Day 01: USA to Istanbul Turkey
Day 02: Istanbul – Izmir
Arrival at Izmir Airport and meeting an English-speaking assistant. Transfer to your hotel.
Day 03: Çesme–Alaçati
Included: Breakfast
Çeşme is a Turkish resort town west of Izmir, on the Aegean Sea. Overlooking the harbor is Çeşme Castle, a restored military fortress. It now houses the Çeşme Archaeology Museum, with displays of marble busts, metal coins and artifacts from nearby excavations. On the east side of the Çeşme peninsula is sandy Ilica Beach, with warm thermal sulfur springs. Around Çeşme are clear waters and accessible dive sites. Çeşme is also where many Turkish movie stars have their seaside mansions.
Alaçatı is a town on Turkey’s Çeşme Peninsula, on the Aegean Sea. Its known for its beaches, old stone houses and winemaking tradition. In the south, Port Alaçatı Marina is a renowned water sports center, thanks to its constant winds. To the northwest is the Ottoman Çeşme Castle, built in the early 16th century and now housing historical artifacts. The Greek island Chios is a short ferry ride away.
Day 04 Izmir
Included: Breakfast
Today we have Free time to get the optional tour of Izmir and shopping.
Izmir is a city on Turkey’s Aegean coast. Known as Smyrna in antiquity, it was founded by the Greeks, taken over by the Romans and rebuilt by Alexander the Great before becoming part of the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. Today, its expansive archaeological sites include the Roman Agora of Smyrna, now an open-air museum. The hilltop Kadifekale, or Velvet Castle, built during Alexander’s reign, overlooks the city.
Day 05: Izmir – Bodrum
Included: Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner
After breakfast transfer to Bodrum check in to your hotel
Day 06: Bodrum City tour
Included: Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner
After breakfast, we will start our sightseeing by visiting Bodrum Windmills, Akyarlar District, Gumusluk Village, Yalikavak, discover unique and bohemian atmosphere of Bodrum peninsula still offers where the ancient ruins of Halicarnassus are found amid charming fishing villages, crystal clear water and a welcoming breeze.
Day 07: Bodrum
Included: Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner
Today we will have free time for leisure, our suggestion to you using the famous beaches of Bodrum. Bodrum is a fascinating place as it has a pleasing contrast between the Ancient city – where there are discernable fragments everywhere in the town -and a playground for rich Turks and an array of foreign visitors. It is one of the centers of the Turkish Tourist industry and is the market town for the Bodrum Peninsula which consists of a number of towns and villages nestling on the edge of the Coast.
Day 08 Budrum – Istanbul
Arrival at Istanbul Ataturk Airport and meeting an English speaking assistant. Transfer to your hotel.
Optional: Istanbul biosphere cruise with music and dinner.
Day 09: Istanbul
Included: Breakfast
Enjoy a wonderful day tour of Istanbul, the only city that straddles two continents. Your tour includes a short briefing and the picture stop at the courtyard of the Blue Mosque, a 17th century Ottoman Mosque famous for its six minarets and magnificent interior made of blue tiles.
Then visit Hagia Sophina, the great Byzantine Basilica built in the 6th century, which remained the largest cathedral in the world for almost a thousand years, it was later converted to a mosque and now serves as a museum. Then continue to the Grand Bazaar (closed on Sunday) where you can shop for carpets, jewelry, leather and more.
Day 10: Istanbul
Included: Breakfast
Amiri Travel is the only agency which gives you a visit of Dolma Bagche the magnificent residence of the Ottomans. We visit all the opulent rooms as well as the garden. Latter we have a visit of the Asian side of Istanbul including a viewpoint dominating the entire city.
Optional: Lunch in a posh restaurant on the Asian side (average cost $20 plus dringks).
Day 11: Istanbul
Included: Breakfast-Farewell Dinner Party.
Tonight we will have Goodbye Dinner in the Kumkapi District with traditional live music.
Optional : tour of Princes Island
Today you have free time at leisure, join one of the Princess Island Optional Tour including Lunch with soft drink, the Princes’ Islands are a cluster of 9 islands southeast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara. Mainly car-free, the islands are known for their horse-drawn carriages (phaetons). We will start our day by using the sea cruise for visiting of Princes Island, after arrival we will use the carriages to have visit of island, after that we will have lunch in beach restaurant in Marmara Sea coast. After that we will have free time to explore the beauty of island.
Day 12: Istanbul to USA.
Included: Breakfast
Today you have your flight from Istanbul to the United States, with a short stop in Istanbul.
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