9 DAYS AEGEAN & MEDITERRENIAN ROAD TRIP

On the day of our arrival in Istanbul, we have airport transfer service from Istanbul Airport between 08:00 and 22:00 at night. We will transfer you, from hotel to the airport you have booked with us. Overnight in Istanbul.
Note: If you are coming from a different airpot and the mentioned timings above, please contact us.

Today, we will travel the beautiful parts of Istanbul, which is included in our Turkey Road Trip Package, with a peofesional guide. After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel and start the tour between 8:30 and 9:00, depending on the regions of the hotels you are staying. If you bought your hotel independently, we will meet you at the meeting point at the time we announced you in. We will start our tour in Istanbul, the Capital of Europe in 2010, from the HIPPODROME. Ancient Hippodrome was the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Then we will visit SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE. Across from Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, it was builted in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Our next stop will be HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE. The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind! It is the greatest surviving sample of Byzantine Architecture. For 1000 years, it was once the largest church in the world, decorated with stunning 6th century golden mosaics. Today it is a mosque. Lunch break at 13:00 pm. After the lunch, TravelShop Group will take you to the ASIL EFENDI 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 naturel olive oil, soaps and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores. We will drop you off at the hotel after the Istanbul City Tour around 17:00, and we will drop our guests who booked their hotel independently at the tour meeting point..

OPTIONAL DINNER CRUISE ON THE BOSPHORUS TOUR:

Tonight Between 19:30 to 23:30 we have an optional Entertaining Dinner Cruise program on the Bosphorus, where Europe and Asia are connected. You will spend an unforgettable night on the Bosphorus with dinner, unlimited local alcoholic and non-alcoholic & soft drinks, belly dance shows, Turkish Folklore shows, DJ Performance and great entertainment on Bosphorus Dinner Cruise. End of the entertainment at about midnight 00:00 am, transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Please Note: Please do not forget to carry headscarf with you for the visit of religious places as Blue Mosque & Haghia Sophia Mosque.

We will have an approximate 4 hour bus journey eary in the morning. We will pick you up from your hotel between 6:00 and 6:30 in the morning according to the hotel you stayed in, on the time as our teammates informed you in advance. Along the Road Trip we will pass from the Marmara Region to the Aegean Region, and you will follow the magnificent natural views that the Marmara Region offers along the route. After 2 hours on the road, we will take a 20 minutes break on the road and then continue our way. We will take a one hour lunch break at one of the most beautifuls restaurants of Eceabat and after dinner we will optionally go on a 2 hour Gallipoli Tour. Those who do not want to join the Gallipoli Tour can stay at the restaurant for 2 hours or go shopping or visit their café in Eceabat, one of the most beautifiul towns of Çanakkale. Place to be visited by our guests who join the Gallipoli Tour: 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, Lone Pine and Chunuck Bair. We will finish the Gallipoli Tour, which will take approximately 2 hours, and meet with our guests who did not go on the tour at the restaurant, which is the meeting point, and go to Çanakkale by ship. We will drop off our guests to their hotels, and they will be able to go to their own hotels by leaving them at the meetin point we have determined for our guests who do not reserve their hotel through us. Our accommodatiton will be in Çanakkale – Güzelyalı Region.

This morning we will have a Troy road trip of approximately 30 minutes. In the morning, we will pick you up from your hotel between 8:30 and 9:00 depending on the hotel you are staying at, and our other valuable guests who did not book their hotel through us will be able to join in the tour at the point where our vehicle is parked. When we come to Troy, we will stop at a nice restaurant, and we will have a tour of approximately 1 and half hours with our guests who join the optional tour.
Places to visit on our tour: Visit the famous archeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the Trojan Horse and Helen of Troy. After our one and a half hour Troy Tour is over, we will meet at the restaurant with our guests who did not participate in the tour and continue on the Pergamon Road Trip for about 3 hours. We will arrive in Pergamon at around 13:00 and have lunch in a nice restaurant for about an hour. After the meal, we will have an optional two hours Pergamon Tour. Those who take the Pergamon Tour with our guide and our vehicle will make their visits. And our guests who do not join the optional tour can spend time in the restaurant or shops in the city of Bergama.

Places to visit on Bergama Tour: Visit the magnificent Acropolis of Pergamon. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political center at that time. After our Bergamo tour is over, we will meet at our meeting point and take a short shopping break with our guests who did not participate in our tour. Bergamon is a famous city for its jewelry, stones, and silver. So on the way, we will visit a jewelry center for 30 minutes. After the Pergamon Tour, we continue our Kuşadasi Road Trip Program. Along the route, you witness the magnificent natural views of the Aegean Region. We arrive in Kusadasi at about 18:00 and drop our guests off at their hotels. Our other guests who did not book their hotels through us will be dropped at the point where our vehicle is parked. They may get help from our teammates for hotel transfers. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Today’s Ephesus and Sirince Tours are included in the program of all our guests participating in the Road Trip.We pick you up at your hotel between 8:30 and 9:00 in the morning, and we will pick up our guests who have not booked their hotel through our system, from the hotel where our vehicle is staying at 8:30. And then start the Ephesus & Srirince Road Trip. Our itinerary for the day:
Fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient sites in the world, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library and Grand theatre. Lunch break around 13:00 pm. After lunch, we will visit a place, which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; the carpet-weaving before the visit of another very special Turkish Village; Sirince. Sirince’s construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all original with their white colours. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey – especially fruit wines. We will see the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine. In the evening, you will be testing 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 an opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid from nagging and bullying that may be occurred in some markets of Turkey.Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen. We will come to Kusadasi after our tour ends at about 17:30. We will drop off our guests who have bought a hotel through our system to their hotel, and our guests who have not purchased a hotel through our system will drop off at the hotel where our vehicle is staying, and they will make their own transfers. They can get help from our teammates for hotel transfers. Overnight in Kusadasi.

