(special Add-on Airfares other US gateways) 8 nights accommodations in superior first class hotels: (or similar)
~2 nights: Hotel Antalya Dedeman, Antalya
~2 nights: Hotel Nevsehir Dedeman, Cappadocia
~1 nights: Hotel Dedeman, Ankara
~1 nights: Hotel Kervansaray City, Bursa
~2 nights: Grand Oztanik,
Istanbul Service charges and hotel taxes Breakfast daily and 7 dinners Arrival and departure transfers Touring by modern air-conditioned motorcoach Professional Tour Director throughout Luggage handling Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
Not Included: Lunches, Beverages with dinners, Airport tax (approx. $200-$380).
Travel Insurance optional at $99-$219. Tips to your guide & driver ($6 per day). Items of a personal nature. Add-on airfare from your hometown (see special rates at
Add-on Airfares)
Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary:
Day 1 - Depart USA
Depart from New York's JFK airport on your overnight flights to Turkey.
Day 2 - Arrive Antalya
Upon arrival you will met at the airport and transfer you to your hotel where you will be introduced to your guide and fellow travelers. Afternoon is at leisure.
Day 3 - Excurstion to Perge & Aspendos Half day tour to the ancient cities of Perge and Aspendos.
Day 4 - Antalya – Konya – Cappadocia
After breakfast depart for Konya. Visit Mevlana Mausoleum and Karatay Koran School, then overnight in Cappadocia. Tonight Optional: Whirling Dervishes performance in a 13th century Caravan inn.
Day 5 - Cappadocia Early Morning Optional: Balloon Tour. Experience of floating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and caves with the sunrise of Cappadocia. After breakfast, visit Goreme, Avanos, Pasabagi, Red Valley, Ozkonak underground city.
Day 6 - Cappadocia – Ankara Morning departure for Ankara on the way visit 13th century Agzikarahan caravansary, afternoon tour of the Ataturk Mausoleum and Anatolian Civilizations Museum.
Day 7 - Ankara - Bursa Morning depart for Bursa and visit: Green Ottoman Complex, opportunity for Turkish bath in the hotel’s outstanding facilities.
Day 8 - Bursa - Istanbul After breakfast cross the Marmara sea to Istanbul. Afternoon Optional: half day Bosphorus Cruise, including last minute shopping in the Spice Market. Tonight farewell dinner.
Day 9 - Istanbul
Full day tour to include: Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia and the Grand Bazaar. Optional: Dinner with belly dancing entertainment.
Day 10 - Istanbul - USA
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your return flights home.