Day 1
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Depart US
Depart United States for Izmir, Turkey on Turkish Airlines
Day 2
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Arrive in Kusadasi
Upon your arrival in Izmir, you will be met by a Troy Tours representative and transferred to 5 star Deluxe Charisma Hotel in Kusadasi, the jewel of Turkey's Aegean Coast.
Day 3
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Kusadasi
After breakfast meet your guide at 9:30AM in the lobby for half a day private discovery of the world famous ancient Greco-Roman town of Ephesus. Afternoon at your leisure.
Day 4
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Kusadasi
Full day at your leisure
Day 5
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Kusadasi - Istanbul
Meet your local driver in the lobby at 9AM transfer to Izmir airport for a short flight to Istanbul, upon arrival you will be met and transferred to Hotellino
Day 6
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Istanbul
Full day at your leisure.
Suggestions: visit the Blue Mosque, built in only 7 years by order of Sultan Ahmet I in 1609. It gets its name from the blue Iznik tiles that cover the inside. Stroll through Topkapi Palace, with its impressive displays of jewelry, porcelain, clocks, miniatures, textiles, and religious artifacts. "Topkapi" means "Gate of the Cannon" for the Byzantine arsenal once situated where the Palace now stands. Visit St. Sophia, the Christian masterpiece whose construction was presided over by the Emperor Justinian. The day's tour ends with a visit to the Grand Bazaar, a shopper's delight with more than 4000 shops from which to choose.
Day 7
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Istanbul
Full day at your leisure
Suggestions: Take a Bosphorus cruise and visit Dolmabahce Palace
Day 8
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Istanbul to US
Your tour ends today. Self Transfer to airport.
Say farewell to Turkey while boarding your flight home.