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The Ancient Road - OLD Inclusions

Pre-departure information dossier
Return economy class flights from Australia to Europe
20 nights' accommodation in good quality hotels with private facilities (3-4 star)
1 night on board a sleeper train (Istanbul to Thessaloniki)
1 night on board a ferry (Patras to Bari) in an outside cabin
20 breakfasts and 1 dinner
English-speaking, locally-based tour guides
All airport transfers and touring in air-conditioned vehicles
Full-day tour of Istanbul, including the Hippodrome and the domed Basilica of St Sophia, the unique Blue Mosque, Rustem Pasha Mosque and the exotic Spice Bazaar
A further half-day tour of Istanbul, including Topkapi Palace, a local municipality carpet store and the famous Grand Bazaar
Special tour of Gallipoli, including the Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, Anzac Cove, Johnston’s Jolly, the Nek and the Gallipoli Museum
Inspiring visit to the ancient city of Troy
Panoramic tour of Thessaloniki which includes the White Tower, Galerius Arch, the Rotunda of St George and the Citadel
Visit the impressive Royal Tombs of Vergina
Visit the amazing clifftop monasteries of Meteora
Sightseeing at the ancient site of Delphi, including the museum, one of the most popular archaeological sites in Greece. In ancient times, Delphi was considered the centre of the known world - a place where heaven and earth met
A visit to the site and museum of Pella with its magnificent frescoes
Half-day tour of Athens featuring the Acropolis and a walking tour of the historic Plaka district
Visit the amazing Corinth Canal and enjoy a tour of old Corinth
A full day touring the Argolic Plain, including the Lion’s Gate at Mycenae and the amazing 2,400-year-old theatre at Epidaurus which has retained its perfect acoustics
Visit Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games
Visit Alberobello, famous for its UNESCO World Heritage-listed trulli (curious, rounded whitewashed houses with grey, stone cone-shaped roofs)
Full-day tour of the breathtaking Amalfi Coast where small villages appear to balance precariously on top of high cliffs that plunge dramatically into the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea
Full-day tour to the Isle of Capri, one of Europe’s most beautiful islands and playground of the rich and famous
Day at leisure in delightful Sorrento to relax or explore
Locally-guided tour of Pompeii to explore the city that lay buried for hundreds of years after the sudden eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD
Half-day tour of Rome, including the Colosseum, the impressive Imperial Forums and Piazza Venezia