12D9N TURKEY SPECIAL WITH GREECE from Chan Brothers Travel

Highlights:

TOUR CODE: TR12G

Turkey
Istanbul
- Blue Mosque
- Hippodrome of Constantinople
- Topkapi Palace
- Grand Bazaar
- Kumkapi Fish Market area

Ankara
- Ataturk Mausoleum

Cappadocia
- Underground City
- Valley of the Birds
- Uchisar Castle
- Carpet factory and showroom
- Goreme Open Air Museum
- Uchisar
- Local jewellery shop
- Belly and folk dance performance

Konya
- Sultanhani Caravanserai

Pamukkale
- Ancient city of Hierapolis
- Cotton Castle

Selcuk
- Ephesus

Kusadasi
- Turkish leather showroom

Pergamon
- Acropolis

Troy
- Ruins of Troy
- Wooden Trojan horse


Greece
Argosaronic Islands

- Cruise with lunch
- Aegina
- Poros
- Hydra
- Greek dance performance

Athens

- Syntagma Square
- Greek parliament building
- Monument of the Unknown Soldier
- Panathenaic Stadium
- Temple of the Olympian Zeus
- Parthenon
- Acropolis

12D9N TURKEY SPECIAL WITH GREECE

From $2538 SGD

Singapore – Istanbul

Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Istanbul.

Meals: (Meals On Board)

Istanbul – Bolu/ Ankara

Upon arrival, visit Blue Mosque, which boasts a unique feature of 6 minarets. Next, view the remains of Hippodrome of Constantinople, which consists of 3 monumental columns and a fountain. Visit Topkapi Palace, once the seat of the Ottoman Empire. Proceed to Bolu or Ankara for your overnight stay.
Seasonal Bonus
View tulips in April at Gezi Park, Emirgan Park or Sultanahmet.

Meals: (Meals On Board/Lunch/Dinner)

Bolu/Ankara - Cappadocia

After breakfast, visit Ataturk Mausoleum, the final resting place of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who is regarded as the father of modern Turkey. Thereafter, head to Cappadocia, which boasts a unique landscape sculpted by wind, sun, rain and snow. Explore an underground city, an iconic feature of Cappadocia said to have existed since the Hittite period.

Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Cappadocia

Enjoy a full–day tour of Cappadocia. Make photo stops at Valley of the Birds and the foot of Uchisar Castle. Thereafter, visit a carpet factory and showroom and see a carpet– weaving demonstration to learn more about the art of weaving Turkish carpets. Explore Goreme Open Air Museum, a compound comprising 29 rock-cut churches, including some that date back to the 6th century. Next, proceed to Uchisar, an old village comprising small dwellings carved into a massive rock. If time permits, you may visit one of the homes in the contemporary village. Next, visit a local jewellery shop, where you can buy handcrafted natural stone creations. Complete your evening with a belly and folk dance performance.

Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Cappadocia – Konya – Pamukkale

Travel to Pamukkale via Konya to visit the 13th–century Sultanhani caravanserai. Continue to Pamukkale. After dinner, you may wish to enjoy an authentic thermal bath at your own expense.
Seasonal Bonus
Enjoy picking and tasting cherries in June in Konya and grapes from mid September to mid October in Cappadocia.

Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Pamukkale – Selcuk – Kusadasi

Today, tour the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis and explore Cotton Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, made up of fascinating white terraces and pools created by calcareous hot spring waters. Set off for Selcuk, where you will explore Ephesus, one of the largest archaeological sites in existence. You will find structures such as Library of Celsus, Temple of Hadrian, Marble Street and Agora.

Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Kusadasi – Pergamon – Canakkale

After breakfast, visit a Turkish leather showroom. Continue to the ancient city of Pergamon. Tour Acropolis, an architectural masterpiece perched on the city’s highest
point. Fascinating sites here include Altar of Zeus, Temple of Athena and Temple of Trojan. Thereafter, enjoy a leisure drive along the coast to Canakkale.

Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Canakkale – Istanbul

This morning, visit Archaeological Site of Troy. Once there, you will be greeted by a
huge replica of a wooden Trojan horse, a vivid reminder of the ancient Trojan War. Next, return to Istanbul. Shop at the 500-year-old Grand Bazaar, a maze of over 4,000 stalls and shops selling leather goods, jewellery, handicrafts, ceramics, Turkish coffee and other local products. Complete your evening with a dinner at the famous Kumkapi Fish Market.
Seasonal Bonus
Taste the delicious fish sandwich, a popular local snack, in May at Golden Horn.

Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Istanbul – Athens

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Athens, the capital of Greece. Upon arrival, proceed for lunch and check in to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Athens – Argosaronic Islands – Athens

Today, transfer to the port of Flisvos Marina for your cruise to the Argosaronic Islands,
namely Aegina, Poros and Hydra. Enjoy lunch on board the cruise. Upon reaching the islands, disembark and discover each island’s unique character and beauty. Enjoy a live Greek dance performance upon arrival at the port.
Note
Visit to the Argosaronic Islands will be replaced with a full-day tour to Argolis and a visit to Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus from December to March.

Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Athens – Istanbul – Singapore

After breakfast, embark on a half-day city tour to see Syntagma Square, Greek parliament building and Monument of the Unknown Soldier, which is guarded by Evzones in their traditional uniforms. Visit Panathenaic Stadium, where the 1st Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896. Explore the archaeological site of Temple of Olympian Zeus before you continue to Parthenon and the world-famous Acropolis, an architectural masterpiece built in the 5th century. Thereafter, spend some time at leisure before you transfer to the airport for your flight home via Istanbul.

Meals: (Breakfast/Meals On Board)

Arrive in Singapore

Arrive in Singapore

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12D9N TURKEY SPECIAL WITH GREECE

From $2538 SGD

Agency: Chan Brothers Travel

12D9N TURKEY SPECIAL WITH GREECE

From $2538 SGD

Agency: Chan Brothers Travel