CODE

LAND + AIR

HIGH SEASON
( )
+ + =
+FUEL +TAX=TOTAL
TWN CHD SGL SUPP
PTKG10
2599 2209 599
350
+500
Approx.
= 3099
PTKG13
3399 2889 799
+700
Approx.
= 4099
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LAX / SFO / SEA / PDX / HOU / DFW Departure
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The above tour fares are based on US Dollar; Tax and Fuel Surcharge is only an estimate and will confirm upon ticket issuance.
2 11 Child fare applies to children from 2 to 11 years old, no extra bed.










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Home City Istanbul

Depart from home city to Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey
and 5th largest city proper in the world with a population of
13 million.

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Istanbul
97

/Hotel : Holiday Inn (5)
Turkey is a transcontinental

Eurasian country. Asian
Turkey, which includes 97% of the country, is separated
from European Turkey by the Bosphorus, the Sea of
Marmara, and the Dardanelles. Although the European
Turkey only share 3% of the country, Turkey is an
associate member of the European Economic Community
since 1963. Upon arrival transfer to hotel and prepare for
the exciting tour beginning tomorrow.

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Istanbul Blue Mosque Hagia Sophia
Topkapi Palace Yerebatan Sarnici

537

86

7000

(Medusa)

(//)
/Hotel : Holiday Inn (5)
After breakfast we proceed to Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also
known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the
walls of its interior. Then visit Hagia Sophia, former
Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a
museum in Istanbul. Famous in particular for its massive
dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine
architecture and is said to have "changed the history of
architecture." It was the largest cathedral in the world for
nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was
completed in 1520. Became a UNESCO World Heritage
Site in 1985, Topkapi Palace was a setting for state
occasions and royal entertainments and is a major tourist
attraction today, containing the most holy relics of the
Muslim world such as the Prophet Muhammed's cloak and
sword. Initial construction began in 1459, the palace is a
complex made up of four main courtyards and many
smaller buildings. At the height of its existence as a royal
residence, the palace was home to as many as 4,000
people, formerly covering a larger area with a long
shoreline. Later we move on to Sultan Ahmed Mosque,
also known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning
the walls of its interior. Enjoy lunch at a Chinese
restaurant, then explore the Yerebatan Sarnici, also
named the underground palace, built by Constantine the
Great. (B/L/D)



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Features
Parthenon the glory of the ancient
Greece
Visit the three landmarks of
Istanbul - Topkapi Palace, Blue
Mosque, and Hagia Sophia
Visit Ephesus, Troy and Pergamon,
3 ancient city ruins
Visit the miracle of the nature, the
UNESCO World Heritage site
Pamukkale


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Exclusive Arrangement
THREE nights on an Aegean Sea
Cruise with ocean view accommodation.
Visit the famous vacation towns
Santorini, Patmos, Rhodes and Crete.









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4 (Apr) 14, 28
5 (May) 5, 12, 19
6 (Jun) 2 , 16 , 23
7 (Jul) 7 , 14 , 21
8 (Aug) 4 , 11 , 18
9 (Sep) 8, 15, 22
10 (Oct) 6, 13


























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Istanbul Ankara

Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk

(//)
/Hotel : Dedeman Hotel (5)
After breakfast we shall head to the capitol city of Turkey
Ankara, and browse around the city upon arriving. We
shall visit the city center, including the Anitkabir the
mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the leader of the
Turkish War of Independence and the founder, first
President of the Republic of Turkey. (B/L/D)

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55

Ankara Cappadocia (Underground City)

(//)
/Hotel : Dedeman Hotel (5)
After breakfast we head towards Cappadocia and visit one
of the underground cities. The city could accommodate
between 35,000 and 50,000 people and had all the usual
amenities found in other underground complexes across
Cappadocia, such as wine and oil presses, stables, cellars,
storage rooms, refectories, and chapels. Enjoy lunch and
dinner at local restaurants. (B/L/D)

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66


Greme Cave Church Fairy
Chimneys Carpet Village Belly Dance
& Folklore Show

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(//)
/Hotel : Dedeman Hotel (5)


























After breakfast we shall visit the Churches of Greme. In
the 4th century small anchorite communities began to form
in the region, acting on instruction of Saint Basil of
Caesarea. They carved cells in the soft rock. During the
iconoclastic period (725 842) the decoration of the many
sanctuaries in the region was held to a minimum, usually
symbols such as the depiction of the cross. After this
period, new churches were dug into the rocks and they
were richly decorated with colourful frescoes. Then we are
going to explorer the remarkable landscaping by the nature.
After thousands of years of gusty wind and erosion, the
rocks become a tall, thin spire shape, which we call them
Fairy Chimney, or Hoodoo. It occurs in multiple parts of
the world, and Cappadocia is one of them. Because the
volcanic deposits in here are soft rocks that the people of
the villages at the heart of the Cappadocia Region carved
out to form houses, churches and monasteries. Later we
shall visit a carpet village before enjoying our dinner in a
restaurant in one of these rock-cut caves, and also enjoy a
belly dance and folklore show. (B/L/D)

