Dates & Prices

To book a tour, call and speak to one of our live, experienced travel consultants, Call us now at 1-800-942-3301.
Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
3/31/2010 - 4/8/2010	$999
4/7/2010 - 4/15/2010	$999
4/14/2010 - 4/22/2010	$999
4/28/2010 - 5/6/2010	$999
5/5/2010 - 5/13/2010	$999
5/12/2010 - 5/20/2010	$999
5/19/2010 - 5/27/2010	$999
5/26/2010 - 6/3/2010	$999
6/2/2010 - 6/10/2010	$999
6/9/2010 - 6/17/2010	$999
6/16/2010 - 6/24/2010	$999
6/23/2010 - 7/1/2010	$999
6/30/2010 - 7/8/2010	$999
7/7/2010 - 7/15/2010	$999
7/14/2010 - 7/22/2010	$999
7/21/2010 - 7/29/2010	$999
7/28/2010 - 8/5/2010	$999
8/4/2010 - 8/12/2010	$999
8/11/2010 - 8/19/2010	$999
8/18/2010 - 8/26/2010	$999
8/25/2010 - 9/2/2010	$999
9/1/2010 - 9/9/2010	$999
9/8/2010 - 9/16/2010	$999
9/15/2010 - 9/23/2010	$999
9/22/2010 - 9/30/2010	$999
9/29/2010 - 10/7/2010	$999
10/6/2010 - 10/14/2010	$999
10/13/2010 - 10/21/2010	$999

What's Included

Included Premium Highlights

• Visit the ruins of Hierapolis and the white terraces at Pamukkale
• Tour Ephesus, one of the world's finest archeological sites
• Visit Anzac Cove and Lone Pine Cemetery at Gallipoli
• Visit the fabulous Topkapi Palace in Istanbul

Included Personal Insights

• A complete guide on how to haggle in the Grand Bazaar; the technique, the pitfalls and how much to pay!

Included Additional Excursions & Sights

• Visit charming Cumalikizik Village
• Visit Bursa's Green Mosque and Mausoleum complex, the Grand Mosque, bazaar and silk market
• Visit the Synagogue, Roman Gymnasium and the Temple of Artemis in Sardis
• Visit the House of the Virgin Mary at Ephesus
• Visit the Archeological Museum at Selcuk
• Visit Pergamon's Temple of Athena, Theater, Library and the Asklepion ruins
• Visit the legendary city of Troy
• Visit Istanbul's Blue Mosque, and Basilica of St. Sophia

Included First Class Services

• Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
• Travel by luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard restroom
• Insight's professional multilingual Tour Director to escort & guide you
• Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
• Arrival and departure transfers between the airport and your Insight tour hotel

Included Quality Dining

• 7 Buffet Breakfasts (BB) and 4 three-course table d'hote Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)

Your Tour Itinerary Includes

Day 1 - DEPART USA

Overnight flight.

Day 2 - ISTANBUL

Welcome to Turkey - a land rich in archeological sites, historic monuments, warm-hearted people and an enormous variety of spectacular scenery. On arrival at Istanbul Airport, you are met and transferred to your hotel. This evening, join your Tour Director and fellow guests for a Welcome Drink.
Hotel: Barcelo Topkapi Eresin

Day 3 - ISTANBUL - BURSA

This morning take a short ferry trip and drive to the charming Cumalikizik Village with its traditional wooden houses, and very narrow cobblestone streets. Continue to beautiful Bursa for your overnight stay. There is time this afternoon to visit the glorious Green Mosque and Mausoleum complex, the Grand Mosque, the Bazaar and colourful Silk Market, where you'll be overwhelmed by the dazzling array of goods on display. Tonight you might like to experience a Turkish bath at your hotel.
Hotel: Kervansaray Thermal (BB,D)

Day 4 - BURSA - PAMUKKALE

Drive to Sardis, where you visit the Synagogue, Roman Gymnasium and the Temple of Artemis. Now continue to Pamukkale, famous for its 'Cotton Castle', a dazzling chalk-white array of fantastically shaped limestone terraces. Visit the ruins of ancient Hierapolis and the fairyland terraces and see the glistening pools and cascades in scallop-shell basins.
Hotel: Pam Thermal. (BB,D)

Day 5 - PAMUKKALE - IZMIR

Journey to Ephesus, significant to early Christianity as well as to the ancient world. View the marvellous facade of the Library of Celsus, walk the Arcadian Way and see the amazing Amphitheatre. Also visit the House of the Virgin Mary. At the Archeological Museum in nearby Selcuk you can marvel at many of the artifacts excavated from Ephesus. After visiting a Turkish carpet centre it's on to the pretty port city of Izmir.
Hotel: Hilton Izmir (BB,D)

