2020 - Aegean Express Tour
From Istanbul to Kusadasi
Tour Operator: Fez Travel
Physical rating: Low
Group size: 2 - 8
Age range: 8-99
Tour operated in: English
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Tour Overview
This 6 day tour, starts from Istanbul, Turkey, and ends at Kuşadası, Turkey. You'll see Ottoman Palaces, Byzantium buildings, impressive Roman ruins and be moved as you tour the Gallipoli Battlefields in this 6 day tour which will give you a taste of Turkey.
Highlights
Istanbul - St. Sophia- Istanbul - Hippodrome
- Gallipoli - ANZAC Cove
- Site of the Temple of Artemis
- Istanbul - St. Sophia Museum
- Gallipoli - The Nek - original trenches
- Istanbul - Topkapi Palace
- Sirince - Village
- Gallipoli - Battlefields Tour
- Istanbul - Old City - UNESCO Heritage site
- Gallipoli - Johnson's Jolly - original tunnels
- Gallipoli - Lone Pine - Australian Memorial
- Ephesus - UNESCO Heritage site
- Gallipoli - Chunuk Bair - New Zealand Memorial
- Troy - UNESCO Heritage site
- Istanbul - Blue Mosque
- Pergamon - UNESCO Heritage site
Itinerary
Day 1
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Istanbul
Location: Istanbul
Accommodation: Sirkeci Mansion Hotel (Boutique)
Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel and the remainder of the day is yours free to explore at your own pace.
Day 2
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Istanbul Old City
Location: Istanbul
Accommodation: Sirkeci Mansion Hotel (Boutique)
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome. Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with an optional 'Half day Bosphorous cruise'.
Day 3
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Gallipoli Battlefields
Location: Çanakkale
Accommodation: MD Barbaros Hotel (Special Class)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
One of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, today we visit the WW1 Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, The Nek, Johnston's Jolly, original trenches and tunnels.
Day 4
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Troy, Acropolis of Pergamum
Location: Kuşadası
Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Step back in time today as we visit Troy and its famed Trojan Horse, followed by a tour of the magnificent acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political centre in its time.
Day 5
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Ephesus, Kusadasi
Location: Kuşadası
Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
Day 6
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Kusadasi
Accommodation: ()
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends.
What's Included
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Meals
5 breakfasts, 0lunches, 3dinners
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Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
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Entrance fees
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Car ferry fees between Canakkale and Eceabat
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Tips except Driver and Guide
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Professional English-speaking local tour guides at each site
What's Not Included
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Suggested optional activities
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Tips - Driver and Guide
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Compulsory Travel Insurance
