Turkey Culinary Tour

Istanbul, Izmir

Tour Dates: Year-around

DAY 1: En Route

Depart the U.S.A. on your flight to Turkey.

DAY 2: Arrive Istanbul - Izmir

Arrival at Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport. Meet and transfer to your hotel. This afternoon you have a Cooking Course. You will assist the Chef and learn how to cook a different Turkish Meal today. At the end, you will have this meal as your dinner.

DAY 3: Izmir - Ephesus - Izmir

Leave the hotel and drive to the sacred city of Ephesus, famous for its Temple of Artemis (one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world). Visit the House of the Virgin Mary, the Archaeological Museum and the ruins of Ephesus. Return to the hotel for your Cooking Course.

DAY 4: Izmir - Pergamon - Istanbul

After breakfast drive to Pergamon, the ancient city of learning, arts and medicine. Visit the Acropolis where the steepest theater of the ancient world lies. Then proceed to the Asclepion, the world's first medical center. Return to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport to take a short flight to Istanbul. Transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 5: Istanbul

Discover the Byzantine and Ottoman treasures of Istanbul. Visit the Topkapi Palace, once the Imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans, which displays priceless world class collections of artifacts, jewelry and rare porcelains. Nearby is the Blue Mosque known for the color of its interior decoration. Continue across the Hippodrome Square to the Hagia Sophia Church, the 6th century Basilica which was the largest building of the world for many of the thousand years of its existence. Stop to visit the world famous Grand Covered Bazaar. Overnight at your hotel.

DAY 6: Istanbul

Depart from hotel for a full day Bosphorus and Asia tour. First visit the Spice Market, and then embark on a Bosphorus Boat Tour viewing the beauty of the European and Asian shorelines on either side. After lunch, cross to the Asian side to visit the Camlica Hill and tour the Beylerbeyi Palace. This was the summer residence of the Ottoman Sultans with its magnificent gardens.

DAY 7: Istanbul

After breakfast transfer from your hotel to the airport. Fly to NY JFK. End of our services.

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