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ITINERARY

Day 1: Istanbul Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel and the remainder of the day is yours free to explore. Overnight Istanbul

Day 2: Istanbul Old City After you will enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the , the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome. Breakfast. Overnight Istanbul

Day 3: Battlefields One of the most emotionally touching places in , to- day we visit the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, Johnston’s Jolly and The Nek, original trenches and tunnels. Breakfast, dinner. Overnight Canukkale Day 9: Santorini optional boat trip The day is yours free to spend as you wish. Why not take Day 4: , of Pergamum an optional boat trip in the world’s biggest volcanic crater This morning we step back in time as we visit Troy, home above sea level. Visit the active volcano, swim in the warm of the famed Trojan Horse and then tour the magnificent thermal waters and take a therapeutic mud bath. acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples and library Breakfast. Overnight Santorini made Pergamum a renowned cultural and political centre in its time. Day 10: Santorini to Athens Breakfast, dinner. Overnight Kusadasi Soak up the sun on the black sand beaches before we board an afternoon to the mainland. Day 5: , Kusadasi Breakfast. Overnight Athens Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephe- sus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the Day 11: Athens Old City mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before This morning you will have a half day tour of Athens and continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for visit the Acropolis, stopping at the where the first producing fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions Olympic Games of the modern era were held. Admire the in Turkey and so we visit a carpet village to learn how the Olympian Zeus and Hadrian’s . At the Acropolis visit the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value. museum, the towering entrance of Propylaia, the Temple Breakfast, dinner. Overnight Kusadasi of Nike and the most famous of Greek , the Parthenon (entrance fees not included). Day 6:Samos Breakfast. Overnight Athens Leaving Turkey, we take a ferry to Samos and depending on ferry schedules; we may head straight for Mykonos or spend Day 12: Athens a day exploring the lush green island of Samos. After breakfast you will have the whole day for yourselve. Breakfast. Overnight Mykonos You can spend it discovering ancient and modern sights around Athens, shopping at boutiques in downtown area or Day 7: Mykonos, Delos searching for bargains at Mc Arthur Glen outlet mall. Or you Spend the day on the beach or take an optional day trip could take our optional tour to and visit the Temple to the neighbouring island of Delos. This of Ancient of . Greece is today an island wide, open-air museum. Breakfast. Overnight in Athens. Breakfast. Overnight Mykonos Day 13: Athens Day 8: Mykonos to Santorini After breakfast you will have transfer to the airport. Or in Revitalize with an early morning swim and wander the case you have an afternoon or late evening departure you charming white-washed narrow alleyways of Mykonos Town could do some last minute shopping or sightseeing before before an afternoon ferry to Santorini. catching your flight back home. Breakfast. Overnight Santorini Breakfast. 13 DAYS - FROM ISTANBUL TO ATHENS, GREECE

WHAT IS INCLUDED

• 12 Nights 4-star accommodation in twin-share rooms • 12 , 3 dinners • 11 Experiences • Transportation by between the Greek islands and a fully air-conditioned coach in Turkey. • English-speaking tour guide from day 1 till day 11. • Inbound Airport Transfer (Istanbul Ataturk Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport) • Outbound Airport Transfer (Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Airport) • Transfers between ports and hotels in Greece • Entrance fees in Turkey included • Entrance fees in Greece not included

ACCOMMODATION

ISTANBUL Nidya Hotel Galataport, Istanbul

CANUKKALE Iris Hotel, Canakkale

KUSADASI Marina Hotel Kusadasi

MYKONOS Rhenia Hotel, Mykonos

SANTORINI Rose Bay Hotel, Santorini

ATHENS Titania Hotel