Between April - November
8 Nights / 9 Days
Cultural Exploration
Istanbul - Troy - Assos - Pergamon - Izmir - Ephesus - Bodrum
& the Greek island of Kos
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRIP
. SEE THE MOST POPULAR HISTORICAL SITES OF TURKEY; ISTANBUL,
. TROY, PERGAMON, IZMIR (SMYRNA), EPHESUS & BODRUM.
. VISIT THE ASKLEPION OF PERGAMON WHICH WAS THE FIRST
. HOSPITAL IN THE WORLD. (4th Century BC)
. THE SNAKE WAS FIRST USED AS A SYMBOL OF MEDICINE IN
. PERGAMON. (see the ancient column with snake figure)
. 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 GET A CERTIFICATE OF THEIR VISIT TO
THE
. ANCIENT SITES OF MEDICINE IN TURKEY & ON THE GREEK ISLAND
OF
. KOS
Day 1
ARRIVE ISTANBUL AIRPORT
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 2
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. (B,L,D)
Day 3
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. (B,L)
Day 4
ISTANBUL - TROY - ASSOS
Drive to Canakkale. See Gallipoli, the site of 1st World War
battles. Cross the Dardanelles Strait by car ferry. Visit
the legendary city of Troy, see the replica of the wooden
horse. Drive to Assos for dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 5
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. (B,L,D)
Day 6
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 Harbour
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.(B,L,D)
Day 7
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. (B,L,D)
Day 8
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. (B,L,D)
Day 9
BODRUM AIRPORT - END
Transfer to Bodrum airport. Fly to Istanbul to connect to
your international flight back. End of our services.(B)
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