2023 - Western Explorer Tour
2023 - Western Explorer Tour
2023 - Western Explorer Tour
6 Days Starting in Kusadasi and ending in Istanbul
Visiting: Kuşadası, Çanakkale, Istanbul,
Tour operator:
Tour code:
WEX
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
2 - 20
Age range:
8-99
Tour operated in:
EnglishTour Overview
This 6 day tour, starts from Kuşadası, Turkey, and ends at Istanbul, Turkey. Along the way it visits :-  Ephesus - Site of the Temple of Artemis - Gallipoli WW1 Battlefields - Troy - Pergamum - Istanbul Old City - St. Sophia Museum - Topkapi Palace - Blue Mosque - Hippodrome. 4 x UNESCO Heritage sites.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Kusadasi
Location: Kuşadası
Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Dinner
Welcome to Turkey. You will be transferred to your hotel and the remainder of the day is yours, free to explore Kusadasi.
Day 2 : Ephesus, Sirince
Location: Kuşadası
Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: 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 3 : Pergamum, Troy
Location: Çanakkale
Accommodation: MD Barbaros Hotel (Special Class)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Step back in time today as we visit the magnificent acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political centre in its time. We continue on and visit Troy and its famed Trojan Horse
Day 4 : Gallipoli
Location: Istanbul
Accommodation: Levni Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast, 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 before driving to back to Istanbul.
Day 5 : Istanbul Old City
Location: Istanbul
Accommodation: Levni Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Tour the exotic city that spans both Europe and Asia visiting the Topkapi Palace (including Hagia Irene), Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum 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 Bosphorus cruise'.
Day 6 : Istanbul
Accommodation: ()
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast, our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends before being transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
What's Included
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Entrance fees
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Car ferry fees between Canakkale and Eceabat
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Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
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Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
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Tips except Driver and Guide
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Meals
5 breakfasts, 0lunches, 3dinners
What's Not Included
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Compulsory Travel Insurance
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Suggested optional activities
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Tips - Driver and Guide
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