Turkish
Delight
The 8-Day
Version - Private Touring-Arrive Any Day
We
have even included all the tips
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with the 34 Day Around the Mediterranean Grand Tour
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with the 10 Day Version
Turkish Delight Sample the sights and pleasures of Turkey
. We combine the highlights of classic Anatolia with an all-inclusive
stay at one of the most lovely beach resorts, in Mediterranean Bodrum.
It's just the right blend of the best of Turkey, with all details seen
to by us. Book now! Takeoff is soon. Compare
with the Jewish Heritage Edition . Compare
with the 10 Day Version
Add
a Gulet Cruise : Start
in Dalaman and on to Antalya
DAY
1 -- ISTANBUL- Tour starts daily in Istanbul.You choose your own
arrival date :
Our
staff meets your flight and escorts you to your hotel. Welcome fruit
basket at your room, with our compliments.
This
tour starts daily in Istanbul, yet please keep in mind that we keep
the right to substitute some site based on the following: Topkapi Palace
is closed on Tuesday. Ayasofia is closed on Monday. Kariye Museum is
closed on Wednesdays. The Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.
DAY
2 -- ISTANBUL- Tours are always on a private basis (BL)
We dive right into this fascinating city with visits to its top sights:
Topkapi, the palace of the Sultans for centuries; Hagia Sophia,
the greatest church in Christendom for a thousand years; the Blue
Mosque, with its exquisite blue tiles; the Byzantine Hippodrome,
scene of chariot races and gladiator combat; and the eerie Sunken Palace
cistern beneath it. Then a drive through modern neighborhoods brings
us to the ancient city walls and the Kariye Museum (Chora Church),
filled with brilliant Byzantine mosaics. Breakfast
at the hotel , Lunch at a local restaurant
Complimentary
entrance tickets to the Harem's Quarter in Topkape Palace in Istanbul,
when you book your tour/cruise with us. Combine
this tour with your Mediterranean cruise from Venice
DAY
3 - ISTANBUL, IZMIR, KUSADASI (BL)
From your convenient lodgings, it's just a short hop back to the airport
to catch the morning flight south to Izmir, on the Mediterranean coast.
It will still be early when you arrive and meet up with your driver
for the next few days of exploring this region, in many ways the cradle
of European civilization. We'll visit the house where the Virgin Mary
spent her latter years, and the ancient city of Ephesus, with its perfect
Greek and Roman architecture still intact. At the Basilica of St. John,
we'll see the reputed tomb of the Apostle, and gaze down upon the remains
of the Temple of Artemis, a vista little changed since Biblical times.
We'll conclude with a visit to the Isa Bey Mosque, a delicate masterpiece
of Turkish architecture from the fourteenth century.
Lunch included at a local restaurant. We tour the centuries old Izmir
Jewish neighborhoods: Tour of Beth Israel & Signora Synagogues,
lively and colorful Havra & Dario Moreno Streets. Before we head
for Kusadasi and Kismet Hotel
DAY
4 - KUSADASI, PRIENNE, MILETUS, DIDYMA, BODRUM (BD)
Meet your driver in the morning, and set out for Bodrum, through the
fertile, rolling countryside of southern Turkey. If you wish, you may
stop along the way and hike up to the ancient city of Prienne; and at
the Greek ruins ruins of Miletus and the temple at Didyma for an unguided
look, before you continue to your destination, the Hotel Marmara or
Baia at Bodrum.
DAYS
5- 7 -BODRUM (BLD)
Luxuriating on the Mediterranean coast at the Hotel Baia ( all meals
while at the Baia Hotel in Bodrum ) in Bodrum ( or similar) . Nestled
along the sheltered blue waters of the bay, it's a tranquil oasis where
you can participate in the full range of included activities, or simply
relax away from it all. Swim at indoor and outdoor pools, or at the
beach. Use any of the sporting equipment, including canoes, wind surfers,
and pedal boats. The Baia also has tennis and basketball courts, and
a range of organized activities every day, including beach games, and
music and entertainment in the evening. Best of all, everything is included
at no extra charge, including all meals in the main restaurant, soft
drinks and domestic alcoholic beverages, and even snacks at the pool
bar, beach, and lobby bar.
DAYS
6 -BODRUM (BLD)
The Hotel Baia ( all meals while at the Baia Hotel in Bodrum ) in Bodrum
( or similar) .
At the Hotel Baia best of all, everything is included at no extra charge,
including all meals in the main restaurant, soft drinks and domestic
alcoholic beverages, and even snacks at the pool bar, beach, and lobby
bar. Day on own .
DAYS
7 -BODRUM (BLD)
One more day in this Turkish Paradise . Luxuriating on the Mediterranean
coast at the Hotel Baia ( all meals while at the Baia Hotel in Bodrum
) in Bodrum ( or similar) . Nestled along the sheltered blue waters
of the bay, it's a tranquil oasis where you can participate in the full
range of included activities, or simply relax away from it all. Swim
at indoor and outdoor pools, or at the beach. Use any of the sporting
equipment, including canoes, wind surfers, and pedal boats. The Baia
also has tennis and basketball courts, and a range of organized activities
every day, including beach games, and music and entertainment in the
evening. Best of all, everything is included at no extra charge, including
all meals in the main restaurant, soft drinks and domestic alcoholic
beverages, and even snacks at the pool bar, beach, and lobby bar.
DAY
8 -BODRUM, ISTANBUL (B)
We'll arrange to escort you from the hotel to Bodrum's airport, where
you'll catch your flight for Istanbul. Depending on your onward arrangements
and preferences, you may choose a 5 a.m. or 8:55 a.m. departure for
the one-hour flight. Once in Istanbul, continue your homebound journey;
or, if you choose, we'll be pleased to arrange further travel in Turkey.
RATES
(per person) in USD $
|
Conrad Hotel
or similar in Istanbul
You may also choose boutique hotels suc as Arena, Armada etc. |
Private
Touring |
| In
Triple occupancy |
US$
2885.00 |
| In
Double occupancy |
US$
2909.00 |
| In
Single occupancy |
US$
4056.00 |
You
have the choice of staying in 5 stars hotels such as Conrad Hotel
or similar , or an Ottoman Mansion style boutique hotels such as:
Arena Hotel , Blue House, Sultanahmet Sarayi or similar in Istanbul
YOUR
TOUR INCLUDES
-
Hotel accommodation based on superior 4 & five stars , including
all taxes .
- Continental
or buffet breakfast daily, plus set-menu lunch (L),
dinner (D) as shown.
- Domestic
flight in economy class, tax included , as per itinerary, tickets,
issued & delivered in Turkey.
- Private
guided sightseeing, including all admissions fees , all as per itinerary
- All
transfers in Turkey on a private basis
- Lonely
Planet guidebook .
- Tips
to porters, drivers, guides etc.
Rate
doesn't include :
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