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Sailing
Tours
THE LYCIAN COAST
15
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9 nights on board
CARIAN ODYSSEY
12
days
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7
nights on board
GREEK ISLANDS
14
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11 nights on board
Overland Tours
ANCIENT TURKEY
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16
days
Western Turkey and
Cappadocia
EASTERNMOST
TURKEY
12 days
in the eastern highlands
CAPPADOCIA
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3 days
A wonderland
&
warm hospitability
ANTALYA DAY TOURS
Antalya Old Town,
Perge, Aspendos, Archeological Museum,
Termessos, Phaselis, Olympus, Myra, Kekova, ...
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ANCIENT TURKEY
15-Day Archaeological, Historic, Cultural and Hiking Expedition in
Central and WesternTurkey
Magnificent Istanbul,
fantastic Cappadocia
and
Konya, ancient Iconium and the center
of the whirling dervishes;
and impressive archaeological sites which are
also Biblical places such as Psidan Antioch;
three of the seven churches of the
Revelation
:
Laodiceia, Ephesus
and Pergamum, and Assos; ... then
Iliad's Troy and dramatic
battlefields of Gallipoli.
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Day 1 – 3 Istanbul .
Arrive Istanbul (Day 1 ). Tour Istanbul,
capital to three great empires – Roman,
Byzantine and Ottoman. It
is the only city in the world that stands on two continents,
Europe and Asia. Visit
world famous sites such as the Hippodrome,
the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, the
great church of Haghia Sophia,
Justinian’s Basilica Cistern and famous
Spice Market. Take a boat trip along the
beautiful Bosphorus (Day 2). Tour
Church of the Fish, the ancient city walls
and St. Savior in Chora, a Byzantine
church with its magnificent mosaics and
frescoes. Lastly visit the Mosque of Suleyman
the Magnificent, one of the marking figures of
Istanbul (Day 3).
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4 – 6 Cappadocia
.
Fly to Cappadocia, stroll the old quarter
of Urgup, overview Cappadocia from the
top of a rock-apartment, hike in the beautiful
Love Valley and visit Goreme’s old
monastic center with roc-cut churches and
refectories (Day 4). You can take an optional
balloon tour, hike in the lunar terrain of the
Red Valley and get a pottery experince in
Avanos, visit red rock town of Zelve (Day
5). Visit another beautiful valley with
naturally sculpted “statues, walk in Soganli
Valley and explore the underground rock city of
Kaymakli (Day 6).
Day 7- 10 . Inner Western Half -
Hike in Ihlara Valley and visit grand
medieval Sultanhani Caravanserai. Then Konya,
ancient Iconium and the city of Mevlana
Rumi, who founded the Order of famous whirling
dervishes. Drive through the Lake
District of Turkey and overnight in Yalvac near Psidian Antioch
where St. Paul turned to Gentiles (Day 7). Visit
Laodiceia,
one of the seven churches of the Revelation,
walk on the white
travertine formations of Pamukkale,
ancient Hierapolis
(Day 8). Enjoy beautiful Aphrodisias, one
of the schools of sculpture of antiquity;
drive to the Aegean coast (Day 9).
Day 10- 14 . The Aegean Region -
Tour
glorious Ephesus, one of the best
preserved ancient cities in the world;
great Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven
Wonders; the House of the Virgin Mary (Day 10).
Tour
 brilliant cities of ancient Ionia: Priene
- home of Bias, one of the seven sages;
Miletus where Thales, the father of ancient Greek philosophy was raised;
Didyma, the oracular temple from the
Archaic Period (Day 11). Visit impressive Asclepieum, an ancient medical center and
Acropolis of Pergamum where the first
page in the book in the history was written (Day
12). View Lesbos Island from the acropolis of
Assos, a jewel of archaeology; explore
nine superimposed pre-historic cultural levels
of Troy (Day 13). Visit
the battle fields and war memorials of
Gallipoli, drive back to
Istanbul
(Day 14). Depart on Day 15 |
Hotels only : US $420
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