TURKEY -  2002 / 2003

 

ISTANBUL / ANKARA / CAPPADOCIA / KONYA /

PAMUKKALE / KUSADASI / IZMIR / EPHESUS

 

FAM trip for travel agents, and spouse / companions
Departs New York every FRIDAY
Extensions and upgrades available

 

 12 days                                    return to list of FAMS 

Day 1, Friday

Departures from New York, Chicago or West Coast gateways

Day 2, Saturday

Arrival Istanbul  - take connecting flight to Ankara

WELCOME TO TURKEY !!!
You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. 

   Overnight DEDEMAN HOTEL,  Ankara

Day 3, Sunday 

Morning sightseeing of Ankara.  Afternoon visit Caravanserai and Citadel of Uchisar in Cappadocia. (b,d) 

   Overnight PERI TOWERS HOTEL, Cappadocia

Day 4, Monday

Visit Goreme open air Museum, Kaymakli, Underground City, Zelve Valley, and villages of Cavusin and Avanos. (b,d)

Day 5, Tuesday

Drive to Konya and visit the Tomb of Mevlana who founded the sect of "Whirling Dervishes". Continue to Pamukkale. (b,d) 

   Overnight COLOSSAE HOTEL, Pamukkale

Day 6, Wednesday

Visit the ancient ruins of Hierapolis, continue to Kusadasi. Visit Aphrodisias. (b,d) 

   Overnight ADAKULE HOTEL, Kusadasi

Day 7, Thursday

Visit the ruins of Ephesus and Izmir. See the Temple of Artemis, the Great Theatre, Virgin Mary house, and the Bascillia of St. John. (b,l,d)

   Overnight ANEMON HOTEL, Izmir

Day 8, Friday

Drive to Pergamon, then continue to Troy and on to Canakkale. (b,d)

   Overnight AKOL HOTEL, Canakkale

Day 9, Saturday

Drive to Istanbul by crossing the Dardanelles Straits. (b)

   Overnight YIGITALP HOTEL, Istanbul

Day 10, Sunday

Full day sightseeing in Istanbul will include Suleymaniye Mosque, 

Byzantine Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and the Grand Covered Bazaar. (b,l)

Day 11, Monday At leisure in Istanbul. (b)
Day 12, Tuesday Transfer to the Izmir airport. Connect with flights to New York, Chicago, or West Coast gateways.

 

 

INCLUSIVE FEATURES:

Air transportation:    USA / Istanbul / Ankara and Istanbul / USA

Moderate first class hotels or similar (upgrade to superior first class avail.)

All meals as per itinerary

All transfers and sightseeing by motor coach 

All taxes and service charges

COSTS PER PERSON:

Travel agent / Spouse  Companion

Taxes

Single supplement

New York  /  Chicago

$1000..00

$1150.00

$  100.00

$  200.00
 

West Coast gateways                            

$1300.00

$1400.00

$  100.00

$   200.00
 

RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON DEPARTURE DATE
October  02 

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