6th Of Marvels
Marvels Of Turkey In 15 Days
MARVELS OF TURKEY IN 15 DAYS: On the Footsteps of Saints and Martyrs
1st day – ISTANBUL – Arrival and transfer to hotel in Istanbul; – overnight ISTANBUL
2nd day – ISTANBUL – Full day Istanbul: Blue Mosque, Roman Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace (including treasury), Grand Bazaar; overnight ISTANBUL
3rd day – ISTANBUL / ANTIOCH - Istanbul: Egyptian Bazaar (Spice Market), Bosphorus Cruise (private boat), , after lunch transfer to airport for flight TK 2254 to Antioch (Antakya); overnight ANTIOCH
4th day – ANTIOCH / TARSO / CAPPADOCIA – Antakya: Grotto of St Peter, Antakya Mosaic Museum. Continuation to Tarso: Well of St Paul, Church of St Paul. Continuation to Cappadocia; overnight CAPPADOCIA
5th day – CAPPADOCIA REGION – Underground City (Serhatli, Kaymakli or Ozkonak), Goreme (open air museum), Uchisar, Pasabag, Dervent, Avcilar, Avanos.
Shopping: carpets, jewellery
Optionals: balloon ride over Cappadocia, Turkish Folk Night, Dance Ritual of the Whirling Dervishes, Turkish Bath, ceramics ateliers; overnight CAPPADOCIA
6th day – CAPPADOCIA / KONYA - Cappadocia ½ day: remaining part of the previous day’s program, after lunch continuation to Konya; overnight KONYA
7th day – KONYA / ANTIOCH in PISIDIA / ANTALYA – Konya: Mevlana Museum (including his mausoleum).Continuation to Antalya and on the way: Antioch in Pisidia; overnight ANTALYA
8th day – ANTALYA REGION - Perge (open air museum), Myra: Church of St Nicholas/Santa Claus, including his tomb, Lycian Necropolis (rock tombs), Boat Trip to the sunken city of Simena; overnight ANTALYA
9th day – ANTALYA / HIERAPOLIS / PAMUKKALE – Hierapolis (open air museum), Pamukkale (swimming possibility in thermal waters); overnight PAMUKKALE
10th day – PAMUKKALE / LAODICEIA / MILETOS / KUSADASI – Laodiceia (open air museum), Miletos (open air museum); overnight KUSADASI
11th day - KUSADASI / EPHESUS / IZMIR (SMYRNA) – House of Virgin Mary, Ephesus (open air museum), Church of St John (including his tomb)
Shopping: Leatherware; overnight IZMIR
12th day – IZMIR / SARDES / PHILADELPHIA / THYATEIRA / IZMIR – Sardes (open air museum), Philadelphia (remains of church), Thyateira (remains of church), Smyrna (church of St Polycarp); overnight IZMIR
13th day - IZMIR / PERGAMUM / ALEXANDRIA TROAS / CANAKKALE – Asclepion of Pergamum (open air museum), Alexandria Troas (open air museum); overnight CANAKKALE
14th day - CANAKKALE / TROY / ISTANBUL – Troy (open air museum), continuation to Istanbul (lunch on the way in Tekirdag); overnight ISTANBUL
15th day - ISTANBUL – transfer to airport
