Best of Turkey & Greece
- Duration: 11 Days (approx.)
- Location: ISTANBUL
- Product code: PVVMBK
Day 1 Thu: Istanbul | Arrival and transfer to hotel. Welcome briefing.
Day 2 Fri: Istanbul | Full day tour to include: Topkapi Palace (excluding harem),
Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia and the Grand Bazaar. Optional: Dinner with
belly dancing entertainment. B
Day 3 Sat: Gallipoli – Dardanelles – Canakkale | Morning departure for
Gallipoli and
visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery and Chunuk Bair, then across
the Dardanelles
to Canakkale for overnight. B D
Day 4 Sun: Troy – Pergamum – Kusadasi | Today we visit Troy with its
famous
wooden horse. Before arriving into Asclepion, enjoy lunch with locals in a traditional
local village. Then
continue to Pergamum to visit the ancient Medical Center
in Asclepion and continue to Kusadasi for overnight. B L D
Day 5 Mon: Ephesus & St. Mary’s House – Kusadasi | Tour the famous ruins of
Ephesus and St. Mary’s cottage. Afternoon Optional: tour
of Sirince. B D
Day 6 Tue: Ephesus – Greek islands Cruise | After breakfast transfer to
pier and
embark on a cruise ship at Kusadasi for 3 days in the Greek Islands.
Cruise: Louis
Cruise Line B D
Day 7 Wed: Cruise – Rhodes |
A morning arrival in Rhodes,
the island of roses, you
have a full day to explore on your own; you may join an optional
sightseeing tour,
or simply take a taxi to one of many nearby beaches for a swim in
the crystal clear
Aegean waters. B L D
Day 8 Thu: Cruise – Santorini – Heraklion | This morning’s port of call
is Heraklion,
Crete where you may discover the town on your own or join an
Optional: excursion
to the Palace of Knossos. Your next port of call is Santorini,
where you are free to
explore the land of the fabled Atlantis. B L D
Day 9 Fri: Athens | After disembarking from the
cruise, you are transferred to your
Athens hotel. The rest of the day is yours. B
Day 10 Sat: Athens | A morning city tour of the famed Acropolis with its dominating
view and site of the renowned Parthenon, followed by a visit to
the Acropolis
Museum. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Athens. B
Day 11 Sun: Athens – Return | Begin a Classical Tour of
mainland Greece or transfer
to the airport for the flight home. B
• Cruise line Louis (Standard
Inside cabin Cat LA)
• Supplementary cost for
Standard Outside Cabin Cat XA Per person in Double $90 US
Price Includes:
• First Class hotels with
private facilities
• Meals are indicated on
itineraries by B breakfast,
L lunch, D dinner
• Licensed guides throughout
Turkey
• Private air-conditioned
transportation
• Luggage handling
• Local taxes and service
charges
• Arrival/departure transfers:
only on arrival and departure
days. Pre or post stay transfers are not included
• Private arrival transfer
from Piraeus port to Athens
Hotel
• 2 nights accommodation in
standard room on BB
basis
• Athens city tour
• Private departure transfer
from Athens hotel to
Athens airport
Price Excludes:
• Personal expenses
• Optional tours
• Customary tips to guide and
drivers
Port taxes and Turkey
embarkation fee total $189