Travel Turkey : Modern Turkey is country of 780,576 square kilometres, somewhat larger than the state of Texas or France and Great Britain combined. It is bordered by the Mediterranean, Aegean, Black Sea, by Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Nahcivan, Iran, Iraq and Syria about three percent of country in Europe. South and east Dardanelles, The Sea of Marmara and Bosphorus stretches the peninsula known as Asia Minor or Anatolia. Eight thousand two hundred ten kilometres of its border are shores lined with fertile plains: these rise quickly to high, dry, central plataue where nineteen mountains incluiding Mt. Ararat, over 3500 meters high. The country has three main temparete climates: Mediterranean in the south, Black Sea in the north and steppe throughout most of Anatolia. There are four naturel lakes: Van, Tuz, Beysehir, Egirdir. Two large man - made lakes on Euphrates River back up behind the Keban and Ataturk dams. A number of its rivers well known in antiquity Euphrates, Tigris, Halys, Araxes, Sangarius, Meander and Pyramus.
The capital of Turkey Ankara located in Central Anatolia. In 1950 the population is numbered about 20 million: by the turn of century it is estimated that the population will be 70 million.More than fifty percent of the lobar force is engaged in agriculture. The main cash crops include tobacco (Turkey is the world's sixth largest producer) cereals, cotton, olive oil, mohair, wool, silk, figs, raisins, nuts, fruits, opium, gum and sugar. Antimony, borate, copper and chrome are minded in sufficient quantities to be exported. In recent years a number of industries have become important in the national economy. These include food and beverages, clothing and cloth manufacture, chemicals, ceramics and motor vehicles.
Treasures of Turkey Tours (21 Days) This tour is available from 01 April till 31 October.
Tour Code : AT115
Itinerary : Istanbul, Canakkale, Bergama, Kusadasi, Pamukkale, Fethiye, Antalya, Konya, Adana, Urfa, Adıyaman, Cappadocia, Ankara, Bursa
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Tour Plan :
Day 1:Istanbul
• Transfer from Airport drive to Hotel in Istanbul
Day 2: Istanbul
• Depart for city tour in old part of Istanbul
• Visit Blue Mosque
• Hippodrome
• Obelisk
• Hagia Sophia
• Topkapi Palace
• Grand Bazaar
• Overnight in Istanbul
Day 3: Istanbul
• Full day Bosphorus Tour including Spice Bazaar, Golden Horn, City walls Rumeli Fortress (from the Sea), Beylerbeyi Palace(from the Sea)
• Overnight in Istanbul
Day 4: Istanbul-Canakkale
• Drive to Gallipoli Peninsula,Visit World War I memorials
• Visit Troy Ancient City
• Overnight in Canakkale
Day 5:Bergama(Pergamum)-Kusadasi
• Drive to Bergama.Visit Acropolis
• Asklepion
• Overnight in Kusadasi
Day 6: Kusadasi
• Drive to Selcuk visit house of Virgin Mary
• Ephesus
• Basilica of St. John
• Isa bey Mosque
• Sirince
• Overnight in Kusadasi
Day 7: Kusadasi-Pamukkale
• Drive to Pamukkale visit Hierapolis
• Overnight in Pamukkale
Day 8: Pamukkale-Fethiye
• Drive to Fethiye to visit Saklikent
• Overnight in Fethiye
Day 9 : ‘’Blue Cruise’’
• Departure Fethiye for Mediterranean
We depart the Fethiye Marina around 10,00 am sharp and cruise along to, Oludeniz (Europe’s most beautiful beach of 1995) and Butterfly valley to see, and stop at St. Nicholas Island for snorkeling and water sports The overnight is spent here.
Day 10 : ‘’Blue Cruise’’
• We sail east, stopping in Kalkan, Kas and Limangazi Bays along the way. Our hardest decision today will be whether we swim, partake in water sports or just laze on deck soaking up some rays
Day 11 : ‘’Blue Cruise’’
• Today we visit the sunken city of Kekova, the Castle Cinema and Disco Island. This evening we anchor along the turquoise coast
Day 12 : ‘’Blue Cruise’’
• Yet another day of sailing awaits as we visit a Pirate Cave, Camlica Bay and we disembark after lunch to get on our car to take up to Olympos
• Visit Chimera
• Overnight in Antalya
Day 13 :Antalya-Konya-Adana
• Drive to Konya to visit Mevlana Whirling Dervish Museum
• Karatay Medrese
• Ince Minaret Mosque
• Overnight in Adana
Day 14:Urfa-Adiyaman
• Drive to Sanli Urfa to visit Birecik Bald Ibis farm
• Harran Mud houses
• Abrahams Cave
• Atatürk Dam
• Drive to Kahta visit Roman Bridge
• Overnigt in Kâhta
Day 15 :Adiyaman-Cappadocia
• Drive to Mount Nemrut for the sunrise tour
• Royal tomb of the Karakus
• Arsamenia
• Drive to Kahraman Maras for the Turkish ice cream
• Overnight in Cappadocia
Day 16: Cappadocia
• Visit Sultanhan Caravanserail
• Derinkuyu Underground City
• Avanos (pottery makers town)
• Overnight in Cappadocia
Day 17 : Cappadocia-Ankara
• Visit Goreme Open Air Museum
• Uchisar Citadel
• Pasabag
• Dervent
• Drive to Hacibektas to visit Hacibektas Veli Mausoleum
• Drive to Ankara,overnight in Ankara
Day 18:Ankara
• Ataturk Mausoleum (Anitkabir)
• Anatolian Civilization Museum
• Gordion
• Drive to Eskisehir,overnight in Eskisehir
Day 19: Bursa-Istanbul
• Drive to Bursa
• Visit Green tomb and Mosque
• Overnight in Istanbul
Day 20 : Istanbul
• Leisure in Istanbul
• Overnight in Istanbul
Day 21:
• Transfer to Istanbul Airport from your hotel
Included :
• Transfers to from hotels and from airports
• 16 nights Hotel Accommodations including breakfast
• Transportation by a comfortable AC non smoking Luxurious car / Van with professional driver
• All entrance fees to the sites and to the museums mentioned on the above program
• Private English speaking professional guide throughout
• Bosphorus cruise in Istanbul