Day 1
ARRIVE AT ATHENS
Welcome to Athens! From the airport, transfer to your hotel. Remainder of the day at leisure. Athens is an amazing city to discover on your own with its numerous museums, parks, and the shopping areas of Kolonaki, Hermou, Voukourestiou Street, Monastiraki and Plaka. In the evening, transfer to Plaka, the old part of Athens, for dinner at a local restaurant. Afterwards, return to your Athens Hotel.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2
ATHENS – SANTORINI – HALF DAY OIA TOUR
Hotel breakfast. Transfer to Athens port and take the speedboat to the island of Santorini. Lunch at a local restaurant. Afterwards, transfer to hotel. In the afternoon, go on a Half Day Oia Tour with your English-speaking Assistant. Visit the traditional settlement which is located on the northern tip of the island, high on the cliff top. Oia hosts the most magnificent views on Santorini. A picturesque road with cliffs on one side and sea on the other leads to this attractive town. Walk around and discover the typical Santorinian architecture. Dinner at local restaurant. Return to hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3
FULL DAY SANTORINI ISLAND TOUR
Hotel breakfast. With your English Speaking Assistant, proceed to your Full Day Island Tour. Drive to the picturesque village of Megalochori. Head up to Prophet Elias Monastery, the highest point of the island, for a short photo-stop and to see the view from outside (no entrance is allowed in the monastery. See the black beach of Perivolos or Perissa. Pass by Pyrgos village. Have lunch at a local restaurant. Visit a local winery for wine tasting. Visit Fira, the capital town of the island, with about 2,000 inhabitants. Wandering through its white cobbled streets, one gets the feel of the old-world charm blended with the modern day comforts. You can shop at Gold Street. Dinner. Return to hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4
SANTORINI – ATHENS
Breakfast in the hotel. Lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer to port and take the speedboat to Athens. Meet at Athens port and transfer for dinner to a local restaurant. After dinner, transfer to your hotel in Athens.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5
FULL DAY ATHENS SIGHTSEEING TOUR
Breakfast in the hotel. Your English-speaking Guide will take you on a Full Day City Tour. Pass by Syntagma Square, the House of Parliament, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Athens Academy, the University, the National Library, Hadrian’s Arch, the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathenaic Stadium Acropolis, visit the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: Era, the museum of Acropolis. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, there will be free time for shopping in Plaka area and Syntagma Square. In the evening, transfer to a local restaurant for dinner. Return to hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6
ATHENS - ISTANBUL (Flight from ATH - IST)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to airport for departure flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival, enjoy a full day tour that includes St Sophia Museum, Byzantine Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque. Enjoy shopping at the Grand Bazaar, the world’s largest covered bazaar with 4000 shops. After lunch, you will visit Topkapi Palace including the Imperial Treasury, gardens, Sultan’s kitchen, Sacred Relics.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7
ISTANBUL – TROY – CANAKKALE
Upon arrival, meet with the local guide and proceed for lunch in Çanakkale. Next, start journey to Cannakale, take a ferry ride across Marmara Sea and continue the journey to Troy, the UNESCO listed World Heritage Site, where Greek and Trojan heroes fought the Trojan War for the honor of the beautiful Helen. Also visit its legendary walls, building and famous Wooden Horse. Then Transfer to Canakkale for overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8
PERGAMUM – IZMIR
Upon arrival, meet with the local guide and proceed for lunch in Çanakkale. Next, start journey to Cannakale, take a ferry ride across Marmara Sea and continue the journey to Troy, the UNESCO listed World Heritage Site, where Greek and Trojan heroes fought the Trojan War for the honor of the beautiful Helen. Also visit its legendary walls, building and famous Wooden Horse. Then Transfer to Canakkale for overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9
EPHESUS & PAMUKKALE
Morning visit one of the World Seven Wonders – The Ruins of Ephesus, world’s finest archaeological ites, where we visit the Arcadia way, the splendid façade of the Library of Celsius and see the amphitheatre, which is still used for concerts. Later, visit the Leather Fashion House and enjoy a fashion show there with drinks served. Transfer to Pamukkale (Cotton Castle). Visit Hierapolis, the ruins of the biggest Necropolis (graveyard) of the ancient world, Roman Baths, Basilica and calcium cliffs. Next to The Travertines, one of the UNESCO listed World Heritage Side, a magical and spectacular natural site unique in the world famous for its fantastic white lime cascades formed by hot mineral springs. Tonight, you may enjoy a free hot spring bath in your hotel (please bring your own swimming wear). Overnight Pamukkale.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10
KONYA – CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast, depart for Cappadocia thru Konya, Arrive Konya for lunch and stop by to visit the Mevlana Museum, home of the whirling dervish. Drive to Cappadocia and dinner in the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11
CAPPADOCIA
You can book an early morning optional hot air balloon tour to enjoy the magnificent view of the valleys and the region. After breakfast, we will visit Devrent and Pasabagi valleys, to see the amazing fairy chimneys of Cappadocia. Then head to the pottery town of Avanos. Watch the potters at work using kick wheels, a technique that has remained unchanged for generations. And we will visit the famous Underground city and After lunch, visit Goreme Open Air Museum for the world’s most important Byzantine cave churches and the best-preserved cave wall paintings and frescos. Finally, you will be driven to Uchisar Castle, the highest point of the region, where we will have a fabulous panoramic view over Cappadocia.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12
ESKISEHIR
We drive to Eskişehir city and Our first visit the famous colorful Odunpazari house. After that we will go to the city center for some free time so if you wish to have a memorial gondola trip in Porsuk river after that our last visit will be Sazova Science Park, Tale Castle, Pirate Ship, Noah ‘s Ark. Overnight Eskisehir.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13
ISTANBUL BOSPHORUS
After breakfast, we drive to Istanbul, and in the afternoon take a Cruise on the Bosphorus Strait at an unforgettable excursion starts between two continents, Europe and Asia. The cruise will take you along the Bosporus, past the Europeans style palaces of the great Ottomans, Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi, as well as the beautiful wooden kiosks of the 19th century, mansions and modern villas, which form the elegant sections of the city. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 14
ISTANBUL
After breakfast, transfer to airport for your outbound flight.
Meals: Breakfast