15 NIGHTS / 16 DAYS
Plan
DAY 01: ISTANBUL
Arrival at Istanbul airport and reception by one of our representatives, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation (Atatürk International Airport located in Yesilkoy, located in the European part of the city, 15 KM southwest of the capital
DAY 02: ISTANBUL
Buffet breakfast, free day, we recommend taking an optional excursion (classic Türkiye). Meeting with your guide to begin the visit to the Topkapi Palace. (It is the Palace of the Gate of the Cannons because it is located near a gate of that name). Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar. Lunch at a local restaurant, we take advantage of some time to shop in the more than 4000 stores located in the Grand Bazaar, once shopping is finished. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
DAY 03: ISTANBUL – CANAKKALE
Buffet breakfast, departure to Canakkale is a city and port in Turkey, belonging to the province of the same name on the Asian coast of the Dardanelles. CANAKKALE AND ISTANBUL are the only Turkish provinces that have territory on two continents. Visit finished. Free time and at the time agreed with the guide we continue to visit the ruins of Troy and his horse, transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon transfer to the hotel, dinner and accommodation.
DAY 04: PERGAMO – IZMIR – KUSADASI
Buffet breakfast, We leave for Bergamo where we will visit Asklepion, which was a small settlement during the ancient period. Lysimachus was one of Alexander the Great's generals. Pergamum became one of the most elegant cities. Asklepius is the god of medicine. He received worship throughout the Greek and Roman world. We continued towards Smyrna. It is the city of Turkey on the Aegean coast, it was known as Smyrna in ancient times, it was founded by the Greeks captured by the Romans, and rebuilt by Alexander the Great before belonging to the Ottoman Empire, in the 15th century. With panoramic visit and departure to KUSADASSI. Free time for lunch. At the end of the afternoon, transfer to the hotel for dinner and accommodation.
DAY 05: KUSADASSI – EPHESUS – PAMUKKALE
Buffet breakfast, departure to the ancient city of EFESO, where we will visit the fountain of Trajan (EFESO has many alleys, the avenue of the crosses, the gate of Hercules, the Fountain of Trajan and the Temple of Hadrian, the fountain is 20 x 10m Surrounded by columns and statues. Among which we find Aphrodite and the Emperor's family, Fountain of Polypus, Temple of Domitian, Great Theater and the Library of Celsus. Free time to have lunch. After eating we continue towards PAMUKKALE to visit the Cotón Castle. After the visit, transfer to the hotel, dinner and accommodation.
DAY 06: PAMUKKALE – KONYA – CAPPADOCIA
Buffet breakfast, Departure to the city of KONYA where we will visit the DERVITES monastery. (Mevleví or Whirling Dervishes are an order of Dervishes from Turkey, founded by the disciples of the great SUFI poet JALAL). At the end of the afternoon, transfer to Cappadocia to the hotel, dinner and accommodation.
DAY 07: CAPPADOCIA
Buffet breakfast, Departure to visit the wonderful city of Cappadocia, with a visit to the GOREME Open Museum and the underground city of OZKONAK, we will end the day visiting a rug craft factory. At the end of the afternoon, transfer to the hotel for dinner and ACCOMMODATION. -OPTIONAL 1: HOT BALLOON RIDE. ($150). Before dawn, meet your guide at the hotel for transfer to the place where we will take our balloon flight, they will serve light food while the instructions for the flight are given. At the end of the walk, transfer service to the hotel. -OPTIONAL 2: TURKISH NIGHT. Meet your guide at the hotel around 7 p.m. to carry out the program in the restaurant, with dinner and a show with traditional Turkish entertainment. After the Show, transfer service to the hotel.
DAY 08: CAPPADOCIA – ANKARA
Buffet breakfast, departure to visit the capital city of ANKARA, On the way we will pass by a Caravanserai (medieval inn that was the first hotel or hostel of the time where all travelers who passed through the place stayed there, in the afternoon visit to the museum of the ancient civilizations of ANATOLIA and also the mausoleum of ATATÜRK (Leader of the Turkish war of independence, and the founder and first president of the republic located in the city of ANKARA, Free time to have lunch. Then transfer to the hotel, dinner and accommodation .
