The Jasminne Tour company offers a 17-Day tour of Istanbul, Cappadocia, and Ephesus. Istanbul landmarks include the Blue Mosque, the ancient Roman Hippodrome, and the Imperial Palace of Topkapi. A boat cruise takes passengers through the Bosphorus and a visit to the luxury Dolmabahce Palace, last resided in by sultans. Cappadocia’s open air museum is on the itinerary and the Kaymakly Underground City, once a hiding place for early Christians. Ephesus contains the remains of the Artemis Temples and the House of the Virgin Mary, said to be the place where she lived out her days.

My Turkey Tours.com run various sailing tours, a relaxing way to see the area from a yacht. The 5-Day Istanbul Tour is another popular Turkey Package Tour. The tour starts with various Byzantine and Ottoman relics and other sights. Live entertainment with dinner is organized for the evening, starring belly dancers and traditional Turkish singers. The Bosphorus Tour includes a visit to the colorful Spice Bazaar, the Rumeli Fortress, the Bosphorus Bridge and Camlica Hill.

The Turkey Travel Group has more than 200 itineraries to choose from. One of the most interesting of the Turkey Package Tours is the Gallipoli and Troy 2-Day Tour. The visits include the World War I battlefields at Gallipoli and the Kabatepe Gallipoli Museum and Anzac Cove. The ancient city of Troy brings an opportunity to see the ruins and the Trojan Horse. The tour also includes an evening cruise on the Bosphorus with dinner on the boat. The resident DJ plays Turkish music and music from around the world and there is a display of belly dancing and traditional folk dancing. The bar serves an unlimited supply of local drinks. It’s a magnificent way to see the Summer Palaces of the Ottomans and Istanbul’s city lights.

Macera Turkey has many tours, including the Seven Churches Tour, which is part of the Biblical Turkey Tour. This is 10 days of wonderful sights, beginning with the Blue Mosque and Hippodrome of Istanbul. A trip to Canakkale includes the ruins of Troy, incorporating the Temple of Dionysus, the Temple of Athena and the Library of Pergamum. Ephesus is where St. Paul preached and the tour includes the Temple of Isis and the Virgin Mary’s House. Sardis is a town of old Byzantum shops and an ancient synagogue. One of the highlights of this Turkey Package Tour is the Unesco World Heritage Site at Pamukkale, where calcerous salts from spring waters have formed fabulous white petrified castles. Finally, Antalya is the place to see the Temples of Athena and Apollo and the Basilica on the Acropolis, which is the best preserved of the Roman aqueducts.

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