Highlights

Explore the ancient sites of Ephesus and Troy, behold the grandueur of the Hagia Sophia and dive into the history of this fascinating country.

?INSIGHT EXPERIENCES
Uchisar: Enjoy the unique flavours of Anatolia at Uçhisar Kadineli Restaurant, an establishment that provides employment for the women of the village.
Visit a Cappadocian home with a local
• Ephesus with a Local Expert.

?TOP RATED HIGHLIGHTS
Travel by cruise along Bosphorus • Ride a ferry across the Dardanelles.
Visit Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace in Istanbul • Grand Mosque, Green Mosque
and Mausoleum in Bursa • Mausoleum of Atatürk in Ankara • Pasabag Valley
in Groeme • Mevlana Tekke Museum in Konya • Seljuk Caravanserai in
Anatolia • Roman Theatre in Aspendos • Archaeological Museum in Ephesus
• Troy • Asklepion in Pergamon • Gallipoli Peninsula • Hagia Sophia and Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
City tours of Göreme, Konya, Pergamon and Istanbul all with Local Experts.

AUTHENTIC DINING
Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant in Istanbul • Highlight Dinner with Sema
performance in a stone house followed by dinner in Cappadocia • Celebration Dinner at a local restaurant in Istanbul.

Travel Turkey on this 15-day guided tour. See Cappadocia, where golden landscapes give way to caverns below. You’ll descend into a local resident’s cave house for a tour and talk about their way of life. Later, see whirling dervishes — twirling dancers who will entertain you during a special dinner. In Göreme, explore rock-hewn churches decorated with ancient paintings before dining on the unique flavors served at a local restaurant that supports women from the village. Travel to Turkey’s third largest city, Izmir, and explore one of the world’s finest archaeological sites, Ephesus. Here, walk to its gargantuan amphitheater, which could seat as many as 24,000 people. In Istanbul, see the Blue Mosque’s tiled domes and the Hippodrome, where Roman chariot races were held. Try your hand at bargaining in the city’s Grand Bazaar, which includes more than 4,000 shops.