31 Days Private Turkey, Israel, Greece Tour Package

Our representative meets you at Istanbul Airport with a name sign and takes you to your hotel by private van. After check-in the rest of the day is free. Overnight in Istanbul.

Your guide meets you in your hotel lobby or at the cruise port. You will visit:

• Highlights of Topkapi Palace Museum
• Hippodrome / Sultanahmet Square
• Hagia Sophia
• Blue Mosque
• Grand Bazaar

At the end of the tour your guide accompanies you back to your hotel.

*If one of the mosques cannot be visited, the Basilica Cistern is visited instead.

Your guide meets you in your hotel lobby or at the cruise port. You will visit:

• Spice Market
• Bosphorus Cruise: by public ferry between the European and Asian shores, passing Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Rumeli Fortress, old Ottoman mansions, the Bosphorus Bridge and waterfront mosques.
• Dolmabahce Palace
• Taksim Square
• Cicek Passage
• Istiklal Street

*Please let us know if you would prefer a private yacht for the Bosphorus cruise.

At the end of the tour your guide accompanies you back to your hotel.

Your guide meets you in your hotel lobby or at the cruise port. You will visit:

• Suleymaniye Mosque
• Fener
• Balat
• St. Stephen Church
• Pierre Loti Hill and the cable car
• Chora Church (Kariye Mosque)

At the end of the tour your guide accompanies you back to your hotel. In the evening you attend a one-hour Whirling Dervish ceremony, a glimpse into the world of Sufism. Overnight in Istanbul.

Your private guide and van pick you up at 8:00 am for Troy, the legendary home of Helen and the Trojan Horse. You will visit:

• The Trojan Horse
• Troy Museum
• The sacrificial altars
• The 3,700-year-old city walls
• The houses of Troy I
• The Bouleuterion (Senate Building)
• The Odeon (Concert Hall)
• Remains of the successive cities from Troy I to Troy IX
• Pergamon Ancient City
• The Altar of Zeus
• The Acropolis

After the tour you are driven to your hotel in Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Your guide meets you at the hotel at 11:00 am. Today you visit:

• Sirince, an authentic Ottoman-era village
• The biblical ancient town of Smyrna

After the tour you return to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Your guide picks you up from your hotel and introduces the history of Ephesus before you explore the ancient city. You will visit:

• Great Theater
• Celsus Library
• Temple of Hadrian
• Harbor Street
• Terrace Houses
• House of the Virgin Mary
• Isa Bey Mosque

After the tour you return to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.

At 9:00 am your private guide and driver pick you up for the Pamukkale tour, home to the natural calcium pools formed by thermal water. Your local guide tells you about the sites on the way. You will visit:

• The calcium pools
• Necropolis
• Roman Baths
• Domitian Gate
• Latrina
• Frontinus Street
• Agora
• Byzantium Gate
• Triton Fountain
• Cathedral
• Temple of Apollo
• Plutonium (explained from outside because of ongoing excavations)
• Theater
• Hierapolis

(Optional, extra cost) If time allows, you can swim in the Cleopatra Pool.

After the tour you drive about 4 hours to Antalya. Overnight in Antalya.

At 10:00 am your private guide and driver pick you up. You will visit:

• Perge: an ancient Pamphylian city on the route of St. Paul, including its stadium.
• Aspendos Theatre: one of the most complete Roman theatres in the world.
• Manavgat Waterfalls
• Side and its beautiful streets

After the tour you are driven back to your hotel. Overnight in Antalya.

At 10:00 am your private guide and driver pick you up. You will visit:

• Demre: home to the Lycian rock tombs of Myra.
• Church of St. Nicholas: the church of the saint who inspired Santa Claus.
• A boat trip to Kekova Island: to see the famous sunken city.

*Bring your swimsuit, as there is time for a swim.

After the tour you are driven back to your hotel. Overnight in Antalya.

At 9:00 am your private guide and driver pick you up for the drive to Cappadocia via the spiritual city of Konya.

On the way you stop at the Sultanhan Caravanserai, one of the largest and most important caravanserais in Central Anatolia. It is a long drive from Antalya, but your guide tells you about the sites along the way.

In Konya you visit:

• Mevlana Museum
• Karatay Madrasa (Tile and Stone Art Museum)
• Ince Minaret Madrasa (Wood Art Museum)

After lunch in Konya you continue to Cappadocia and are taken to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

(Optional) Early in the morning you are picked up for a one-hour hot air balloon flight over the valleys of Cappadocia, followed by a small celebration and a flight certificate ceremony, and then breakfast at your hotel.

At 10:00 am your private guide and driver pick you up. The tour includes:

• Uchisar Castle
• Goreme Open Air Museum
• Avanos
• Valley of Monks (Pasabag)
• Devrent Valley

After the tour you are dropped off at your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

At 10:00 am your private guide and driver meet you at the hotel. You will visit:

• Kaymakli Underground City
• Rose Valley
• Love Valley
• Pigeon Valley
• Ortahisar Castle
• Mustafapasa (Sinasos)

After the tour you are transferred to the airport for your flight to Istanbul, where you are met and taken to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Your guide meets you at the hotel at 11:00 am for a 4-hour food tour on foot, tasting local Turkish cuisine and crossing to Kadikoy by public ferry.

