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Ephesus |
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DAY 1 - Your arrival
to Istanbul
Transfer from Ataturk Airport to your hotel in Istanbul.
You will be met by our transfer men at the passenger exit door of
the airport with a sing board carrying your name for private
transfer to your hotel in Istanbul. Please provide us you
international arrival flight details if you booked it already. There
will be extra cost if your flight is arriving to Sabiha Gokcen
Airport.
Overnight in hotel in Istanbul, including breakfast, possibly
Bilinc Hotel,
Zagrep
Hotel,
Olimpiyat Hotel,
Asmali Hotel
or similar quality/location hotels to be selected by us.
DAY 2 - Istanbul- Full day Istanbul Classic Tour.
After your breakfast in your hotel, you will be
picked up from your hotel between 08:00-08:30 am and visit the most
important historical sites of Istanbul including.Hagia
Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Obelisk of Theodosius,
Serpentine Column, Constantine Column, German Fountain of Wilhelm
II, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Suleymaniye Mosque. Return
to your hotel between 16:30-17:00.
The
tour includes transportation, guidance in English, entrance fees to
museums and lunch.
Closed: Following places will be closed on various days:
On Mondays Hagia Sophia, replaced with Chora Church Museum, City
Walls and Yedikule Dungeon. On Tuesdays, Topkapi Palace replaced
with Archaeological Museum. On Sundays Grand Covered Bazaar (no
replacement)
Overnight in your hotel in Istanbul, including breakfast.
DAY 3 - Istanbul - Half Day Afternoon Bosphorus Tour
You will be picked up from your hotel between 13:00-13:30 o'clock.
After visiting Spice Bazaar, you will join Bosporus Boat cruise,
thorough the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and
Asia, with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces,
ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern
residential of luxurious apartments. The boat will return from
Rumeli Fortress, a monument-art built in the narrowest and flowing
section of Bosporus in preparation to the conquest of Istanbul by
the Ottoman Turks, which will be seen from outside. You will also
see Imperial Gardens of Royal Yildiz palace, Ciragan Palace,
Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorus Bridge connecting Europe and Asia,
Beylerbeyi Palace from the the boat. You will be transferred to your
hotel between 16:30-17:00 o'clock.
The
tour includes transportation, guidance in English, entrance fees to
museums (no lunch)
Overnight in your hotel in Istanbul, including breakfast.
DAY 4 - Istanbul > Kusadasi (flight) - Ephesus
Pick up from your hotel at apprx. 05:30 am and Transfer to Ataturk
Airport. Flight to Izmir at 07:00 am, arriving at 08:00. Transfer to
Ephesus tour from airport,
you
will travel north to St. John’s Basilica, passing the Byzantine
fortress in Selcuk and the ruins of the Temple of Artemis. Continue
to Ephesus Open Air Museum then up to the House of Virgin Mary
located in Bulbul Mountain. After the visit head for the upper gate
of Ephesus. By the end of touring Ephesus return to Kusadasi hotel.
Dinner in your hotel will be included in Kusadasi.
Overnight in Kusadasi hotel,
most possibly
Palm Hotel
Grand Onder, Derici
Hotel
Hotel Atinc
or similar quality/location hotels to be selected by us if they are
not available at the time of booking.
DAY 5 - Daily Pamukkale Tour from Kusadasi
After breakfast in you hotel you will be picked up for daily
Pamukkale & Hierapolis tour, visiting the amazing white colored
travertines, hot spring pools and water terraces have been created
by nature in millions of years on the mountain slopes of Pamukkale
and the ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest ancient
Necropolis in present Turkey with 1200 gravestones. You will be
transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Dinner in your hotel will be included.
Overnight in Kusadasi
hotel
DAY 6 - Kusadasi (Turkey) > Samos (Greece) > Mykonos
Depart for Samos from Kusadasi in the morning, after two hours boat
ride arrive Samos.
