Discover Egypt and Turkey in full on a spectacular journey.
EGYPT - TURKEY IN FULL Group Tour.
(CAIRO - LUXOR - KOM OMBO - ASWAN - ESNA - ISTANBUL - ANKARA - CAPPADOCİA - KONYA - PAMUKKALE - EPHESUS - ESMIRNA - BURSA). (Minimum 1 passenger for the tour)
A tour to know the enigmatic Egypt and the eclectic Turkey in its entirety, with its secrets and wonders, through Cairo, Luxor, Kom Ombo, Aswan, Istanbul, Ankara, Cappadocia, Konya, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Izmir, Bursa and much more. A magical journey full of history, culture, legends, impressive landscapes, adventures and spectacular activities to live a unique experience in these fascinating countries.
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This tour offers a fantastic combination of places and activities to get to know Egypt and Turkey. This special 17-day package will allow you to admire the wonderful landscapes that these regions offer with their impressive archaeological sites, charming villages, dream landscapes, ancient history and culture and much more.
We recommend that clients book their international flights to the starting and ending country of the program to guarantee their arrival at least one day before the tour departure date. The Tour Operator and the Travel Agency do not assume any responsibility for possible breaches of the program and what this situation could generate due to possible delays in the arrival of clients on time for different reasons.
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Arrival and visa processing, arrival reception by our staff and transfer to the hotel, accommodation at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel and departure in the morning at 08:00 HRS with our guide to visit the three pyramids, the famous sphinx and the temple of the Khafre valley and then visit the capital Ancient Memphis with the Memphite necropolis. Finish the visit with lunch included in a local restaurant. Optional visit to Memphis and Sakara the ruins of the original Cairo. Return to the hotel and accommodation.
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to the airport to Luxor, arrival in Luxor, departure with the guide to visit the temples of Luxor and Karnak and return to the ship, full board and overnight on board.
Total kilometers to travel in the day: approximately 670 km.
Full board. Early morning departure to spend the full day of visit that includes the necropolis of Thebes with the valley of the kings, the temple of Ramses III in medinat habu and the colossi of Memnon. Sailing to Esna and edfu.
Full board. Visit in Edfu the temple of Horus, the Falcon god. Depart for Kom Ombo to visit the twin temples of Sobek and Haroeris. Navigation to Aswan
Total kilometers to travel in the day: approximately 160 km..
Full board. Possibility of taking the optional Abu Simbel tour by road. Visit the unfinished obelisk and the great dam of Aswan. In the afternoon, ride a felucca to take a panoramic view of the Agá Khan mausoleum, the botanical garden and Elephantine Island.
Breakfast and transfer to Aswan airport to Cairo, arrival in Cairo and departure with the guide to visit the Egyptian Museum where there is the treasure of Tutankhamun and the Alabaster mosque and the Khan market and the Coptic neighborhood, lunch included, The visit ends and transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
Total kilometers to travel in the day: approximately 10 km.
Breakfast at the hotel and OPTIONAL excursion to the city of Alexandria to visit the Pompeii column, the Catacombs tombs, the Quitbay fortress, the Morsi Aboul Abbas mosque, lunch at a local restaurant and return to Cairo and transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take your flight to Istanbul (IST) (flight NOT included). Arrival in Istanbul. Hotel moving and lodging.
Total kilometers to travel in the day: approximately 1240 km.
Breakfast and departure in the morning to Ankara passing through the mountains of Bolu. In Ankara the visit of the Ataturk mausoleum. In 1953 this Mausoleum dedicated to the founder of modern Turkey, Ataturk, was inaugurated. It is a block of marble with columns of 40 tons, which is reached by a long street with lions at its sides, ending in an immense square. Lunch at a local restaurant and then to Cappadocia. On the way we will also visit the salt lake. Arrival, dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Total kilometers to travel in the day: approximately 775 km.
