Magic Carpet Tour

Guide

Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour

Meals

9 Breakfasts 6 Dinners

Others

Transfer - Inbound - Istanbul - from one of these points : - Istanbul Airport (IST) - Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) Transfer - Outbound - Istanbul - from one of these points : - Istanbul Airport (IST) - Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) Car ferry fees between Canakkale and Eceabat Tips except Driver and Guide Entrance fees Highlights :- Old City - UNESCO Heritage site, St. Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Irene (Aya İrini), Hippodrome Gallipoli - Battlefields Tour, ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine - Australian Memorial, Johnson's Jolly - original tunnels, The Nek - original trenches, Chunuk Bair - New Zealand Memorial Troy - UNESCO Heritage site Pergamon - UNESCO Heritage site Site of the Temple of Artemis Ephesus - UNESCO Heritage site Sirince - Village Pamukkale - Calcium Travertines - UNESCO Heritage site, Hierapolis Konya - Mevlana Museum Sultanhani Caravansary Göreme - UNESCO Heritage site, Open Air Museum Cappadocia - Kaymakli - Underground City Ankara - Atatürk's Mausoleum

Transport

Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle

Accommodation

Total - 9 nights in 4 star, Special Class, Boutique & Boutique Cave twin share accommodation. 2 nights - 4 star - Istanbul - Nidya Galataport Hotel 1 night - Special Class - Çanakkale - MD Barbaros Hotel 2 nights - Boutique - Kuşadası - Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel 1 night - 4 star - Pamukkale - Adem Pira Hotel 2 nights - Boutique Cave - Cappadocia - Gamirasu Hotel 1 night - 4 star - Istanbul - Nidya Galataport Hotel Single Rooms are available with payment of the 'Single Supplement'

Others

Suggested optional activities Tips - Driver and Guide Compulsory Travel Insurance

Flights

International flights are not included

Optional

Cappadocia Traditional Turkish Folklore Evening - A great night out where dinner, unlimited beer, wine, Turkish Raki, soft drinks and entertainment is included in the price. The show features belly dancers, traditional folk dancers and traditional Turkish musicians. This option is available whilst on tour in Cappadocia. - Only show without dinner EUR 30 Hot Air Ballooning - Please note there is a EUR 20 surcharge for credit card payments. Start the day with a balloon ride over the moonscapes of Cappadocia. The experienced pilots take you deep into the valleys and rise as high as 2000 feet. Longer flights are available on request. Prices are subject to change.We recommend that you request your guide to book your flight as soon as possible. Short Flight (45 Minutes) - EUR 250 (Cash) Turkish Bath - A traditional Turkish bath will usually consist of relaxing in a sauna for a while, then moving to another room where you will lie on a marble slab. The masseur will come and scrape all the dead layers of skin off your body with a exfoliating glove before you are smothered in suds and washed clean. A bath approximately takes around 1 hour. - EUR 5 Istanbul Istanbul Classics - Duration: 9 am to 4 pm. Visit the most important popular sites of Istanbul in one full day tour. St Sophia Museum, Byzantine Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace and Grand Bazaar. - EUR 79 Bosphorus Cruise - Take an aftenoon cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia. The cruise lasts 1 hour, allow 30 mins for transport to and from the port. - EUR 59 Traditional Turkish Folklore Evening - A great night out where dinner, unlimited beer, wine, Turkish Raki, soft drinks and entertainment is included in the price. The show features belly dancers, Traditional folk dancers and traditional Turkish musicians. This option is available both pre and post tour in Istanbul. - EUR 75 Bosphorus by Night - At 8pm we will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the boat to sail up the Bosphorus. The waterway lies between Europe and Asia and passes under the suspension bridges whilst viewing Ottoman summer palaces, waterside mansions and modern villas linng the European and Asian coasts. The panoramic view of Istanbul from the Bosphorus at night and dinner will both be memorable. - EUR 75 Istanbul Two Continents Tour - One of the most beautiful sights in the world, the Bosphorus, is the strait separating two continents - Europe and Asia. Spice Bazaar, Bosphorus Cruise, Rumeli Fortress, Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorus Bridge and Camlica Hill - EUR 75 Topkapi Palace Harem - Visit the famous Imperial Harem at Topkapi Palace. The Imperial Harem of the Ottoman Empire, existing between 1299 and 1923, was the Ottoman sultan's harem composed of the wives, servants both female slaves and eunuchs, female relatives, and the sultan's concubines, occupying a secluded portion of the Ottoman imperial household - TRY 45 Bosphorus by public ferry - Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia. The ferry departs every few hours zig-zags back and forth from continent to continent. Enjoy spectacular views from the very end of the Black Sea and Istanbul. The journey takes the majority of a day and easy to arrange on your own by heading down to the ferry port. - TRY 5 Prince's Islands by public ferry - A nice option if you wish to escape from the bustling city for a day. The Islands are situated just off Istanbul in the Marmara Sea. The best island to visit is Buyuk Ada Big Island. There are no vehicles allowed on the Island, only horse and buggy and bicycles. Easy to arrange on your own by heading down to the ferry port. - TRY 5 Pamukkale Hot Air Ballooning - Please note there is a EUR 20 surcharge for credit card payments. Longer flights are available on request. View the amazing landscape of Pamukkale, from the air, early in the morning with a hot air balloon flight. - Short Flight 45 Minutes EUR 200 Whirling Dervish Show - The Whirling dervish evening ceremony is inspired by Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi 1207 - 1273 It symbolizes the different stages of a mystic journey to perfection, through love and service to all creatures without discriminating in regard to belief, class, or race. - EUR 20 Cleopatra's Pool - Swim amongst the ruins in this thermal spring pool. Especially in The Roman Empire period, Hierapolis and its site were a health centre. In those years, thousands of people used to come to the baths and they found their remedy in those baths. Today's Antique Pool was shaped by the earthquake which happened in the 7th century AD. The marble portico with Ionic arrangement fell into the spring during that earthquake. - TRY 35

Insurance

Insurance is not included