Turkey Prelude Tour

Small group escorted tour

Sample Itinerary | Places to Visit | Hotels to Stay | Dates

Turkey Prelude Tour

7 day tour: Istanbul - Gallipoli - Acropolis of Pergamum - Troy - Ephesus - Hierapolis - Fethiye | Prices from £1,399 per person

Turkey’s cultural heritage including Istanbul, the battlefields of Gallipoli, ancient Troy and Ephesus and Fethiye.

Sample Itinerary Hotels to Stay Places to Visit Optional Extras

Day 1 & 2: UK to Istanbul and the Old City

Fly to Istanbul and transfer to hotel for overnight in Istanbul. After breakfast, you will visit Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome. In the afternoon, you will have an option to have a half day Bosphorous cruise. Stay overnight in Istanbul.

Day 3: Gallipoli

After breakfast, you will visit WWI battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, The Nek, Johnston's Jolly, original trenches and tunnels. You will have your dinner and stay overnight in Gallipoli.

Day 4: Troy and Acropolis of Pergamum

After breakfast, you will be driven to Troy to visit the evocative site of the ancient city of Troy, a World Heritage Site, and the scene of the famous legend. Continue to Pergamum to visit the impressive ruins of this ancient city. Its acropolis is set high on a hillside and dominates the surrounding countryside and it Asclepion, once a renowned centre of medicine. You will have your dinner and stay overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 5: Ephesus

After breakfast, you will visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Having explored the ancient city, you will visit the Ottoman town of Sirince where you can taste lovely fruit wines and see carpet weaving. You will have your dinner and stay overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 6: Pamukkale and Hierapolis

After breakfast, you will visit magnificent white calcium terraces, known as Travertines, in Pamukkale and this will be followed by another tour to the ancient city of Hierapolis. You will have your dinner and stay overnight in Fethiye.

Day 7: Fethiye

After breakfast, the tour ends in Fethiye.

Highlights

Ephesus - UNESCO Heritage site
Gallipoli - Chunuk Bair - New Zealand Memorial
Gallipoli - Lone Pine - Australian Memorial
Gallipoli Battlefields Tour
Istanbul - Hippodrome
Istanbul - St. Sophia Museum
Pamukkale - Calcium Travertines - UNESCO Heritage site
Pergamum - UNESCO Heritage site
Site of the Temple of Artemis
Gallipoli - ANZAC Cove
Gallipoli - Johnson's Jolly - original tunnels
Gallipoli - The Nek - original trenches
Istanbul - Blue Mosque
Istanbul - Old City - UNESCO Heritage site
Istanbul - Topkapi Palace
Pamukkale - Hierapolis
Sirince - Village
Troy - UNESCO Heritage site

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Tour Name	Low Season	Mid Season	High Season
Turkey Prelude Tour	£1,399	£	£

Departure Dates:
We offer flexible departures from all major UK airports. The tour starts on every Saturday and ends on every Friday between 2 March 2019 - 28 December.

Price Includes:

Turkish Airlines flights to Istanbul from Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham , Edinburgh, Dublin.
Transfer from airport to your hotel in Istanbul.
2 nights in Boutique hotels in Istanbul - Breakfast and Dinner.
1 night in a 5-start hotel in Gallipoli - Breakfast and Dinner.
2 nights in a Boutique hotel in Kusadasi - Breakfast and Dinner.
1 night in a Boutique hotel in Fethiye - Breakfast and Dinner.

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Flights info:
Daily flights from Gatwick, Heathrow, Stanstead, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Dublin
Flights are included in above prices, however price subject to change depending on flight departure airports and flight timings. We can book any flight from any airport on request. Once you book flights with us, we will issue ATOL certificate for all packages including flights and you will be protected financially for any airline failures.

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