Sample Itinerary

BEST OF THE WEST

(7 Nights / 8 Days)

1 st Day: Home - İstanbul

Arrival in İstanbul. You are greeted at the airport and transferred to your hotel by your tour director. (D)

2 nd Day: İstanbul - Bursa

Visiting the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, the basilica of St. Sophia and the Topkapı Palace Museum . Promenade in the Covered Bazaar. Departure for Bursa . (B, D)

3 rd Day: Bursa - Kuşadası

Visiting the Green Mausoleum, the Green Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar in Bursa . Departure for Pergamum . Visiting the Acropolis and the Asclepieum. Overnight in Kuşadası. (B, D)

4 th Day: Kuşadası - Aphrodisias - Pamukkale

Visiting Ephesus and the Archeological Museum. Departure for Pamukkale. On the way visiting Aphrodisias, one of the greatest centers of the cult of Aphrodite, with its well-preserved Stadium, Odeon, Theatre and the Museum full of excellent examples of sculpture. Overnight in Pamukkale. (B, D)

5 th Day: Pamukkale - Sardis - Ayvalık

Visiting Hierapolis (the necropolis, the Colonnaded Street , the theatre and the Temple of Apollo ), Alaşehir, ancient Philadelphia and Sardis the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia (the ancient synagogue, the gymnasium, the Temple of Artemis and the Church of St. John ). Overnight in Ayvalik (B, D)

6 th Day: Ayvalık - Çanakkale

Departure for Çanakkale. On the way visiting Assos (the landwalls, the Temple of Athena , the Ottoman mosque and the bridge) and Troy , the city of Homer 's Iliad. Overnight in Çanakkale (B, D)

7 th Day: Çanakkale - İstanbul

Departure for İstanbul by crossing over Dardanelles Strait . On the way visiting Gallipoli Monuments , Anzac Cove and Lone Pine Cemetery . Overnight in Istanbul (B)

8 th Day: İstanbul - Home

Transfer to the airport for departure (B)