Day 1 - Arrival Athens
Arrival to Athens and meet for transfer on to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure (as per your flight arrival time) Overnight in Athens. 

Day 2 - Athens City Tour (B)
After breakfast, depart on a half day morning tour of Athens which includes a visit to the Acropolis, its museum and the Parthenon. Also view the House of Parliament, Memorial to the Unknown Soldier, National Library, Evzones in their picturesque uniform, Presidential Palace, the Panatheanic Stadium (where the first Olympic Games of
the modern era were held in 1896), Temple of the Olympian Zeus and Hadrian's Arch. After the morning tour, the afternoon is at leisure for you to further explore Athens on your own. (Optional afternoon tour to Cape Sounion to visit the Temple of Poseidon.) Overnight in Athens. 

Day 3 - Athens to Santorini (B)
Transfer to Piraeus Port for departure by morning ferry to Santorini. On arrival, transfer to your hotel with afternoon/evening at leisure. Overnight in Santorini. 

Day 4- Day of leisure - Santorini (B)
Free day at leisure to relax on one of the many different beaches of Santorini (gold, red or black sand) or explore the capital, Fira. Overnight in Santorini.

Day 5 - Santorini to Heraklion/Crete (B)
Breakfast served at the hotel then the day at leisure until late afternoon transfer to the port for departure by high speed ferry on to Heraklion. Arrival early evening and transfer on to your hotel. Overnight in Heraklion. 

Day 6 - Day of leisure - Heraklion (B)
Free day at leisure to explore the city, capital of Crete. Highly recommended is to visit Knossos Palace and the Archaeological Museum which houses artifacts of Minoan era and many others. Overnight in Heraklion 

Day 7 - Heraklion to Rhodes (B)
Breakfast, check out and as per flight time (morning or evening) transfer on to Heraklion Airport for departure. On flight arrival to Rhodes, meet for transfer to hotel and rest of time at leisure. Overnight in Rhodes 

Day 8 - Day of leisure - Rhodes (B) 
Free day at leisure to explore the old town of Rhodes, the Lyndos area or simply relax on the beach, the choice is yours. Overnight in Rhodes 

Day 9 - Rhodes to Marmaris/Turkey (B)
Breakfast, check out and meet for transfer to the port and depart on the morning ferry crossing from Rhodes to Marmaris in Turkey. On arrival you will be met at the port and provided with bus tickets for the journey from Marmaris to Kusadasi. (Free time in Marmaris before the bus departure can be arranged if you require.) Overnight in Kusadasi. 

Day 10- Ephesus Tour (B-L)
Depart from your hotel on a full day tour visiting Ephesus, the best preserved Greco-Roman City in the world. Here you see the Agora, Odeon, Curetes Street, Celsius Library, famous Roman Baths, the Grand Theatre and Marble Street. After lunch, depart for the House of Virgin Mary where she is said to have spent the last of her days. It is a pilgrimage site for many people of all different denominations. The tour also includes a visit to the remains of Artemis Temple. The days tour ends with transfer back to hotel and evening at leisure. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 11 - Pamukkale/Hierapolis Tour (B-L)
After breakfast and check out, we depart to Pamukkale where we will visit the natural formation of the travertens, "Cotton Cliffs", and the ruins of Hierapolis. At the end of the tour, transfer to Kusadasi Bus Station for the overnight intercity bus to Cappadocia. Overnight onboard bus. 

Day 12 - Cappadocia Tour 1 (B-L)
Meet at the bus station on your arrival and transfer to the hotel for a short rest. Then depart on a full days tour to visit Devrent Valley and Monk's valley (Pasabagi) where you will find the world famous fairy chimneys. Break for lunch in Avanos then on to Goreme Open Air Museum to explore the numerous churches and monasteries with their frescoes. These churches & monasteries where carved from the soft volcanic stone and decorated by Medieval Orthodox Christian Monks around 1000-1200AD. A visit to Ortahisar Natural Rock Castle for panoramic views. After tour the evening is at leisure.
Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 13 - Cappadocia Tour 2 / Flight to Istanbul (B-L)
Breakfast at hotel, check out then depart on another full day tour this time starting with a visit to the famous Derinkuyu Underground City which was built as a defense and hiding site during the period of spreading Christianity. Then on to Cavusin Old Christian Village where you will find a triple Apse church and monastery of St John the Baptist. In Sinasos Old Greek Village you will find old Greek and Ottoman houses. The days touring includes an easy grade 3km hike through Red Valley offering some great scenery that would otherwise not be accessible by car and a visit to Uchisar Natural Rock Castle. At end of tour, collect luggage from hotel and transfer to the airport. Early night flight to Istanbul. Arrival in Istanbul, pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Istanbul. 

Day 14 - Istanbul Tour (B-L) 
After breakfast depart on a full day tour to visit some of the most important historical sights of Istanbul including the Blue Mosque, St Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome and Obelisk, Grand Bazaar and Suleymaniye Mosque. After the tour, return to the hotel and evening at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day - 15 Istanbul at your leisure (B)
A full free day at leisure (or optional full day Bosphorous Cruise with visits to the Spice Bazaar and Rumeli Fortress). Overnight in Istanbul 

Day 16 - Departure from Istanbul (B)
Breakfast, check out and as per your international flight departure time transfer on to Istanbul Airport.

<Legend: B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner>

Tour above can be also done reserve order (Istanbul to Athens)

 

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