DAY 09: ANKARA – ISTANBUL
Buffet breakfast, Departure to Istanbul, arrival at the hotel Accommodation, free afternoon, it is recommended to take an optional cruise and AYA SOFÍA excursion. We will begin this program with a cruise along the BOSPHORUS and we visit the AYA SOFIA (Old Orthodox Patriarchal Basilica. Converted into a mosque and currently a museum. Transfer to the hotel, dinner and accommodation.
DAY 10: ISTANBUL – FAREWELL
Buffet breakfast, Transfer service to the airport to take your next flight END OF OUR SERVICES. Arrival in Cairo after a 4-hour flight from Istanbul Reception and welcome at Cairo International Airport located 15 minutes from the city center, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation
DAY 11: CAIRO – ASWAN –KOM OMBO –EDFU
Buffet breakfast, then in the morning we transfer to the airport to take the flight that takes us to the city of ASWAN, Flight time 35 minutes. Upon arrival we transfer to take the cruise where the service includes full board on board. Free day it is recommended to take the optional excursion to visit Abu Simbel. The eighth wonder of Egypt, here you visit the temples of RAMSES II, the most famous Pharaoh of Egypt and the temple of his wife NEFERTARI. When the afternoon arrives, they will take a felucca ride (Typical Egyptian sailboat). Around Elephantine Island, visit the great Aswan Dam located on Lake Nasser, and the granite quarry with the unfinished Obelisk weighing almost 200 tons. We continue sailing towards KOM OMBO, arrive and visit the temple dedicated to the gods SOBEK and HARDEIS, We will also see a Nilometer used by the ancient Egyptians, to measure the water level of this river, we continue towards EDFU. Night on board.
DAY 12: EDFU – ESNA – LUXOR
Buffet breakfast, visit to the temple of the falcon-headed god HORUS, Built by Ptolemy, the second largest and best preserved in Egypt, we continue sailing towards ESNA, to pass through the locks and continue towards LUXOR. Night on board
DAY 13: LUXOR
Buffet breakfast, In the morning we cross the Nile River to the Western bank to visit the Necropolis of Thebes, where we will discover the Valley of the Kings, where the Pharaohs of the XX to the XXII dynasties, their wives and the princes of royal blood, in tombs excavated in the rocks of the mountains, we will also visit the temple of Queen HATCHEPSUT in Dair Al Baharí and the colossi of Memnon. Night on board.
DAY 15: ISTANBUL – FAREWELL
Buffet breakfast, we go out to enhance the view of the pyramids of Giza, which is said to be a funerary complex formed by the pyramids of KEIOP, it is one of the 7 wonders of the world, KEFREN, MENKAURA, THE SPHINGUE OF KEFREN and the Valley Temple . Back to the hotel. Accommodation. Optional, if you wish to enter the Pyramid to see its interior, we recommend taking the optional exclusion of visiting the interior of the pyramid, which costs 80 USD per person.
DAY 16: CAIRO – FAREWELL
Buffet breakfast, Transfer to the airport to take your next flight.
INCLUDES
- -9 Nights 10 days in Türkiye and Egypt 6 nights and 7 days.
- -Transfer Airport-hotel-airport.
- -9 breakfasts and 6 dinners (except in ISTANBUL).
- -Spanish speaking guide accompaniment.
- -Private vehicle with air conditioning
- -VAT tax.
- -All entrance fees to the aforementioned parks, temples, and historical attractions.
- -Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo 5* Hotel with breakfast only.
- -Accommodation for 3 nights on the 5* cruise, full board.
- -Entrance to all mentioned visits.
- -Transfer in mini van with air conditioning.
- -Visit to the pyramids. (Not inside the pyramids)
NOT INCLUDED
- -Transfers not mentioned.
- -Extra nights (they can be taken by paying a supplement per night, consult the cost at the time of requesting them, and they can be taken only at the beginning of the tour or at the end).
- -International air ticket.
- -Domestic tickets in Egypt (cost of tickets between 150 to 240 USD per person and depending on the season). Cairo/Luxor/Aswan/Cairo.
- -Average daily tips between 5 to 7 USD per person.
- -Personal expenses.
- Entry to Egypt has a cost of 25 USD per person and is paid at immigration upon arrival.
- – Medical assistance card.
- -Drinks not mentioned.
- -Unspecified services.