Golden Memories

Arrival in Istanbul, transfer to your selected hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.

Full day Istanbul sightseeing tour including lunch as well as a visit to the Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Saint Sophia museum or St. Savior and the Grand Bazaar.

Transfer to the airport, early in the morning, depart for Ankara. Arrival and transfer to the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations and the Mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk. Lunch and afterward arrival in Cappadoccia for dinner and night stay.

Capadoccia full day tour, including a visit to the Uchisar Citadel and the underground Kaymakili town. Lunch and then visit to the Goreme Valley and the open-air museum. The tour ends at Pasabag Valley and Avanos. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Depart for Konya early in the morning, visit to the 13th century Caravanserai "Sultanhan", arrival in Konya, where the Mevlana Museum and the Theological School of Whirling Dervishes are located, lunch en route, driving to Pamukkale for dinner and overnight.

Visit to the ancient Hierapolis town, the Necropolis Graveyard ruins, the Roman Baths, the Basilica and Calcium cliffs during the morning. Driving to Aphrodisias, lunch, visit to the Greco-Roman settlement which had been devoted to Aphrodite, the Love Goddess, during ancestry. Dinner and overnight at Kusadasi town.

Visit to the House of Virgin Mary in Meryemana, continuing to Ephesus which was the Roman Capital of Asia Minor. Visit the Odeon ruins, the Hercules Gate, the Hadrian Temple, the Library and the unique Greco-Roman Theater. Lunch and then visit to the St John Basilica. Transfer to Izmir airport for the flight back to Istanbul. Pick up from Istanbul airport and transfer your selected hotel. Rest of the day at your leisure.

After lunch, transfer to the airport and depart for Athens. Arrival and transfer to your selected hotel.Rest of the day free at your leisure.

Transfer to Piraeus port, in the morning, embarkation on the cruise ship for the 4-day cruise to the Greek islands and Turkey. First stop at Mykonos port with free time for exploring the town and visit its cosmopolitan cafes and bars.

Stop at Kusadasi port. There will be enough time for shopping at the Bazaar. Arrival at Patmos island in the afternoon where optional tours to the Monastery and the Grotto of St. John are available.

Arrival in Rhodes island, the "roses island", early in the morning. There will be a full day stay during which you can select a sightseeing tour including the Lindos Acropolis.

Arrival at Heraklion port, in Crete island, in the morning. You may select an optional guided tour to Knossos Palace. In the afternoon the cruise ship sails to the gorgeous Santorini island where you can see the breathtaking sunset and explore the place that is believed to be the lost Atlantis.

The cruise ship will arrive at Piraeus port early in the morning. Disembarkation after breakfast and transfer to the hotel you have selected to stay in Athens. Rest of the day at your leisure.

Breakfast, pick up from the hotel, guided sightseeing tour to the Acropolis, Parthenon, New Acropolis Museum. Free time during the afternoon.

Dependent on your flight departure time, you will be transferred to Athens airport.