Did you know...

1 - The only city in the world located on two continents is Istanbul, which has been the capital of three great empires - Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman - for more than 2000 years.
2 - Suleyman the Magnificent (the famous Ottoman Sultan) was a poet who wrote over 3000 poems some of them criticising the greed of mankind.
3 - In 1492 Sulta n Beyazıd II, learning about the expulsion of Jews dispatched the Ottoman Navy to bring the Jews safely to the Ottoman lands. Likewise Jews expelled from Hungary in 1376; from Sicily early in the 15th century; from Bavaria in 1470; from Bohemia in 1542 and from Russia in 1881, 1891, 1897, 1903 all took refuge in the Ottoman Empire.

4 - Leonardo da Vinci drew designs for a bridge over the Bosphorus, the strait that flows through Europe and Asia. (It was never built then; but now there are two Bosphorus bridges.).
5 - Turks introduced coffee to Europe.
6 - Turks gave the Dutch their famous tulips.
7 - Istanbul's Robert College, established in 1863, is the oldest American School outside the United States.

4 DAYS ISTANBUL TOUR

DAY 1 HOME / ISTANBUL
Arrive to Istanbul meet and assist to hotel.
DAY 2 ISTANBUL
After breakfast half day city tour includes: St. Sophia - Blue Mosque of Sultan Ahmet - Obelisk of Theodosius - Hippodrome - German Fountain - Grand Covered Bazaar.

DAY 3 ISTANBUL
After breakfast half day tour includes:
Spice ( Egyptian ) Bazaar - Bosphorus Cruise - Rumeli Fortress.

DAY 4 ISTANBUL / HOME
After breakfast transfer to Airport for flight home.

Did you know...

1 - Ephesus and Halicarnassus - two of the seven wonders of the ancient world - are in Turkey.

2 - The last home of Virgin Mary is in Selçuk, Turkey.

4 DAYS IZMIR TOUR

DAY 1 HOME/ISTANBUL/IZMIR
Arrive in Istanbul and drive to Izmir. Overnight at bus.
DAY 2 IZMIR
Early morning arrival and transfer to hotel, free time at leisure. Afternoon half day city tour includes : Clock tower, built in the 19th century by Sultan Hamid. Archaeology museum, with an extensive collection of artifacts from the region. Kadifekale, the Mt.Pagus, on top of which are some of the fortifications built by the Byzantine and Ottoman. Return to hotel and overnight.
DAY 3 IZMIR / EPHESUS / ISTANBUL
After breakfast drive to Ephesus visit to St . John Basilica and the Temple of Diana one of the Seven Wonders of ancient world, Last abode of Virgin Mary at Mount Solmissios, After lunch visit to the old city of Ephesus, Marble Street, Bouleterion, Odeon, Temple of Hadrian and Serapis, Agora, Library of Celsius, Great Th eatre, Double Church, Arcadian Way, Gate of Magnesia. Return to hotel. After dinner transfer the bus station and drive to Istanbul. Overnight at bus.
DAY 4 ISTANBUL / HOME
After breakfast transfer to airport for flight back to home or your hotel in Istanbul

Did you know...

1- St. Nicholas was born in Demre on Turkey's Mediterranean Coast.
2 - The first church built by man (St. Peter's Church) is in Antioch (Antakya), Turkey
3 - St. John, St. Paul and St. Peter have all lived and prayed in Southern Anatolia.
4 - One of the biggest and best preserved theatres of antiquity seating 15,000 is Aspendos on the southern coast of Turkey where international music festivals are held each year.
5 - Part of Turkey's Southwestern shore was a wedding gift that Mark Anthony gave to Cleopatra.

4 DAYS ANTALYA TOUR

DAY 1 : HOME / ISTANBUL / ANTALYA
Arrive in Istanbul and transfer to bus station, drive Antalya overnight at bus.
DAY 2 ANTALYA
Morning arrival in Antalya, the major city on the "Turquoise Coast" of Anatolia. Transfer to your hotel. Afternoo half day city tour includes : Hadrian’s Gate, the old Harbor, the Old City Walls, and highly praised Antalya Archaeological Museum, return to hotel and overnight.
DAY 3 ANTALYA / ISTANBUL
Full day excursion to the ancient Pamphylian cities of Perge (which dates back to 1000 BC and where St. Paul preached his first sermon) and to Aspendos (with its well preserved 15,000 seat theater famous for its excellent acoustics) and Side (which used to be a major ha rbor during the Roman rule and one of the best known classical sites on the Turkish Riviera). Return to hotel, After dinner transfer to bus station and drive to Istanbul. Overnight at bus.
DAY 4 ISTANBUL / HOME
After breakfast transfer to airport for flight back to home or your hotel in Istanbul.

