Vision Tours Pty Ltd

Turkey
Greece

Indepth .::. Best of Turkey and Greece

Tour Code: NVT051

Tour: Best of Turkey and Greece
Duration: 10 Nights / 11 Days
Category: First Class Hotels (4 -5 Star)

Included Highlights:
• Topkapi Palace and St. Sophia’s Basilica
• Grand Bazaar, world’s largest and oldest covered market
• Anzac Cove at Gallipoli
• Ancient city of Troy
• New Lunch with locals
• Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary
• Acropolis with its breathtaking view in Athens
• Parthenon in Athens

Day 1 Thu: Istanbul
Arrival and transfer to hotel. Welcome briefing.

Day 2 Fri: Istanbul
Full day tour to include: Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia and the Grand Bazaar. Optional: Dinner with belly dancing entertainment. B

Day 3 Sat: Gallipoli – Dardanelles – Canakkale
Morning departure for Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery and Chunuk Bair, then across the Dardanelles to Canakkale for overnight. B D

Day 4 Sun: Troy – Pergamum – Kusadasi
Today we visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, tour ancient Medical Center Asclepion in Pergamum and continue on to Kusadasi for overnight. B D

Day 5 Mon: Ephesus & St. Mary’s House – Kusadasi
Tour the famous ruins of Ephesus and St. Mary’s cottage. Afternoon Optional: tour of Sirince. B D

Day 6 Tue: Ephesus – Greek islands Cruise
After breakfast transfer to pier and embark on a cruise ship at Kusadasi for 3 days in the Greek Islands. Cruise: Louis Cruise Line B D

Day 7 Wed: Cruise – Rhodes
A morning arrival in Rhodes, the island of roses, you have a full day to explore on your own; you may join an optional sightseeing tour, or simply take a taxi to one of many nearby beaches for a swim in the crystal clear Aegean waters. B L D

Day 8 Thu: Cruise – Santorini – Heraklion
This morning’s port of call is Heraklion, Crete where you may discover the town on your own or join an Optional: excursion to the Palace of Knossos. Your next port of call is Santorini, where you are free to explore the land of the fabled Atlantis. B L D

Day 9 Fri: Athens
After disembarking from the cruise, you are transferred to your Athens hotel. The rest of the day is yours. B

Day 10 Sat: Athens
A morning city tour of the famed Acropolis with its dominating view and site of the renowned Parthenon, followed by a visit to the Acropolis Museum. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Athens. B

Day 11 Sun: Athens – Return
Begin a Classical Tour of mainland Greece or transfer to the airport for the flight home. B

• Cruise line Louis (Standard Inside cabin Cat LA)
• Supplementary cost for Standard Outside Cabin Cat XA Per person in Double $100

Price Includes:
• First Class hotels with private facilities
• Meals are indicated on itineraries by B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner
• Licensed guides throughout Turkey
• Private air-conditioned transportation
• Luggage handling
• Local taxes and service charges
• Arrival/departure transfers: only on arrival and departure days. Pre or post stay transfers are not included
• Private arrival transfer from Piraeus port to Athens Hotel
• 2 nights accommodation in standard room on BB basis
• Athens city tour
• Private departure transfer from Athens hotel to Athens airport

Price Excludes:
• Personal expenses
• Optional tours
• Customary tips to guide and drivers
• Port taxes and Turkey embarkation fee total $166

Hotels
Istanbul: Crowne Plaza Harbiye (DLX)
Canakkale: Kolin (SFC)
Kusadasi: Charisma (DLX)
Athens: Herodion (FC)

Departure Dates - 2014	P/P in Double room	P/P in Triple room	Single Supplement
• Apr 03 10, 17, 24 • Oct 16, 32	$2,217	$2,161	$3,450
• May 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 • Jun 05, 12, 19, 26	$2,328	$2,272	$3,588
• Jul 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 • Aug 07, 14, 21	$2,272	$2,217	$3,506
• Aug 28 • Sep 04, 11, 18, 25 • Oct 02, 09	$2,383	$2,328	$3,643

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