14 days tour

Magic Explorer Tour (14 Destinations)

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Magic Explorer Tour (14 Destinations)

This tour includes:

Accommodation

Total - 13 nights in 4 star, Special Class, Boutique & Boutique Cave twin share accommodation.  2 nights - 4 star - Istanbul - Nidya Hotel Galataport  1 night - Special Class - ร‡anakkale - MD Barbaros Hotel  2 nights - Boutique - KuลŸadasฤฑ - Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel  1 night - 4 star - Pamukkale - Adem Pira Hotel  2 nights - Boutique Cave - Cappadocia - Gamirasu Hotel  2 nights - Boutique - Van - Van Life Hotel  2 nights - Boutique - Kars - Kars Beylerbeyi Palace  1 night - 4 star - Istanbul - Nidya Hotel Galataport Single Rooms are available with payment of the โ€™Single Supplementโ€™

Flights

Domestic flight between Ankara and Van and transfers Domestic flight between Kars and Istanbul and transfers

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) Entrance fees Tips except Driver and Guide   Highlights :- Old City - UNESCO Heritage site, St. Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace (Hagia Irene and Harem), Hippodrome Gallipoli - Battlefields Tour, ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine - Australian Memorial, Johnsonโ€™s Jolly - original tunnels, The Nek - original trenches, Chunuk Bair - New Zealand Memorial Troy - Ancient City and Museum - 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 Gรถreme - UNESCO Heritage site, Open Air Museum (Dark Church) Cappadocia - Kaymakli - Underground City Van - Urartian Fortress Citadel, Akdamar Island, Akdamar Church, Urartu Archeology and Ethnography Museum, House of Cats Muradiye - Bendimahi Falls Dogubayazit - Ishak Pasha Palace Mt. Ararat Ani - Citadel, Cathedral of Ani Kars - Church of the Twelve Apostles

Transport

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

Meals

13 Breakfasts 5 Dinners

Guide

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

Not included:

Optional

Other activities and services are not included.

Others

Suggested optional activities Tips - Driver and Guide Compulsory Travel Insurance

Insurance

Insurance is not included.

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Itinerary of your trip Magic Explorer Tour (14 Destinations)

  • Day 1 Day 1: Saturday - Istanbul
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Saturday - Istanbul

      Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel and the remainder of the day is yours, free to explore.
      Overnight Istanbul - 4 star
  • Day 2 Day 2: Sunday - Istanbul Old City
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Sunday - Istanbul Old City

      After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace (including Hagia Irene and the Harem) and the Hippodrome. Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with an optional โ€™Half day Bosphorus cruiseโ€™.
      Overnight Istanbul - 4 star - Breakfast
  • Day 3 Day 3: Monday - Gallipoli Battlefields
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Monday - Gallipoli Battlefields

      One of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, today we visit the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, The Nek, Johnstonโ€™s Jolly, original trenches and tunnels.
      Overnight ร‡anakkale - Special Class - Breakfast
  • Day 4 Day 4: Tuesday - Troy, Acropolis Of Pergamon
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Tuesday - Troy, Acropolis Of Pergamon

      This morning, step back in time as we visit Troy where we will explore the ancient city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the new, award winning, Troy Museum. We continue on to Bergama and up to the magnificent acropolis of Pergamon. Its impressive temples and library made Pergamon a renowned cultural and political centre in its time.
      Overnight KuลŸadasฤฑ - Boutique - Breakfast, Dinner
  • Day 5 Day 5: Wednesday - Ephesus, Kusadasi
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Wednesday - Ephesus, Kusadasi

      Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
      Overnight KuลŸadasฤฑ - Boutique - Breakfast, Dinner
  • Day 6 Day 6: Thursday - Pamukkale, Hierapolis
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Thursday - Pamukkale, Hierapolis

      This morning we will enjoy a display of locally handcrafted leather goods before heading to the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as Travertines, in Pamukkale where we also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. Take a dip, amongst ancient columns, in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers.
      Overnight Pamukkale - 4 star - Breakfast, Dinner
  • Day 7 Day 7: Friday - Silk Road, Konya
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Friday - Silk Road, Konya

      Today we travel the ancient Silk Road visiting Sultanhani Caravansary and the Mevlana museum in Konya along the way. Tonight, donโ€™t miss the optional traditional Turkish folklore evening!
      Overnight Cappadocia - Boutique Cave - Breakfast, Dinner
  • Day 8 Day 8: Saturday - Cappadocia, Goreme, Underground City
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Saturday - Cappadocia, Goreme, Underground City

      Marvel at the lunar landscape of Cappadocia today as we visit the Goreme Valley Open Air Museum and the fairy chimneys, and explore the many levels of an underground city.
      Overnight Cappadocia - Boutique Cave - Breakfast, Dinner
  • Day 9 Day 9: Sunday - Cappadocia, Van
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: Sunday - Cappadocia, Van

      Departure in the morning from Cappadocia, we head to Ankara for our direct flight to Van. On arrival to Van Airport, you will meet with your tour guide. Before we go to our hotel, we will explore the Citadel with its three thousand Urartian fortress of Van and witness the extraordinary sunset.
      Overnight Van - Boutique - Breakfast
  • Day 10 Day 10: Monday - Van, Akdamar Island
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: Monday - Van, Akdamar Island

      After breakfast, we will travel by ferry stopping at Akdamar Island to see a spectacular 10th century church built by an Armenian king, if there is time swim in Lake Van. Then, we will drive back to city centre to visit the largest Urartu Museum in the World. Artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Urartian, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Seljuk, Turkish-Islamic, and Ottoman Periods are exhibited in chronological order taking our visitors on a unique historical journey. After the museum visit Van Cat House. Van cats are relatively large, have a chalky white coat, sometimes with ruddy coloration on the head and hindquarters, and have blue, amber eyes or one eye of each colour. This variety has been referred to as "the swimming cat", and has been observed to swim in Lake Van.
      Overnight Van - Boutique - Breakfast
  • Day 11 Day 11: Tuesday - Van, Dogubayazit, Ararat, Istanbul
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 11: Tuesday - Van, Dogubayazit, Ararat, Istanbul

      After breakfast, we leave for Dogubayazit via Muradiye and the Bendimaahi Falls. In Dogubayazit, we visit the spectacular Ishak Pasha Palace, 1685 - 1784, which has a unique fusion of architecture from Seljuk, Ottoman, Georgian, and Armenian - Persian styles. In the afternoon we skirt around the western edge of Mt Ararat. Mt. Ararat is one of the great natural spectacles of the world. The name Ararat derives from the Bible (Jeremiah 51:27) and is a transliteration of โ€™Urartuโ€™ the name foreigners gave to this region and its inhabitants in Biblical times. In the afternoon we will drive to Igdir Airport for our flight to Istanbul.
      Overnight Kars - Boutique - Breakfast
  • Day 12 Day 12: Wednesday - Istanbul
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 12: Wednesday - Istanbul

      After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
      Overnight Kars - Boutique - Breakfast
  • Day 13 Thursday - Kars, Istanbul
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Thursday - Kars, Istanbul

      Transfer to Kars Airport for your onward flight back to Istanbul. On arrival to Istanbul Airport, you will be transferred to your hotel.


      Overnight Istanbul 4 star - Breakfast

  • Day 14 Friday - Istanbul
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Friday - Istanbul

      After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight. - Breakfast

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 8 / Max: 99

Age range allowed for this experience.

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