Did you know...

1 - The number of archaelogical excavations going on in Turkey every year is at least 150.
2 - The oldest known human settlement is in Çatalhöyük, Turkey (7500 B.C.).
3 - The oldest cadastral plan/map ever found date backs to 6200 B.C. is at Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara (keeping in mind that writing was still another 2700 years away from being developed)
4 - Writing was first used by people in ancient Anatolia. The first clay tablets - in the ruins of Assyrian Karum (merchant colony) - date back to 1950 B.C.
5 - Female deities dominated the Central Anatolian pantheon for thousands of years before these supernatural powers were transferred to male gods.
6 - Greek Prime Minister Venizelos nominated Turkish President Atatürk for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934.
7 - Alexander the Great conquered a large territory in what is now Turkey - and cut the Gordion Knot in the Phrygian capital (Gordium) not far from Turkey's present-day capital Ankara.

5 DAYS ANKARA TOUR

DAY 1 HOME/ISTANBUL/ANKARA
Arrive in Istanbul, drive to Ankara, evening arrival and overnight.
DAY 2 ANKARA
Full day city tour includes : world-wide famous Anatolian Civilizations Museum at which there are numerous remnants from Stone Age, Neolithic Age, Urartians, Hittites, Urartians, Phrygians and many others. Citadel of Ankara and the Mausoleum of Atatürk, the burial place of the national hero who founded modern Republic of Turkey. Return to hotel and overnight.
DAY 3 ANKARA / HATTUSAS / ANKARA
After breakfast drive 210 km to Hattusas that was the capital of the Hittites for a long time. Before visiting the main capital proceed to Yazılıkaya to see the open air sanctuary as the sun light comes on the bas-reliefs direct in the morning. After lunch visit to the capital of Hattusas with Lion’s Gate, Tunnel, King’s Gate, Citadel and Grand Temple. Then drive back to Ankara transfer to hotel and overnight.

DAY 4 ANKARA / GORDION / ISTANBUL
After breakfast drive to Gordion (approximately 100 km) that was the capital of the Phyrigians. Visit to the Acropolis and then to the Local Museum in which there are some remnants from the surroundings though the main findings are on display in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara. Finally step in to the Tumulus in which the tomb of the King Midas is located. Then visit Gavurkalesi, one of the cult centers of Hittites, and drive back to Ankara and transfer to bus station. Late night departure from Amraka, overnight at bus.
DAY 5 ISTANBUL / HOME
Morning arrival to Istanbul meet assist to airport for flighback to home or your hotel in Istanbul.

Day 1 : ISTANBUL - MARMARIS
Arrival in Dalaman Airport transfer to Marmaris. Aboarding the yacht. Welcome cocktail. Dinner and overnight in Marmaris.
Day 2 : EKINCIK
After breakfast, our first stop is Ekincik. (You will find the chance to join an optional excursion to Dalyan village, ancient city of Caunos, mudbaths, Koycegiz River and Iztuzu Lagoon, the home of Caretta Caretta turtles. Dinner and overnight in Ekincik.
Day 3 : BEDRI RAHMI BAY
After breakfast you will sail through Kurdoglu. Lunch in Manastir Bay. Dinner and overnight in Bedri Rahmi Bay.
Day 4 : YASSICA
After breakfast cruise through the Gocek bays. Dinner and overnight in Yassica.
Day 5 : FETHIYE
Breakfast in Yassica Islands. Lunch in Fethiye. In the afternoon, you will have an optional chance to visit the town, rock tombs on the hills, even trip a land to the Oludeniz. Dinner and overnight in Fethiye.
Day 6 : DISIBILMEZ
Sailing to Disibilmez after breakfast. Lunch in Disibilmez. Dinner and overnight in a bay nearby.
Day 7 : MARMARIS
After breakfast, sailing back through Marmaris. Lunch in Paradise Island. Dinner and overnight in Marmaris.
Day 8 : MARMARIS / ISTANBUL
Breakfast and disembark in Marmaris. Transfer to airport for flight back to Istanbul