12 Days of Turkish Wonders & Greek Island Dreams

Arrival at Istanbul Airport (IST or SAW). Transfer to the hotel. Overnight.

Istanbul Full-day tour with lunch: Stroll along Sogukcesme Street, lined with traditional wooden Ottoman houses. Visit Topkapi Palace (including the Harem) Photo stop at the Fountain of Sultan Ahmet III. See Hagia Sophia (exterior), the 6th-century Byzantine masterpiece. Visit the Blue Mosque and continue to the Roman Hippodrome, once the stage for chariot races. Discover Anatolian handicrafts and enjoy shopping through the labyrinthine corridors of the Grand Bazaar. Overnight

A gentle walk along the Golden Horn, the historic estuary dividing the European side of Istanbul. Free time at the Egyptian Bazaar then, enjoy a Bosphorus cruise, the strait connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. Free afternoon to explore the city on your own. Overnight

Early pick-up from your hotel and depart toward Gallipoli. Visit the key battlefields and memorials of the Gallipoli Campaign in WWI. Continue to Chunuk Bair, where the stories of bravery and sacrifice still echo across the peninsula. After the visit, cross the Dardanelles Strait to Çanakkale. Dinner and overnight.

In the morning, visit the legendary city of Troy, explore the archaeological remains while learning about the layers of civilizations that once thrived here. Continue to Pergamon, one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. Visit the Acropolis, the Temple of Trajan, the hillside theatre and the monumental terraces overlooking the valley. Journey onward to Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight.

Kusadasi - Ephesus - Kusadasi Full-day tour with lunch: Visit the House of Mary, continue to ancient Ephesus, walk through its marble streets and visit the Library of Celsus, the Temple of Hadrian and the magnificent Great. End the day with a visit to a leather workshop to learn about traditional production methods. Dinner and overnight.

Transfer to the port of Kusadasi . Embarkation on 3-night cruise to Greek islands . Departure for the island of Patmos and disembarkation. Boarding at the time indicated by the ship for departure to Rhodes.

Arrival at the island of Rhodes and disembarkation. Boarding at the indicated time and departure for Heraklion, Crete.

Arrival on the island of Crete. Disembarkation. Departure from Crete and arrival on the island of Santorini. Disembarkation. Boarding and departure for Athens

Arrival at the port of Lavrio, disembarkation and Transfer to the Hotel.

In the morning, depart for a photo stop at Panathinaiko Stadium where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896 Proceed, passing by Zappeion and Temple of Olympian Zeus. You will then pass the Athens Trilogy, the National Garden, Hadrian’s Arc, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown soldier, Schliemann’s House (Numismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Old Parliament, Constitution Square ,Russian Orthodox Church, and finally Acropolis. Continue with a pleasant short walk passing by Herodion and Dionysos Theater, to visit the Acropolis Museum.

Breakfast and transfer to Athens International Airport at arranged time.