Western Turkey (recommended)
1st day-Istanbul
Arrival in stanbul. Meeting and assistance at the airport. Transfer to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
2nd day-Istanbul
Visit the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia and Underground Cistern. Lunch. In the afternoon visit Topkap palace and Eyup Mosque. Overnight in Istanbul
3rd day-Istanbul/Izmir
Morning, visit the Soliman Mosque and Covered Bazaar. Boat trip on the Bosphorus. Fish lunch on the Bosphorus. Then continue to the Asian side across the intercontinental Bridge. Visit Çamlca Hill for a panoramic view of whole city. Transfer to the airport and flight to Izmir. Dinner and overnight in Izmir.
4th day-Izmir:
Excursion to ancient Ionia: visit Ephesus, Priene, Miletus, Didyma. Luch. Dinner and overnight in Izmir.
5th day-Izmir/Çanakkale
In the morning visit to Pergamum: Acropolis, the museum and Asklepion. After luch proceed to Troy which inspired Homer to write the Illiad and the Odyssey.Dinner and overnight in Çanakkale.
6th day-Çanakkale/Bursa
Departure for Bursa, arrival for lunch. In the afternoon, sightseeing of the first Ottoman Capital:the Muradiye Mausoleum, the Green Mosque and the Green Mausoleum, the Great Mosque. Dinner and overnight in Bursa.
7th day-Bursa/Istanbul
Departure for Istanbul. Arrival for lunch. In the afternoon, visit Kariye Museum and the Covered Bazaar. Overnight in Istanbul.
8th day-Istanbul
After Breakfast, transfer to the airport and departure. |
