TURKEY / EGYPT - 2002 / 2003
CAIRO / NILE CRUISE / ASWAN / LUXOR /
ISTANBUL / ANKARA /CAPPADOCIA / KONYA / PAMUKKALE / KUSADASI / IZMIR / EPHESUS /
PERGAMON / TROY / CANAKKALE
FAM trip for travel agents and spouse / companions
17 days
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Day 1, Thursday |
Depart from Los Angeles or New York Kennedy airport. |
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Day 2, Friday |
Arrive Istanbul WELCOME TO TURKEY !!! You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Overnight YIGITALP HOTEL, Istanbul |
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Day 3, Saturday |
Full day sightseeing in Istanbul will include Suleymaniye Mosque, Byzantine Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and the Grand Covered Bazaar. (b) |
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Day 4, Sunday |
Transfer to the airport for flight to Ankara for sightseeing. Afternoon visit Caravanserai and Citadel of Uchisar in Cappadocia. (b,d) Overnight PERI TOWERS HOTEL, Cappadocia |
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Day 5, Monday |
Visit Goreme open air Museum, Kaymakli, Underground City, Zelve Valley, and villages of Cavusin and Avanos. (b,d) |
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Day 6, Tuesday |
Drive to Konya and visit the Tomb of Mevlana who founded the sect of "Whirling Dervishes". Continue to Pamukkale. (b,d) Overnight RICHMOND HOTEL, Pamukkale |
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Day 7, Wednesday |
Visit the ancient ruins of Hierapolis and continue to Kusadasi. Visit Aphrodisias. (b,d) Overnight PINE MARINA HOTEL, Kusadasi |
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Day 8, Thursday |
Visit the ruins of Ephesus. See The Temple of Artemis, the Great Theatre, Virgin Mary house, and the Bascillia of St. John. Return to Kusadasi. (b,d) |
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Day 9, Friday |
Drive to Pergamon, then continue to Troy and on to Canakkale. (b,d) Overnight AKOL HOTEL, Canakkale |
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Day 10, Saturday |
Drive in the morning to Istanbul by crossing the Dardanelles Straits. (b) Overnight YIGITALP HOTEL, Istanbul |
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Day 11, Sunday |
Transfer to Istanbul airport for departure. Arrive Cairo. WELCOME TO EGYPT!!! You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. (b) Overnight RAMSES HILTON HOTEL, Cairo |
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Day 12, Monday |
Morning tour of the Egyptian Museum. Here you will view the treasures found in King Tut's Tomb. Visit Giza, site of the Pyramids, and the Sphinx. (b) |
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Day 13, Tuesday |
Transfer to the Cairo airport for your flight to Aswan where you will board your Nile cruise ship. Afternoon felucca sail to Elephantine Island, Agha Khan Mausoleum and the Botanical Gardens. (b,l,d) |
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Day 14, Wednesday |
Morning visit of the High Dam, Granite Quarries, the Unfinished Obelisk, and the Temple of Philae. Depart for Kom Ombo, and the Temples of Edfu. (b,l,d) |
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Day 15, Thursday |
Tour the Temple of Horus. Cruise to Esna to tour the Temple. Proceed to Luxor. (b,l,d) |
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Day 16, Friday |
Ferry crossing to the West Bank to see the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut's Temple, and the Colossi of Memnon. Roam around Karnak and the Luxor Temples. Afternoon transfer to Luxor airport. Arrive Cairo. (b) |
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Day 17, Saturday |
Depart Cairo. Arrive Istanbul Depart Istanbul. Arrive New York, or Los Angeles |
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INCLUSIVE FEATURES: |
Air ticket: Los Angeles or New York / Istanbul / Ankara / Istanbul / Cairo / Aswan and Luxor / Cairo / Istanbul / New York or Los Angeles All transfers and sightseeing as per itinerary in Turkey and on the Nile cruise by motor coach, except in Cairo by PRIVATE car with English speaking driver/guide Superior accommodations throughout All hotels (or similar) and meals as per itinerary Nile cruise with three meals daily All taxes and service charges |
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COST PER PERSON: |
NEW YORK $2450.00 $2600.00 $ 80.00 $ 500.00 |
LOS ANGELES $2600.00 $2750.00 $ 80.00 $ 500.00 |
RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON DEPARTURE DATE
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