Itinerary

Monday - Day 1 - Arrival in Athens
KALOS ORISATE ! Welcome to Greece. We will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. After a short briefing about your tour you will have the afternoon free to rest and explore Athens on your own. Overnight in Athens.

Tuesday - Day 2 - Athens - (B)
After breakfast around 08:30 am we will meet you at the lobby of your hotel and take you on a guided tour of Athens. You will explore Temple of Olympian Zeus, Panathinaiko Stadium ( where the first Olympic Games took in 1896, After that will drive by the Prime’s Ministers residence, Ex Royal Palace, (guarded by colorful Evzones) Zappion (Conference and Exhibition Hall), National Garden, Hadrian’s Arc, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown soldier, Schlieman’s House (Nomismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Academy, University, National Library, Old Parliament, Constitution Square ,Russian Orthodox Church, ACROPOLIS, (the you will visit Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike, Parthenon, Erechtheion and Museum of the Acropolis).
Early afternoon we will provide a transfer to your hotel or we can also drop you at Plaka so you can wonder around and explore more of Athens. Overnight stay in Athens.

Wednesday - Day 3 - Athens to Mykonos - (B)
After breakfast early in the morning we will provide a transfer to Rafina Ferry port and put you on a ferry to Mykonos Island, After arrival, you will check in the hotel, and have a free day to Explore the Mykonos Island - Overnight stay in Mykonos Island -

Thursday - Day 4 - Mykonos to Santorini - (B)
After breakfast you will depart from Mykonos Island to Santorini Island, ( you will be going via Paros Island, After arrival you will check in the Hotel - Overnight stay.

Friday - Day 5 - Santorini - (B/L)
After breakfast we will take you on a full day tour of Santorini. You will visit Acrotiri, goon a boat trip to the remaining volcano out in the center of the area, visit hot springs, view the ruins of Thirrassia, and wrap up the day watching the romantic sunset from ia. After sunset, you will be taken back to your hotel. Overnight stay in Santorini.

Saturday - Day 6 - Santorini to Rhodes - (B)
After breakfast we will provide a ferry transfer to Rhodos island, After arrival we will transfer you to your hotel and after check in, you will have a free time to relax or to Explore the Rhodos Island, overnight stay in Rhodos.

Sunday - Day 7 - Rhodes - (B)
After breakfast you will have a full free day to Relax or to Explore the Rhodos Island, Overnight stay in Rhodos.

Monday - - Day 8 - Rhodes to Marmaris then to Pamukkale- (B/D)
After breakfast you will depart from Rhodos on a 2 hour ferry ride to Marmaris. After arrival in Marmaris, We will meet you at the harbour, we will meet you and provide a transfer to Pamukkale.
After arrival, you will check in to your SPA Hotel, and have a free day to relax in the Thermall Pools. dinner provided in the hotel and Overnight stay at Pam Hotel http://www.pamhotel.com/indexeng.htm

Tuesday - Day 9 - Pamukkale to Kusadasi - (B/L/D)
A cotton castle, a hillside of tombs, and an ancient sculpture school ....there is never a day in Turkey that you are short of eclectic sites to see!
Sites you'll see today
Pamukkale means cotton castle in Turkish. It is the result of limestone formations built over thousands of years. Warm calcium rich mineral water flowed over the cliffs and as it cooled it deposited the calcium into the formations that are seen today. Pammukale is now a world heritage site.
Hiarapolis was founded as a healing care center in 190 BC, taking advantage of the mineral waters in the area. After the tour we will provide a transfer to Kusadasi, After the tour we will transfer you to Kusadasi, After arrival you will check in the hotel and Overnight stay. http://www.onderotel.com/

Wednesday - Day 10 - Kusadasi to Istanbul - (B/L)
We will visit Turkey's most impressive Roman site today, in what may well be one of your most memorable days in Turkey. We will also visit other significant sites of the area.
Sites you'll see today
Ephesus is one of the best preserved cities from Roman times. At the time St. Paul lived in Ephesus in the 60's AD, it was at it's Roman heyday with a population around 250,000. Ephesus was a great ancient city and much of it has been preserved for you to see. More than any other site, you can walk the streets, stand in the great theatre, wander in the library, see the ancient Roman toilets and baths, and feel that you are walking back into ancient history.
The House of Virgin Mary is where it is believed St. Mary came to live with St. John in the After the tour we will transfer you to Izmir airport and put you on a 1 hour flight back to Istanbul, After arrival in Istanbul we will transfer you to your hotel. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Thursday - Day 11 - Istanbul - (B/L)
After breakfast we will take you on a full day tour of Istanbul.
Sites you’ll see today
*Blue Mosque--World renown for it’s architecture and focal point for worshipping Muslims
*Haghia Sophia--1,400 year old supreme church from Byzantium times which houses famous Byzantine Mosaics *Byzantine Hippodrome--The focal point of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Constantine. Within it’s center you will see the Egyptian Obelisk and Serpentine Column.
*Topkapi Palace--the residence and leadership center of the Sultans during the Ottoman Empire. It was built in 1459-1465 shortly after the conquest of Constantinople. You will see the Treasury that includes the Topkapi Dagger, the 86 carat Spoon Maker’s Diamond, and the jewel encased bones of St. John the Baptist’s skull and arm bone. You also will see the Harem where all the women of the Palace were "kept", and the Pavilion of the Holy Mantle that is home to some of the holiest Muslim relics...including the mantle worn by the Prophet Mohammed and hairs from his beard.
Grand Bazaar and Suleymaniye mosque will be visited during the tour.
Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Friday - Day 12 - Istanbul - (B)
After breakfast we will take you on a half day tour of Istanbul.
Sites you’ll see today
Half day cruise on the Bosphorus. The Bosphorus - the waterway between two continents - is beautiful at any time, day or night in any season. On the way to the Black Sea, you can see the finest and richest examples of the Ottoman houses and palaces on the shores.
Then you will have a free afternoon to relax and explore Istanbul on your own, you can do your souvenir shopping at the Grand Bazaar.
Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Saturday- Day 13 - Istanbul to Home - (B)
Gule, Gule! It is time to go home. We will transfer you to the airport and wish you well, asking that you keep Turkey and all of us in your hearts, and hoping that our paths cross again in this life!

Tour ends

Total cost will be 1.685.00 Euro per person in a double room and 2080.00 Euro for single supplement.

Includes
* All of the hotels ( All individually chosen by us )
* All of the land transportation and ferry tickets
* All on the guided tours mentioned on the itinerary
* Entrance fees to the museums and to the ancient sites
* Professional tour guides
* Meals mentioned on the itinerary ( b-breakfast, l-lunch and d-dinner )
* All of the tax and service charges

Excludes
* All of the drinks with meals
* International flight tickets from Australia
* optional tour to Delphi
* Optional tour in Santorini

( This is a customize program and it is available all year around, if you are interested in getting more information about the cost, and hotel name and their web sites, then simply send us an e-mail inquiry and let us know the dates you like to travel, then we will get back to you with full on information.

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