Turkey Tours for Doctors 8 Nights / 10 Days
Istanbul - Troy - Assos - Pergamon - Izmir - Ephesus - Bodrum - Kos
Tour Dates: Year-around
DAY 1: En Route
Depart the U.S.A. on your flight to Turkey.
DAY 2: Arrive Istanbul
Arrive Istanbul Airport. Our representative will meet you after the customs and baggage claim. You will be transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.
DAY 3: Istanbul
Start full day Istanbul sightseeing tour. Visit Blue Mosque, Hippodrome Square, Hagia Sophia Church. Lunch at Konyali restaurant overlooking the Marmara Sea. Then visit Topkapi Palace. Before returning to the hotel, a shopping opportunity at the Grand Covered Bazaar. Tonight we will have our dinner at an outdoor seafood restaurant in Kumkapi district.
DAY 4: Istanbul
Visit the Spice Bazaar in the morning, then take a leisurely boat tour along the European and Asian shores of the Bosphorus. Lunch at a local seafood restaurant. Then visit Beylerbeyi Palace and Chora Church. Return to the hotel. Evening is at leisure.
DAY 5: Istanbul - Troy - Assos
Drive to Canakkale. See Gallipoli, the site of 1st World War battles. Cross the Dardanelle's Strait by car ferry. Visit the legendary city of Troy, see the replica of the wooden horse. Drive to Assos for dinner and overnight.
DAY 6: Pergamon - Izmir
Drive to Pergamon to visit the Asclepion, the ancient healing center, learn the ancient healing techniques. After lunch, visit the Acropolis and the Bergama Museum. The Museum Director will be with us during our visit. Return to Izmir, ancient Smyrna. Check-in to Izmir Hilton Hotel. Tonight we will have our dinner at the Hilton Hotel and doctors from the Aegean University Hospital, the largest hospital in Izmir, and the Izmir Director of the Ministry of Tourism will join us.
DAY 7: Ephesus - Bodrum
After breakfast, we will visit the House of the Virgin Mary on Mount Pion, and light a candle to make a wish. Then visit Ephesus, the most famous ancient Roman city in Turkey, maybe in the world. See the Odeon, the Temple of Hadrian, the Celsus Library, the Marble Street, the Great Theater and the
Harbor Road. Lunch at a local restaurant in the early afternoon. After lunch, visit the Archaeological Museum of Ephesus. The Museum Manager will be with us during our visit, and he will show us new findings which are not yet open to the public. Tonight, we will have dinner at our hotel in Bodrum overlooking the Aegean Sea.
DAY 8: Bodrum
We start the day with a tasty breakfast at our hotel. Our first visit is to the antique theater in Bodrum overlooking Bodrum Marina. Then we visit the Mausoleum, the tomb of King Mausoleus, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the famous Bodrum Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 15th century. In Bodrum Castle, we will first visit the Underwater Archaeology Museum which is one of the largest in the world, then we will experience a wine tasting at one of the tower rooms where Crusaders used to drink six centuries ago. We will have a late lunch in a typical small Turkish village, and observe their relaxed lifestyle. We return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 9: Bodrum - Kos - Bodrum
Take the morning ferry from Bodrum to Kos. Visit the ancient hospital, the Asclepion, Hippocrates Plane-Tree (one of the oldest trees in the world), the Medieval City, Castello, and the Museum. Ferry back to Bodrum. Transfer from Bodrum port to your hotel. Tonight, a farewell dinner.
DAY 10: Bodrum Airport
Transfer to Bodrum airport. Fly to Istanbul to connect to your international flight back. End of our services.
Highlights of the Turkey Tours for Doctors
See the most popular historical sites of Turkey; Istanbul, Troy, Pergamon, Izmir (Smyrna), Ephesus, & Bodrum- Visit the Asclepion of Pergamon which was the first hospital in the world. (4th Centrury BC)
- The Snake was first used as a symbol of medicine in Pergamon
- Learn the ancient healing techniques
- Meet local Turkish Doctors in Izmir
- Visit Kos, the island of Hippocrates
- Visit the Asklepion on Kos Island, and see the hippocratic oath sworn by the pupils of Hippocrates
- All Participants will receive a certificate of their visit to the ancient sites of medicine in Turkey & on the Greek Island of Kos.
* Rates and availability subject to change without notice.
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