9 Day Discovery Tour Package Turkey
Istanbul - Bodrum - Fethiye - Antalya
Day 1 - Arrival
Arrive in Istanbul meet at the airport for transfer to your hotel. Once you check in to the hotel you will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. You will spend the night in Istanbul. There are two airports in Istanbul. Istanbul Ataturk airport is 20 km away from city center and Sabiha Gokcen airport is 55 km away from city center. Transfer from Ataturk airport to your hotel is included, if you arrive to Sabiha Gokcen airport please contact us for transfer rates.
Day 2 - Istanbul City Tour (Breakfast included)
Your pick up from your hotel for a daily tour of old Istanbul city will be at 08.30. You will visit:
ST. SOPHIA
This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.
TOPKAPI PALACE
The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed.
SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE
Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
HIPPODROME
Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
Lunch break will be at 13.00 and after the lunch Gur Tour will take you to the Grand Spice Bazaar, which is a unique atmosphere with reasonable prices, for your shopping on many Exotic Spices and Herbs, Turkish Baklava, Turkish Delights, Turkish Coffee, nuts and fruits, small souvenirs such as Ceramic Handicrafts, Evil Eyes totems, all naturel olive oil, soaps and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to the hotel where you will be spending the night in Istanbul.
Day 3 - Bosphorus Cruise and Fly to Bodrum (Breakfast & Dinner included)
After breakfast you will depart for the Bosphorus Cruise tour. Enjoy a magical Istanbul Bosphorus Boat Cruise and Spice Market Tour starting at 08:30. Take in the array of sites you can see from the boat including the Spice Bazaar(Egyptian Bazaar).
BOSPHORUS BY BOAT
A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. After Tour you will depart to Istanbul Ataturk airport to catch the domestic flight to Bodrum.
After you check-in to the hotel you will have dinner and spend the night in Bodrum.
Day 4 - Bodrum city Tour (Breakfast & Dinner included)
After breakfast at 09:30, you will depart for the Bodrum City Tour.
Visit the Castle of St. Peter, the symbol of Bodrum. The Crusader castle was built by the Knights of St. John between 1402 and 1409. Today the castle's rooms are used as a museum where finds from the Bronze Age, Mycenaean, Archaic, and Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine period are exhibited. The castle also houses the largest underwater archeological museum in Turkey. It is one of the few of its kind in the world. The reconstruction of a ship-wreck the museum itself is worth a visit.
After Castle tour then see what is left of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Mausoleum.
The Mausoleum, King Mausolus' tomb, is at the origin of the funerary monuments of great dimensions and sumptuous architecture. Today you can see the cleared platform and some of the finds from the magnificent Mausoleum. The stones were used for the construction of the castle and some parts of the tomb are exhibited at the British Museum in London, England.
After the Mausoleum tour depart for The Amphitheatre. Visit the ancient theater The Theatre is located on the hillside overlooking Bodrum. Built in the time of Mausolus, it is one of the very few surviving pre-Hellenistic theaters in Asia Minor and thus one of the oldest.
Day 5 - Bodrum to Fethiye by local bus (Breakfast & Dinner included)
On day 5, from Bodrum to Fethiye, luxury public bus may be used. This service is door to door, as you will be picked up from your hotel and dropped off to the Bodrum bus station. Again, you will be picked up from bus station in Bodrum and dropped off to your hotel in Fethiye. Tea, coffee, snacks and TV are available on the buses. You will also have one break on the way after 2.5 hours. The drive to Fethiye is only 5 hours. You will spend the night in Fethiye.
Day 6 - Fethiye Free Day (Breakfast & Dinner included)
The day is yours. You don’t have to wake up early, enjoy the sunshine and take in the views and natural magnificent beach & crystal clear sea and explore the city, shop in the local markets, relax on the beach or enjoy one of the many day trips you have to choose from. These include Aqua Park, scuba diving, fishing tour and many more. You will spend the night at Fethiye.
Day 7 - Fethiye to Antalya by local bus (Breakfast & Dinner included)
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the coach station where you will leave for Antalya. The trip takes around 4 hours. Upon arrival, you will meet with the representative and proceed to the hotel to check-in. Rest of the day is yours. You will have dinner and stay the night in Antalya.
Day 8 – Antalya Free Day (Breakfast & Dinner included)
The day is yours. You don't have to wake up early, enjoy the sunshine and take in the views and natural magnificent beach & crystal clear sea and explore the city, shop in the local markets, relax on the beach or enjoy one of the many day trips you can choose. These include Aqua Park, horse riding, river rafting, paintball, diving or snorkeling, fishing tours and many more.
You will spend the night in Antalya.
Day 9 : Antalya –End of Tour (Breakfast included)
After breakfast, check-out from the hotel as you are guided to the return airport transfer services.
Tour Package Hotel List
- Pullman Hotel or Ramada Hotel Golden Horn
- Salmakis Beach Hotel
- Alesta Yacht Hotel
- Best Western Khan Hotel
Regular Package Price:
- Till 15 March 2022 : 908 Euro pp
Private Package:
- Till 15 March 2022 : 1368 Euro pp
What’s Included
- All Airport transfer mention in site the Itinerary
- Guided Istanbul city tour
- Professional English - speaking tour guides
- All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
- Transportation in a fully air - conditioned, non - smoking coach
- 2 nights hotel in Istanbul
- Guided Istanbul Bosphorus cruise
- 2 nights hotel in Antalya
- 6 local dinners
- 9 breakfasts
- 2 night’ hotel accommodation in Bodrum
- 2 nights’ hotel accommodation in Fethiye
- Guided Bodrum Old City Tour
- Hotel room taxes
Excludes
- International flights
- Insurance: All types
- Turkey entry visa
- Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
- Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section
- Tips and Personal expenses
- Domestic flight price for adult travelers is approximately Euros: 50,00 for one way and for under 2 years old, approximately Euros: 20,00 as an insurance policy
- Domestic flight ticket from Antalya to Istanbul
- Domestic flight from Istanbul to Bodrum