Beautiful Turkey and Athens / ID:23674
13 Days (Group Departure)
PRICE INCLUDES
- AKG TRAVEL AND TOURS Services: Travel by bus with an English-speaking guide, basic travel insurance, and breakfast buffet.
- Includes arrival transfer
- Boat: Tour of the Bosphorus in Istanbul.
- City tour in: Istanbul, Rhodes.
- Evening Transfer: Taksim Square in Istanbul.
- Ticket admission: Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent and Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Mausoleum of Ataturk in Ankara, Goreme Valley; Valley of Uchisar; Underground city of Kaimacli; Pasabag Valley in Capadocia, Valley of Ihlara in Ihlara, Caravanserai; Mevlana Mausoleum in Konya, Pamukkale - Hierapolis in Pamukkale, house of the Virgin Mary, Basilica of St. John, Ruins of Ephesus.
- Ferry: Rhodes/ Athens.
- Funicular: Cableway Viewpoint of Pierre Loti in Istanbul.
- High-Speed Train: Istanbul - Ankara.
- 6 Lunch or Dinner Included in: Capadocia, Capadocia, Konya, Pamukkale, Kusadasi, Marmaris.
PRICE EXCLUDES
- Tips of personal nature and any additional meals, other than those specified in the itinerary.
- Any increase in Airfare, Airport taxes, Govt Taxes, Fuel Surcharges, and any applicability of new taxes from Govt.
- Any extra cost incurred on behalf of an individual due to illness, accident, hospitalization, or any personal emergency.
- Optional tours, if any.
- Cost of Air ticket deviation charges.
- Any up gradation in Airline class or hotel room category.
- Cost of pre or post-tour hotel accommodation.
- Anything which is not included in the tour cost inclusion.
PRICES PER PERSON
Rates Start from: 1348€ / Person ★ |
Cancellation Policy:
- A cancellation charge of 50% of the tour cost will be applicable for the passengers canceling before 15 days of departure and 100 % of the tour cost will be levied as the cancellation charge for the cancellations within 15 days before the departure..
Important Notes:
- Please ensure you leave a copy of your passport, visa, travel insurance, and tour itinerary along with contact numbers (if not yours, of the tour Manager who is accompanying you), with family members back home.
- Holding a valid US/UK visa in an expired passport, you can travel with your current valid passport without having to obtain a visa again. You need to carry your old passport with you.
- Minimum 2 pages for each country. blank pages are required in the passport before travel.
- Minimum of 6 months beyond the intended date of return from the tour.
- You can carry a Currency of USD 3000 or equivalent and Forex Card of up to USD 10,000 or equivalent.
- All visa fee/s are non-refundable.
- Granting of Visa is at the sole discretion of the Consulate.
- After obtaining a visa if the trip is canceled due to a medical emergency or similar, Our cancellation policy applies.
- Entrance fees to various monuments/museums/parks included, all included, as per the itinerary.
- Internal flights/cruise/ferry/yacht cost, all included, as per the itinerary.
- Local food of the destination and Indian food included as per itinerary.
- Don’t leave valuables in the open. Like money, your cellphone, kindle, tablet, and passport should also not be bandied around or left out in the open for everyone to see. Don’t let the false sense of security of traveling in a group get the better of you. Again, pickpockets are tricksters and will use the group for some sort of distraction and go in for the valuables. Let’s look at it like this: you don’t want to be stuck in a foreign country without your passport.
- Don’t act as if you were at home. Another thing to research is the etiquette and customs of the places you are visiting, and while it can be very tempting, don’t act as if you are in your own home when traveling Europe in a big group. What might be normal in India could be offensive in Europe. And please respect spiritual or holy places! Screaming, laughing, and joking with a big group in an underground tomb in Greece is frowned upon. That kind of behavior is frowned upon in most places. Oftentimes when people travel in big groups of friends and family, they forget where they are. Don’t be those people.
- Do use alternatives to cash. There are many alternatives to using cash such as travelers' checks, special travel cards, and even credit cards. A small amount of cash is always recommended for small unexpected expenses but keep the big purchases on plastic.
- Don’t flash money around. Europe is notorious for pickpockets and small acts of opportunistic crimes. While you may not be used to worrying about things like that, avoid flashing money around, or making it super obvious where your money or cell phones are kept — pockets are a no-no. While traveling Europe in a group is generally perceived as being safe, a crowd can also be an obvious target and sometimes makes it easier for someone to hustle past on the way out of a train and grab your wallet without you realizing it because you were all distracted. In general, when dealing with money there should be a level of vigilance — when drawing and exchanging money too, and avoid any ATMs or money exchanges that look suspicious.
ITINERARY
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Day 01
01 MON. Istanbul.-
Welcome to Europe!!! Upon arriving at the airport we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. You can enjoy free time until your tour starts. Please, check the informative posters placed at the hotel reception area which have all the information about your upcoming services such as meeting place, time, and the guide’s name.
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Day 02
TUE. Istanbul.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Sightseeing tour. Cable car to Pierre Loti’s viewpoint. Topkapi Palace. Night transfer to Taksim.
A sightseeing tour of the city. We find ourselves in a city built in two continents. On our tour, we will include a cable car ride up to the Pierre loti viewpoint and we will enter the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent (the largest in Istanbul). We will see the walls, the Golden Horn, and the fishing district, and we will admire the exterior of Hagia Sofia. After the visit, we will offer tickets and a visit to the Top Kapi Palace, the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, with its magnificent courtyards and pavilions.At the end of the afternoon, we will provide a transfer to the Taksim neighborhood, the most commercialized and lively area of the city. There will be time to dine in one of its many restaurants, and you can also take the old tram that crosses the area or go to see the nearby Galata Tower.
