Treasures of Turkey

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Experience the Treasures of Turkey with smarTours on our fourteen day, comprehensive tour of this incredible country. Known as the “Crossroads of Civilizations”, Turkey is a vibrant country with a rich history. On this seven-city adventure, your journey provides breathtaking landscapes, striking and bizarre rock formations, Turkey’s fabled Turquoise Coast, th...

Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Explore the elegant Blue Mosque
    • Visit to the Spice Market, the exotic food market
    • Cappadocia Rock Formations
    • Enjoys a choice location overlooking Turkey’s fabled Turquoise Coast
    • Explore Ephesus considered to be the world’s best-preserved classical city
    • Visit to the House of Virgin Mary
    • Visit the massive Acropolis, an impressive structure that houses the Temple of Trajan
    • See the Dardanelles, a narrow strait connecting the Aegean and Black Sea

What's this trip about?

    Experience the Treasures of Turkey with smarTours on our fourteen day, comprehensive tour of this incredible country. Known as the “Crossroads of Civilizations”, Turkey is a vibrant country with a rich history. On this seven-city adventure, your journey provides breathtaking landscapes, striking and bizarre rock formations, Turkey’s fabled Turquoise Coast, the classical city of Troy, among a variety of other incredible features. Visit The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, The Acropolis in Pergamum, a seaside escape in Antalya, historic Topkapi Palace, and much more.

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Details

Itinerary focusActive
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start CityIstanbul
End CityIstanbul

Travel Themes

  • 50 plus
  • Cultural
  • Local Immersion & Homestays
  • Overland Journeys

Destinations

  • Turkey

Attractions

  • Acropolis
  • Antalya
  • Blue Mosque
  • Çanakkale
  • Cappadocia
  • Ephesus
  • Istanbul
  • Izmir
  • Topkapi Palace
  • Troy

Activities

  • Culture
  • Historic sightseeing
  • History
  • Nature
  • Ruins & Archaeology
  • Short Cruise

Trip includes

    • Round trip airfare from New York (JFK), except for the June 11th departure, which is a Land Only Special date at $1399!
    • Airfare taxes, fees & fuel surcharges
    • Intra-Turkey ground transportation and transfers
    • Accommodations at first class hotels
    • 20 meals: 12 full buffet breakfasts (B), 8 dinners (D)
    • Comprehensive sightseeing tours as indicated in itinerary
    • English-speaking tour director throughout

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Itinerary

Travel Map
Day 1: Depart USA
Your fascinating tour of Turkey, the “Crossroads of Civilizations” begins as you depart on overnight flights to Istanbul.

Day 2: Arrive Istanbul (Turkey)
Meals: Dinner Accommodation: TRYP by Wyndham Hotel Upon arrival when you visit Istanbul, you’ll be met and transferred to your centrally located hotel. This evening your tour director hosts a welcome dinner and orientation.

Day 3: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast Situated at the meeting point of Europe and Asia, Istanbul offers a fascinating blend of east and west. Your guided morning tour includes visits to St. Sophia, the great Byzantine Basilica built in the 6th century. Your tour ends with a visit to the va...
Day 4: Istanbul/Ankara
Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Swissotel Ankara Depart for the Turkish capital, Ankara, the country’s second largest city. Upon arrival, visit the Mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk, founder and first president of the Turkish Republic. Leading up to the Mausoleum, is a vast...
Day 5: Ankara/Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Accommodation: Dinler Hotel Today, travel by road through the Turkish countryside to the world-renowned region of Cappadocia, a breathtaking landscape with striking and bizarre rock formations and underground cities.

