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DISCOVER TURKEY WHAT’S INCLUDED • Round-trip flights from New York (JFK). Fuel surcharges included (valid at time of printing). Other selected gateway departures may be available. • Round-trip airport to hotel transfers. • Hotel accommodations for thirteen nights, including hotel taxes and service charges. • All deluxe properties (except Konya). • Daily breakfast and eleven dinners. • Comprehensive sightseeing as per the itinerary. All entrance fees. • Services of a professional tour director throughout. • Deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach transportation.
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Don’t miss the greatest masterpiece of Byzantine art, the Haghia Sophia Museum in Istanbul. Take a boat cruise on the Bosphorus, bargain for souvenirs in the Grand Bazaar. You should also visit one of the most beautiful mosques in the world, the Blue Mosque. Not to be missed is a belly dance performance or, while in Pamukkale, explore the unique geological formation and take advantage of the therapeutic spring water. Whatever you decide, there’s plenty to do on our Discover Turkey tour.
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Depart New York (JFK). Arrive in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Later, a welcome briefing is scheduled. Overnight in Istanbul. Today enjoy a full-day Istanbul tour including the Topkapi Palace (optional harem), the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia and the Grand Bazaar. Overnight at your hotel in Istanbul. Morning departure to Gallipoli and visit to Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery, Chunuk Bair and Gabatepe War Museum. Cross the Dardanelles Strait to Canakkale for your overnight. Today, visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, tour Pergamum and continue on to Kusadasi for overnight. Tour Kusadasi today and see the famous ruins of Ephesus and Virgin Mary’s cottage. Later, visit a regional carpet production center. Overnight in Kusadasi. Enjoy a scenic drive through fertile valleys to Pamukkale (white lime cascades), visit Hierapolis and enjoy the thermal pools of the hotel. Morning drive to Antalya. Visit the ancient city of Perge. Afternoon at leisure by the Mediterranean coast. Overnight hotel in Antalya. Today you are at leisure to explore or enjoy a walking tour of Antalya’s Old Quarter. Overnight in Antalya. Drive over the scenic Taurus Mountains to visit Konya. En route, visit the famous theatre in Aspendos. Later, visit Mevlana Mausoleum and Karatay Koran School. Overnight in Konya. Morning departure for Cappadocia. On the way, visit the 13th century Agzikarahan caravansary, the Land of Fairy Chimneys. See the legendary underground city of Sarhatti. Local dinner in a restaurant and overnight in Cappadocia. After breakfast, visit Goreme, Avanos, Pasabagi, Red Valley and enjoy a brief regional pottery workshop set in a cave. Overnight in Cappadocia. Morning departure for Ankara. In the afternoon enjoy a tour of the Ataturk Mausoleum and the Anatolian Civilizations Museum. Overnight in Ankara. After breakfast, drive to Istanbul. Celebrate with a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Istanbul. Transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport for your return flight. This tour is operated in partnership with our local tour operator and may include non-Club ABC members.
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