Egypt & Turkey - Chase Travel

• 8nd day - Istanbul:
Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure (D): ISTANBUL.

• 9rd day:
Morning tour of Istanbul: including the site of the Hippodrome, the underground water cistern, the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace includes the Harem Rooms. Afternoon at leisure (B, D): ISTANBUL • 10th Day - Istanbul:
Visit the Basilica of St. Sophia, the Egyptian Spice Market and Istanbul's Grand Bazaar. Afternoon at leisure to remain at the Bazaar or tour independently. Dinner in a local restaurant (B, D): ISTANBUL

• 11th Day - Ancora:
Morning flight to Ankara, visit the Anatolian Civilizations Museum and the Mausoleum of Ataturk. Depart for Ürgüp in Cappadocia, enjoying a picturesque drive along the Salt Lake (B, D): CAPPADOCIA.

• 12th Day:
Full day tour of the fairy chimneys and troglodyte dwellings of Cappadocia. Visit the Kaymakli Underground City, Open Air Museum in Göreme, and the natural fortress in Üchisar, Zelve and Avanos (B, D): CAPPADOCIA

• 13th Day:
Depart for Konya, visiting the 13th century Sultanhan Caravanserai en route. Visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana. Continue to Karatay Theological School where beautiful tiles are on display. Drive to Pamukkale (B, D): PAMUKKALE

• 14th Day:
Visit Hieropolis with its Apollo Temple, and Necropolis. Continue to Aphrodisias to visit the ancient city. Drive to Kusadasi (B, D): KUSADASI

• 15th Day:
Visit Ephesus, Roman center of commerce and culture during the 2nd century BC. Visit the house of the Virgin Mary, the Basilica of St. John, and Selcuk Ephesus Museum (B, D): KUSADASI.

• 16th Day:
Transfer to airport for your departure flight (B).

Flights NYC-Istanbul, Izmir-NYC. Flight Istanbul to Ankara. 8 nights Accommodation in your choice of hotels. 3 nights Istanbul. 2 nights Cappadocia. 1 night Pamukkale. 2 nights Kusadasi. All transfers. 16 meals: all breakfasts, all dinners. Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach. Services of an English speaking guide. All entrance fees and hotel taxes

• 1st Day - Departure:
Departure fron New York City tonight to Cairo. Aboard you will enjoy the best in-flight service and all meals.

• 2nd Day - Cairo:
Arrival in Eternal Egypt today. You will be met and escorted to your hotel.

• 3rd Day - The Egyptian Museum and The Pyramids:
Your first visit this morning is the Egyptian Museum, the greates of its kind in the

world. It houses monuments dating back 5000 years. After the muselum you will visit the famous Pyramids and Great Sphinx in Giza. The Pyramids stand as a testimony to the ancients' belief in the immortality of the soul. The Great Sphinx is a gigantic strange limestone beast with a lion's body and the head of a human.

• 4th Day - Cairo:
Late in the afternoon, you will be driven to the Pyramids of Giza to attend a fascinating Sound and Light show.

• 5th Day - A day at leisure to do as you please. Relax or shop around for souvenirs.

• 6th Day - Memphis and Sakkara:
Drive today to Egypt's first capital, Memphis, which has the largest statue of Ramses the Great. Less than two miles away waits Sakkara, the cementery of Memphis, which contains many Pyramids and hundreds of tombs (Mastabas). You will visit the Step Pyramid built in 2650 B.C., the Mastaba of Meriruka, which has over 30 chambers, and the Pyramid of Unis (las Pharaoh of Dysnaty V).

world. It houses monuments dating back 5000 years. After the muselum you will visit the famous Pyramids and Great Sphinx in Giza. The Pyramids stand as a testimony to the ancients' belief in the immortality of the soul. The Great Sphinx is a gigantic strange limestone beast with a lion's body and the head of a human.

• 7th Day - The Old City:
This morning a tour of the old city of Cairo will include visits to Saladin Citadel, Gawhara Palace of Mohammed Ali (the great grandfather of late king Farouk), Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque, the Azhar Mosque, considered one of the oldest universities in the world, and the famous Bazaars of Khan El Khalili. Visits will also be made to the Abu Serga Coptic Church built over the cave where the Holy Family took refuge and to Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest Jewish temple in Egypt.