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9 Days Muslim and Historical Turkey Tour

Istanbul, Eyüpsultan, Fatih, Bursa, Cumalikizik, Sultanahmet, Gallipoli, Anzac Cove, Canakkale, Troy, Bergama, Pergamon Ancient City, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Selcuk, Sirince Village, Pamukkale, Hierapolis Ancient City, Istanbul,
Duration

9 day(s)

Tour type

Private

Group size

1-40 people

Physical Level

relax

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Tour Overview

This tour includes most of the famous Muslim heritage to see all around Turkey. By doing this tour you will not miss any important place of the Islamic destinations in these 9 days in Turkey. No long bus journeys, including domestic flight tickets and covers Istanbul, Bursa, Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Pamukkale. Book this tour and enjoy this unforgettable experience!

Activities
Adventure Discovery Explorer Family Historical In-depth Cultural Museum Photography Religious Sightseeing Solo Travel Walking Tour

Tour Features

Duration
9 day(s)

Max Group Size
1-40 people

Tour Code
9DMAHTT

Departure Type
scheduled

Tour Category
Religious

Guiding Method
Fully guided

Operated In

Age Requirement
1 - 90

Istanbul

Pickup Time:

17:22

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Istanbul

Dropoff Time:

17:22

Highlights
Istanbul Old City, Suleymaniye Mosque

Itinerary

Day 1

Upon our arrival at Istanbul International Airport, your guide will meet, assist and transfer you to the hotel. Istanbul’s original name is Byzantium then Constantinople. It is a most fascinating city, which actually crosses two continents Europe and Asia. It is a city of amalgamation of bazaars, minarets, mosques, churches, palaces, and restaurants catering to every one’s taste, museums, customs and twelve million people. Overnight in Istanbul.

Please remember that you can spend the night at TSG's optional whirling dervish show.

Day 2

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast at 08:30, we have Istanbul Islamic and Sahabe Tour. Istanbul is the center of religion for centuries. After the ottoman period Islamic Religion separated throughout the city. The first mosque in Istanbul was built in Kadikoy on the Asian side of the city, which was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1353. The first mosque on the European side of Istanbul was built inside the Rumeli Castle in 1452. The first grand mosque which was built in the city proper is the Eyup Sultan Mosque (1458). Next to Eyup Sultan Mosque we will visit the tombs of the Sahabe, which is very famous in Turkey by being the first generation of Muslims, who had come as far as Istanbul and besieged the city. The small Sahabe Cemetery just outside Egrikapi Gate may seem like a standard Muslim cemetery. The Suleymaniye Mosque becomes most meaningful when understood in its historical and cultural context. It was built during the latter part of Suleyman’s long and prosperous reign, which stretched from 1520 to 1566. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 3

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast at 07:30 am, we depart from the hotel and drive to Bursa for a daily guided tour in Bursa. Today we will visit Bursa with all famous and Islamic heritage places. We will visit to Ulucamii (Great Mosque), Cumalikizik Village, Green Mosque, Green Tomb, Ozdilek Factory. After Bursa City tour, we depart back for Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 4

(Breakfast included)

Pick up at 08:30 am from your hotel for the daily tour of old Istanbul city.

Visit 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. After the lunch, TSG will take you to the Grand Spice Bazaar which is a unique atmosphere with reasonable prices for your shopping. Here you will find; Exotic Spices and Herbs, Turkish Baklava, Turkish Delights, Turkish Coffee, nuts and fruits, small souvenirs such as Ceramic Handicrafts, Evil Eyes totems, all natural olive oil, soaps and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Please Note: Topkapi Palace closed on Tuesdays. If your tour is on one of these days we would offer you to visit Underground Cistern instead of Topkapi palace museum. Overnight in Istanbul

Day 5

(Breakfast and Dinner included)

07:30 am, we depart for Gallipoli to visit the battle fields. Two hours later we will give you 20 minutes for relax in a restaurant area. We arrive Gallipoli around 12:00 and we have lunch break, relax a little bit and then depart for the battle fields. Visit Gabatepe Museum. Start visiting the fields with Ariburnu Cemetery and Anzac Cove because these are the places where the war had started. Then Beach Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley and Plugges Plateau. After the tour, we drive to your hotel. Overnight in Canakkale.

Day 6

(Breakfast and Dinner included)

We depart at 08:30 and drive 30 minutes to Troy. Visit the famous archeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the Trojan horse and Helen of Troy. After Troy tour, 3 hour drive to Pergamon. Lunch break around 13:00 and after the lunch depart for tour of the magnificent Acropolis of Pergamon. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political center at that times. Pergamon is a famous city for its jewelry, stones and silver. So on the way, we will visit a jewelry center for 30 minutes. Arrival to Kusadasi around 18:00. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 7

(Breakfast and Dinner included)

08:30 Departure from hotel for our fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved ancient sites in the world, visitinging the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library and Grand theatre. Lunch break around 13:00 pm. After the lunch, we will visit a place which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet weaving center. After Lunch we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince's construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all original with their white paint. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best non-alcoholic wines in Turkey - especially fruit wines. In the evening you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 8

(Breakfast and Dinner included)

At 08:30, we depart for Pamukkale. Around 12.00 we have a lunch break until 13.30. Afterwards we shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. Overnight in Pamukkale.

Day 9

(Breakfast included)

Today, we depart for Denizli Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.

Included

4 nights hotel in Istanbul - 5 Star Sofitel Hotel Istanbul

1 night hotel accommodation in Canakkale - Hilton Double Tree Hotel

2 nights’ hotel accommodation in Kusadasi - 5 Star Charisma De Luxe Hotel

1 night hotel accommodation in Pamukkale 5 Star Pam Thermal Hotel

Please Note: If the above hotels are not available then we will provide the similar category hotels.

Professional English-speaking tour guides

8 breakfasts

4 lunches

4 dinners

Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach

Arrival transfer from Istanbul Airport

Hotel to airport transfer in Pamukkale

Guided Istanbul Islamic and Sahabe Tour

Guided Bursa Tour

Guided Istanbul Old City Tour

Guided Gallipoli tour

Guided Troy tour

Guided Acropolis of Pergamon tour

Guided Ephesus tour

Guided Pamukkale and Hierapolis tour

All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary

Excluded

International flights

Domestic flight from Denizli to Istanbul

Please Note: Domestic flight price for adult travelers is approximately Euros: 80,00 for one way and for under 2 years old, approximately Euros: 20,00 as an insurance policy.

Insurance

City tax

Turkey entry visa

Personal expenses: Extras at hotel or additional meals

Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry

Tipping: Tips for guides and drivers

Any other expenses which are not mentioned in the "included" section

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