We will depart for Pamukkale Road Trip according to the region of the hotels you have stayed at between 8:00 and 8:30 in the morning. Our guests who do not buy a hotel thorugh our system will be able to join our tour by coming to the hotel where our vehicle is parked at 8:00. Our guests who do not want to continue to their PAMUKKALE Tour and bought their hotel through our system will be dropped at their hotel so they can rest. We will leave our guests who do not buy a hotel from our system to the hotel where our vehicle will stay during the night, and from there they can go to the hotel they have chosen. Places we will visit on our Optional Pamukkale Tour: 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. Denizli/Pamukkale means seaside in Turkish and is located on the Buyuk Menderes River. It is a growing industrial town, known for its textile industry and outlet shopping. You will visit one of the famous textile factories of Pamukkale. After a wonderful Pamukkale Tour, we will return to the hotel, we will drop off our guests to their hotels who have booked with us, and we will drop our guests who did not book their hotel by our system, to the hotel where our vehicle will be parked. From there they can go the hotel they have chosen. Overnight in Pamukkale.

OPTIONAL TANDEM PARAGLIDING: After Pamukkale Trip, we recommend you to Optional Pamukkale Paragliding tour. Make your Pamukkale Tour unforgettable by participating in Pamukkale Tandem Paragliding Tour. Enjoy a flight over the stunning White Mountain in Pamukkale and observe spectacular views over this unique area’s attractions. Tandem Paragliding in Pamukkale is an ideal alternative experience for those who wish to feel some excited moments. It can also be the perfect way to explore the attractions from above and appreciate the beauty of the natural scenery. This tour will end approximately 19.00 and then you will be back to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.

OPTIONAL HOT AIR BALLOON TOUR: As an option, the next day, we will have the opportunity to take a Hot Air Balloon Flight over Pamukkale’s unique white travertines early in the morning, if you want to experience this perfect and unique hot air balloon trip, please make your reservation before you go to Pamukkale. Overnight in Pamukkale.

For our dearest guests who experience the Hot Air Balloon Tour in Pamukkale, we will depart to the area where balloons take-off at 05:30 in the morning. On the Balloon, you will witness the magnificent and unique view of nature by viewing the morning sunrise over the ancient city of Hierapolis and Cotton White Travertines which is listed as one of the best 7 wonders of the world and registered in the UNESCO heritage list. After the Hot Air Balloon Excursion, we will celebrate our landing with a champagne ceremony and return to the hotel for a delicious breakfast. Overnight in Antalya.
This morning between 10.00 and 10:30, we will take our guests from the hotels and make a 4-hour road trip from Pamukkale to Antalya. After driving for 2 hours on the road, we will take a tea and coffee break, at the restaurant for 20 minutes. Along the way, we will pass from the Aegean Region to the Mediterranean Region and you will witness the natural wonders that can not be seen in any parts of the world. We will arrive at Antalya around 18:00 and drop off our guests who have booked a hotel through us – to their hotel, and we drop off our guests who have not bought their hotel from our system- to the hotel where our vehicle will park, and from there they may go to their hotels by their own ways. They may also get help from our teammates for hotel transfers. Overnight in Antalya.

Today we will make a road trip to Antalya city and all our guests who buy a road trip ticket from us will be able to participate in the program. We will pick you up from your hotel between 9:30 and 10:00 in the morning, according to the hotel area, and we will pick up our guests who do not book a hotel through our system, from the hotel where our vehicle is parked – at 9:00 and then start Antalya Old City Tour and Waterfalls Road Trip. Our itinerary for the day: Visit Antalya Old City ( Kaleiçi ) Marina, Clock Tower, Hadrian’s Gate, Broken Minaret, Hıdırlık Tower:Kaleici is a small historic part of Antalya’s modern city, also known as the Old City of Antalya. In history it was once the sprawling modern Roman town, then the Byzantine Empire, then Seljuks, and finally the Ottoman Turkish town. The Hadrian’s Gate (or Hadrianus Gate or The Three Gates is a triumphal arch that was built in the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Antalya’s broken wonder is the Broken Minaret of the Korkut Mosque, which itself was built originally as a Roman temple in the 2nd century AD, and thus did not have a minaret at all. Hıdırlık Tower is a landmark tower of tawny stone in Antalya, Turkey, where Kaleiçi meets Karaalioglu Park. It is believed to be built in the Hellenistic era on a square plan and later turned into a circular tower in the 2nd century AD and was used as either a fortification or a lighthouse in the past. We have lunch at the hotel and then depart for Duden Waterfalls. All the streams of the region aim at finding their way into the Mediterranean and they pour down the slopes of the Taurus, sometimes overland sometimes underground, and reaching their destination, resulting in lovely waterfalls, of which there are more than twenty. Overnight in Antalya.

After our Antalya Old City Tour and Waterfalls tour ends approximately at 17:30, we will come to our hotels. We will drop off our guests who have bought a hotel through our system – to their hotel, and our guests who have not purchased their hotel through our system will be dropped off at the hotel where our vehicle is parked and they will make their own transfers. As always they may get help from our teammates

(Breakfast included)
Today we depart for Antalya airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then back home. This domestic Flight is optional and we can give you the best available options according to your International Departure flight with the best prices. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future on one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing us.