11D QATAR AIRWAYS TURKEY TOUR PACKAGE 2024

Turkey is a country located on the Mediterranean, in the Anatolian region of West Asia with Ankara being its capital. Turkey's largest city is Istanbul and Antalya is its fastest going city with its full array of beach resorts.

Due to Turkey's strategic location between the continents of Asia and Europe, the culture has mixed culture of both East and West. The main international air gateway of Turkey is the Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport.

Turkey Package Tour Highlights

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•   Topkapi Palace
•   The Blue Mosque
•   The Hippodrome
•   St Sophia Church Museum
•   Visit Grand Bazaar
•   Lunch at Galata Tower

•   Acropolis and Asclepion scenic view

•   Trojan Horse

•   House of Virgin Mary
•   Ephesus

•   Hierapolis & Necropolis
•   The Cotton Castle

•   Old Town walking tour
•   Aspendos Theatre
•   Kursunlu Water Falls

•   Sultanhani Caravanserai
•   View of Mausoleum of Mevlana

•   Underground City of Kaymakli
•   Goreme Open Air Museum
•   Rock Churches
•   Valleys of Goreme
•   Uchisar
•   Ortahisar
•   Fairy Chimneys of Pasabagi
•   Avanos Village - Pottery Town
•   Carpet Factory
•   Visit Cave House and have tea with locals (if time permits)
•   Belly and Folkloric dancing at Cave restaurant

•   9 Breakfast
•   8 Local Lunches + 1 Chinese Lunch
•   9 Dinners

11D 10N Qatar Airways Turkey Package Itinerary For 2024

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•   Depart Singapore Changi Airport for your flight via Doha to Turkey where East meets West.
•   Go deep into the history of Turkey which is home to many ancient civilizations such as the mighty Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.
•   Upon arrival at Turkey airport, we will embark on a city tour around the beautiful city.
•   You will witness some city landmarks such as the Hippodrome which is used as the place for chariot races during the reign of the Byzantine Empire.
•   After that, we will visit Sultan Ahmet Mosque which is one of the largest religious buildings in the whole of Istanbul.
•   Next, we will experience a journey into the magnificient Hagia Sophia (also known as St Sophia Church Museum).
•   Check in hotel for dinner and the night.

•   After breakfast, we will start the day tour by visiting Topkapi Palace, and Ottoman Empire architecture.
•   Topkapi Palace used to be the seat of the Ottoman Empire when tne empire shifted its capital from Bursa to Istanbul.
•   After that, it is shopping at at the 500 year old Grand Bazaar. This bazaar is so big such that it consists of over 4000 stalls and shops selling locally made products.
•   Then we will proceed to continue our trip to the Gatala Tower. We will have lunch there.
•   After lunch, we will go for a leisurely drive across the Dardanelles to reach our final destination for the day, Canakkale where we will have our dinner and rest for the night.

•   After breakfast at hotel, we will begin our day's journey by discovering the famous Trojan Horse of Troy before heading down towards the ancient city of Pergamon.
•   Have a look at the Acropolis which is purged at the highest part of the city.
•   The Acropolis was originally intended to be viewed from below so as to be impress anyone who view it from there.
•   Also we will go for other sightseeing tours such as the Altar of Zeus, the Temple of Athena, the library, theatre etc...
•   Then we will have our lunch before continuing our day tour to another Turkish city, Kusadasi. Kusadasi is a well known resort town off the coast of the Aegean Sea.

•   Breakfast at hotel. Then embark on an adventure to trip to Ephesus, known to be one of the world's largest and outstanding ancient archaeological site.
•   This very interesting unique site has been excavated for more than 100 years and what we are seeing today of the ruins actually belonged to the time of the Hellenistic and Roman Empire period.
•   There are other excellent ancient structures also which include the Library of Celsus, The Grand Theatre, the Hadrian Temple, Marble Street, the Agora etc..
•   After that, we will go the House of Virgin Mary. According to legend, Virgin Mary and St John came to Ephesus and also died there. The chapel sits on a hill of Mt Solmissus.
•   Lunch will be next followed by a trip to Pamukkale which is also another main tourist destination hotspot in Turkey.

•   First we will visit Hierapolis which is a popular Roman city famous for its hot thermal baths and health spas.
•   Explore the uniqueness of the Cotton Castle. This castle is formed by a spectacular formation of limestone deposits. These deposits take on the form of either terraces and pools.
•   Lunch will be next followed by a journey to Antalya which is the main resort town of the Mediterranean stretch.
•   Once we reach there, we will take a leisure walk through the old town before we check in to the hotel and rest for the day.

•   Perhaps, the city where it's famous throughout all seasons is Antalya.
•   We will begin our day trip to Aspendos right after breakfast at the hotel. This place is where the preserved Roman theatres are located.
•   Next, we will see the Kursunlu Waterfalls and relax at Side. Side is a nice little resort town with beautiful beaches complete with a long stretch of cafes, restaurants and shops selling locally made Turkish handicrafts.
•   Then we will go for dinner before proceed back to hotel at Antalya for the night.

•   This morning, we will begin to move more towards inland, to the city of Konya. This popular city is once used as the capital of the Seljuk Turks, where you can find the Mausoleum of Mevlana.
•   After exploring through the Mausoleum, we will go for lunch before driving to the Cappadocia. Here, you will experience one of the world's most spectacular landscape view.
•   After that, we will continue to go to Sultanhani Caravanserai which is actually a hotel meant for the ancient traders, merchants and travellers.
•   Lastly, we will go back to Cappadocia for dinner and the night.
•   (Optional : There is an optional Hot Air Balloon ride. Subject to charges)

•   One can never leave Turkey without visiting Cappadocia. As has always been said, a visit to Cappadocia is actually the key highlight tour of the entire Turkey expedition package tour.
•   This unique city is formed by the erosion of the ash sedimentation by wind, sun, rain and snow which results in the land being sculpted to turn into many countless shaped piilars and cones.
•   This is known as the "fairy chimneys". In this city, you can enjoy the many valleys and cliffs, the extraordinary Underground City of Kaymakli which is said to be one of the largest underground cities in the world.
•   Travellers will still get a chance to see bedrooms, cellars, lavatories, kitchens, dining halls, stables and many others while in this underground city.
•   Other places which we will visit include the Goreme Open Air Museum, Uchisar which is an old village with cave houses and Avanos which is famous for its pottery making and carpets.
•   Go inside the factory to learn the art of pottery making itself and also carpet weaving.
•   After dinner, we will enjoy a leisure evening at the underground restaurant complete with the exotic belly dancing and entertainment.
•   Then we will proceed back to hotel for the night.

•   After breakfast, we will depart for Ankara, the capital of Turkey.
•   We will visit the Ataturk Mausoleum which is the final resting place of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey.
•   Various Anatolian style civilizations can be seen from the mixed style of the mausoleum architecture.
•   It will be free and easy in the afternoon to do some shopping around the capital city.
•   Dinner and overnight in Ankara.

•   Once we have breakfast, it is time to head back to Istanbul.
•   After lunch, it will be free and easy for you until it is time for departure.
•   There are optional chargeable tours for you such as the Bosphorus Cruise, Dolmabache Palace, Spice Bazaar and Underground Water Cistern.
•   Estimated time departure will be in the evening around 5pm.

•   Arrival in Singapore Changi Airport with many pleasant and unforgettable Turkish experience. A greay holiday vacation to Turkey indeed.