Aegean Express Tour

Start Date(2019): Mar 02, 09, 16, 23, 30; Apr 06, 13, 20, 27; May 04, 11, 18, 25; Jun 01, 08, 15, 22, 29; Jul 06, 13, 20, 27; Aug 03, 10, 17, 24, 31; Sep 07, 14, 21, 28; Oct 05, 12, 19, 26; Nov 02, 09, 16, 23, 30; Dec 07, 14, 21, 28

Itinerary

Day 1

Istanbul

Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel and the remainder of the day is yours free to explore at your own pace. Overnight Istanbul

Day 2

Istanbul Old City (B)

After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome. Overnight Istanbul

Day 3

Gallipoli Battlefields (B, D)

One of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, today we visit the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, The Nek, Johnston's Jolly, original trenches and tunnels. Overnight Canakkale

Day 4

Troy, Acropolis of Pergamum (B, D)

Step back in time today as we visit Troy and its famed Trojan Horse, followed by a tour of the magnificent acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political centre in its time. Overnight Kusadasi

Day 5

Ephesus, Kusadasi (B, D)

Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value. Overnight Kusadasi

Day 6

Kusadasi (B)

After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and you will be transferred to the ferry port.