Itinerary
- Day 1
Istanbul
- Meals
- Dinner (Meet your Travel Director and your Small Group for dinner in a local restaurant, sharing Turkish dishes)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu Sisli, Istanbul)
Included Activities
- Meet Travel Director and Small Group for dinner in local restaurant
Optional Activities
- Explore Istanbul's waterfront
Landmarks Bosphorus 
- Day 2
Gallipoli - Troy
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kolin, Çanakkale)
Included Activities
- Visit ANZAC Cove
- Visit Lone Pine Cemetery
- Explore Troy archaeological site
- View replica Trojan Horse
Landmarks ANZAC Cove Lone Pine Cemetery Troy 
- Day 3
Izmir
- Meals
- Lunch (Share a Farm-to-table lunch at Nif Bağları, a family-owned wine producer in the foothills near Izmir. Walk through the vines and learn how the land is used, then sit down to seasonal dishes made with produce grown on the property, served in the vineyard setting), Dinner (Dinner with your Small Group)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Swissotel Büyük Efes, Izmir)
Included Activities
- Visit Copmadam workshop (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
- Farm-to-table vineyard lunch at Nif Bağları
- Small Group dinner in Izmir
Optional Activities
- Explore Kemeralti Bazaar
- Stop for coffee in Alsancak district
Landmarks Kemeralti Bazaar Alsancak - Day 4
Ephesus - Izmir
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Swissotel Büyük Efes, Izmir)
Included Activities
- Walk through Ephesus with Local Expert
- Visit Library of Celsus
- See the scale of the amphitheatre
- Visit House of the Virgin Mary
- Learn about Turkish carpet weaving
- Tavla (backgammon) lesson in traditional coffee shop
- Play backgammon with local players over Turkish coffee
- Visit Archaeological museum
Optional Activities
- Dinner on seafront promenade in Izmir with seafood and meze
Landmarks Ephesus Library of Celsus House of the Virgin Mary 
- Day 5
Pamukkale
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner with your Small Group)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Doğa Thermal Health & Spa, Pamukkale)
Included Activities
- Explore Pamukkale travertine pools with Travel Director
- Visit ancient Hierapolis ruins
- See Roman theatre
- See streets, tombs and bathhouses
- Access thermal pools at hotel
- Small Group dinner
Optional Activities
- Try traditional hammam
- Explore wider spa facilities
Landmarks Pamukkale Hierapolis 
- Day 6
Cappadocia
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner with your Small Group)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (DoubleTree by Hilton Avanos, Cappadocia)
Included Activities
- Stop at Sultanhani Caravanserai
- Explore underground city of Saratli
- Small Group dinner
Landmarks Sultanhani Caravanserai Saratli 
- Day 7
Cappadocia
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner in a local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (DoubleTree by Hilton Avanos, Cappadocia)
Included Activities
- Explore rock-cut churches of Göreme Open-Air Museum
- Visit Paşabağ Valley
- See fairy chimneys and former cave dwellings
- Meet local Cappadocian and visit their cave house
- Whirling dervishes performance
- Dinner in local restaurant
Optional Activities
- Watch hot air balloons lift at sunrise
Landmarks Göreme Open-Air Museum Paşabağ Valley - Day 8
Ankara
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ankara HiltonSA)
Included Activities
- Visit pottery studio in Avanos
- Watch pottery clay preparation and shaping
- Visit Museum of Anatolian Civilisations
- Visit Anıtkabir mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Walk through Hall of Honour
Optional Activities
- Visit Ankara Castle for city views
- Explore Hamamönü's restored Ottoman-era quarter
- Explore historic Ulus district
Landmarks Avanos Museum of Anatolian Civilisations Anıtkabir Ankara Castle Hamamönü Ulus 
- Day 9
Istanbul
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu Sisli, Istanbul)
Included Activities
- Bosphorus cruise
Optional Activities
- Walk through Karakӧy
- Cross Galata Bridge
- Explore İstiklal Caddesi shops and cafes
- Visit Spice Bazaar
- Explore Eminönü's ferry piers
Landmarks Bosphorus Karakӧy Galata Bridge İstiklal Caddesi Spice Bazaar Eminönü - Day 10
Istanbul
- Meals
- Dinner (Toast the culmination of your travels during dinner at a local restaurant with your Small Group and Travel Director)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu Sisli, Istanbul)
Included Activities
- Visit Blue Mosque
- Cross the Hippodrome
- Visit Hagia Sophia with Local Expert
- Visit Topkapi Palace
- Walk through Grand Bazaar
- Final dinner with Small Group and Travel Director
Optional Activities
- Hagia Sophia History Digital Experience (Insight Choice alternative)
Landmarks Blue Mosque Hippodrome Hagia Sophia Topkapi Palace Grand Bazaar - Day 11
Istanbul
- Meals
- Breakfast
