Constantinople to hellas tour
Day 1 Saturday
Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is yours free to explore.
Overnight Istanbul 4 star Nidya Hotel Galataport
Day 2 Sunday
Istanbul Old City
After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome.
Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with an optional 'Half day Bosphorous cruise'.
Overnight Istanbul 4 star Nidya Hotel Galataport (B)
Day 3 Monday
Gallipoli Battlefields
One of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, today we visit the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, Johnston's Jolly, original trenches and tunnels and the Nek.
Overnight Çanakkale 4 star Ida Kale Resort /Iris Hotel (B, D)
Day 4 Tuesday
Troy, Acropolis of Pergamum
This morning, step back in time as we visit Troy, home of the famed Trojan Horse and then tour the magnificent acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples and library made Pergamum a renowned cultural and political centre in its time.
Overnight Ku�adas� Boutique Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (B, D)
Day 5 Wednesday
Ephesus, Kusadasi
Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
Overnight Ku�adas� Boutique Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (B, D)
Day 6 Thursday
Kusadasi, Samos
Leaving Turkey, we take a ferry to Samos and depending on ferry schedules; we may head straight for Mykonos or spend a day exploring lush-green Samos.
Overnight Mykonos 4 star Rhenia Hotel (B)
Day 7 Friday
Mykonos
Free day today. Spend the day on the beach, stroll around the town or take a trip to one of the small villages or take an optional day trip to the neighbouring island of Delos. This Mecca of Ancient Greece is today an island wide, open-air museum.
Overnight Mykonos 4 star Rhenia Hotel (B)
Day 8 Saturday
Mykonos to Santorini
Revitalize with an early morning swim and wander the charming white-washed narrow alleyways of Mykonos Town before an afternoon ferry to Santorini.
Overnight Santorini 4 star Rose Bay Hotel (B)
Day 9 Sunday
Santorini optional boat trip
Take an optional boat trip in the world's biggest volcanic crater above sea level. Visit the active volcano, swim in the warm thermal waters and take a therapeutic mud bath.
Overnight Santorini 4 star Rose Bay Hotel (B)
Day 10 Monday
Santorini to Athens
Soak up the sun on the black sand beaches before we board an afternoon ferry to the mainland.
Overnight Athens 4 star Titania Hotel (B)
Day 11 Tuesday
Athens Old City
This morning you will have half day tour and visit Acropolis, stop at the stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held. Admire the Olympian Zeus and Hadrians Arch. At the Acropolis visit the museum, the towering entrance of Propylaia, the Temple of Nike and the most famous of Greek relics, the Parthenon.
Overnight Athens 4 star Titania Hotel (B)
Day 12 Wednesday
Athens
After breakfast, we say goodbye to our new friends before being transferred to the airport. (B)
(B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner)
Day 1 Saturday
Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is yours free to explore.
Overnight Istanbul 4 star Nidya Hotel Galataport
Day 2 Sunday
Istanbul Old City
After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome.
Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with an optional 'Half day Bosphorous cruise'.
Overnight Istanbul 4 star Nidya Hotel Galataport (B)
Day 3 Monday
Gallipoli Battlefields
One of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, today we visit the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, Johnston's Jolly, original trenches and tunnels and the Nek.
Overnight Çanakkale 4 star Ida Kale Resort /Iris Hotel (B, D)
Day 4 Tuesday
Troy, Acropolis of Pergamum
This morning, step back in time as we visit Troy, home of the famed Trojan Horse and then tour the magnificent acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples and library made Pergamum a renowned cultural and political centre in its time.
Overnight Ku�adas� Boutique Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (B, D)
Day 5 Wednesday
Ephesus, Kusadasi
Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
Overnight Ku�adas� Boutique Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (B, D)
Day 6 Thursday
Kusadasi, Samos
Leaving Turkey, we take a ferry to Samos and depending on ferry schedules; we may head straight for Mykonos or spend a day exploring lush-green Samos.
Overnight Mykonos 4 star Rhenia Hotel (B)
Day 7 Friday
Mykonos
Free day today. Spend the day on the beach, stroll around the town or take a trip to one of the small villages or take an optional day trip to the neighbouring island of Delos. This Mecca of Ancient Greece is today an island wide, open-air museum.
Overnight Mykonos 4 star Rhenia Hotel (B)
Day 8 Saturday
Mykonos to Santorini
Revitalize with an early morning swim and wander the charming white-washed narrow alleyways of Mykonos Town before an afternoon ferry to Santorini.
Overnight Santorini 4 star Rose Bay Hotel (B)
Day 9 Sunday
Santorini optional boat trip
Take an optional boat trip in the world's biggest volcanic crater above sea level. Visit the active volcano, swim in the warm thermal waters and take a therapeutic mud bath.
Overnight Santorini 4 star Rose Bay Hotel (B)
Day 10 Monday
Santorini to Athens
Soak up the sun on the black sand beaches before we board an afternoon ferry to the mainland.
Overnight Athens 4 star Titania Hotel (B)
Day 11 Tuesday
Athens Old City
This morning you will have half day tour and visit Acropolis, stop at the stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held. Admire the Olympian Zeus and Hadrians Arch. At the Acropolis visit the museum, the towering entrance of Propylaia, the Temple of Nike and the most famous of Greek relics, the Parthenon.
Overnight Athens 4 star Titania Hotel (B)
Day 12 Wednesday
Athens
After breakfast, we say goodbye to our new friends before being transferred to the airport. (B)
(B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner)