Easy Pace Turkey and Greece A Class
A 12-Day Insight Tours tour starting from $2,075
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| Starting Price: | $2,075 |  |
| Tour Length: | 12 Days | |
| Countries Visited: | Greece, Turkey | |
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Cities Visited: First explore exotic Istanbul, filled with magnificent mosques, monuments, museums and palaces. Then ply the sparkling waters of the Aegean, calling in at historic ports, while enjoying fantastic on-board hospitality. |
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Included Premium Highlights
- Ascend the Acropolis to the Parthenon
Included Personal Insights
- A complete guide on how to haggle in the Grand Bazaar!
Included Additional Excursions & Sights
- Visit Istanbul's Blue Mosque, and Basilica of St. Sophia
- See Athens Royal Palace, Agora Hadrian's Arch & Temple of Zeus
- Visit the Greek Islands of Mykonos, Patmos, Rhodes, Crete & Santorini
- Visit the Turkish port of Kusadasi
Included First Class Services
- 5 nights aboard your mid-size cruise ship featuring outdoor pool, fitness center, beauty salon, casino, bars & restaurants
- Air-conditioned cabins with private facilities
- Insight hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Sightseeing by air-conditioned coach with onboard restroom
- Services of a Cruise Director while cruising
- Locally hosted in Istanbul and Athens
- Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
- Arrival and departure transfers between the airports and your Insight tour hotels
Included Quality Dining
- Istanbul restaurant Dinner (HD)
- Greek evening dinner with entertainment while cruising (HD)
- 10 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 4 lunches (L), 5 Suppers (S) and 4 three-course table d'hote Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
Day 1 - DEPART USA
Overnight flight.
Day 2 - ISTANBUL
Welcome to Istanbul - a glorious city uniquely located on two continents. On arrival at Istanbul Airport, you are met and transferred to your tour hotel to settle in. This evening, join your fellow guests for a Welcome Drink.
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Old City Istanbul
Day 3 - ISTANBUL SIGHTSEEING
Commence your Istanbul sightseeing with a visit inside the famous Blue Mosque. Then it's on to St Sophia, at one time a cathedral and a mosque, and now a magnificent museum. See the Hippodrome, site of the old city's chariot races and round off your tour at the Grand Bazaar with its vast array of jewels, leather, antiques, brassware and carpets. How much do you pay? Don't worry, your guide will give you a full explaination of the time-honoured ritual of bargaining! This afternoon is at leisure to explore this fascinating city at your own pace. Turkish people love to eat, drink and dance so celebrate Turkish style tonight with a highlight dinner at a local restaurant. (BB,HD)
Day 4 - ISTANBUL AT LEISURE
A full day to explore! Sightseeing suggestions include a cruise along the Bosphorus past elegant palaces and picturesque fishing villages, or sip mint tea with stall holders as you bargain in the bazaar for goods laid out before you? (BB)
Day 5 - ISTANBUL - CRUISING
This morning, perhaps devote some time to another symbol of the power and wealth of the Turkish sultans, the Dolmabahce Palace. Later, board your cruise and set sail on the Sea of Marmara and along the Dardanelles. (BB,D,S)
Day 6 - CRUISING - MYKONOS
After a pleasant morning's cruising, arrive at the pretty island of Mykonos, with its white washed windmills overlooking the harbour. Explore the maze of walkways, tavernas and shops, before setting sail again late evening. (BB,L,D,S)
Day 7 - CRUISING - PATMOS - KUSADASI
Arrive early at the island of Patmos, where St. John the Divine received his vision of the Apocalypse. Later, dock at the Turkish port of Kusadasi, - where a visit to ancient Ephesus is a must! Tonight enjoy a Greek Evening and Dinner. (BB,L,HD,S)
Day 8 - CRUISING - RHODES
A whole day is set aside for you to explore Rhodes, founded by the Ancient Greeks and then chosen by the Crusaders for their fortified headquarters. Enjoy a lazy day on the golden beaches or wander around the medieval city and hunt for bargains. Back on board, meet the Captain at dinner tonight. (BB,L,D,S)
Day 9 - CRUISING - CRETE - SANTORINI
Visit Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete where you can stroll along the quays of the lake and fishing harbour. Depart for Santorini, one of the most spectacular islands of the Mediterranean, with it's towering cliffs and white cuboid houses. (BB,L,D,S)
Day 10 - ATHENS SIGHTSEEING
Disembark your ship this morning and transfer to the centre of Athens to commence your walking tour of the Acropolis and Parthenon, built in honour of the goddess Athena . You also see the Agora, where Socrates taught, the Royal Palace, Temple of Zeus, Hadrian's Arch, and the stadium built for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Hotel: Ledra Marriott. (BB)
Day 11 - ATHENS AT LEISURE
The day is free: relax, shop, or continue sightseeing, possibly to Delphi, to see the temple complex once considered the centre of the Greek world. Tonight, why not join a party for an optional evening out in the famous Plaka District? (BB)
Day 12 - RETURN TO USA
There are transfers to the airport. (BB)
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Included Premium Highlights
- Ascend the Acropolis to the Parthenon
Included Personal Insights
- A complete guide on how to haggle in the Grand Bazaar!
Included Additional Excursions & Sights
- Visit Istanbul's Blue Mosque, and Basilica of St. Sophia
- See Athens Royal Palace, Agora Hadrian's Arch & Temple of Zeus
- Visit the Greek Islands of Mykonos, Patmos, Rhodes, Crete & Santorini
- Visit the Turkish port of Kusadasi
Included First Class Services
- 5 nights aboard your mid-size cruise ship featuring outdoor pool, fitness center, beauty salon, casino, bars & restaurants
- Air-conditioned cabins with private facilities
- Insight hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Sightseeing by air-conditioned coach with onboard restroom
- Services of a Cruise Director while cruising
- Locally hosted in Istanbul and Athens
- Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
- Arrival and departure transfers between the airports and your Insight tour hotels
Included Quality Dining
- Istanbul restaurant Dinner (HD)
- Greek evening dinner with entertainment while cruising (HD)
- 10 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 4 lunches (L), 5 Suppers (S) and 4 three-course table d'hote Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
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TERMS: Valid for new bookings only. Offer CAN be combined with all brochure discounts. Entire booking including air must be paid in full by March 31, 2010. Offer valid from March 1st-March 31st, 2010. All Travel must be completed by October 24th, 2010. Offer is valid on UA and LH flights only (no code share flights allowed over the Atlantic – must be on UA or LH only). Valid on all tours to Europe, Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Morocco. Offer - $300 off per couple or $150 off for single travelers. Offer subject to availability and valid off of all net fares. Promotion cannot be booked online. Commission paid on air for this promotion is 0%. Air tickets are non-refundable after purchase. No name changes allowed once a reservation is made. Once payment is received, cancellation penalties apply. Offer may be withdrawn at any time. Offer can be used for groups – with availability and names at time of booking – full payment on entire package due March 31, 2010. CST No. 2068745-20
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