Turkish Treasures the Lost Worlds of Anatolia

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15 days from $4,394 total price from New York ($3,995 air & land inclusive plus $399 airline taxes and departure fees)

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Please read this information carefully, as payment of a $500 deposit per person represents your acceptance the following Terms and Conditions. price tour in included Not Airfare when purchasing a Land Only package; costs of passports and visas; personal expenses such as bever ages, laundry, room service, and meals not specified; airport transfers when purchasing a Land Only package; communication charges; gratuities to your Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director, which are at discretion (sug gested gratuities $10-$15 per traveler, day); optional sightseeing; travel protection insurance. Additional baggage fees may apply and are subject to change at any time. You should confirm directly with your airline prior to departure. changes and refunds Cancellations, If you must cancel your trip, the effective date of cancellation will be upon our receipt written notification. Refunds for cancellations are subject to the following per person charges: ture: $200 charge; Cancel 94-65 days before departure: 25% of tour price; 64-45 departure:before 29-0 days price; Cancel 75% of tour departure: days before 44-30 Cancel tour price; 50% of No refund. bypenalties imposed or fees any to in addition fee, administrative person per $100 a apply will Inc. Unlimited, third parties. If your reservation changes from double occupancy to single for any reason you will be charged the single supplement. your as well as passport your on appears it as name legal full your provide must you reservation Upon date of birth and gender. In the event an airline ticket is issued with incorrect information you have provided, you will be responsible for charges associated with the ticket’s reissue. Responsibility The liability of the Alumnae Association Smith College, as sponsor, and Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., tour operator, is strictly limited. The Alumnae Association of Smith College and Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. purchase transportation, hotel accommodations, restaurant and other services from independent suppliers not under our control. We serve only as agents for these suppliers in securing tour arrangements, and therefore will not accept responsibility for wrongful, negligent, or arbitrary acts omissions of these independent contractors, their employees, agents, servants or representatives. The Alumnae Association of Smith College and Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. are not liable for injury, damage, loss, accident, or delay that may be caused by events within our control, including without limitation, acts of terrorism, war, strikes, the defect any vehicle, or negligence or default of any third party. All coupons, receipts, and tickets issued are subject to the terms conditions specified by the air carriers, cruise line, and other independent suppliers. We will make every effort to operate our tours as planned, but we reserve the right itinerary changes necessary. If unforeseen circumstances require us to change a hotel, we will select alternative accommodations of the same or better quality. If you choose to make your own air arrangements, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. shall not have any liability for loss resulting from cancellation of this tour or changes in tour. Issues Medical and Health We request that you be in good health to participate this Odysseys Unlimited tour. There is a reasonable amount of walking, and use of a wheelchair or have other personal needs, you must be accompanied by companion who will assist you. We reserve the right to remove anyone whose physical or mental condition, in our opinion, compromises the operation of tour or detracts from enjoyment safety other passengers. In that event, Alumnae Association of Smith College and Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. assume no financial responsibility for any unused portion of the tour. Featuring Professor Scott Bradbury Tour membership limited to 24 alumnae and friends of Smith College Turkish Treasures The Lost Worlds of Anatolia 15 days from $4,394 total price from New York ($3,995 air & land inclusive plus $399 airline taxes and departure fees)

t’s a land fashioned from a sultan’s dream; immortalized in myth and ennobled by antiquity. A crossroads of civilization … East and West ... ithe ancient world and contemporary culture. From splendid Istanbul and stunning Mt. Nemrut to southeastern Turkey’s Bible lands and Cappadocia’s surreal landscape, our small group enjoys a broad view of a fascinating nation.

