Travel Turkey : Modern
Turkey is country of 780,576 square kilometres, somewhat
larger than the state of Texas or France and Great Britain
combined. It is bordered by the Mediterranean, Aegean, Black
Sea, by Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Nahcivan, Iran,
Iraq and Syria about three percent of country in Europe.
South and east Dardanelles, The Sea of Marmara and Bosphorus
stretches the peninsula known as Asia Minor or Anatolia.
Eight thousand two hundred ten kilometres of its border are
shores lined with fertile plains: these rise quickly to high,
dry, central plataue where nineteen mountains including Mt.
Ararat, over 3500 meters high. The country has three main
temparete climates: Mediterranean in the south, Black Sea in
the north and steppe throughout most of Anatolia. There are
four naturel lakes: Van, Tuz, Beysehir, Egirdir. Two large
man - made lakes on Euphrates River back up behind the Keban
and Ataturk dams. A number of its rivers well known in
antiquity Euphrates, Tigris, Halys, Araxes, Sangarius,
Meander and Pyramus.
The capital of Turkey Ankara located in Central Anatolia. In
1950 the population is numbered about 20 million: by the turn
of century it is estimated that the population will be 70
million. More than fifty percent of the lobar force is
engaged in agriculture. The main cash crops include tobacco
(Turkey is the world's sixth largest producer) cereals,
cotton, olive oil, mohair, wool, silk, figs, raisins, nuts,
fruits, opium, gum and sugar. Antimony, borate, copper and
chrome are minded in sufficient quantities to be exported. In
recent years a number of industries have become important in
the national economy. These include food and beverages,
clothing and cloth manufacture, chemicals, ceramics and motor
vehicles.
Highlights of Turkey Tour 4 (8
Days) Tour Code :
HOT1004
Itinerary
: Antalya, Konya, Cappadocia,
Ankara, Istanbul
Duration : 7
Nights / 8 Days
Category : Deluxe and
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Tour Plan : (8 Days)
• Resort Extension with Golf Facilities : You can extend your stay for a week at Barceló Tat beach Golf resort in Belek. (20 miles east of Antalya) www.barcelo.com
Day 1 - Wed :
Antalya
• Arrival and transfer to hotel. Tonight meet fellow
tour companions and your guide, a relaxing afternoon by
the Mediterranean coast (B,D)
Day 2 - Thu : Antalya:
Optional Tour of Phaselis or Yatch
Cruise
• Today is a free day with choices of Optional
tours of Phaselis ,a coastal ancient cith or a lazy yatch
cruise
along turquoise cost of the Mediterranean
(B,D)
Day 3 - Fri : Antalya - Aspendos -
Konya
• After breakfast depart for Konya.
• En route visit the famous theatre in
Aspendos.
• Visit Mevlana Mausoleum,
• Karatay Koran School, then overnight in
Konya. (B,D)
Day 4 - Sat : Konya -
Cappadocia
• Morning departure for Cappadocia, on the way visit
13th century Agzikarahan Caravansary the land of
Fairy
Chimneys.
• Visit to the famous underground city of
Sarhatli
• Visit a regional carpet production center.
• Local dinner in a restaurant and overnight in
Cappadocia. Tonight Optional: Whirling Dervishes
performance
(B,D)
Day 5 - Sun :
Cappadocia
• Early Morning Optional: Balloon Tour. Experience of
floating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and
caves with the sunrise of Cappadocia.
• After breakfast, visit Goreme,
• Avanos,
• Pasabagi,
• Red Valley, and have a brief regional pottery
workshop in a cave. (B,D)
Day 6 - Mon :
Cappadocia - Ankara
• Morning departure for Ankara, afternoon tour of the
Ataturk Mausoleum,
Anatolian Civilizations Museum. (B,D)
Day 7 - Tue : Ankara -
Istanbul
• After breakfast drive to Istanbul,.
Afternoon Optional:
half day Bosphorus Cruise,
including last minute
shopping in the Spice Market. Tonight farewell
dinner. (B,D)
Day 8 - Wed :
Istanbul.
• Transfer to the airport (B)
Note :
• (B)
(Breakfast)
• (D) (Dinner)
Included :
• Transfers from airport to hotel and from hotel to
airport on tour dates.
• Welcome briefing.
• 7 nights hotel accommodations.
• Transportation by a comfortable AC non smoking
luxurious vehicle with professional driver.
• All entrance fees to the sites and to the museums
mentioned on the above programme.
• Private English speaking professional guide
throughout.
• Parking fees.