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Ancient capitals of the World - TURKEY& GREECE
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Day 1 - Chennai - Istanbul
Check-in at Chennai Airport for your flight to Istanbul. After
clearing the necessary customs and immigration, board
your flight. Welcome to Turkey, the country which spans
two continents - Europe and Asia, and has been home to
twenty fascinating civilisations spanning over 10,000 years
of history! Arrive at Istanbul Airport, where our local
representative will meet, assist and transfer you to your hotel.
Check in for a three nights stay. This evening enjoy Dinner
at an Indian Restaurant. (Dinner)
Day 2 - Istanbul: St. Sophia, Blue Mosque & Bazaars, Cruise on the Bosphorus
This morning, after breakfast, proceed on a sightseeing tour of
the Ottoman Wonders: visit the St. Sophia Church from the
Byzantine era, and the Blue Mosque, one of Turkey's largest
mosques built in the 17th Century and famous for its blue tiles
and 6 minarets. Later, you will have free time at the Grand
Bazaar specializing in carpets, leather, ceramics and jewellery.
Later this evening we depart for a cruise on the Bosphorus, the
32 km long strait, which joins the Sea of Marmara with the Black
Sea in Istanbul, and separates the continents of Europe and Asia.
The Bosphorus runs right through the heart of Istanbul, past the
Istanbul Modern Art Museum, several Ottoman Palaces, the
Selimiye Barracks (where Florence Nightingale worked), the
Bosphorus University, fortresses, forested hills and shore villages
with Ottoman architecture. This evening enjoy Dinner at an
Indian Restaurant. (Breakfast, Dinner)
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Day 3 - Istanbul: Topkapi Palace & Sleymaniya Mosque
Today, after breakfast, you visit the Topkapi Palace, the
former imperial residence of the Sultans from where the
Great Ottoman Empire was ruled. Today it is a spectacular
museum, having one of the largest collections of Chinese
and Japanese porcelain, and the very famous treasury of
the Royal Family. Later, enjoy a visit to the Sleymaniya
Mosque, built in the 16th Century by the Sultan Suleyman
“The Magnificent”. Finally, we visit a typical Turkish
Restaurant for a sumptuous dinner and to enjoy a live belly
dance show. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 4 - Istanbul - Athens
This morning you check out of the hotel and transfer to
Istanbul Airport for your flight to Athens. Welcome to Greece!
Arrive at Athens Airport, where our local representative will
meet, assist and transfer you to your hotel. Check in for a
three nights stay. Evening at leisure. (Breakfast, Dinner)
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Day 5 - Athens sightseeing
Today, after breakfast, proceed on a panoramic sightseeing
tour of the Athens. Proceed to the centre of the city, where
you drive by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of
the House of Parliament on Constitution Square (Syntagma
Square). See the Evzones in their picturesque uniforms in
front of the Presidential Palace, and the National Library. On
your way to the Acropolis you will see Hadrian's Arch, the
Roman Temple of Olympian Zeus, and the Panathenaic
Stadium, where the first Olympic Games of the modern era
were held in 1896. Later visit the Acropolis and its Museum
of Acropolis. The afternoon is at leisure to explore Plaka and
Monastiraki, and for shopping. This evening enjoy Dinner at
an Indian Restaurant. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 6 - Cruise to Aegina, Poros & Hydra
Early this morning, depart for the port to board your cruise
ship for a magnificent day cruise to the nearby islands of
Aegina, Poros and Hydra. Explore the little islands and
enjoy lunch on board the cruise ship. You will return to the
port in the evening. Today, enjoy Dinner at an Indian
Restaurant. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
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Day 7 - Athens - Chennai
This morning you check out of the hotel and transfer to
Athens Airport for your flight to Chennai, where the tour
ends. (Breakfast)
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