Explore the rich cultural heritage and stunning landscapes of Turkey, including Istanbul, Cappadocia, and the ancient city of Ephesus, on this immersive 15-day tour.
  • content:<h3>Choice Highlights</h3><ul class='icon-list'><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Choose between two carefully selected activities</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Istanbul: An immersive digital experience through the iconic structure's rich past, showcasing its transformation from a Byzantine cathedral to an Ottoman mosque and now a museum, with captivating exhibits and architectural wonders.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Istanbul: Journey through time with a visit to Hagia Sophia, take a unique glimpse into the complex layers of Istanbul's rich cultural and religious heritage.</li></ul>
  • content:<h3>Top Rated Highlights</h3><ul class='icon-list'><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Istanbul: Enjoy a relaxing cruise on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, where you'll pass Ottoman palaces, old mansions and fortresses.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Bursa: On your orientation with your Travel Director visit the town’s mosques, bazaars and famous Silk Market.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Bursa: Visit the Grand Mosque, the glorious Green Mosque and mausoleum.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Cumalikizik: Visit the over 700 year-old village to get glimpse into what Ottoman villages away from the capital looked like.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Ankara: Discover the mysterious Hittite civilization and visit the Mausoleum of Ataturk.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Ankara: On your orientation with your Travel Director of the capital of modern Turkey discover its Roman and Byzantine heritage, visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations and the Mausoleum of Ataturk.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>: Visit the narrow passages and interconnecting rooms of this Stone Age underground city dug out from the hills and built to block invaders and defend against attacks.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Goreme: With your Local Expert, explore the underground cities, rock-cut churches, fairy-tale chimneys and the Pasabag Valley.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>: Learn about the ancient art of pottery making in Avanos.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Konya: Visit a well preserved Seljuk Caravanserai.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Konya: Accompanied by your Local Expert, visit the beautiful Mevlana Tekke Museum for insight into the mystic Whirling Dervishes. See the Karatay Medrese and Ince Minaret.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Pamukkale: See the cascading Cotton Castle of milky white travertine pools and the ancient ruin of Hierapolis.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Ephesus: Discover one of the world's finest ancient sites. Led by your Local Expert, walk the Arcadian Way, see the Library of Celsus and Amphitheater and visit the House of the Virgin Mary.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Ephesus: Visit the Archaeological museum housing many of the artifacts from Ephesus.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Troy: On your orientation with your Travel Director hear about the nearly 4000 year-old settlement, see the wooden Trojan Horse and hear about myths and legends connected to this archaeological site.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Troy: Visit this ancient sight fabled to have been destroyed over love and view the huge reconstructed Trojan Horse.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Gallipoli: Visit the Gallipoli Peninsula and attend the moving Dawn Service remembering, honoring and paying respect to the fallen fighting in World War I.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Gallipoli: Pay your respects at Anzac Cove and Lone Pine Cemetery.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Istanbul: Visit the Blue Mosque and the Hippodrome. With your Local Expert, gain insight into the lives of the Ottoman Sultans during a visit to the fabulous Topkapi Palace. Then stroll through the Grand Bazaar.</li></ul>
  • content:<h3>Make Travel Matter</h3><p><b>Uchisar</b>: Enjoy the unique flavors of Anatolia at Uchisar Kadineli Restaurant, where every dish is homemade with love. This remarkable establishment provides employment for more than 65 women from the village. The restaurant is owned by women and focuses on empowering women through employment. Some employed as administrators, some as teachers, some as cooks and some as waiters. Here they are taught how to sow clothes by using modern technology, how to knit, how to cook, how to make various kinds of artifacts, and how to merchandise their products and convert it to money for their families. This experience advances UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality.</p>
  • content:<h3>Authentic Dining</h3><p><b>Istanbul</b>: Begin your travels savoring traditional flavors over dinner at a local restaurant.</p><p><b>Cappadocia</b>: Watch a spectacular Sema performance of Whirling Dervishes and discover the flavors of Cappadocia as you indulge in a regional dinner of colorful dishes.</p><p><b>Istanbul</b>: Toast the culmination of your travels during dinner at a local restaurant.</p>
  • content:<h3>Insight Choice</h3><p><b>Istanbul</b>: An immersive digital experience through the iconic structure's rich past, showcasing its transformation from a Byzantine cathedral to an Ottoman mosque and now a museum, with captivating exhibits and architectural wonders.</p><p><b>Istanbul</b>: Journey through time with a visit to Hagia Sophia, take a unique glimpse into the complex layers of Istanbul's rich cultural and religious heritage.</p>
Stay in comfort at a variety of hotels including Radisson Blu Sisli in Istanbul, Ankara HiltonSA, DoubleTree by Hilton Avanos in Cappadocia, Novotel Konya, Akra Antalya, Doga Thermal Health & Spa in Pamukkale, Charisma De Luxe in Kusadasi, and Grand Hyatt Istanbul.