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ISTANBUL ( 2) CAPADOCIA (3) KUSADASI (1) CRUISE (4)
LAND 4 NIGHTS
TURKEY-GREECE ISLANDS CRUISE 4NIGHTS , Greek Islands
Day 1: Istanbul
– Morning: Meeting at airport (Meeting at EXIT no 13)
– Breakfast at restaurant
– City tour: visit Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia….
– Lunch at restaurant
– Visit Topkapi Palace
– Check in Hotel (4 stars)
Day 2 : – İstanbul
–-Bursa city panoramic tour
– Crossing Bosporus bridge
– Visit a Shopping Center (Turkish products)
– Lunch
– Visit Istanbul, market (Grandbazaar)
– Dinner at restaurant , visit market, shopping
– Rest at 4 stars hotel in Istanbul (Gorrion Hotel or Gönen Hotel or Courtyard by Marriott Istanbul West ) or similar
Overnight
Day 3: Fly from Istanbul to Kayseri/Nevsehir
You can fly from Istanbul in the morning or afternoon or late evening depending on available flights to Kayseri. When you arrive in Kayseri, one of our local representatives will hold a sign with your name and transfer you to your hotel in Cappadocia.
Overnight in Cappadocia
Day 4: Full Day North Cappadocia Tour
After breakfast around 09:30 you will be picked up from your hotel to join the full-day tour of North Cappadocia. The tour will start with a visit to the Devrent Valley to see the unique fairy chimneys. Next, you will visit the Pasabag Monk’s Valley to see the mushroom-shaped pinnacles. After this visit, you will drive to the city of Avanos. After lunch, you will visit the beautiful open-air museum of Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Finally towards the end of the day tour before returning to your hotel, you will be able to visit the natural castles of Uchisar. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Overnight in Cappadocia
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch
Day 5.
After breakfast at the hotel around 9:30 am you will be picked up and met by your tour guide to begin your full-day tour of South Cappadocia. Your tour guide will brief you on the day’s activities. Your tour will begin with a visit to the Red Valley where you will be able to explore the famous rock-cut churches and hike approximately 5 km through the Güllüdere (Rose) Valley. Next you will visit Çavusin village which is famous for its houses and churches of the Christian Clergymen. We will take a break for lunch around noon. After lunch, you will drive to the Pigeon Valley. In the afternoon you will visit the Kaymakli underground city where early Christians lived. This will be the end of your full-day tour. After the tour, you will be transferred to Kayseri or Nevsehir airport for your late evening return flight to Izmir if available flights it will be through Istanbul. Upon your arrival at the Izmir airport, a representative will be present holding your name sign to pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk.
name sign to pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk
Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch
Day 6
Pick up from hotel transfer to the Cruise Port
Day | Ports | Arrival | Departure | |
Tue | Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey | – | 13:00 | |
Tue | Patmos*, Greece | 16:30 | 21:30 | |
Wed | Rhodes, Greece | 07:00 | 18:00 | |
Thu | Crete (Heraklion), Greece | 07:00 | 12:00 | |
Thu | Santorini*, Greece | 16:30 | 21:30 | |
Fri | Athens (Lavrio), Greece | 06:00 | 13:00 | |
Fri | Mykonos*, Greece | 18:00 | 23:00 | |
Sat | Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey | 07:00 | – | |
*Tendering weather permitting |
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Included excursions: | ||||
Medieval Tour Lindos and the Citadel of the Nights (RHO-01) | ||||
Classical Athens and its Monuments (ATH-103)
DAY 10 Transfer from cruise port to İzmir airport connecting international flight to Istanbul |
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INCLUDED in the Tour Price:
Pick up and drop off to your hotel (in Izmir or Selcuk or Kusadasi) & Kusadasi cruise port
Domestic flight tickets as per the itinerary
2 nights at the Holiday Cave Hotel or Heaven Cave House in Cappadocia including breakfast
Professional licensed English-speaking guide during the tours
Meals as mentioned in the itinerary: (B) breakfast, (L) lunch
Entrance fees mentioned by the itinerary
Local taxes and service charges
4 Nights Cruise
Mention excursion in program
Fallboard meals on board
Limited Drink packages
Cruise tips
NOT INCLUDED:
Hot Air Balloon Ride
Any optional tours
Tips to staff, items of a personal nature
Drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast)
Travel insurance
WHAT TO BRING:
Hiking shoes
Camera
IMPORTANT INFO:
This is a regular group tour, but if requested at cost can be provided as a private tour
The regular group tour has shopping stops included in the tour
Vegetarian lunch option available upon request
The normal arrival time in Izmir is between 10:00 – 11:45 pm. If you are planning on reserving your plane back home that same day, we recommend you book a plane ticket from 2:30 am onwards, to avoid missing your flight.