DAY 1 / 23 PHILIPPINES – OMAN – TURKEY by Oman Air (D)

Departure to Manila via Oman Airlines.

Arrival at IstanbulUpon arrival, meet with the our one most professional local guide.Transfer to the hotel with English speaking tour guide. Hotel Check In and overnight

 

DAY 2 / 24 ISTANBUL – CANAKKALE B/L/D

Check out hotel after breakfast and sightseeing tour of Istanbul.

Visit Blue Mosque which is the largest mosque in the city and one of the most prominent landmark of Istanbul.It is very impressive with its beautiful domes and semi domes, nice courtyards and six slender minarets. Continues to Hippodrome.  Square, former center of sportive and political activities of Constantinople. Next to The Church of the Holy Wisdom – St. Sophia Church, is a former Eastern Orthodox Church converted to a mosque, now is a magnificent museum. Drive to Canakkale and ferry to canakkale other side. Transfer to the hotel for check in and overnight.

 

DAY 3 / 25 CANAKKALE – KUSADASI B/L/D

Check out hotel after breakfast. Troy Ancient City,famous for being the site of Trojan War that Homer described in his epic poem The Lliad, is one of the ancient cities where the richest archaeological findings of Anatolia are located. With its history dating back to 3000 BC, Troy is one of the most famous archaeological sites of the world. It is located within the boundaries of Canakkale province. Drive to Asklepion Ancient site, is a famed ancient medical center built in honor of Asklepios, the god of Healing. It was also the world’s first psychiatric hospital. Thought to be the House of Mary, the mother of Jesus, until her death,the ancient ruins of Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) is now a shrine for Catholics. Travelers on a pilgrimage often make the small stone house a stopping point. Inside the chapel is an altar beside a large statue of the Virgin Mary. As you look to your right you will see the smaller room where Mary is thought to have slept. Outside the shrine is a beautiful fountain, which many believe has spiritual healing powers. Before you go,it is traditional to leave a prayer in the “wishing wall”.Arrived at the Hotel for Check in and Overnight

 

DAY 4 / 26 KUSADASI – PAMUKKALE B/L/D

Check out hotel after breakfast. Visit the Leather Fashion House and enjoy a fashion show there with drinks. Visit one of the World Seven Wonders – The Ruins of Ephesus, world’s finest archaeological sites, where we visit the Arcadia way, the splendid façade of the Library of Celsius and see the amphitheater, which is still used for concerts. Transfer to Pamukkale (Cotton Castle). Visit Heirapolis Ancient City, the ruins of the biggest Necropolis (graveyard) of the ancient world, Roman Baths, Basilica and calcium cliffs. Next to The Travertines, one of the UNESCO listed World Heritage Side, a magical and spectacular natural site unique in the world famousfor its fantastic white line cascade formed by hot mineral springs. Tonight, you may enjoy a free hot spring bath in your hotel (please bring your own (swimming wear).Arrived at the Hotel for Check in and Overnight

 

DAY 5 / 27 PAMUKKALE – KONYA – CAPPADOCIA B/L/D

Check out hotel after breakfast and depart for Cappadocia via Konya.

Arrive Konya for lunch and stop by visit the Mevlana Museum,home of the whirling dervishes. Arrival to Cappadocia and transfer to the hotel with tour guide.Arrived at the Hotel for Check in and Overnight

 

DAY 6 / 28 CAPPADOCIA B/L/D

Optional: Hot Air Ballon Activity

The region known in ancient times as Cappadocia is the sitting for some of nature’s most bizarre wonders. The unique and yet the strange rock formations and subterranean dwellings of Cappadocia provide unforgettable sets of experiences, memories and photographs. Visit Underground City of Kaymakli, which is built by first Christian people to protect themselves from Romans during troubled times and are linked by underground tunnels to other cities. Continue to the UNESCO listed World Heritage Site Goreme Open Air Museum, where you can see the church in the region with its paintings date back to the 5th Century. Proceed to Uchisar Hill to have a magnificent and unrivalled view of Cappadocia. Later, Lisit to Jewelry store and Turkish Carpet Factory with drinks served. Transfer to the hotel.Check in and overnight

 

DAY 7 / 29 CAPPADOCIA – ANKARA – ISTANBUL B/L/D

Check out hotel after breakfast and drive to Ankara.

Visit Salt Lake (tuz golu), and Ataturk Mausoleum who is founder of Turkey.

Afterwards drive to Istanbul, forms for the financial center of Turkey and confidently straddles the borders between Asia & Europe as it has for millennia: this is the result when you mix ancient Christendom, a medieval metropolis and the modern Middle East. Transfer to the restaurant for dinner afterwards overnight at hotel.

 

DAY 8 / 30 ISTANBUL – CHECK OUT – MANILA B/L/D

Check out hotel after hotel breakfast. Take a cruise on the Bosphorus Cruise Tour strait at an unforgettable excursion starts between two continents, Europe and Asia. The cruise will take you along the Bosporus, past the Europeans style palaces of the great Ottomans, Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi, as well as the beautiful wooden kiosks of the 19th century, mansions and modern villas, which form the elegant sections of the city. Visit to Topkapi Palace, built as official residence and the seat of government during Ottoman Empire. It is today a museum palace with a wide collection of Ottoman artifacts including imperial jewels, porcelain, armor and weapons. Situated on other side of Bosphorus, Istanbul is one of the largest cities in the world. Lunch on arrival and then visit Grand Bazaar – one of the covered biggest bazaar in the world. A likely labyrinth with innumerable 3600 shops selling practically everything under one roof. Drive to Taksim Square. Taksim Square & Istiklal Street is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops and hotels. Taksim Square is also the location of the Monument of the Republic ( Turkish : Cumhuriyet Aniti) which was crafted by Pietro Canonica and inaugurated in 1928. Dinner and send to airport for flight back to Manila via Oman by English speaking guide transfer.

 

DAY 9 / 31 – Departure Back to Manila

Arrived Manila Home sweet Home