Day 6 - IZMIR - CANAKKALE

Your first stop today is Pergamon to visit the Temple of Athena, the Theatre and the Library, which is said to have contained 200,000 volumes. Also visit the Asklepion ruins, probably the world's earliest medical centre. Before leaving, admire the Red Courtyard. Next stop is Homer's legendary city of Troy; visit the ruins and see an enormous reconstruction of the fabled Wooden Horse. Stay tonight in the seaport of Çanakkale, on the southern side of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point.
Hotel: Kolin (BB, D)

Day 7 - CANAKKALE - ISTANBUL

This morning cross the Dardanelles Straits and drive to the Gallipoli Peninsula to visit Anzac Cove and the emotive Lone Pine Cemetery. Then return to Istanbul. Upon arrival, embark on a superb highlight cruise along the Bosphorus Waterway. The scenery complements the grandeur of the Ottoman palaces, old mansions and fortresses.
Hotel: Barcelo Topkapi Eresin (BB)

Day 8 - ISTANBUL SIGHTSEEING

Get your cameras ready today. Visit the Blue Mosque with its beautiful tiles and the Hippodrome where Roman chariot races were held, and visit St Sophia, at one time a cathedral and a mosque, and now a magnificent museum. Move on to visit the fabulous Topkapi Palace, a walled city perched above the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn, where in the Treasury Section, some of the world's biggest emeralds and diamonds are on display. Finish your sightseeing tour at the famous Grand Bazaar where, all under cover, there are more than 4,000 shops, cafes and tea houses. Don't worry, your guide will give you a full explaination of the time-honoured ritual of bargaining! Tonight consider an optional farewell dinner and show at a local night club? (BB)

Day 9 - RETURN TO USA

This morning, your tour comes to an end with a transfer to the airport. (BB)

Sightseeing Highlights

Included Premium Highlights

• Visit the ruins of Hierapolis and the white terraces at Pamukkale
• Tour Ephesus, one of the world's finest archeological sites
• Visit Anzac Cove and Lone Pine Cemetery at Gallipoli
• Visit the fabulous Topkapi Palace in Istanbul

Included Personal Insights

• A complete guide on how to haggle in the Grand Bazaar; the technique, the pitfalls and how much to pay!

Included Additional Excursions & Sights

• Visit charming Cumalikizik Village
• Visit Bursa's Green Mosque and Mausoleum complex, the Grand Mosque, bazaar and silk market
• Visit the Synagogue, Roman Gymnasium and the Temple of Artemis in Sardis
• Visit the House of the Virgin Mary at Ephesus
• Visit the Archeological Museum at Selcuk
• Visit Pergamon's Temple of Athena, Theater, Library and the Asklepion ruins
• Visit the legendary city of Troy
• Visit Istanbul's Blue Mosque, and Basilica of St. Sophia

Included First Class Services

• Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
• Travel by luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard restroom
• Insight's professional multilingual Tour Director to escort & guide you
• Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
• Arrival and departure transfers between the airport and your Insight tour hotel

Included Quality Dining

• 7 Buffet Breakfasts (BB) and 4 three-course table d'hote Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)

Ratings & Reviews:

This tour has no reviews yet. Have you experienced this tour? Write a review.

Details & Specials

SPECIALS

Save $300 Off per couple

Two travelers booking together on an air-inclusive 2010 Europe tour will each save $150 off on all Lufthansa or United Airline flights.

Book Now - offer end March 31st, 2010.

TERMS: Valid for new bookings only. Offer CAN be combined with all brochure discounts. Entire booking including air must be paid in full by March 31, 2010. Offer valid from March 1st-March 31st, 2010. All Travel must be completed by October 24th, 2010. Offer is valid on UA and LH flights only (no code share flights allowed over the Atlantic – must be on UA or LH only). Valid on all tours to Europe, Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Morocco. Offer - $300 off per couple or $150 off for single travelers. Offer subject to availability and valid off of all net fares. Promotion cannot be booked online. Commission paid on air for this promotion is 0%. Air tickets are non-refundable after purchase. No name changes allowed once a reservation is made. Once payment is received, cancellation penalties apply. Offer may be withdrawn at any time. Offer can be used for groups – with availability and names at time of booking – full payment on entire package due March 31, 2010. CST No. 2068745-20