| REF NO: HF004-P |
| 4D / 3N PRIVATE GALLIPOLI & TROY & PERGAMON & EPHEUS & PAMUKKALE EXCURSION ISTANBUL to ISTANBUL |
| DAY 1 | ISTANBUL-CANAKKALE (L,D) |
| 07:30 | Depart from hotel |
| 12:30 | Arrive at Eceabat |
| | Lunch at Eceabat Maydos Restaurant & Bar |
| | Fully Guided Gallipoli Tour |
| | Visiting; |
| | Kabatepe Museum |
| | Brighton Beach |
| | Beach Cemetery |
| | ANZAC Cove |
| | Ariburnu Cemetery |
| | ANZAC Commemoration Site |
| | Lone Pine Australian Memorial |
| | Johnston's Jolly (Turkish & Allied trenches & tunnels) |
| | 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial |
| | The Nek |
| | Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial. |
| 18:30 | Arrive in Canakkale and Check in at Hotel |
| | Dinner and Overnight in Canakkale |
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| DAY 2 | CANAKKALE-KUSADASI (B,L,D) |
| | Breakfast at the hotel |
| 08:00 | Depart for Troy |
| 08:30 | Fully Guided Troy Tour. |
| | Visit the famous archaeological and mythological site of |
| | You will see and hear about |
| | The Trojan Horse. |
| | Helen of Troy. |
| | The Trojan Wars. |
| | The battle between Achilles and Paris. |
| | Sacrificial Altars. |
| | The 3700 year old city walls. |
| | Houses of Troy I , 3000 B.C. - 2500 B.C. |
| | The Bouleterium (Senate Building). |
| | The Odeon (Concert Hall). |
| | Current excavations in progress. |
| | Remains of the various cities from Troy I through to Troy IX |
| 10:00 | Depart for Pergamon |
| | Pergamon Tour |
| | Visit Asklepion ( built in the name of Aesculapius, the God of Health and Medicine ) |
| | The ancient medical complex, hospital |
| | Lunch at a local restaurant in Bergama |
| | Pergamon Acropolis Tour |
| | Monumental tombs or heroons built for the kings of Pergamon during the Hellenistic period |
| | Foundations of Propylon (monumental gates) which were constructed by Eumenes II |
| | Ruins of the temple of Athena |
| | The famous Library of Pergamon which contained 200,000 books |
| | (Antonius gave all the books of the library to Cleopatra as a wedding gift) |
| | Houses from the Hellenistic period |
| | The remains of the palaces of Eumenes II and Attalos II |
| | Military barracks and military warehouses called "Arsenals" |
| | Temple of Trajan |
| | The Theater of Pergamon
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| | (one of the steepest theaters in the world, has a capacity of 10,000 people) |
| | Temple of Dionysos (known in Rome as Baccus, god of wine) |
| | The famous Altar of Zeus(Eumenes II (197-159 BC) constructed it as a memorial of the victory against the Galatians) |
| | (It was taken away from Pergamon in 1871 and carried to Germany, It is exhibited at the Museum of Pergamum in Berlin |
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| 18:30 | Departure for KUSADASI from PERGAMON |
| 21:00 | Arrive in Kusadasi |
| | Check in at Hotel |
| | Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi |
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| DAY 3 | EPHESUS-PAMUKKALE ( B,L,D) |
| | Breakfast at the hotel |
| 09:00 | Fully Guided Ephesus Tour visiting |
| | The Library of Celcius |
| | (was built c. 125 AD by Gaius Julius Aquila in memory of his father and once held nearly 12,000 scrolls) |
| | Temple of Artemis |
| | (One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is represented only by one inconspicuous column, revealed during an archaeological excavation by the British Museum in the 1870s) |
| | The Odeon |
| | (Was a small roofed theater[27] constructed by Vedius Antonius and his wife around 150 AD) |
| | The Temple of Hadrian |
| | (Dates from the 2nd century but underwent repairs in the 4th century and has been reerected from the surviving architectural fragments) |
| | The Temple of Domitian |
| | (Was one of the largest temples on the city) |
| | The Theater |
| | (At an estimated 44,000 seating capacity, is believed to be the largest outdoor theater in the ancient world) |
| | Two agoras, one for commercial and one for state business |
| | The house of the Virgin Mary |
| | (About 7 km (4 mi) from Selçuk, is believed to have been the last home of Mary, mother of Jesus. It is a popular place of pilgrimage which has been visited by three recent popes.) |
| 16:00 | Depart for Pamukkale |
| 19:00 | Arrive in Pamukkale and Check in at hotel |
| | Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale |
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| DAY 4 | PAMUKKALE-IZMIR-ISTANBUL ( B,L) |
| | Breakfast at the hotel |
| 09:00 | Fully Guided Pamukkale Tour visiting |
| | (Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in south-western Turkey.) |
| | Hot Water Springs |
| | (Pamukkale's terraces are made of travertine, a sedimentary rock deposited by water from the hot springs.) |
| | The ancient city of Hierapolis |
| | ( was built on top of the white "castle" which is in total about 2,700 metres (8,860 ft) long, 600 m (1,970 ft) wide and 160 m (525 ft) high) |
| | Theatre |
| | Temple of Apollo |
| | Plutonium ( is the oldest local sanctuary / The Place of PLUTO) |
| | Nymphaeum |
| | Necropolis |
| | Depart for Izmir & transfer to IZMIR Adnan Menderes Airport |
| 20:00 | Flight from Izmir to Istanbul |
| 21:05 | Arrive in Ataturk Airport & meet and transfer to Hotel |
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| THE PACKAGE INCLUDES |
| Transportation by PRIVATE A/C & NO SMOKING vehicle |
| 1 night accommodation in Canakkale ( 4 STAR ) |
| 1 night accommodation in Kusadasi ( 4 STAR ) |
| 1 night accommodation in Pamukkale ( 4 STAR ) |
| PRIVATE Gallipoli,Troy,Pergamon Acropolis and Asklepion,Ephesus,Pamukkale Tours |
| PRIVATE English Speaking guiding service |
| Museum enterance fees, tolls, Ferry Fees |
| 4 Lunches , 3 Dinners |
| Airport transfers |
| Flight from Izmir to Istanbul |
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| DEPARTURE DATES 2012 |
| EVERYDAY | ALL YEAR ROUND |
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| Further enquiries can be made to : hasslefree@anzachouse.com |
