23660 – Mrs. Madhuri Sharma  x 3  // Turkey

Day 1 //  ARRIVE Istanbul 

Day 1 –ARRIVAL TRANSFER FROM IST AIRPORT TO ISTANBUL HOTEL. EVENING BOSPHORUS DINNER CRUISE. OVERNIGHT IN ISTANBUL.

Evening Bosphorus Cruise 

You will be picked up from your hotel around 19:00-19:30 transfer to boat. We are offering a luxurious dinner cruise night out in Istanbul. Enjoy delicious gourmet foods while you dance with the panaromic view of the Bosphorus that separates the two continents Europe and Asia.

Enjoy as you cruise  No other Istanbul experience can match this unique combination of romantic ambiance. We combine fresh food with unparalleled views of Istanbul and live entertainment to create Istanbul’s leading Bosphorus Dinner Cruise. After the dinner you can enjoy the entertaining music provided by professional DJ and traditional show programs or simply relax with a drink and enjoy the view.

SHOW PROGRAM :

Turkish Classical Dinner Music

Belly Dancer

Traditional Turkish Folk Dance

Caucassian Folk Dance

Professional DJ Performance

DINNER MENU:

Welcome Cocktail

10 kinds of Cold Mezes (Starters)

Fresh seasonal salad

ENTREE ( Main Dish with 4 options)

– Grilled Fish with scallion garden rocket, mashed potatoes and lemon

– Grilled Chicken Steak with rice and mashed potatoes

– Grilled Meat Ball with rice and mashed potatoes

– Vegetarian Meal

Fruit

Unlimited local Alcoholic Drinks (include a selection of local wines, beers,  raki,  vodka, gin and soft drinks)

Drop off to hotel at end of tour.

DAY 2 – After breakfast, full day Istanbul old city tour on SIC with local lunch (Hagia Sophia from outside). Overnight in Istanbul.

Full Day Istanbul City Tour

The vehicle will pick you up from the hotel or from the cruise port drop off back at the end of the tour.

You will visit the following sights with an experienced and licensed professional tour guide with this tour.

Byzantine Hippodrome: The former centre for entertainment, sports and political activities in the city during the Roman and Byzantine Empires. You will be able to see the Obelisk from Egypt, the Serpentine Column from Delphi and the fountain of the Willhelm II.

Blue Mosque: One of the biggest mosques of Istanbul from 17th century architecture is one of the principal adornments on the skyline of Istanbul. Also famous for its blue tiles and 6 minarets.

Grand Bazaar: The oldest and the largest covered market place in the World with nearly 4.000 shops full of rich collections of carpets, jewellery, leather, and souvenirs.

Topkapi Palace :The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed

Hagia Sophia (exterior visit): from the 6th century is the greatest piece of history of architecture, constructed by Emperor Justinian as basilica.

Sultans Tombs: There are five tombs of Ottoman Sultans within the graveyard at St. Sophia. The ceramic panels are the most beautiful examples of the 16th century with purple, green, blue, and red flower motives. Prince robes and a small piece from the Kaaba covers are displayed on the sarcophaguses.

Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays.

Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.

Day 03 – After breakfast, full day Princes’ Islands tour on SIC with local lunch. Overnight in Istanbul.

Full Day Princess Island

Our vehicle will pick you up from the hotel or from the cruise port drop off back at the end of the tour.

You will visit the following sights with an experienced and licensed professional tour guide with this tour.                                                                                                    

Princess Island (Buyuk Ada) : Cruise the beautiful Marmara Sea to Princes’ Island by boat.Take the ferry to one of the Princes’ Islands, Buyukada (Big Island) which is a quiet sea front town and summer holiday escape from the city. Leaving the Golden Horn by ferry, you will round Sarayburnu (Seraglio Point), the headland on which the domes and minarets of Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque can be seen. We will pass four islands with their charming old Ottoman houses and finally reach Buyukada, the largest of the islands. Upon arrival to the island, you will see the lavish Ottoman mansions and other beautiful Victorian summer villas around the island . You will have free time with elegant old wooden mansions and beautiful natural scenery. You will have a delicious lunch in a cozy sea-side fish restaurant and relax looking back at the domes and minarets among skyscrapers of modern Istanbul’s skyline. This a perfect day for relaxing and enjoying one of Istanbul’s residents’ favorite summer retreats. Return by ferry and drop off at the hotel or port.