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77


Cappadocia Caravanserai Konya
Pamukkale

(//)
/Hotel : Colossae Hotel (5)
After breakfast we head towards the magnificent
Pamukkale. During the journey we shall visit a
Caravanserai in the ancient time it served like a roadside
inn for the camel merchants to rest and recover from the
days journey. After lunch we stop at Konya Konya is the
capital of the Anatolian Selijuk Sultanate during 1097 to
1243. It reached the height of its wealth and influence as of
the second half of the 12th century when Anatolian Seljuk
sultans also subdued the Anatolian beyliks to their east,
and now it has the reputation of being one of the more
religiously conservative metropolitan centers in Turkey.
Then we arrive the Cotton Castle Pamukkale. It is a
World Heritage Site by UNESCO, together with Hierapolis,
in 1988. Pamukkale's terraces are made of travertine, a
sedimentary rock deposited by water from the hot springs.
After dinner at the hotel you may enjoy a hot spring bath
on your own accord. (B/L/D)

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Pamukkale Ephesus Artemis Tapinagi
Sirince Leather Center Kuadas

350

(//)
/Hotel : Richmond Hotel (5)
After breakfast we shall head towards Ephesus. The ruins
of Ephesus were famed for the Temple of Artemis, one of
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The temple was
destroyed twice in 401 A.D. and 614 A.D. It was the
second largest city of the Roman Empire, which the city's
importance as a commercial center declined as the harbor
was slowly silted up by the Cayster River. We shall also
stop by at Artemis Tapinagi for some picture times, and
then visit the famous wine village Sirince. After a visit of
the leather center we move on to Kuadas, a resort town
on Turkeys Aegean coast. (B/L/D)




















10 Days Turkey Marvel
(PTKG10)


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99


Kuadas Izmir Istanbul (Grand
Bazaar)

(//)
/Hotel : Holiday Inn (5)
After breakfast we shall head to Izmir and take a domestic
flight towards Istanbul. Upon arrival we shall stop at the
Grand Bazaar for some souvenir shopping. Enjoy lunch
and dinner at local restaurant. (B/L/D)

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110
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Istanbul Home City

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Enjoy a delicious breakfast in the hotel, and then we shall
proceed to the airport for the homeward flight. (B)




















13 Days Turkey & Greece Marvel
(PTKG13)


9
99


Kuadas Aegean Cruise Patmos

(//)
/Cruise: Monarch Classic Cruises
Return to Kuadas after breakfast and embark our 3
nights Aegean Cruise. The first stop of the cruise ship is
Patmos. Patmos is mentioned in the Christian scriptural
Book of Revelation. The book's introduction states that its
author, John, was on Patmos when he was given (and
recorded) a vision from Jesus. You may join the optional
tour to visit the island. (B/L/D)

1
110
00

Rhodes

(//)
/Cruise: Monarch Classic Cruises
This morning the cruise ship will stop at Rhodes, which
was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The medieval
Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World
Heritage Site. (B/L/D)

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Heraklion (Crete) Santorini

Ozro

(//)
/Cruise: Monarch Classic Cruises
The cruise ship will stop at the Island of Crete and visit the
city of Heraklion. It is the 4th largest city of Greece and the
birthplace of the Minoan civilization (27th century B.C.
15th century B.C.) You may join an optional tour to visit the
Knossos Palace, the largest Bronze Age archaeological
site on Crete and probably the ceremonial and political
centre of the Minoan civilization. We shall embark again in
the afternoon and head towards Santorini, a beautiful
Aegean Sea island. You may join an optional tour to visit
Oia the famous Oia sunset, considered by many as one
of the most beautiful in the world, keeps tourists flocking
down to the castle, waiting for the moment when the sun
slips down on the calm sea of the caldera. (B/L/D)

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Athens Parthenon Temple of
Olympian Zeus Parliament Building
Constitution Square Plaka

447

19

(//)
/Hotel : Titania Hotel (4)
Disembark at the port of Athens after breakfast, and then
we proceed to the Parthenon - the most important
surviving building of Classical Greece, generally
considered to be the culmination of the development of the
Doric order. Its decorative sculptures are considered some
of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon itself
replaced an older temple of Athena, which historians call
the Pre-Parthenon or Older Parthenon, which was
destroyed in the Persian invasion of 480 BC. Afterward we
move on to the Temple of Olympian Zeus. It was the
largest temple in Greece during the Roman periods and
housed one of the largest cult statues in the ancient world.
However the temple's glory was short-lived, as it fell into
disuse after being pillaged in a barbarian invasion in the
3rd century AD. It was probably never repaired and was
reduced to ruins thereafter. It is also the first ever hosting
place of the Ancient Olympic Games back in 776 B.C.
Later we also visit the Parliament Building and Constitution
Square, and the rest of the day you are free for your own
leisure in Plaka. (B/L/D)

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Athens Home City

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Enjoy a delicious breakfast in the hotel, and then we shall
proceed to the airport for the homeward flight. (B)









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