Wonders of Turkey – SEVERAL GUARANTEED DEPARTURES

Greeted at the airport by your English-speaking guide, transfer to your 5* hotel. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

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Depart your hotel for a visit to Beylerbeyi Palace on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, once the residence of such prestigious guests as Empress Eugenie, with its ^19th-century architecture reflecting many of the city’s Eastern and Western influences. Then a stop at Çamlica Hill, the highest point on the Asian coast, offering magnificent views of the Bosphorus and the old town.

Dinner. Afternoon stroll through Beyoglu, the old Pera district, with its countless shopping streets.

Dinner and overnight at your 5* hotel.

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After lunch, departure for the historic heart of Istanbul. You’ll visit the Blue Mosque with its six minarets, built in the ^17th century and famous for its

21,403 blue earthenware tiles and the Byzantine Hippodrome with its obelisks. Then a photo stop in front of the Basilica of Saint Sophia, a masterpiece of Byzantine art recently opened to Muslim worship. After dinner, discover the Topkapi Palace, sumptuous residence of the Ottoman sultans.

At the end of the day, free time at the Egyptian Bazaar, Istanbul’s largest spice market.

Dinner and overnight at your 5* hotel.

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Departure from the hotel to visit the Grand Bazaar.

Private boat trip on the Bosphorus

From your private boat, this is a unique opportunity to contemplate the yalis, prestigious wooden residences, and admire the splendid facades of the Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi palaces with their 19th-century architecture. and Beylerbeyi palaces, with their 19th^th century architecture.

After dinner, continuation to Ankara (450 km), Turkey’s capital and second-largest city.

Dinner and overnight at your 5* hotel.

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After lunch, check out and visit the mausoleum of Atatürk, father of modern Turkey. Then on to Cappadocia (320 km) through a plain where the salt lake sparkles. Dinner en route. You’ll also explore one of the many Byzantine underground cities, a refuge for the natives between the

^7th and ^10th centuries. Dinner and overnight at your 4* hotel in Cappadocia.

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A whole day dedicated to discovering Cappadocia, a natural site unique in the world and the cradle of Christianity. You’ll be impressed by its bewitching and unusual landscape, with gigantic fairy chimneys that have preserved their large basalt caps.

You’ll visit the Göreme open-air museum, a UNESCO World Heritage site housing several rock churches decorated with frescoes from the Byzantine period. You’ll discover the splendid Avcilar and Guvercinlik valleys, home to countless fairy chimneys with surprising human and animal features. Dinner during the tour.

You’ll also stop off at a local jewelry boutique and a carpet-making center, where you’ll be won over by the creativity and patience of Anatolian women. Dinner at the hotel.

Eveningée turque. On your last evening in Cappadocia, you can enjoy a Turkish evening in a typical troglodytic setting , with traditional folklore and dances .

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Option approx. 250-300 €/ persHot-air balloon flight Possible on days 6 and 7

During one of the two mornings in Cappadocia, possibilityé of a flight on board
of a hot-air balloon to admire the fairy chimneys and unreal landscapes of this region. This unforgettable excursion alone is the highlight of this exceptional trip.

After lunch, departure for Konya (240 km), where you’ll travel along the famous Silk Road, dotted with the remains of numerous caravanserais. You’ll marvel at the sublime landscapes of the Central Anatolian plateau. Photo stop in front of a Seljuk caravanserai.

Continuation to Pamukkale and dinner en route (420 km). Visit to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Pamukkale. You’ll visit the famous, dazzlingly white “Cotton Castles “, where hot springs, saturated with limestone salts, have covered the cliffs.

Dinner and overnight at your 5* hotel.

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After lunch, departure for Ephesus (180 km). The city of Artemis, the most famous ancient site in Turkey, with the Street of the Couretes, the famous Celsius Library, Hadrian’s Temple, Trajan’s Fountain and the splendid 24,000-seat theater. The city was also dear to the apostle Paul, who stayed here for several years.

Dinner in Selcuk. During the day, you will have the privilege of attending a leather fashion show where you will appreciate the quality of the articles.

Dinner and overnight at your 4* hotel in Izmir or Kusadasi.

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Morning departure for Troy. Lunch and visit to the wonderful Troy Museum. Then visit the ancient city, whose history spans some 3,400 years, with nine
levels of occupation (Troy I to IX), not forgetting the legendary Trojan Horse, a reconstruction of which can be seen at the entrance to the site.

Dinner and overnight at 4* hotel.

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In the morning, cross the Dardanelles Strait and continue to Istanbul.

Dinner en route. Free time in Istanbul in the late afternoon.

Dinner on your own. Accommodation at 5* hotel.

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Lunch at the hotel. Depending on flight times, transfer to the airport. Assistance with check-in formalities and flight to Canada.

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DEPARTURE DATES 2026

April: 24

May: 1,8,15,29

June: 12,26

July: 10,24

August: 7,21

September 11,18

October: 2