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Best of Turkey 2009

Highlights

• Gallipoli
• Troy
• Pergamum
• Izmir
• Ephesus
• Pamukkale
• Antalya
• Perge
• Konya
• Cappadocia
• Ankara
• Gordion
• Bursa
• Istanbul

Hotels
Dedeman Istanbul
Kolin
Crown Plaza Izmir
Lycus River
Dedeman Antalya (2 nights)
Ozkaymak
Dedeman Cappadocia (2 nights)
Radisson SAS / Dedeman Ankara
Thermal Kervansaray
Dedeman Istanbul (2 nights)

What's Included

Sightseeing Highlights

• Gallipoli: See Anzac Cove and Lone Pine Cemetery.
• Troy: Visit the ruins of the ancient city. See the Wooden Horse.
• Pergamum: Visit the Acropolis, Altar of Zeus and Asclepieion.
• Izmir: Visit the city highlights of Izmir.
• Ephesus: Visit the Great Theatre, the Library of Celsius, the Gymnasium and Temple of Hadrian. Visit the Virgin Mary's stone cottage.
• Pamukkale: Visit the 'Cotton Castle' springs.
• Hierapolis: Visit the ruins of the Roman health spa.
• Antalya: Orientation of this Mediterranean resort includes the Archaeological Museum.
• Perge and Aspendos: Visit these Pamphylian, Hellenistic and Roman cities.
• Konya: Sightseeing including the Mevlana Museum of the 'Whirling Dervishes' and Karatay Tile Museum.
• Cappadocia: Visit the underground city of Kaymakli, and an excursion to Urgup and Goreme. Visit the Goreme Open-Air museum and pottery- making in Avanos.
• Ankara: Sightseeing includes Ataturk Bulvari, the Ankara castle, visit to the Museum of Anatolian Civilisation and Ataturk's Mausoleum.
• Gordion: See the Earth Tumulus and visit the excavations.
• Bursa: Visit the Green Ottoman Complex and the Blue Mosque.
• Istanbul: Sightseeing includes visits to the Topkapi Palace and its Treasury section, Church of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

• 13 Buffet breakfasts
• 10 three-course or open-buffet dinners
• 1 farewell traditional dinner on your final night in Istanbul

• First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
• Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
• The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
• A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.
• Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 15 (conditions apply)

• London Gateways Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London's airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London's Heathrow — Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London's Heathr
• Important — Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
• For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.
• For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.
• Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
• In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar's control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
• All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.
• In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
• Heathrow Airport: National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London's Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
• Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have booked Trafalgar's Land and Air packages arriving at London's Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London's Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
• European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
• Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
• Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
• Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
• Click here to see scheduled transfer times.

• When demand is heavy, some extra departures may operate in reverse.
• Guaranteed Room Share is not available on this tour.