Day 1: Depart U.S. for Istanbul, Turkey

Destination Black Sea Air Day 2: Arrive Istanbul We arrive in Turkey’s Istanbul Motorcoach cultural and spiritual heart today and transfer to Extension (air) our hotel located near Taksim Square, the heart Ankara Entry/Departure TURKEY of modern Istanbul. As guests’ arrival times Izmir Adiyaman/Mt. Nemrut may vary greatly, we have no group activities Cappadocia or meals planned; on our own we can explore Sanliurfa (Urfa) the area surrounding our hotel or simply relax. Aegean Gaziantep Sea Dinner tonight is on our own. Mediterranean Sea Day 3: Istanbul Today we encounter Old Istanbul, beginning with the ancient Roman Hippodrome, home of the 3,500-year-old obe- Avg. High (°F) May Jun Istanbul 69 77 lisk brought from Egypt in 390 ce; then the Urfa 71 82 renowned Museum of Turkish & Islamic Art, housing priceless artifacts from the 8th to 20th centuries. Next we visit Hagia Sophia, the 6th- Your Small Group Trip Highlights century church that was Christendom’s most important before becoming a mosque in the Exotic Istanbul, including Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, 15th century. This evening we take a short walk Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Bosphorus cruise … Gaziantep’s renowned cuisine with cooking lesson … to a local restaurant for a welcome dinner of Euphrates River cruise … Abraham’s Pool and ancient traditional Turkish fare. B,D city walls in Urfa … Visit to ancient city of Harran … King Antiochus’ statues and temples at Mt. Nemrut Day 4: Istanbul This morning we tour … Cappadocia’s surrealistic landscape: Goreme the Blue Mosque, with its 20,000 blue Iznik Valley, underground cities, and open-air museums … tiles, and six signature minarets; and splendid Ancient Hittite site at Hattusha … Ataturk Museum and Topkapi, the medieval palace of Ottoman sul- Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara tans that today is one of the world’s richest Day Itinerary Hotel Rating museums. After lunch at a local restaurant, we 1 Depart U.S. for Istanbul visit the Grand Bazaar, housing some 4,000 2-4 Istanbul Central Palace Hotel Sup. First Class shops, and the exotic Spice Market. Then we 5-6 Gaziantep Tugcan Hotel First Class take a private cruise on the Bosphorus, the 7-8 Urfa Hilton Garden Inn First Class waterway that separates Europe from Asia. We 9 Adiyaman Bozdogan Hotel Not Rated stop in the village of Ortakoy, known for its 10-12 Cappadocia Uchisar Kaya First Class trendy art scene, cafés, and boutiques. B,L 13-14 Ankara Hilton Ankara Deluxe 15 Depart Ankara for U.S. Day 5: Istanbul/Gaziantep Midday we fly Hotel ratings based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry standard reference. Unrated hotels may be too small, to Gaziantep (“Antep”), one of the world’s lon- too new, or too remote to be listed. gest continuously inhabited cities and center

Cover photo: On Day 9 we encounter Mt. Nemrut’s ancient statues venerating the burial place of Antiochus I. 15 days from $4,394 total price from New York ($3,995 air & land inclusive plus $399 airline taxes and departure fees)

On Day 4 we visit Istanbul’s legendary Blue Mosque. of Turkey’s pistachio cultivation and bakklava site where Abraham was thrown into a fire that production. Upon arrival we tour Gaziantep’s turned into a pool; the atmospheric marketplace Zeugma Mosaic Museum featuring a stunning in the old city; and Gobekli Tepe, site of the collection of well-preserved mosaics unearthed oldest place of worship yet discovered (since from nearby sites. B,D this is an active archaeological dig, entry may or may not be possible). Tonight we dine at a local Day 6: Gaziantep This morning we visit restaurant overlooking Urfa’s ancient city walls. the Gaziantep City Museum for an enlighten- B,L,D ing orientation to the city and eastern Turkey. Later we explore the semi-enclosed bazaar and Day 9: Urfa/Mt. Nemrut/Adiyaman We several workshops in this city known especially depart early this morning for the three-hour for its handcrafts. A renowned center of Turkish drive to the UNESCO site of Mt. Nemrut, the cuisine, Gaziantep boasts many acclaimed res- presumed 1st-century bce mountaintop burial taurants; we dine in one tonight and also enjoy a Turkish cooking lesson. B,L,D Post-Trip Extension: June 14-17, 2013

Day 7: Gaziantep/Urfa Leaving Gaziantep, Izmir: Ephesus & Pergamum we coach to Halfeti for a cruise on the Euphrates, 4 days/3 nights for $997 total price the 1,700-mile waterway that fed the develop- ($945 air & land inclusive plus $52 ment of ancient civilization. We pass Rumkale airline taxes and departure fees) Castle, a strategically sited fortress dating to the Single Supplement: $195 Assyrians; and see the “ghost towns” abandoned From the lively port city of Izmir, discover the superb by the construction of a dam. After disembarking ruins at Ephesus, among the world’s best preserved archaeological sites; and the ancient Greek city of we continue on to Urfa, notable in both the Old Pergamum in a stunning hilltop setting. Testament and Islam. Late afternoon we reach our hotel in the city’s old town. B,L,D Your Price Includes • Air transportation Ankara/Izmir Day 8: Urfa/Harran We drive this morning • 3 nights’ accommodations at Swissotel Grand to Harran, where Abraham is said to have lived Efes (Deluxe) • 7 meals: 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners on his way to the Promised Land. In antiquity a • Extensive included sightseeing of Ephesus and major Assyrian center of culture and commerce, Pergamum Harran today is an important archaeological site • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director and hardscrabble village. Here we see the city’s • Private motorcoach transportation adobe “beehive” houses which were inhabited as • Gratuities for dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, and all drivers recently as the 1980s. Returning to Urfa, we visit the Halil-ul Rahman mosque, built on the Land only guests: $1,145 total price site of Antiochus I, with temples, altars, terraces, Day 15: Depart for U.S. Early today we fly and decapitated statues of ancient gods – and to Istanbul and board our flight to the U.S. B their heads – scattered about. Having withstood both time (two millennia) and attempted destruc- tion by iconoclasts, the colossal 26- to 33-foot Meet Your Faculty Lecturer high statues evoke a very distant and storied past. Scott Bradbury is a We walk to the summit, where we enjoy a picnic Professor of Classical lunch in this spectacular setting, then tour the Languages and Literatures, archaeological site and museum here. B,L,D specializing in the history of the Later Roman Empire, Days 10 & 11: Adiyaman/Cappadocia particularly the Greek East, and in ancient religions. He Depart early for the daylong journey to was educated at Amherst Cappadocia, arriving late this afternoon. College, Corpus Christi Centuries of volcanic eruptions dumped mud, College, Oxford, and the University of California ash, and lava here that was later sculpted by rain at Berkeley. At Smith, he teaches courses in Greek and Latin at all levels, as well as Classical Mythology and wind into whimsical cone, needle, and and Paganism in the Greco-Roman World. He chimney formations in which early Christians served twice as the Director of Smith’s Junior Year built thousands of churches in the Goreme in Florence and has travelled extensively in the Valley. They also built the “rock city” of Mediterranean with both students and alumnae. His Uchisar, and the underground village of current book project, supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, is a social Kaymakli, all of which we explore on the next history based on the correspondence of Libanius of day’s tour. 2B,2L,2D Antioch (A.D. 314-393), a noted teacher, writer, and public speaker. His wife, Nancy, is a Smith alumna Day 12: Cappadocia Today’s touring fea- and Professor of English at Smith. tures the vast Zelve Valley complex of caves laced with dwellings, churches, and public spaces where villagers lived until just 40 years ago; the amazing fairy tale chimneys at Pasabag; Trip Departs: May 31, 2013 Urgup winery; and the medieval Ottoman town of Avanos, where we watch craftspeople as they Prices include international airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees. fashion pottery and weave rugs. B,L,D New York $4,394