DAY 04 – DEPARTURE TRANSFER TO IST/SAW AIRPORT AS PER FLIGHT TO CAPPADOCIA. ARRIVAL TRANSFER IN CAPPADOCIA. OVERNIGHT IN CAPPADOCIA.

DAY 05  AFTER BREAKFAST, FULL DAY SOUTH CAPPADOCIA TOUR WITH LUNCH. OVERNIGHT IN CAPPADOCIA.

FULL DAY SOUTH TOUR

Highlights: Fairy Chimneys, RedValley, Cavuşin Village, Özkonak Underground City, Pigeon Valley 

Includes: English speaking tour guide, Transportation, Lunch, Entrance fees, Parking, Pick-up and drop off to local hotels.” 

You will be picked up from your hotel. Your tour guide will give you general information about Cappadocia. Your first point is Güvercinlik Valley. Here you will learn about why pigeons are so valuable to humans. Our next stop is Red Valley. We have a 4 kilometer walking path here. Your guide gives you information about the churches in this valley (you will see them in Güllüdere Valley during the walk, since this is on our route) and then you will arrive at Çavuşin Castle, where you will learn about the churches. Then, you will set out to see the most beautiful fairy chimneys of the region in Love Valley. After leaving Love Valley, albeit reluctantly, you will relieve your tiredness by having lunch at the local restaurant in Avanos. Then you will visit the pottery workshop in Avanos and experience pottery making. Your guide will inform you about the usage areas of the Ozkonak underground city, which was built in 500 BC. After leaving here, you will be dropped off at your hotel to relieve the tiredness of the day.

SPECIAL NOTES

Guests must be able to walk approximately 2 miles over uneven and cobblestone surfaces. Comfortable shoes, a hat and plenty of sunscreen are recommended as shade is limited. The order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion. Guests should watch their step at all times in order to avoid injuries.

DAY 06 : Transfer from Cappadocia to Antalya by road on PVT. On arrival, transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Antalya.

DAY 07 – AFTER BREAKFAST, FULL DAY ANTALYA CITY TOUR WITH LUNCH. OVERNIGHT IN ANTALYA.

Antalya City tour

We pick up our guests from the hotels. The pick-up time is from 08.00 till 09.30. It is up to the location of the hotels.

And then we take them for Duden Waterfall: Düden Waterfalls are a group of waterfalls in the province of Antalya, Turkey. The waterfalls, formed by the recycle station water, are located 12 kilometres northeast of Antalya. They end where the waters of the Lower Düden Falls drop off a rocky cliff directly into the Mediterranean Sea.

Duden Waterfall: After you free time, you will meet your guide at the meeting point and continue towards the Duden Waterfall. The guide will take you to Antalya’s cliffs and from there you can observe and admire the waterfall which is 40 meters high. The waters of Duden Waterfall are going into the Mediterranean Sea.

Break for lunch: We will have a break for lunch. It takes approximately an hour. And then we will go on the tour.

Antalya Old Town: What follows is some free time in Antalya’s Old Town, to spend as you wish. During the free time you can proceed with sightseeing as all the main attractions are a short distance. Some of the attractions include the Hadrian’s Gate, the Clock and Bramn Tower. In addition, you can walk around the Old Town and explore the lifestyle of the local people and the charm of the city.

We take our guests to their hotels and the tour day finishes.

Day 08  – After breakfast, full day Pamukkale and Hierapolis tour on SIC with local lunch. Overnight in Antalya.                            

PAMUKKALE & HIERAPOLIS TOUR

TOUR ITINERARY        

Drive to Pamukkale which has the meaning of the Cotton Castle in English. Once known as Hierapolis, famous for healing thermal / mineral Baths and beautiful snow-white “petrified waterfalls. After lunch visit Hierapolis, including the magnificently preserved Necropolis, the main Street and Gates, the thermal Baths, the devil’s hole, and Masterpiece Theatre. Pamukkale terraces are made of travertine, a sedimentary rock deposited by water from the hot springs. In this area, there are 17 hot water springs in which the temperature ranges from 35 °C to 100 °C The water that emerges from the spring is transported 320 meters (1,050 ft.) to the head of the travertine terraces and deposits calcium carbonate on a section 60 to 70 meters long covering an expanse of 240 meters to 300 meters. Swimming or a therapeutic bath in a hotel pool’s hot spring mineral Waters.

SPECIAL NOTES

Guests must be able to walk approximately 0, 5 miles over the travertine without shoes.