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Day 03
03 WED. Istanbul.-
TODAY´S HIGHLIGHTS: Boat trip on the Bosphorus.
Today we include a boat trip on the Bosphorus that will last about two hours, exclusively for Europamundo travelers. The Bosphorus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, separating Istanbul into the European and Asian parts. We will enjoy seeing the liveliness of the strait with its multitude of boats. We will pass under the two bridges that unite Europe and Asia and we will admire the palaces of the sultans, the typical wooden houses, and the Ottoman villas. Free time. -
Day 04
THU. Istanbul- Ankara- Capadocia. -
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:High-speed train. Arrival in the fantastic Cappadocia region. Dinner included.
Today we travel by train: from the station in the Asian district, we take the most modern and fast train in Turkey, a pleasant 4-hour trip through the Anatolian landscapes, where you can also enjoy the train café. Arrival in ANKARA. After some time to grab lunch in the station, we will continue traveling by bus to the Mausoleum of Ataturk. Afterwards, we continue to Cappadocia. We will pass through the SALT LAKE, with its incredible landscapes. Arrival in AVANOS (CAPPADOCIA), dinner included. -
Day 05
FRI. Cappadocia.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:landscapes of spectacular shapes. Picturesque towns. Dinner included.
Full day in the fantastic region of CAPPADOCIA, with its lunar landscapes, its churches and troglodyte villages. We will discover the GOREME Valley with its open-air museum and churches carved into the rocks, with entry tickets included. We will visit UCHISAR, a natural fortress. In KAIMACLI we will visit the underground city that could house 30,000 people. Returning to Avanos we stop at PASABAG, the valley of the fairies, we will walk in this spectacular natural area. Free time and dinner are included. -
Day 06
SAT. Cappadocia- Ihlara- Konya. -
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:: Ihlara Valley, Caravanserai, Konya. Dinner included.
At the far end of Cappadocia, we will visit the IHLARA Valley; known for the freshness of its waters, its churches, and villages excavated in the rock. Then we continue our route, with a stop in an old CARAVANSERAI from the 13th Century before arriving in KONYA where we visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana. Here we will learn about the sect of the Dervishes (entrance included). Dinner included. At night, we suggest that you attend the dance performance of the whirling dervishes in the cultural centre. -
Day 07
SUN. Konya- Egridir-Pamukkale. -
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:: Fantastic Cotton Castle at the end of the day. Dinner included.
We take a scenic road between the lakes, and get to know EGRIDIR, a beautiful town next to a large lake, with its walls and mosques. There’s time to have lunch. We then continue to PAMUKKALE-Hierapolis, whose calcareous waters have created the Cotton Castle (entrance included). Dinner included. -
Day 08
MON. Pamukkale- Ephesus- Kusadasi.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Ephesus. Dinner included.
We leave for EPHESUS, the best preserved ancient city of Asia Minor; 2000 years ago it had a quarter of a million inhabitants. We see the house of the Virgin Mary, the Basilica of Saint John and the impressive ruins of Ephesus (entrance included). We then go on to KUSADASI, a popular coastal town with a lot of atmospheres, commercial life, and a small castle. Dinner included. -
Day 09
TUE. Kusadasi- Bodrum- Marmaris.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Views over the Aegean. Beautiful Bodrum. Dinner included.
We leave for one of the natural wonders of Turkey, Lake BAFA. We continue to BODRUM, a very beautiful fortified city of Greek origin. You can visit its castle, stroll through its streets full of life and tourism or go around its sports marina. After lunch, we go on our way to MARMARIS, another very beautiful coastal tourist enclave with its castle, its marina and its fountains. Dinner and accommodation. -
Day 10
Ferry to Rhodes (Greece)- City tour of Rhodes-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:Ferry to Rhodes (Greece)- City tour of Rhodes-
We will embark toward Greece first thing in the morning. Express ferry, the journey will last about an hour. Immigration checks. Arrival in Rhodes. City tour of this incredible walled city and the old quarter, which bears the imprints of the different cultures that shaped it (Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Knights of Saint John, Ottoman, Italian..). Free time during the afternoon.IMPORTANT NOTICE: The timetable for the ferry between Rhodes and Marmaris is frequently modified and doesn’t operate every day (except in the Summer months), this part of the trip’s itinerary may have to be modified accordingly.
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Day 11
THU. Rodhes- Night on Board.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:Excursion in Rhodes. Night ferry-boat to Athens.
Today, an excursion around the island of Rhodes is included. We will travel to FILERIMOS up on a hill where you will be able to visit its small monastery sitting amid amazing landscapes. Afterwards, we will travel to LINDOS where its medieval fort and Greek Acropolis own the sea. You will be able to take a stroll along the whitewashed and commercial downtown streets, rest up at one of its beaches or walk up (on a donkey if desired) to the Acropolis. Afterwards, we will meet up at the port of Rhodes and embark on the ferry to Athens. -
Day 12
FRI. Ferry- Athens. -
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:City tour in Athens.
Arrival first thing in the morning where a panoramic visit of Athens is included to visit the Presidential Palace, the Panathenaic Stadium (where the first modern day Olympic games were held), the national library, the busy downtown plazas, as well as the new suburbs which appeared at the time of the 2004 Olympic Games. We will wrap up the tour at the Acropolis (entrance not included). Free afternoon. -
Day 13
SAT. Athens.-
After breakfast, end of our services.
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