Day 13: Cappadocia/Hattusha/Ankara We Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, travel to the Hittite site of Hattusha, former Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, $4,694 capital of the Hittite empire dating to the 2nd Tampa, Washington, DC millennium bce and known for its thoughtful Atlanta, Charlotte, urban layout. We tour this UNESCO site then Cincinnati, Cleveland, $4,794 continue on to Ankara. B,L Detroit, Minneapolis

Day 14: Ankara This morning we visit the Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Ataturk Mausoleum, honoring the founder of Phoenix, Portland (OR), $4,894 San Francisco, Seattle the Turkish Republic, Kemal Ataturk; and the notable Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Land Only (transfers not included) $3,695 which chronicles the history of Asia Minor. Our Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are afternoon is at leisure before tonight’s farewell per person based on double occupancy and dinner at our hotel. B,D include airline taxes, fuel surcharges and departure fees of $399, which are subject to change until final payment is made. Single travelers please Your Trip Price Includes add $695. All tour prices above (excluding airline • Round trip air transportation from listed cities; all taxes, fuel surcharges and departure fees) are flights within itinerary guaranteed. • 13 nights’ accommodations in Deluxe, Superior Business Class upgrade on round-trip Trans-Atlantic First Class, First Class, and unrated hotels flight: $4,995 per person (upgrade is subject to • 32 meals: 13 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 10 dinners availability and pricing is subject to change). • Extensive sightseeing as described, including all Please note: This trip involves considerable walk- entrance fees ing on uneven or cobblestone streets and at sites • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director of ancient ruins. You should be in good physical • Private motorcoach transportation throughout condition to enjoy the tour the fullest. your trip For reservations and information, • Luggage handling for one bag per person please call Smith Travel at • Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, and all drivers 800-225-2029 Dear Alumnae and Friends, We invite you to join us in the spring of 2013 for a unique journey to Turkey. From the historic capital of Istanbul, to the less traversed southeastern Bible lands, to fascinating and surreal Cappadocia, our two- week adventure will be truly unforgettable. We are delighted to have Scott Bradbury, Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures at Smith College, as our Smith Faculty Speaker. We begin our sojourn in exotic Istanbul and explore its famous sites: the ancient Roman Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, iconic Hagia Sophia, the Grand Bazaar and legendary Topkapi Palace. Then travel off the beaten path to southeastern Turkey’s Bible lands. Highlights here include Gaziantep, one of the world’s longest continuously inhabited cities and a center of gastronomy where we enjoy a Turkish cooking class. We visit Urfa, believed to be Abraham’s birthplace; Harran, where Abraham is said to have lived on his way to the Promised Land; and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mt. Nemrut, the presumed 1st-century bce burial site of Antiochus I. Explore this stunning landscape, with temples, altars, terraces, and colossal decapitated statues – and their heads – scattered about. Continue on to the surreal landscape of Cappadocia to visit the Goreme and Zelve valleys, home to the “fairy tale chimneys”: thousands of bizarre mud, ash, and lava formations that were carved into early Christian churches. Our tour ends in the Turkish capital of Ankara, where we visit the Ataturk Mausoleum, honoring the founder of the Turkish Republic, Kemal Ataturk. Space on this small group tour is exclusive to only 24 Smith alumnae and friends and will fill quickly! We invite you to reserve now for this wonderful opportunity to explore Turkey! Warm Regards,

Elizabeth Bigwood Director, Smith Travel

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