Turkye 2023
Ervaar een van die mees verrassende lande ter wêreld - met GEEN Visumkoste van toepassing nie!
30 September - 11 Oktober 2023
Istanbul is iets wat mens nooit vir iemand kan beskryf nie. Ons gaan in die strate en by markte rondloop, die Spice Market en Grand Bazaar is meer as ‘n belewenis, ‘n bootvaat op die Bosphorus, ons besoek Efese waar Paulus duisende jare gelede gepreek het en waar hulle toe reeds spoeltoilette en waterverwarming gehad het!
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Jy kan gaan lê in die warm water van die kalsiumpoele van Pamukkale. In Capadoccia sien jy hoe honderde meter se lawa-as gekompakteer geraak het en ‘n onbeskryflike kabouter-maanlandskap geskep het waarin mense gewoon het en waarin ons hotel gedeeltelik ingebou is. Opsioneel: ‘n Rit in ‘n warmlug-ballon wat jy nooit as te nimmer sal vergeet nie. Turkye is ‘n paradys vir koop met die oog of met die beursie: Matte, leerware, juweliersware, kruie en speserye, Turkish Delight…..
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Toerprogram in detail:
Day 1 - Departure from South Africa
Day 2 - Istanbul - & Cappadocia - Arrival Day
(Dinner included)
Welcome to Turkey, today is your arrival day. After arriving at Istanbul International Airport directly, proceed to domestic departures for your flight to Cappadocia. Meet at Kayseri Airport and do a short tour of Cappadocia. Transfer to your hotel and the rest of the day is yours to explore the local village. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 3 - Cappadocia Tour with Underground City and Goreme Open Air Museum
(Breakfast and Dinner included)
After breakfast we will drive you to Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best-preserved underground cities in Cappadocia. Than see the Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. After Uchisar, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. Next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses. After Cavusin you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch. After lunch, you visit a pottery workshop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go to Love Valley. Love Valley is a hidden valley with scenic formations to say the least. Despite the resemblance to man hood, these amazing rock formations are far from man-made. After Love Valley you visit another workshop to see Cappadocian handwoven carpets and kilims. Next stop is Devrent Valley, which also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. Then you head to a wine shop in Urgup for wine tasting. Last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Optional Regular Hot Air Balloon Flight at Sunrise! ***Special Rate: Wii be publish later on.
The Optional Hot Air Balloon Tour offers a minimum 1 hour flight time in the air. You will be collected from your hotel early in the morning, usually before sunrise and driven to the take-off site. While you are having a light breakfast, you will watch the inflation of the balloon then get a passenger briefing which explains basic rules & safety measures for the balloon flight. Then it is time to climb into the basket and highlight of your Turkey trip begins! The takeoff is gentle - soon you will be taking hundreds of pictures over the valleys of Cappadocia. After the flight lands, there is a small celebration with champagne and you will receive your flight certificate. You will be driven back to your hotel around 08:30am just in time for breakfast, going on a daily tour.
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Day 4 - Cappadocia - Konya – Pamukkale
(Breakfast and Dinner included)
After breakfast early in the morning at 08:00 drive to Pamukkale. On the way we will make a stop, to visit the Sultanhan caravanserail Seylucida inn from medieval era. Overnight in Pamukkale
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Day 5 - Pamukkale and Turkish Village Sirince Tour
(Breakfast and Dinner included)
after breakfast we will visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. After the tour transfer to Sirince Village tour. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey - especially fruit wines. We will see the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with Turkish wine makers. In the evening, you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way, we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient artisans. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 6 - Kusadasi - Ephesus Tour - Turkish Village Sirince
(Breakfast, and Dinner included)
Departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved ancient sites in the world. In Ephesus you will see, Curates street, famous Roman baths, Celsius Library and Grand Theatre. Than we visit The House of Virgin Mary where she spent her latest years. After that en-route to restaurant, you will see Temple of Artemis. Lunch break around 13:00 pm. After the lunch, we will visit a place, which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet-weaving center. Overnight in Kusadasi.
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Day 7 – Kusadası – Pergamon Tour - Çanakkale
(Breakfast and Dinner included)
We depart at 08:30 am. depart for tour of the acropolis of Pergamon - an ancient Greek city. After Pergamon, drive to our hotel and overnight in Çanakkale.
