TOUR CODE: TR10S
Sales period: Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
Travel period: Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
Istanbul
- Blue Mosque
- Hippodrome of Constantinople
- Topkapi Palace
- Grand Bazaar
- Kumkapi Fish Market area
Ankara
- Ataturk Mausoleum
Cappadocia
- Underground City
- Valley of the Birds
- Uchisar Castle
- Carpet factory and showroom
- Goreme Open Air Museum
- Uchisar
- Local jewellery shop
- Belly and folk dance performance
Konya
- Sultanhani Caravanserai
Pamukkale
- Ancient city of Hierapolis
- Cotton Castle
Selcuk
- Ephesus
Kusadasi
- Turkish leather showroom
Pergamon
- Acropolis
Troy
- Ruins of Troy
- Wooden Trojan horse
ITINERARY
Day 1 Singapore – Istanbul
(Meals On Board)
Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Istanbul.
Day 2 Istanbul – Bolu/ Ankara
(Meals On Board/Lunch/Dinner)
Upon arrival, visit Blue Mosque, which boasts a unique feature of 6 minarets. Next, view the remains of Hippodrome of Constantinople, which consists of 3 monumental columns and a fountain. Visit Topkapi Palace, once the seat of the Ottoman Empire. Proceed to Bolu or Ankara for your overnight stay.
Seasonal Bonus View tulips in April at Gezi Park, Emirgan Park or Sultanahmet.
Day 3 Bolu/Ankara - Cappadocia
(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
After breakfast, visit Ataturk Mausoleum, the final resting place of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who is regarded as the father of modern Turkey. Thereafter, head to Cappadocia, which boasts a unique landscape sculpted by wind, sun, rain and snow. Explore an underground city, an iconic feature of Cappadocia said to have existed since the Hittite period.
Day 4 Cappadocia
(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Enjoy a full–day tour of Cappadocia. Make photo stops at Valley of the Birds and the foot of Uchisar Castle. Thereafter, visit a carpet factory and showroom and see a carpet– weaving demonstration to learn more about the art of weaving Turkish carpets. Explore Goreme Open Air Museum, a compound comprising 29 rock-cut churches, including some that date back to the 6th century. Next, proceed to Uchisar, an old village comprising small dwellings carved into a massive rock. If time permits, you may visit one of the homes in the contemporary village. Next, visit a local jewellery shop, where you can buy handcrafted natural stone creations. Complete your evening with a belly and folk dance performance.
Day 5 Cappadocia – Konya – Pamukkale
(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Travel to Pamukkale via Konya to visit the 13th–century Sultanhani caravanserai. Continue to Pamukkale. After dinner, you may wish to enjoy an authentic thermal bath at your own expense.
Seasonal Bonus Enjoy picking and tasting cherries in June in Konya and grapes from mid September to mid October in Cappadocia.
Day 6 Pamukkale – Selcuk – Kusadasi
(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Today, tour the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis and explore Cotton Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, made up of fascinating white terraces and pools created by calcareous hot spring waters. Set off for Selcuk, where you will explore Ephesus, one of the largest archaeological sites in existence. You will find structures such as Library of Celsus, Temple of Hadrian, Marble Street and Agora.
Day 7 Kusadasi – Pergamon – Canakkale
(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
After breakfast, visit a Turkish leather showroom. Continue to the ancient city of Pergamon. Tour Acropolis, an architectural masterpiece perched on the city’s highest point. Fascinating sites here include Altar of Zeus, Temple of Athena and Temple of Trojan. Thereafter, enjoy a leisure drive along the coast to Canakkale.
Day 8 Canakkale – Istanbul
(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
This morning, visit Archaeological Site of Troy. Once there, you will be greeted by a huge replica of a wooden Trojan horse, a vivid reminder of the ancient Trojan War. Next, return to Istanbul. Shop at the 500-year-old Grand Bazaar, a maze of over 4,000 stalls and shops selling leather goods, jewellery, handicrafts, ceramics, Turkish coffee and other local products. Complete your evening with a dinner at the famous Kumkapi Fish Market. Seasonal Bonus Taste the delicious fish sandwich, a popular local snack, in May at Golden Horn.
Day 9 Istanbul – Singapore
(Breakfast/Meals On Board)
This morning, you may take an optional tour to Dolmabahce Palace or take a Bosphorus cruise to enjoy the unique experience of cruising between the 2 continents of Asia and Europe, at your own expense. If time permits, you can do some last–minute shopping before you transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Day 10 Arrive In Singapore
Arrive In Singapore
Remarks
Revisions, if any, in itinerary are subject to the Company’s Terms and Conditions, a copy of which is available at www.ChanBrothers.com/PackageTourTnCs. In particular, the Customer is requested to note the following:
- Itinerary may be subject to change due to circumstances beyond the Company’s control.
- Accommodation in designated cities is subject to room availability.
- Sequence of itinerary may be subject to change.
- Different tour groups may be merged.
- Proposed changes, if any, that are not accepted will be subject to the refund provisions set out in the Terms and Conditions.
