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Duration: 9 Days / 8 Nights
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Category: Superior First Class Hotels (4 and 5 stars)
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Tour is guaranteed with a minimum of 2 passengers.
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Nights: Istanbul (2), Canakkale (1), Kusadasi (2), Pamukkale (1), Antalya (2)
Itinerary:
Day 1 : Istanbul
Arrival and transfer to hotel. Welcome briefing.
Day 2 : Istanbul
Full day tour to include: Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), Hippodrome, Blue Mosque,
St. Sophia and the Grand Bazaar.
Evening Optional: Dinner with belly dancing entertainment. (B)
Day 3 : Gallipoli – Dardanelles – Canakkale
Morning departure for Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove, Chunuk Bair, Lone Pine cemetery and Kabatepe War Museum then cross the Dardanelles to Canakkale for overnight. (B,D)
Day 4 : Troy – Pergamon – Kusadasi
Visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, tour Pergamon and continue on to Kusadasi for overnight. (B,D)
Day 5 : Ephesus & Virgin Mary’s House – Kusadasi
Tour the famous ruins of Ephesus and Virgin Mary’s cottage. Afternoon Optional: tour of Sardis or Sirince. (B,D)
Day 6 : Kusadasi – Pamukkale
Drive through fertile valleys to Pamukkale (white lime cascades). Visit Hierapolis and enjoy the thermal pools of our hotel. (B,D)
Day 7 : Pamukkale – Perge – Antalya
Morning drive to Antalya, arriving around midday. Then, after visiting the ancient city of Perge, enjoy a relaxing afternoon by the Mediterranean coast. (B,D)
Day 8 : Antalya: Optional Tour of Phaselis or Yacht Cruise
Today is a free day with a choice of an optional tour of Phaselis, an ancient Roman coastal city, or a lazy yacht cruise along turquoise coast of the Mediterranean. (B,D)
Day 9 : Antalya
Tour ends after breakfast. Transfer to airport. (B)
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2012 DEPARTURE DATES (AUD)
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Per Person
in Double |
Single |
Per Person
in Triple |
January: 19
February: 16
March: 8, 15, 22, 25 |
$1,187 |
$1,681 |
$1,078 |
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April: 5, 12, 19, 26, 29
May: 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31
June: 3, 7,10, 14, 21,28
July: 5, 12, 19, 26
August: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
September: 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30
October: 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 25
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$1,403 |
$1,959 |
$1,268 |
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November: 1, 4, 8, 15 |
$1,241 |
$1,766 |
$1,105 |
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December: 20 |
$1,295 |
$1,820 |
$1,219 |
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Inclusions: Listed hotels with private facilities (or similar standard equivalents), listed meals (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner), professional English speaking guides, air-conditioned vehicles, luggage handling, local taxes and service charges, arrival and departure transfers from and to Ataturk Airport on first and last day of tour.
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Hotels (or similar): Istanbul - Crowne Plaza Harbiye or Crowne Plaza Old City, Canakkale – Kolin, Kusadasi – Charisma, Pamukkale - Pam Thermal, Antalya - Crown Plaza
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Please note: Sunday departures will visit St Sophia on Tuesday (day 3) before departing for Canakkale region.