Day 6: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner On today’s guided excursion, visit the Open Air Museum in the Goreme Valley to view early Christian churches decorated with beautifulfrescoes depicting various scenes from the Bible. You’ll also visit the Kaymakli Underground City, which was...
Day 7: Cappadocia/Konya/Antalya.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Accommodation: Marmara Hotel This morning visit the 13th century Sultan Han located at a secluded point on the ancient Silk Road between Aksaray and Konya. It was used as a caravanserai during the Seljuk period when trade flourished, requi...
Day 8: Antalya
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Full day at leisure to enjoy at your own pace. Your seaside resort hotel enjoys a choice location overlooking Turkey’s fabled Turquoise Coast. You may join an optional tour ($63) to ancient Perge, the most attractive and well-preserved Pamph...
Day 9: Pamukkale/Izmir
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Accommodation: DoubleTree by Hilton Izmir Hotel Journey to Pamukkale and visit the Necropolis and the ancient city of Hieropolis (“Holy City”), situated atop the Pamukkale hot springs. These hot springs have served as a thermal bath since the 2nd century B.C. Later, arrive in Izmir, believed to be the birthplace of Homer.

Day 10: Ephesus Excursion
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Today, venture to explore Ephesus considered to be the world’s best-preserved classical city and famous throughout history for its Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Ephesus was undoubtedly one of the most impo...
Day 11: Pergamum/Canakkale
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Drive to Pergamum, a powerful kingdom during the ancient Hellenistic period, and visit the Acropolis, an impressive structure that houses the Temple of Trajan, the Heroon Shrine, the Sanctuary of Athena and the Altar of Zeus. You’ll also view the Theater and the Library of Pergamum, whose collection came second only to that of Egypt’s Alexandria. Arrive in Canakkale. Iris Hotel

Day 12: Troy/Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Accommodation: Renaissance Istanbul Polat Bosphorus Hotel This morning, marvel at the classical city of Troy as you tour this 4000-year-old city and legendary center of the Trojan War, made immortal by Homer’s epic poem the Iliad. Cross by...
Day 13: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast On a guided morning tour, a local expert will introduce you to some of the highlights of the city, previously known as Constantinople and the seat of the Eastern Roman Empire. Visit the splendid Topkapi Palace, the residence of the Ottoman Sultans for ...
Day 14: Istanbul/USA
Meals: Breakfast Today we bid our tour of Turkey farewell. Your exciting journey concludes as you arrive New York.

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Price From $2,399
Price per day$171
Single supplement (single occupancy)$499
Last Updated: 4/3/2019

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The trip was fantastic with wonderful scenery throughout.

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Treasures of Turkey was a wonderful mixture of interesting cities, historic sites, seaside settings on the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. Our guide, Oguz Atici, w...

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    • Passport and visa fees
    • Excess baggage charges, baggage
    • Personal insurance
    • Gratuities
    • Optional tours, beverages, other items and expenses of personal nature

Accommodation

,Night 1: International Flight: Turkish Airlines or Lufthansa Airlines Nights 2-3: Istanbul: TRYP by Wyndham Night 4: Ankara: Swissotel Ankara Nights 5-6: Cappadocia: Dinler Hotel Nights 7-8: Antalya: Marmara Hotel Nights 9-10: Izmir: DoubleTree by Hilton Izmir Hotel Sair Esref Bulvari 1373 Sok. No:5 Cankaya Night 11: Canakkale: Iris Hotel Nights 12-13: Istanbul: Renaissance Polat Bosphorus Hotel
Cancellation policy
Full Payment due 75 days before departure. Failure to make final payment on time may result in automatic cancellation of reservation and loss of deposit. Changes to the original reservation will result in a $150 change fee per person per change. No changes allowed within 75 days of departure. Cancellation charges per person are: Up to 75 days before departure: $300 74-45 days before departure: $600 44-30 days before departure: $1000 29-10 days before departure: $1500 9 days or less before departure: No refund. All cancellations must be received in writing.
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Meals Included
21 meals: 12 Breakfasts and 9 Dinners
Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Optional Activities
Treasures of Turkey Provides Optional tours below are the details: Istanbul: Afternoon bosphorus cruise from approx. $64 per person Cappadocia: Whirling dervishes performance from approx. $49 per person Antalya: Tour to perge, aspendos and antalya archeological museum from approx. $72 per person
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