After the tour your guide accompanies you back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

You are taken from your hotel to Istanbul Airport for your international flight to Tel Aviv.

Our representative meets you in Tel Aviv and takes you to your hotel. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Your guide meets you at the hotel for a classic tour of Jerusalem and its holy sites for Christianity and Judaism. You will visit:

• The Mount of Olives, the Church of All Nations (Agony) and the Garden of Gethsemane
• The Old City
• Dung Gate
• The Western Wall
• The Crusader Church of St. Anne
• The Pools of Bethesda
• The Stations of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
• The Byzantine Cardo
• Zion Gate
• Mount Zion
• The Tomb of King David

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Your guide meets you at the hotel. You will visit:

• Manger Square
• The Church of the Nativity and its Grotto
• Shepherds' Field
• The Good Samaritan site
• The Judean Desert
• The Canaanite walls of Jericho
• The Sycamore Tree
• The Mount of Temptation

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Your guide meets you at the hotel. You will visit:

• The Jordan Valley
• The archaeological excavations of Masada: the synagogue, bathhouse and storerooms
• The Dead Sea, where you float in the water and cover yourself in mineral-rich mud
• Qumran National Park

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Your guide meets you at the hotel. You will visit:

• Mount Precipice
• The Church of the Annunciation
• The Church of St. Joseph
• The Sea of Galilee
• Cana and the Mount of Beatitudes
• Capernaum
• Tabgha and the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes
• Tiberias
• Yardenit on the River Jordan

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Your guide meets you at the hotel. You will visit:

• The ruins of Caesarea: the ancient port, the arena and the amphitheatre
• Acre: the Knights' Hall, the secret tunnels and the Arab market
• Haifa Bay and the Bahai Gardens
• Rosh Hanikra

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Jerusalem.

You are taken from your hotel to Tel Aviv Airport for your international flight to Athens.

Our representative meets you in Athens and takes you to your hotel. Overnight in Athens.

Your guide meets you at the hotel for a day on Aegina. You will visit:

• Piraeus Port
• The island of Aegina
• The Church of Agios Nikolaos
• The Monastery of Saint Nectarios
• The Temple of Aphaia
• The village of Paleochora
• Agia Marina

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Athens.

Your guide meets you at the hotel for a day trip from Athens to the island of Hydra.

After the tour you are taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Athens.

Your guide meets you at the hotel for Cape Sounion, the Temple of Poseidon and the Athens Riviera. You will see:

• The Athenian coastline
• Cape Sounion
• The Temple of Poseidon

(If you would like to photograph the famous sunset here, let us know and we will arrange a later departure.)

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Athens.

Your guide meets you at the hotel for a day on Poros. You will visit:

• The island of Poros, known as the island of Poseidon
• The Archaeological Museum
• The Poros Seashell Museum
• The Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi
• The Church of Agios Georgios
• The Clock Tower

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Athens.

Your guide meets you at the hotel for a day on Spetses. You will visit:

• The island of Spetses
• Dapia Square
• The Museum of Spetses
• The Anargyros Mansion
• Kaiki or Zogeria beach

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Athens.

Your guide meets you at the hotel for a day cruise to Agistri, Moni and Aegina. The day includes:

• The island of Agistri
• (Optional) a bike ride between Megalochori and Chalikiada beach
• The island of Moni
• The island of Aegina
• The Temple of Apollo
• The Temple of Aphaia
• Zea Marina

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Athens.

Your guide meets you at the hotel for a day trip to Delphi. You will see:

• Delphi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Mount Parnassus
• Thebes
• The town of Arachova
• The Oracle of Delphi and the Sacred Way
• The Treasury of the Athenians
• The Delphi Museum and the Charioteer of Delphi
• The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Athens.

Your guide meets you at the hotel for a day in the Peloponnese. You will see:

• The Corinth Canal
• The Acropolis of Mycenae, the Cyclopean Walls and the Lion Gate
• The royal tombs and the palace
• The 99-step cistern
• The tombs of Aegisthus, Clytemnestra and King Agamemnon
• Nafplio and the Palamidi Fortress
• Epidaurus

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Athens.

Your guide meets you at the hotel for a day on Agistri. You will visit:

• The island of Agistri
• Megalochori (Mylos) village
• The Church of Zoodochos Pigi
• Aponisos
• The town of Limenaria
• Agia Kiriaki Church
• Skala beach
• Magiza and Bariama

You are then taken back to your hotel. Overnight in Athens.

You are taken from your hotel to Athens Airport for your flight home.

This is the end of our service. Thank you for travelling with us; we look forward to welcoming you again.