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6 NIGHTS / 7 DAYS

DAY 1 : ............ /ISTANBUL
Arrival at Istanbul where all passengers will be assisted by our staff and guides. In order to give that special Turkish touch, girls dressed in traditional costumes will also greet passengers at the airport and will present ladies with flowers and distribute lokum, a special Turkish sweet.

Upon arrival at the hotel guests will be led to the ME-GA Destination Courtesy desk for check- in.

"Welcome Kits" prepared with your logo containing maps and general information will be distributed with the keys. Rest period before the first night in Istanbul, "THE MAGIC CITY".

Dinner at the hotel.

DAY 2 : ISTANBUL
After buffet breakfast meeting will take place. Lunch at the hotel. In the afternoon the group will leave for the orientation and Byzantine Art Tour. Drive over the Golden Horn pass under the Roman Aquduct of Valens, visits the Chora Church and Museum, Byzantine Underground Cistern and Hippodrome where Obelisk of Theodosius Serpentine is located. Last stop will be the Basilica of St.Sophia . Before visiting the interiors of the history of Istanbul and Turkey together with refreshments in the cool garden. The group will be directly taken to the Fishermen's Village Kumkapi where marvelous fish dishes will be served. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
  
DAY 3 : ISTANBUL
After buffet breakfast and hotel check-out Bosphorus cruise by a private yacht will be taken. Refreshments served on board while a fashion show takes place. Cruise will be along the Europen and Asiatic shores. Lovely Ottomon Villas along the shores of Bosphorus will be seen. The group will be taken to the Urcan fish restaurant on the shores of the Bosphorus. After lunch visit the Suleymaniye Mosque and the Topkapi Palace and transfer to Istanbul airport for a late afternoon flight. Luggage is transferred separately. They will fly to Antalya. Return to the hotel.
  
DAY 4 : ISTANBUL - ANKARA - CAPPADOCIA
In the morning transfer to the airport for a flight to Ankara. In Ankara visit Anitkabir where the founder of the Turkish Republic lies and see the Ataturk Mausoleum . The museum of Anatolian Civilizations will also be visited before going to a typical Turkish house in Ankara Castle, for lunch where specialities of the Turkish / Ottoman cuisine will be served. After lunch start the journey towards Cappadocia. On the way stop for apple tea and "gözleme" a Turkish pastry. Photographs can be taken beside the ' salt lake '. Dinner at the hotel. After dinner panoromic night tour by bus. Stop at the wine factory for a taste of wine. On return to the hotel for those who are lively, visit the discotheque.
  
DAY 5 : CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast visit the Güvercinlik, Uchisar castle and Avcilar, the open air museum at Goreme . Lunch at Hanedan restaurant. In the afternoon visit the fairy chimneys in Zelve village. Stop at a Turkish bath in Avanos . If requested belly dancing can be arranged and refreshment can be served in the Turkish bath. Dinner at the hotel. After dinner attend a typical folkloric night. One can continue the night at a disco.
  
DAY 6 : ANKARA
After breakfast leave the hotel with luggage. First visit the underground town Kaymakli composed of several subterranean floors. Visit the Selime village. Lunch at a typical restaurant at Aksaray. Continue to Ankara and overnight in Ankara. Dinner at the hotel.
DAY 7 :DEPARTURE
Transfer to the airport. Luggage goes separately.