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Turkey Group Tours - 6 to 9 days

Itinerary

This 8 day tour, starts and ends in Istanbul, Turkey.

2023 - 'Fire of Anatolia Explorer Tour'
8 - Day itinerary

Day 1
Friday

Istanbul

Welcome to Istanbul. After picking you up from the airport, we'll drop you off at your hotel for a free day in Istanbul to explore the city.

Overnight Istanbul
Boutique
Day 2
Saturday

Istanbul Old City

Visit the Topkapi Palace (including Hagia Irene), Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, and Hippodrome in this exotic city that spans both Europe and Asia. In the afternoon, cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe and Asia with an optional 'Half day Bosphorus cruise.'

Overnight Istanbul
Boutique
(B)
Day 3
Sunday

Ankara, Cappadocia

After breakfast, we travel to Ankara, the country's capital, to see Anitkabir, Mustafa Ataturk's Mausoleum, before continuing on to Cappadocia's bizarre environment.

Overnight Cappadocia
Boutique Cave
(B, D)
Day 4
Monday

Cappadocia, Goreme, Underground City

Today, we'll visit the Goreme Valley Open Air Museum and the fairy chimneys, as well as tour the numerous levels of an underground city, to marvel at Cappadocia's lunar scenery. Have your cameras ready because photo possibilities abound! Don't miss the optional Turkish folklore event featuring folklore and belly dancers tonight... it'll be a night to remember!

Overnight Cappadocia
Boutique Cave
(B, D)
Day 5
Tuesday

Cappadocia, Van

Departure in the morning from Cappadocia, we head to Ankara for our direct flight to Van. On arrival to Van Airport, you will meet with your tour guide. Before we go to our hotel, we will explore the Citadel with its three thousand Urartian fortress of Van and witness the extraordinary sunset.

Overnight Van
Boutique
(B)
Day 6
Wednesday

Van, Akdamar Island

After breakfast, we will travel by ferry stopping at Akdamar Island to see a spectacular 10th century church built by an Armenian king, if there is time swim in Lake Van.
Then, we will drive back to city centre to visit the largest Urartu Museum in the World. Artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Urartian, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Seljuk, Turkish-Islamic, and Ottoman Periods are exhibited in chronological order taking our visitors on a unique historical journey.
After the museum visit Van Cat House. Van cats are relatively large, have a chalky white coat, sometimes with ruddy coloration on the head and hindquarters, and have blue, amber eyes or one eye of each colour. This variety has been referred to as "the swimming cat", and has been observed to swim in Lake Van.

Overnight Van
Boutique
(B)
Day 7
Thursday

Van, Dogubayazit, Ararat, Istanbul

After breakfast, we leave for Dogubayazit via Muradiye and the Bendimaahi Falls. In Dogubayazit, we visit the spectacular Ishak Pasha Palace, 1685 - 1784, which has a unique fusion of architecture from Seljuk, Ottoman, Georgian, and Armenian - Persian styles.

In the afternoon we skirt around the western edge of Mt Ararat. Mt. Ararat is one of the great natural spectacles of the world. The name Ararat derives from the Bible (Jeremiah 51:27) and is a transliteration of 'Urartu' the name foreigners gave to this region and its inhabitants in Biblical times.
In the afternoon we will drive to Igdir Airport for our flight to Istanbul.

Overnight Istanbul
Boutique
(B)
Day 8
Friday

Istanbul

After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

(B)
(B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner)
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Notes

Please Note :
1. Group Size : Minimum Group Size of 2. Maximum Group Size of 20.
2. Age : Minimum Age of 8. Whilst there is no Maximum Age set it is assumed the customer is fit enough to take part in the activity or tour. Health documents may be requested.
3. Single travellers are obliged to pay Single Supplement and will have the hotel room to themselves.
4. We require a copy/image of your passport in order to book flights. You will need to have your passport handy at check-in for any domestic flights. Domestic flight times may vary due to various circumstances.
5. The flight from Ankara to Van arrives into Van at 17:15
6. The flight from Igdir to Istanbul arrives into Istanbul at 18:35
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Inclusions

Tour includes :-
  • Inbound Transfer - Istanbul
    Istanbul Airport (IST)
    Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW)
  • Outbound Transfer - Istanbul
    Istanbul Airport (IST)
    Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW)
  • Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
  • Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
  • Domestic flight between Ankara and Van and transfers
  • Domestic flight between Igdir and Istanbul and transfers
  • Tips except Driver and Guide
  • Entrance fees
  • 7 nights - accommodation.
    - 2 nights
    Boutique
    Istanbul
    - 2 nights
    Boutique Cave
    Cappadocia
    - 2 nights
    Boutique
    Van
    - 1 night
    Boutique
    Istanbul
  • 7 Breakfasts, 2 Dinners
Tour does not include :-
  • Suggested optional activities
  • Tips - Driver and Guide
  • Compulsory Travel Insurance
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Highlights

  • Ankara - Atatürk's Mausoleum
  • Dogubayazit - Ishak Pasa Palace
  • Göreme - UNESCO Heritage site
  • Istanbul - Hagia Irene (Aya İrini)
  • Istanbul - Old City - UNESCO Heritage site
  • Istanbul - Topkapi Palace
  • Muradiye - Bendimahi Falls
  • Van - Akdamar Island
  • Van - Urartian Fortress Citadel
  • Cappadocia - Kaymakli - Underground City
  • Göreme - Open Air Museum
  • Istanbul - Blue Mosque
  • Istanbul - Hippodrome
  • Istanbul - St. Sophia Museum
  • Mt. Ararat
  • Van - Akdamar Church
  • Van - House of Cats
  • Van - Urartu Archeology and Ethnography Museum
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Accommodation

This is intended to give an idea of the type of accommodation that may be expected. The actual hotels used for any given tour may change due to many reasons such as group size, availability, time of year, hotel standard has dropped or simply we found a better hotel. We update the website immediately if and when any changes take place. If and when we do change hotels it will be to a hotel of equal or higher standard and will be at no extra cost.

Where more than one hotel is shown for a given an overnight stop this means that one of those hotels will be used.

Turkey

Cappadocia
Gamirasu Hotel
Standard : Boutique Cave
Address :-
Ayvali Koyu
Ürgüp
Cappadocia
Ph. :
+90 (0384) 354 5815
Gamirasu Hotel
Gamirasu Hotel
Gamirasu Hotel
Istanbul
Levni Hotel
Standard : Boutique
Address :-
Ebusuud Caddesi No: 31 Sirkeci
Sirkeci
Istanbul
Ph. :
+90 (0212) 519 10 19
Levni Hotel
Levni Hotel
Levni Hotel
Van
Van Life Hotel
Standard : Boutique
Address :-
Kazım Karabekir Cad.
Sedir Altı 1.Sok. No: 2
İpekyolu
Van
Van
Ph. :
+90 501 256 65 65
Van Life Hotel
Van Life Hotel
Van Life Hotel
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Prices

Prices
per person in twin share accommodation
From
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Currency:- USD
Cost
S.S.
Single Supplement explanation
01 Mar 2023
30 Nov 2023
1,449.00
400.00
Deposit Option available for Fire of Anatolia Explorer Tour :
 
Booked between
Departing
Deposit
01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2025
01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2025
$ 250.00
Child Discounts available for Fire of Anatolia Explorer Tour :
 
Departing between
From Age
To Age
Discount
01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2025
8
12
25.00 %
* Conditions apply. Please refer to the 'Child Discount Rates' section of our Terms and Conditions.

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