10D TURKEY CULTURAL & HERITAGE DISCOVERY (MUSLIM FRIENDLY) from Chan's World Holidays

Highlights:

Istanbul - City Tour with Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace & Hagia Sophia
Bursa - Grand Mosque
Kusadasi - Ancient City of Ephesus
Pamukkale - Hierapolis & Cotton Castle
Konya - Mausoleum of Mevlana
Cappadocia - Underground City of Kaymali, Goreme
Open Air Museum, Valley of the Bird & Uchisar Castle
Anakara - Mausoleum of Ataturk
Safranbolu - Old Ottoman Houses
Grand Bazzar

10D TURKEY CULTURAL & HERITAGE DISCOVERY (MUSLIM FRIENDLY)

From $1208 SGD

SINGAPORE - ISTANBUL (Meals on Board/Dinner)

Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Istanbul - Turkey. Upon arrival in Istanbul, transfer to your hotel followed by dinner.

ISTANBUL (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

On your city tour today you will visit Blue Mosque, also known as Mosque of Sultan Ahmet, which boasts a unique feature of six minarets. View its interior decoration and distinctive blue tiles. Next, view the only remains of Hippodrome of Constantinople, which are made up of 3 monumental columns and a fountain. This is where chariot races used to take place. Then, visit Hagia Sophia Museum, a must-see for its religious and architectural significance. After lunch, visit Topkapi Palace, once the seat of the Ottoman Empire. Today, it is a museum palace with a wide collection of porcelain, antiques, holy relics and other treasures.

ISTANBUL - BURSA - IZMIR/KUSADASI (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Depart from Istanbul and embark on a leisure cruise to Yalova and then to Bursa, the 4th largest city in Turkey. Visit Grand Mosque or Ulu Cami which is the first and biggest mosque of the Ottomans constructed in 1396 - 1400 during the reign of Yildirim Bayezit. Later, enjoy a scenic drive along the coast of the Aegean Sea to Izmir also known as Smyra in ancient times now the 3rd largest city in Turkey.

IZMIR/KUSADASI - SELCUK - PAMUKKALE (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Set off for Selcuk where you will explore Ephesus, one of the largest archaeological sites in existence. You will find awesome structures such as the Library of Celsius, Hadrian Temple, Marble Street and Agora. Ephesus is also one of the 7 Churches of Revelation and holds the House of Virgin Mary. Virgin Mary and St John were said to have lived in Ephesus and died there. Continue to Pamukkale. After dinner, you maywish to enjoy an authentic thermal bath at your own expense.

PAMUKKALE -KONYA (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Today, you will tour the ruins of the Ancient City of Hierapolis and explore Cotton Castle, a World Heritage Site, made up of fascinating white terraces and pools created by calcareous hot spring waters flowing down the mountain. Travel to Konya, the famous old capital of the Selcuk Turks. Visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana which is heralded by the superburb conical fluted dome of an intense turquoise which stand out against the sky. Beside the tomb of Mevlana Celaleddin Ruminin which was constructed in 1274, other sections such as the Reading Room, Semahane, small Mosque, Dervish cells, Matbah, are located within the group structures.

KONYA - CAPPADOCIA (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

From Konya enjoy a scenic drive to Cappadocia, which boasts a unique landscape sculpted by wind, sun, rain and snow. Its bizarrely shaped pillars, cones and 'fairy chimneys' make fantastic spots for snapshots. Explore the Underground City of Kaymakli, one of the largest underground cities there, said to have existed since the Hittite period. You will get a chance to see bedrooms, kitchens, dining halls, wine cellars, chapels, stables and more. Goreme Open-Air Museum is a compound comprising 29 rock-cut churches with some even dating back to the 6th century and decorated with beautiful frescoes depicting Bible stories. Proceed to Uchisar, an old village of small dwellings carved into massive rocks. If time permits, you can visit one of the homes in the contemporary village and experience life 'on the rocks'. Make photo stops at Valley of the Birds and Uchisar Castle, where you can capture panoramic views of the beautiful plateaus.

CAPPADOCIA - ANKARA -- SAFRANBOLU (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

After breakfast, depart for Ankara, Turkey's capital. Visit Ataturk Mausoleum, the final resting place of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, known as the Father of Modern Turkey. The mausoleum features a mix of different architectural styles from various Anatolian civilizations. Later after lunch, enjoy a scenic drive to Safranbolu.

SAFRANBOLU - ISTANBUL (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Safranbolu, a small, intimate town built around a sinkhole that has been emptied of its mineral contents. The city, most of which is under historic preservation, is almost like an open-air museum for 19th-century Ottoman architecture. Visit old Ottoman houses and sample delicious Safranbolu lokum. Thereafter, continue to Istanbul.

ISTANBUL - SINGAPORE (Breakfast)

Today 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. If time permit, you may like to take an optional tour of the Dolmabahce Palace or take the Bosphorus cruise to enjoy the unique experience of cruising between 2 continents of Asia and Europe, at your own expense. Thereafter transfer to the airport for your flight home.

ARRIVE SINGAPORE

Agency: Chan's World Holidays

10D TURKEY CULTURAL & HERITAGE DISCOVERY (MUSLIM FRIENDLY)

From $1208 SGD

Agency: Chan's World Holidays

10D TURKEY CULTURAL & HERITAGE DISCOVERY (MUSLIM FRIENDLY)

From $1208 SGD

Agency: Chan's World Holidays