Sunday, May 30 / Sept 12, 2010 : Arrive in Istanbul
Upon arrival at The Istanbul Ataturk Airport, You will be met and assisted to The Blue House Hotel in Sultanahmet district for dinner and overnight.
Meals : Dinner (D)

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Monday, May 31 / Sept 13, 2010 : Istanbul
Meet your guide at hotel lobby at 8:45 for a full day to explore the magical city of Istanbul. We first walk to the Rustem Pasha Mosque and then the Spice Market, where Geneose and Venetian goods were sold at a time when there was no Suez Canal, and all the spices from the East were also brought here after being loaded on vessels in Egypt. We get on board and take the leisurely Bosphorus Cruisefrom Eminonu, to the still unspoiled village of Sariyer. The Topkapi Palace is our next visit. More than a palace, it is an assemblage of museums, containing the collections amassed by the Sultans over almost five centuries. Dinner in Istanbul.
Accommodation: The Blue House Hotel
Meals : Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Dinner (D)

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Tuesday, June 1 / Sept 14, 2010 : Istanbul
Following breakfast, we will visit the Dolmabahce Palace, the Chora Church and the Suleymaniye Mosque. After lunch at a local restaurant, we finish the day with Grand Bazaar visit. Dinner in Istanbul.
Accommodation: The Blue House Hotel
Meals : (B, L, D)

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Wednesday, June 2 / Sept 15, 2010 : Istanbul - Kayseri Airport - Cappadocia
Following breakfast taken at the hotel, check out of your room and start our third morning in Istanbul strolling to the great square which was once the Byzantine Hippodrome. Now it is a great parklike area surrounded by the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and the Underground Cistern, commonly called the Basilica Cistern. After that, we are transferred to Istanbul Airport for the evening flight to Kayseri. Another transfer from Kayseri Airport to our hotel in Urgup. Dinner in Cappadocia.
Accommodation: Yunak Evleri
Meals : (B, L, D)

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Thursday, June 3 / Sept 16, 2010 : Cappadocia
Today we introduce you to the lunar landscape of Cappadocia at Dervent Valley, then we head on to Zelve Open Air Museum, which is one of the earliest inhabited and latest abandoned monastic settlements of Cappadocia. Seeing the best examples of the fairy chimneys at Pasabag Fairy Chimneys Valley, we drive further to Avanos, where we have lunch at a local restaurant. Goreme Open Air Museum is where we visit the rock carved churches and colorful frescoes. We end the day hiking up to the top of Uchisar Castle, which is the highest and the most dominant point, giving us a breathtaking panorama. Dinner in Cappadocia.
Accommodation: Yunak Evleri
Meals : (B, L, D)

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Friday, June 4 / Sept 17, 2010 : Cappadocia
Our tour begins with a descent towards the centre of the earth, with a trip to the Underground City of Kaymakli; one of the largest and deepest of Cappadocia’s many such settlements. From here we drive to Ihlara Canyon, walking through the canyon via the Steps of Anatolia to Belisirma village, the ancient Peristrema. Set by the Melendiz River this is known as the “Valley of the Sky”. Churches carved from the rocks form a gallery of early paintings that are remarkable for their accuracy. We lunch in Belisirma at a local restaurant by the river. On the way back to our hotel, we visit the beautiful village of Selime.
Accommodation: Yunak Evleri
Meals : (B, L, D)

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Saturday, June 5 / Sept 18, 2010 : Cappadocia - Ankara - Kusadasi
We take an early departure and start driving to Ankara, the young capital of the young Turkish Republic. We stop for a visit to Agzikarahan Caravanserai, where the medieval merchants used to stay overnight, then we keep on driving around the shore of Salt Lake, the second biggest lake in Turkey. After lunch, we visit the Anatolian Civilisations Museum, which was awarded the museum of the year in Europe in 1997. The museum is very famous with its special collection from the Hittite period. Then we take our flight to Izmir, leaving the steppes of Anatolia behind. As we are transferred to Kusadasi, we will have the chance to see the sun setting over the Bay of Kusadasi. Dinner, and overnight in Kusadasi.
Accommodation: Charisma Deluxe Hotel
Meals : (B, L, D)

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Sunday, June 6 / Sept 19, 2010 : Ephesus
Today we first drive to the Virgin Mary's House; after that we visit Ephesus which was founded in the eleventh century BC by the Ionians. Strolling through the streets of Ephesus, we will witness the perfection of the Graeco-Roman Art. Later in the afternoon we will visit St John's Basilica, believed to be the tomb of the Apostle John, Christ's beloved disciple. From the basilica, we will be able to look down on the remains of the temple of Artemis. We end the day with our visit to the Isa Bey Mosque, then we head on to Kusadasi for rest. Dinner, and overnight in Kusadasi.
Accommodation: Charisma Deluxe Hotel
Meals : (B, L, D)

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Monday, June 7 / Sept 20, 2010 : Priene - Miletus - Didyma
After breakfast, we drive first to Prienne, formerly a leading member of the Panionic League. As we drive further South, we visit Miletus and then arrive at Didyma, where we have lunch at a local restaurant, circumstances permitting, across the road from the temple. As the historian Pausanias wrote; 'The sanctuary of Apollo at Didymoi, and the oracle there are more ancient than the Ionian settlement.' Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Accommodation: Charisma Deluxe Hotel
Meals : (B, L, D)

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Tuesday, June 8 / Sept 21, 2010 : Izmir - Istanbul - Home
Transfer to Izmir Airport to board a morning flight to Istanbul. Board your homeward flight or book additional nights in Istanbul. Please advise us on your departure flight out of Istanbul so that We could book you on the best connecting flight from Izmir.
Accommodation: You may book additional nights in Kusadasi or Istanbul
Meals : (B)

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