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Program Itinerary |
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Day
4
Thu, March
30
B/L/D
Konya and Cappadocia |
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This morning we’ll board our private motor coach for Konya, an ancient
Roman city and the capital of the Seljuk Turkish Empire during the 11th
century. We will visit Mevlana Dergahi (Dervish Lodge), presently a museum
in a 13th-century monastery, and Karatay College, now a museum of
priceless Turkish tiles. Traveling through the Anatolian steppe, we’ll
continue on to Cappadocia, a region famous for its conical-shaped volcanic
fairy chimneys and underground cities. |
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Overnight: Dedeman Hotel (3 nights) |
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For those joining our
4-day tour, your journey will end this morning,
March 30, with a transfer to the airport at
Antalya for your flight home. |
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For those
joining our
7-day tour, you will transfer this morning, March 30, to the airport at Antalya for your
flight to Istanbul. Here you’ll spend four days
- see Days
9, 10, 11, and 12 of this itinerary for your activities.
Your tour will end on Sunday, April 2nd. |
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Day
5
Fri, March 31
B/L/D
Cappadocia |
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Today is dedicated to
exploring the riches of Cappadocia’s incredible "moonscape" geography and
history, including visits to the Göreme Open Air Museum (featuring dozens
of hand-painted cave-churches) and the magnificent Pigeon and Uçhisar
Valleys. |
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Day
6
Sat, April 1
B/L/D
Cappadocia |
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Rise early this morning for an optional sunrise hot air balloon ride above
Cappadocia’s fantastic volcanic landscape.
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Cappadocia with a visit to the Ürgüp region,
including the village of Avanos (famous for its pottery) and the Byzantine
monastic complex of Zelve. We’ll also go underground to see the cave-city
at Kaymakli, originally inhabited 3,000 to 4,000 years ago and used by the
early Christians of the region to escape persecution by invading Roman
armies and marauding Arab tribes. Tonight we’ll be treated to dinner at
the famous Cave Tavern. |
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Day
7
Sun, April
2
B/L/D
Cappadocia, Ankara, and Izmir |
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Early this morning, we’ll depart for Ankara - once a Hittite city,
then a Roman city, and now the capital of modern Turkey. Here, we will see
8,000 years of the region’s past at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations,
housed in a restored caravarserai (caravan rest stop). After lunch, we’ll
take an early-evening flight to Izmir, the third-largest city in Turkey,
situated on the Aegean Sea. |
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Overnight: Izmir Hilton (2 nights) |
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