Day 8 – Canakkale - Bursa City Tour and Transfer to Istanbul
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast, visit the historical Covered Bazaar and Ulucami (Grand) Mosque of Bursa. After a lunch break, we continue with visits to Green Mosque and Green Mausoleum. After Bursa City tour, we depart back for Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 9 - Istanbul Day City Tour
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast, we have Istanbul City Tour. Our first visit will be HIPPODROME. Ancient Hippodrome was the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Than we will visit SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE. Across from Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, it built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Our next visit will be HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE. The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind! Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is the greatest surviving example of Byzantine Architecture. For 1000 years, it was once the largest church in the world, decorated with stunning 6th century golden mosaics. Today it is a mosque. After that visit TOPKAPI PALACE, the great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed..
Lunch break at 13:00 pm. After the lunch, you can visit the GRAND COVERED BAZAAR In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths' street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand-made copper-ware, brassware and trays, Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 10 - Istanbul Free Day
(Breakfast included)
The day is at your leisure. With OPTIONAL halfday tour offered.
Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 11 - Istanbul - End of Tour
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast, we check out from the hotel and transfer to Istanbul International
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Day 12 - Arrive back in South Africa
R36 800
30 Sept - 11 Okt 2023
Koste: R36 800 per persoon wat deel. (Enkelkamerprys – R43 800)
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GEEN Visumkostes nie!
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Ingesluit:
Vlugte.
Verblyf slegs in 4- en 5-ster hotelle.
3 nagte in Istanbul met onbyte en ‘n halfdag Istanbul-toer.
2 nagte in Cappadocia met ontbyt, aandete & besoeke soos uiteengesit.
1 nag in Pamukkale met ontbyt, aandete & besoek aan Kalsium berg.
2 aande in Kusadasi met ontbyt, aandete & besoek aan Efese.
1 nag in Canakkale met ontbyt en ‘n toer in Pergamon.
Stede & dorpe soos in die program uiteengesit.
Alle vervoer soos in die program.
Alle etes soos in die program uiteengesit.
Besoeke & toegang soos in program uiteengesit.
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Toerprogram na Turkye:
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Dag 1
Vertrek uit SA vanaf SA na Turkye (Vertrekstad later bekend)
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Dag 2
Aankoms in Istanbul met 'n aansluitingsvlug na Cappadocia, met 'n halfdagtoer.
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Dag 3
Na ontbyt - uitgebreide dagtoer om talle wonders van Cappadocia te ervaar. (Daar is ook ‘n opsie om baie vroegoggend in ‘n lugballon te gaan ry, as die weer dit toelaat. Prys daarvoor word binnekort deurgegee).
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Dag 4
Na ontbyt, vertrek van Cappadocia na Pamukkale en besoek die kalsium berg en historiese omgewing. Aandete en slaap Pamukkale.
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Dag 5
Vertrek na ontbyt vanaf Pamukkale en besoek Seringe Village. Aandete en slaap in Kusadasi.
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Dag 6
Na ontbyt besoek ons die eeue-oue Efese en die huis van Maria. Aandete en slaap weer in Kusadasi.
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Dag 7
Na ontbyt - vanaf Kusadasi na Çanakkale, met ‘n kort toer van Pergamon. Aandete en slaap in Çanakkale.
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Dag 8
Na ontbyt - vanaf Çanakkale besoek ons Bursa op pad na Istanbul.
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Dag 9
Na ontbyt gaan ons op ‘n halfdag Istanbul-toer – Topkapi Paleis en die Grand Bazaar. Die middag is vrye tyd.
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Dag 10
Ontbyt en ‘n dag eie tyd in Istanbul. (‘n Uitgebreide dokument word vooraf verskaf van wat jy verder kan gaan doen en sien in jou eie tyd.)
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Dag 11
Ontbyt en die res van die oggend en vroegmiddag vrye tyd, totdat ons laatmiddag/vroegaand lughawe toe vir die terugvlug net na middernag.
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Dag 12
Aankoms SA
Enkele, sinvolle aanpassings aan die reisprogram is moontlik.
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Deposito van R5 000
12 dae
Marius du Plooy
Toerleier:
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Cell: 083 787 1234
E-pos: marius@fundipro.co.za
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