Itinerary
- Day 1
Istanbul
- Meals
- Dinner (Meet your Travel Director and your small group for your first dinner together in Istanbul, marking the start of your journey through Turkey)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Canopy by Hilton Istanbul)
Included Activities
- Dinner with Travel Director and small group at local restaurant
Optional Activities
- Explore Istanbul's waterfront and watch ferries crossing the Bosphorus
Landmarks Bosphorus 
- Day 2
Gallipoli - Troy
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kolin, Çanakkale)
Included Activities
- Visit ANZAC Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula
- Visit Lone Pine Cemetery
- Visit Troy archaeological site and view replica Trojan Horse at Hisarlık mound
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
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Swissotel Büyük Efes, Izmir)
Included Activities
- Visit Copmadam workshop where women create handmade goods from recycled materials
- Farm-to-table lunch at Nif Bağları vineyard with seasonal dishes made from property produce
- Dinner with small group in Izmir
Optional Activities
- Explore Izmir waterfront
- Visit Kemeralti Bazaar
- Explore Alsancak district
Landmarks Kemeralti Bazaar Alsancak - Day 4
Ephesus - Izmir
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Swissotel Büyük Efes, Izmir)
Included Activities
- Walk through Ephesus with Local Expert along the Arcadian Way to the Library of Celsus, amphitheatre, and House of the Virgin Mary
- Visit Ephesus Archaeological Museum
- Learn about Turkish carpet weaving through materials, natural dyes and knotting techniques
- Backgammon lesson in traditional Turkish coffee shop with Turkish coffee
Optional Activities
- Optional dinner on seafront promenade with seafood and meze
Landmarks Ephesus Library of Celsus House of the Virgin Mary Ephesus Archaeological Museum - Day 5
Pamukkale
- Meals
- Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Doğa Thermal Health & Spa, Pamukkale)
Included Activities
- Explore Pamukkale travertine pools and terraces
- Visit ancient Hierapolis ruins including Roman theatre, streets, tombs and bathhouses
- Dinner with small group at hotel
Optional Activities
- Unwind in thermal pools
- Try traditional hammam
- Explore spa facilities
Landmarks Pamukkale Hierapolis 
- Day 6
Saratli - Ürgüp
- Meals
- Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (DoubleTree by Hilton Avanos, Cappadocia)
Included Activities
- Stop at Sultanhani Caravanserai, a 13th-century fortified roadside inn
- Explore underground city of Saratli with tunnels, rooms and passageways
- Dinner with small group in Ürgüp
Landmarks Sultanhani Caravanserai Saratli - Day 7
Göreme - Cappadocia
- Meals
- Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (DoubleTree by Hilton Avanos, Cappadocia)
Included Activities
- Explore rock-cut churches of Göreme Open-Air Museum with early Christian frescoes
- Visit Paşabağ Valley to see fairy chimneys and former cave dwellings
- Step inside traditional cave house and meet local Cappadocian resident
- Sema ceremony performed by whirling dervishes (Mevlevi Sufi tradition)
- Dinner at local restaurant
Optional Activities
- Optional Experience to watch hot air balloons lift at sunrise
Landmarks Göreme Open-Air Museum Paşabağ Valley - Day 8
Avanos - Ankara
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ankara HiltonSA)
Included Activities
- Visit pottery studio in Avanos and watch red river clay being prepared and shaped
- Visit Museum of Anatolian Civilisations (Hittite Museum)
- Visit Anıtkabir mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Optional Activities
- Head to Ankara Castle for city views
- Explore Hamamönu's restored Ottoman-era quarter
- Explore Ulus historic centre
Landmarks Avanos Museum of Anatolian Civilisations Anıtkabir Ankara Castle Hamamönu Ulus 
- Day 9
Ankara to Istanbul
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Canopy by Hilton Istanbul)
Included Activities
- Bosphorus cruise to see Istanbul from the water, travelling between Europe and Asia
Optional Activities
- Walk through Karaköy
- Cross the Galata Bridge
- Explore İstiklal Caddesi's shops and cafes
- Visit Spice Bazaar
- Explore Eminönü's ferry piers
Landmarks Bosphorus Karaköy 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 (Canopy by Hilton Istanbul)
Included Activities
- Visit Blue Mosque with six minarets and Iznik tiles
- Cross the Hippodrome
- Visit Hagia Sophia with Local Expert to see elements from Byzantine basilica and Ottoman mosque
- Visit Topkapi Palace, former seat of Ottoman sultans
- Walk through Grand Bazaar covered streets
- Final dinner with small group and Travel Director
Optional Activities
- Hagia Sophia History Digital Experience (alternative to in-person visit)
Landmarks Blue Mosque Hippodrome Hagia Sophia Topkapi Palace Grand Bazaar - Day 11
Istanbul
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Breakfast
