY |
CARINA**** Т.: 25661240 email: info@hotelcarina.com.tr YILANCIBURNU SOKAK NO.1 09400 KUŞADASI, AYDIN 09400 KUSADASI TURKEY |
ADA CLASS COMFORT**** Т.: 2566180601 email: info@comfortadaclasshotel.com Bayraklidede Mah. Hulya Kocyigit Bulvari Devlet Hastanesi Karsisi No:42, Kusadasi, 09400 KUSADASI TURKEY |
NEOPOL DELUXE**** Т.: 2562160 Hacifeyzullah Mah. Calle Yılancıburnu No: 17 Kuşadası / Aydın 09400 KUSADASI TURKEY |
RAMADA SUITES BY WINDHAM KUSADASI**** Т.: 4447459 email: reservation@ramadahotelkusadasi.com Akyarlar, Kuşadası, Turkey 09400 KUSADASI TURKEY |
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YUCELEN**** Т.: 2522435108 Hamdi Ycel Grsoy Sokak No:2, 48650 Akyaka, MARMARIS 48650 MARMARIS TURKEY |
PASABEY**** Т.: 2524120781 email: info@pasabeyhotel.com Kemeralt305; Mah. 83 Sok. No : 15 48700 Marmaris, Mugla 48700 MARMARIS TURKEY |
ELIF HANIM**** Т.: 2522434444 Akyaka Mahallesi, Koyuncu SK Ula/Mugla 48640 MARMARIS TURKEY |
GRAND CETTIA**** Т.: 2524174000 Sehit Ahmet Benler Cad. No:97, 48700 Marmaris 48700 MARMARIS TURKEY |
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BEST WESTERN KHAN**** Т.: 2422483870 Elmal305; Mahallesi, 350;arampol Caddesi, 350;arampol Cd. No:55 07040 ANTALYA TURKEY |
BILEM HIGH CLASS**** Т.: 242324725 Old Lara Road, 350;irinyal305; Mah. CP 1512 sok.no:2lara,ANTALYA 1512 ANTALYA TURKEY |
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ALTINOZ**** Т.: 3842132132 RAGIP ÜNER CAD. Nº23 50200 CAPADOCIA TURKEY |
AVRASYA**** Т.: 3845115181 email: info@avrasyahotel.com Jan. Zakari Cd, 50500 Avanos/nevsehir, Turqua 50500 CAPADOCIA TURKEY |
SUHAN CAPPADOCIA***** Т.: 3845116721 email: sales@suhankapadokya.com Yeni Mahalle Kizilirmak Caddesi 12 Avanos 50500 CAPADOCIA TURKEY |
DREAMS CAVE**** Т.: 3843433393 Esentepe Mah.Tahirbey Sok.No:14, CP 50650 Ortahisar Belediyesi 50650 CAPADOCIA TURKEY |
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HILTON GARDEN INN SAFRANBOLU**** Т.: 3704191130 Yenimahalle Mahallesi, Halkevi Sk. No:12 78600 SAFRANBOLU TURKEY |
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