The amazing Seljuk design of Kempinski Hotel The Dome, and colorful spice pots in the Spice Bazaar in Istanbul.
12 DAYS FROM $4,595* PLUS AIRFARE (11 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches & 9 Dinners)
9. CAPPADOCIA AND THE UNDERGROUND CITY In Cappadocia, volcanic rock and erosion have created an alien landscape where countless tunnels and dwellings are burrowed into the hills, many by early Christians who fled here to escape persecution. Visit a family who has carved out a home in the side of a bluff, not far from Kaymakli, an ancient underground city eight stories deep. Stay the next two nights in Anatolian Houses, a deluxe hotel where the suites are modeled on cave dwellings. Meals BLD
10. THE FAIRY CHIMNEYS / DERVISHES Drift in a hot air balloon over Göreme Valley and its eerie vista of rock formations called “fairy chimneys,” then explore its cave-style churches, adorned with early Christian art. Tonight, a dance performance by a troupe of Whirling Dervishes will make your head spin (and your spirit rise to the occasion). Meals BD
11. ISTANBUL / SPICE BAZAAR / PERA PALACE Fly to Istanbul in time for lunch at Hamdi’s, a landmark restaurant only steps from the great Spice Bazaar, where you’ll mine a vast aromatic arcade of spice bins, sweets, nuts, and Turkish delights. Cross the Galata Bridge to the Pera Palace Hotel, once a terminus hotel for the famed Orient Express – where you can add your name to the list of illustrious guests who have stayed there, including Agatha Christie, Mata Hari and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Join us tonight at the hotel for a farewell reception and dinner. Meals BLD
12. JOURNEY HOME Tour ends: Istanbul. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from the Pera Palace Hotel to Atatürk International Airport. Please allow a minimum of 3 hours for flight check-in. Meals B
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 800-468-2825 BEGINS ISTANBUL
Apr 3, 17, 24 May 1, 8, 15, 29 Jun 12, 26 Aug 28 Sep 4, 11, 18, 25 Oct 2, 9, 16
Go to
www.tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability; additional departures may become available as these sell out.
April – June 18; September 11 – October
*LAND PRICE ON-TOUR AIR (3 flights) TOTAL PER PERSON Double $5095 $395
Single $6470 $395 Triple $4875 $395
$5490 $6865 $5270
June 19 – September 10
*LAND PRICE ON-TOUR AIR (3 flights) TOTAL PER PERSON Double $4595 $395
Single $5970 $395 Triple $4375 $395
$4990 $6365 $4770
International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates on international air, in coach or business, for travel originating in the U.S. (subject to availability).
Please ask about additional hotel nights before or after your tour and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Product.
Note: For activities marked with an asterisk (*), participation is at your own risk and a signed liability waiver will be required.
FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS
Night 1,2,3 Ceylan InterContinental Istanbul Night 4,5 Night 6,7 Night 8
Swissôtel Grand Efes, Izmir Kempinski Hotel The Dome Dedeman Konya Hotel
Night 9,10 Anatolian Houses Night 11
Pera Palace Hotel
Istanbul, Turkey Izmir, Turkey Belek, Turkey Konya, Turkey Göreme, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
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