Transfer to hotel in Samos. Free day and overnight.
Hotels: In Greek Islands we will book 2 or 3 star budget but
safe, clean and centrally located hotels. Greek Islands hotels will
be reserved after reservations are completed.
DAY 7 - Mykonos - Free day
Morning Ferry to Mykonos, free day and overnight. Mykonos is
world-famous. It is no surprising why this most cosmopolitan of all
Greek Islands, attracts so many visitors from all over the globe,
including large numbers of artists and intellectuals. Overnight stay
in Mykonos.
DAY 8 - Mykonos - Free day
Free day at leisure to explore the Mykonos town. Overnight stay
in Mykonos
DAY 9 -
Mykonos > Santorini
After breakfast take ferry to Santorini, upon arrival transfer to
hotel from the port. Santorini, one of the best known of the
Cyclades Group of Greek Islands, different from the other islands
due to its geological morphology, formed as a result of volcanic
actions which is dormant now. Overnight stay in Santorini.
DAY 10 - Santorini > Athens - Piraeus (Athens)
Free day until evening Ferryboat time. Transfer to the port for the
ferry to Athens, arriving next morning..
DAY 11 -
End of our service upon your arrival to Piraeus, Athens in the
morning.
Attention: It is advised to book your international flight
from Athens on return, in order to make ultimate cost of this tour
reasonable. Please let us know. Since there may be unexpected
changes with the ferryboats schedules in Greek islands, it is also
highly recommended to book your flight at least 24 hours after our
tour program ends - to avoid the risk of missing your international
flight from Athens. We can include hotel accommodation in Athens at
the end of the package.
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Santorini |
A church in
Santorini |
Mykonos |
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> SUMMER 2012 PRICES <
Early reservation is recommended to secure these prices.
Prices are subject to change depending on flight and hotel cost on
certain days.
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Travel Periods |
Triple Room |
Double Room |
Single Room |
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01 April – 30 June |
870 € |
950
€ |
1220 € |
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01 July- 31 August |
910
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1005 € |
1310 € |
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01 September - 31 October |
870
€ |
950 € |
1220 € |
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Price are per person in single/double/triple occupancy.
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Attention:
There may be small changes with the itinerary and price
depending on available ferryboats for Greek Islands, about
which you will be informed in advance. The prices may also
differ based on the costs of domestic flights in the tour. The
Greek ferryboat company can also make changes with ferry times
/ schedules without prior notice. In such cases we will have
to change your itinerary accordingly, even after your
reservation procedure is completed.
It is also highly
recommended to book your international flights arriving to
Istanbul / departing from Athens to avoid wasting your
time and money for returning from Athens to Istanbul by
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Prices include: |
> All taxes and services as mentioned above.
> All transportations including 1 domestic flight and
transfers as mentioned in above itinerary.
> 4 daily tours in Turkey, including guidance in English,
entrance fees, hotel transfers.
> Lunch during 3 full day tours in Turkey
> 3 star or similar quality boutique hotels in Istanbul for 3
nights, breakfast included,
> 3 or 4 star hotels in Kusadasi for 2 nights (half-board =
breakfast and dinner included)
> Ferry tickets for pullman seats and transfers between ports
and hotels
in Greek Islands
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2 or 3 star hotels in Greek Islands for 4 nights, including
breakfast, budget but safe, clean and centrally located hotels
(hotel names will not be clear before reservations are completed). |
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Prices do not
include:
> Your international flights to Istanbul/from Athens.
> Any transfers, hotels, tours in Athens
> Personal expenses and drinks during any meals offered
in the tour.
> Various fees for credit card payments about which you will
be informed in advance.
> Compulsory travel agency insurance in Turkey. (20 Turkish
Lira per person = apprx. 9-10 Euros)
> Port taxes in Greek Islands (apprx. 5-10 Euro per person
changing for each Island and subject to change by local
authorities without any notice in advance) |
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