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit of this fascinating region and original landscape, formed by the lava thrown by the Erciyes and Hasan volcanoes 3 million years ago. Visit the open-air museum of the Goreme Valley, an incredible Byzantine monastic complex made up of churches carved into the rock with beautiful frescoes. Visit the valleys of Avcilar and Güvercinlik, which have a spectacular landscape of the so-called Fairy Chimneys. Lunch during the visit at a local restaurant. We will continue with the visit of the Paşabağı or Çavuşin Valley. During the excursion we will have the opportunity to visit some typical visits of the carpet, onyx and turquoise workshops where you can find good quality and price. Dinner at the hotel. Hotel accommodation in Cappadocia. (During your stay in Cappadocia you will have the possibility to participate in a folk dance show in a typical cave with unlimited regional drinks and take a hot air balloon excursion optionally at sunrise).
Breakfast and departure for Pamukkale. On the way we pass through the Konya plain, on the way visit a cervansaray, it is an ancient type of building that emerged along the main roads where the caravans that made long trips of many days of trade, pilgrimage or military. Lunch at a local restaurant and then to Pamukkale, a place where the high calcareous concentration of its waters has created one of the most spectacular formations in the world. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. If time permits, they will have free time at the hotel to enjoy the hotel's thermal baths.
Total kilometers to travel in the day: approximately 664 km.
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Herapolis, an ancient Hellenistic city that today is in ruins. Visit the famous cotton castle, a natural wonder of gigantic white waterfalls, stalactites and natural pools formed over the centuries by the passage of waters loaded with calcareous salts from hot springs. Transfer by bus to Selcuk, Center of Ephesus Excursion, the best preserved ancient city in Asia Minor during the І and ІІ centuries had a population of 250,000 inhabitants, monopolized the wealth of the Middle East. We will visit the Temple of Hadrian, the Roman Baths, the Library, the Odeon, the Theater, etc. Continuation Visit to the HOUSE OF VIRGEN MARIA in the afternoon visit to a leather workshop where we can see the famous leather fabrics of the Aegean region. Lunch at a local restaurant en route. Transfer by bus to Izmir area. Dinner at the hotel. Hotel accommodation in Izmir area.
Total kilometers to travel in the day: approximately 194 km.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer by bus to Bursa. Arrival in Bursa and visit the Green Mosque or Yesil Camii, built in 1419 by Mehmet I Çelebi. Next to the Mosque we find the Green Mausoleum. It is possibly the most beautiful building in all of Bursa. Transfer by bus to Istanbul. Hotel accommodation in Istanbul.
Total kilometers to travel in the day: approximately 500 km.
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart in the morning to visit the Şehzade Mosque (Şehzade Camii, in Turkish) is one of the most outstanding monuments of Istanbul, since it can be considered as the first representation of classical Ottoman architecture. Next, we will do one of the most famous activities in Istanbul, a boat trip on the Bosphorus, the channel that separates Europe and Asia. During this journey you will appreciate the palaces of the Sultans, old and typical wooden houses and enjoy history in a different way. We will end our day with one of the star visits, the spice bazaar, established by the Ottomans 5 centuries ago and used since then. We will enjoy free time. End of visit in the Egyptian bazaar.
Breakfast at the hotel. Day off. Free time to get to know the city with the possibility of taking an optional full-day excursion to the Jewels of Constantinople with lunch: visit of the ancient Hippodrome that belongs to the Byzantine era, which was the center of civil activity in the country and in which not only horse races and gladiator fights were held, but also celebrations in honor of the Emperor. Today it preserves the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpentine Column and the Fountain of Emperor William. Blue Mosque that was built in 1609 during the Ahmet sultanate which, wanting to surpass the Basilica of Saint Sophia with its mosque, built it with 6 minarets. Next, we will go to the Topkapi Palace, residence of the sultans until the 19th century where most of the valuables of the Ottoman sultans are. The visit of Hagia Sophia, the most complete sample of Byzantine art and one of the greatest achievements of humanity. Then transfer to visit the Grand Bazaar. Covered bazaar built in 1660 that can be considered as a small city covered by hundreds of domes, four thousand shops inside with alleys, squares and 18 access doors. End of visit in the grand bazaar.
Breakfast and check out and at the scheduled time transfer to the airport for flight to Mexico.