Ahmet Lüleci
presents
Tour of Turkey '08
( September 7 - 21 )
ARCHAELOGICAL TOURS ~ BOAT TRIPS ~ SHOPPING TRIPS ~ LIVE ENTERTAINTMENT
Tour Itinerary (Sept 7 - Sept 21)
( ISTANBUL - CAPPADOCIA - KONYA - ANTALYA - FETHIYE -BODRUM - EPHESUS - ISTANBUL )
- Sept 7 - NY JFK - ISTANBUL: Leave US with an overnight flight to Istanbul.
- Sept 8 - ISTANBUL - CAPPADOCIA: Arrive in Istanbul and fly to Cappadocia.
- Sept 9 - CAPPADOCIA: Breakfast will be served at the hotel and the full day tour of Cappadocia begins. The natural Citadel of Uchisar will enable you to get a panoramic view of the region. Goreme valley houses the Goreme Open Air Museum, with its churches hewn out of rock and the colorful frescoes which decorate them.(Dinner included)
- Sept 10 - CAPPADOCIA - ANTALYA: Departure will be early in the morning from Cappadocia. The next stop will be Antalya, Turkey's principal resort, is an attractive city with shady palm-lined boulevards and a prize-winning marina. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel in Antalya.
- Sept 11 - ANTALYA: A relaxed day by the Mediterranian coast. In the morning we will tour the antiquities of the ancient Roman city of Aspendos. Aspendos boasts the world's best preserved ancient theatre still used today, with the seating capacity of 15,000. (Dinner included)
- Sept 12 - ANTALYA - FETHIYE: Travel to Fethiye.
- Sept 13 - FETHIYE : We will have a boat cruise leaving from Fethiye to 12 Islands. Lunch is served on the boat. With the antic name of Telmessos Fethiye was built in the 5th century BC. Lycian rock tombs spread all over the city. The most famous rock tomb is the tomb of the King Amyntas lying on the hills overlooking the Fethiye port. (Dinner included)
- Sept 14 - FETHIYE - BODRUM: Departure will be in the morning to Bodrum, known in the ancient times as Halicarnassus. It is famous for the medieval castle built by the Knights of Rhodes which has been converted into the Museum of Underwater Archeology, with remains dating as far back as the Bronze Age. (Dinner included)
- Sept 15 - BODRUM: We will visit a Turkish village and have lunch there. (Dinner included)
- Sept 16 - BODRUM: A free day in Bodrum for sightseeing shopping and going to a Turkish bath. (Dinner included)
- Sept 17 - EPHESUS - ISTANBUL: We will depart early in the morning to Ephesus which is the best preserved and the most often visited of all sites in Turkey. The visits will continue with the House of the Virgin Mary. We will have lunch in Selcuk and the drive to Izmir and fly to Istanbul.
- Sept 18 - ISTANBUL: After breakfast, a day of discovering Byzantine and Ottoman treasures in Istanbul will begin. We will visit Saint Sophia. This church - turned mosque - turned museum takes your breath away with the sheer architectural size of its interior and magnificent dome. Next we will visit the spectacular 15th century Grand Bazaar, a covered market with 4,000 shops.
- Sept 19 - ISTANBUL: Today we will visit the Topkapi Palace (Imperial Residence of Ottoman Sultans between 15th and 19th Centuries, with its priceless world-class collection of jewelry and rare porcelain), Built on one of the seven hills of Istanbul, this huge complex commands views of the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn. Following lunch It is free time in Istanbul.
- Sept 20 - ISTANBUL: We will visit the Blue Mosque "Sultan Ahmet Mosque", famous for its delicate blue ceramic tiles and it's 6 minarets. After lunch we will enjoy a leisurely Bosphorus boat tour crossing under the Bosphorus Bridges viewing the mosques, palaces, old wooden villas and the beauty of the Asian side.
- Sept 21 - ISTANBUL - JFK: Fly back to the USA.
FEE SCHEDULE:
The cost of the tour is $1,785 excluding airfare. Air travel will be from New York (JFK). Flights are available from other cities in the US for an additional fee.
Hotel accommodation are based on two persons sharing a double bedded room with private bath/shower. If you are raveling alone, we will arrange for you to share the room with someone of the same sex (you save the single supplement). Single supplement is also available for travelers who want private accommodations for an additional $375.
RESERVATIONS AND DEPOSITS : A deposit of $ 300.00 per person is required at the time of registration. Balance is due within 60 days prior to departure of tour. Applications received less than 60 days prior to departure will require full payment at the time registration.
Please make check or money order payable to:
Ahmet Luleci and mail it to:
16 Braeland Ave.
Newton Centre, MA 02459
Visa to enter Turkey for US citizens is obtained from Turkish Customs at the airport in Istanbul when we arrive and the fee is $40.
Click here for printable version of REGISTRATION FORM
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
INCLUDED: All breakfasts and specified meals, hotel and motel accommodations, ground transportation, All entrance fees to museums,ancient sites, boat trips, sightseeing excursions as set forth in the itinerary.
NOT INCLUDED: Air travel, passport and visa fees, travel insurance, inoculations and vaccinations, any expenses prior to arrival in Turkey, meals not specified as being included, any beverage such as mineral water, soft drinks or liquor, room service, valet, laundry, telephone calls, tips to your drivers/guides and escorts which are not included and left to tour member's discretion.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Notice of cancellation must be confirmed in writing to us. Cancellation charges are as follows:
Prior to 60 days.................. $ 100
Between 59-30 days............$ 200
Between 29-15 days........... 50% Of total cost
Less than 15 days............... 75% Of total cost
No refund will be allowed on unused tour services. In the unlikely event that it becomes necessary to change or cancel any part or all of the tour, we reserves the right to do so. If we cancel the tour a full refund will be issued.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION: Land transportation is provided in accordance with the itinerary by bus (with air conditioning) or minibus or car, depending upon the size of the group.
RESPONSIBILITY: The responsibility of the organizers of this tour is strictly limited. As tour operators, the organizers, promote and sell tour programs consisting of certain travel services, including, but not limited to, surface transportation, sightseeing excursions and hotel accommodations which organizers purchase or reserve from various suppliers. The suppliers providing travel services for the organizers programs are independent contractors and are not agents or employees of the organizers or any subsidiary company. Organizers are not responsible for the willful or negligent acts and / or omissions of such suppliers or of any air carrier or their respective employees, agents, servants or representatives including, without limitation their failure to deliver or their partial or inadequate delivery of services. By utilizing the travel services of the suppliers, you agree that neither organizers nor any subsidiary company or representative shall be responsible for their failure to deliver or their partial or inadequate delivery of services. By utilizing the travel services of the suppliers, you agree that neither organizers nor any subsidiary company or representative shall be responsible for any accident, injury, property damage or personal loss to you or to those raveling with you in connection with any accommodations, transportation or other travel services or resulting directly or indirectly from any occurrences or conditions beyond its control, including, but not limited to, acts of terrorism, defects in vehicles, breakdown of equipment, strikes, theft, delay or cancellation of or changes in itinerary or schedules. These tour programs are planned in advance. If between planning time and the actual tour operation, circumstances beyond organizers control require changes, the organizers reserve the right to vary itinerary and substitute components of the tour programs. Remember that all travel documents, as well as compliance with customs regulations, are your responsibility. The payment of the required deposit or any partial or full payment for a reservation on a tour constitutes consent to all provisions of the conditions and general information contained in this brochure.
Ahmet Luleci
16 Braeland Ave.
Newton Centre, MA 02459
857 234 0400
ahmet@rcn.com
