Turkey & Greece Inclusions

Travel

• Return economy class flights from Australia to Europe
• 1 domestic economy class flight in Greece
• Airport transfers on the first and last day of tour
• All touring conducted in air-conditioned coach

Accommodation & Meals

• 17 nights accommodation in good quality hotels with private facilities (3½-4 star)
• 17 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 4 dinners, including group welcome and farewell dinners

Sightseeing

• English-speaking, locally based tour directors

Marvel at the wonder of Istanbul

• Comprehensive sightseeing tours of Istanbul visiting the magnificent Topkapi Palace, the unique Blue Mosque, the Spice Bazaar, the famous Hippodrome and the domed Basilica of St Sophia. Built in 326AD by Constantine the Great, the Basilica has been a cathedral, a mosque and is now a museum

Travel to the ruins of Troy

• Visit Troy to see the symbolic wooden Trojan Horse commemorating the legendary Trojan War

Time to reflect at Gallipoli

• Pay homage to the Anzac legend in Gallipoli. Our tour includes Anzac Cove, the Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston’s Jolly, the Nek and Chunuk Bair New Zealand National Memorial.

Journey to antiquity

• Visit ancient Pergamum, once ruled by Alexander the Great and famous for the invention of parchment paper. Pergamum had a library containing 200,000 books!
• Visit Ephesus, the largest ancient city ever uncovered and once home to more than 300,000 people. See its famous library and the enormous amphitheatre, which can still hold 24,000 spectators!

Explore the Aegean islands of Samos and Patmos

• 3 nights on the beautiful island of Samos, the greenest of the Greek islands with forest covering most of the island
• Tour the ancient sights of Heraion and Efpalinion and take the chance to sample some local herbs, honey and wine
• 2 nights on Patmos, the northernmost island of the Dodecanese,
• Visit the monastery of Saint John and the cave of the Apocalypse where he lived and dictated to his disciple Prohoros what he’d seen and heard in his visions from God

Magnificent Delphi

• Visit the amazing clifftop monasteries of Meteora
• Visit the mountain village of Arachova on our way to Athens
• At Delphi, on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, we visit the Temple of Apollo where the oracle spoke, the Castilian Fountain where pilgrims cleansed themselves and the Delphi Museum

Cruising the Greek isles

• Sit back and relax on a magnificent day cruise to the nearby islands of Aegina, Poros and Hydra. Enjoy a tasty lunch and live show on board the boat

Visit Athens, the cradle of Western civilisation

• Full day of sightseeing in Athens passing by the Panathinaikon Stadium, the Presidential house, the Academy, the national library and the Parliament. Also includes the Acropolis and the wonderful Parthenon, a walking tour of the Plaka and the ancient Greek and Roman Agora

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