A hat and plenty of sunscreen are recommended. The order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion. Guests should watch their step at all times in order to avoid injuries because the waterfalls can be slippy. Due to the nature of this tour, it is recommended for guests with walkers or wheelchairs till waterfalls. Bring sunscreen and a hat, as shade is limited and bring swimwear for walking in the water at Pamukkale which is the snow-white “petrified waterfalls. 

LUNCH:

Lunch, featuring a selection of Turkish cuisine with an open buffet.

Day 09 – After breakfast, full day Sulu Ada tour on SIC with local lunch. Overnight in Antalya.

Day 10 – Transfer from AYT to Kusadasi via bodrum (stop 1-1.5 hrs) by road on PVT

Day 11 – After breakfast, full day Ephesus tour on SIC with local lunch. Overnight in Antalya.

Explore Ephesus

The tour starts with Isa Bey Mosque, then drives to an ancient Greek city, later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor which is called Ephesus, stroll past the celsus library, the Temple Of Hadrian and the Trajan Fountain in the Ancient Ephesus. After walking on the historical marble street the Great Theater where St. Paul preached will meet at the end. Open buffet lunch in a local Turkish restaurant. In the afternoon, will visit the carpet cooperative to see how the Turkish carpets are made by hand. Proceed to the shrine of Mother Mary, it is believed where she spent recent years of her life. Temple Of Artemis (Diana), on the side of one of the seven wonders of the ancient World. At the end, the Leather Fashion show will be full of fun.

SPECIAL NOTES

 Guests must be able to walk approximately 2 miles over uneven and cobblestone surfaces, inclines and 10 – 30 steps. Comfortable shoes, a hat and plenty of sunscreen are recommended as shade is limited. The order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion. Guests should watch their step at all times in order to avoid injuries.

LUNCH:

Lunch, featuring a selection of Turkish cuisine with an open buffet.

Tour Price Includes;

From /to Hotel

Professional English speaking Official Tour Guide

Entrance fees to the various sites

Air Conditioned non-smoking vehicle

Tour Price Does Not Includes;

Beverages

Personal expenses

Tip to driver and tour guide

Anything unless specified being included

Day 12 – Departure transfer from ADB to IST/SAW airport as per return flight.

END OF TOUR

Tour Cost : 
Option 1 : 4 star Category
INR 1,30,000 /- per person * 3 = 3,90,000 /- for 3 Adults on triple sharing Basis + TCS

• 11 Nights Accommodation as above or Similar Hotel
• 11 Breakfast
• Lunch & Dinner as mentioned in the Itinerary.
• Return Airport transfers
• Sightseeing’s as mentioned above.
• transfers as mentioned in the Itinerary.
• Sightseeing as per the itinerary on SIC Basis.
• Airport transfers on PVT Basis.

  Excludes

• Air Fare : as below
• turkey Visa
• All sightseeing’s  Entrance fees 
• Tips, Items of a Personal Nature i.e. gratuities, laundry, drinks etc.
•  TCS will be applicable on Tour Cost.
• All personal incidental expenses
• Any item not included in the itinerary
• Tipping for driver and guide
• Travel Insurance 
• Cost of meal other then mention above
• Surcharge if any applicable
• A surcharge cost applies during Peak Season (Christmas, New Year, Chinese New Year, Holy Week, Other Holidays and Festivals).

OPTIONAL COST –

• Early Morning Hot Air Balloon tour on SIC Cost @ USD 280 Per Person (Dynamic and Subject to Availability)

Flight Details & Presently available airfare
: INR 66,4000 /- PP * 3 = INR 1,99,200 /- for 3 Adults 
Please note that the airfare is best available as of now and same is subject to change at the time of confirmation

 Please Note :-

• The prevailing Rate of Exchange of the day of payment will be applicable.
• The passport should be valid for at least 6 months from the date of departure.
• We are not holding any air seats and hotel bookings at this point of time
• Confirmation of Hotels and other services is subject to availability. Alternate room category, hotels and air bookings may attract extra cost
• Above price is not applicable during Convention Period, High season, Festivals or Fairs. Surcharge may be applicable
•  Hotel Check Inn Time 1500 Hrs Early check in and late check out subject to availability. Itineraries are subject to change
• For Security Deposits, Credit card copy is required at the time of hotel check in. Prevailing rate of exchange will be applicable at the time of payment
• Policy : Child rates apply for Child U/12 yrs of age sharing room with parents.