- DAY 1
- Night Journey
- 21:00 Yenibosna Airport Shopping Mall Parking Lot
- 21:30 Mecidiyeköy Torun Center Front
- 22:00 Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot Front
- 22:10 Under Bostancı Bridge
- 22:20 Under Kartal Bridge
- 22:30 Under Pendik Bridge
- 22:40 Çayırova McDonald's
- 22:50 In front of Gebze Center
- After picking up our valued guests at the designated points, we begin our night journey for the Kuşadası Çeşme Ayvalık Tour.
- DAY 2
- Çiçekliköy – İzmir – Kordon - Clock Tower – Government Building – Dario Moreno Street – Historical Elevator – Çeşme – Çeşme Castle – Caravanserai – Alaçatı – Ilıca Beach
- After our night journey, we take a breakfast break in Çiçekliköy. After our breakfast break, we head towards İzmir. First, we will see İzmir Kordon panoramically. Then we get off at Konak Square to see the Government Building from the outside, and then we arrive at the iconic Clock Tower of İzmir. Here our guide will provide information about the Clock Tower, and after taking a group photo as a memento, we give free time. During this free time, guests can enjoy their morning coffee at Konak Square or take a short walk along the waterfront. After our free time ends, we proceed to the İzmir Historical Elevator. While walking through Dario Moreno Street, a nostalgic, tranquil, and charming street, you can take colorful photos. After our walk down Dario Moreno Street, we arrive at the Historical Elevator. After our guide provides information about the Historical Elevator, you can go up the Elevator and take pictures of the view. After our photo break, we board our bus and head towards Çeşme. Our first stop in Çeşme will be the Çeşme Castle, one of the most important castles in Western Anatolia, where we can see a combination of Genoese and Ottoman architectural styles. After receiving information from our guide about Çeşme Castle, we start to explore the castle. After completing our visit to the castle, we will see Caravanserai, constructed in 1528 by Suleiman the Magnificent, from a panoramic view. Then we give free time in Çeşme. During this free time, we recommend tasting ice creams unique to Çeşme. After our free time, we board our bus and head towards our next stop, Alaçatı. Alaçatı, with its narrow streets built on cobblestones and a colorful mix of Greek and Ottoman architecture, will captivate us. After receiving brief information about Alaçatı from our guide, we take our lunch break, where we will eat the famous kumru. After our lunch, we give free time until the time determined by our guide. During our free time, you can take colorful photos in front of the historical stone houses of Alaçatı, making this tour unforgettable. After the free time ends, we head to Ilıca Beach to relax from our sweet tiredness. Ilıca Beach, one of the most important Blue Flag beaches in our country, is one of the rare places in the world with its crystal-clear sea and hot water springs. We take a swimming break for about 1-1.5 hours here. Guests who do not wish to swim can take a walk along the beach or enjoy their coffee against the magnificent sea view in the cafes. After our time at Ilıca Beach, we meet on our bus to head to our hotel. We have dinner and accommodation at our hotel.
- Breakfast: Will be taken in Çiçekliköy. (Extra)
- Lunch: Will be free time in Alaçatı. (Extra)
- Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel. Included in the tour price.
- Accommodation: Izmir or Kuşadası Hotels / Izmir Anemon Hotels, Kuşadası Green Gold Hotel, etc.
- DAY 3
- The House of Virgin Mary – Ephesus Ancient City – Şirince – Kuşadası – Swimming Break
- On the 3rd day of the Kuşadası Çeşme Ayvalık Tour, after having breakfast at the hotel, we board our bus to visit the House of Virgin Mary in Selçuk. This sacred site, where Mary lived for a time and is believed to have seen last, has been visited by various popes and was deemed worthy of the Patriarchal Blessing. The first pilgrimage visit was made by Pope Leo XIII in 1896. After completing our tour of this sacred place and receiving information from our guide, we head towards Ephesus Ancient City, one of the world capitals. We begin our tour with our guide's explanations at the Ephesus Ancient City, considered a reflection of the glorious days of the Roman Empire. Among the places we will visit are the Ephesus Ruins, Agora, Ancient Theatre, Terrace Houses, Odeon, Heracles Gate, Trajan Fountain, Baths, and Celsus Library. While visiting these places, our guide will provide us with information about their history, and you can also take stunning photos. After completing our visit to Ephesus Ancient City and reuniting with our bus, we head for our lunch break. After our lunch break, we move towards Şirince, one of Turkey's most aesthetic villages. Arriving at Şirince, formerly known as Çirkince, after a journey through olive groves, we first visit the Wine House, known for its delicious fruit wines. After our guide gives information about the village, we have free time in the village. During this free time, you can enjoy your coffee brewed in sand or stroll through the village to take photos and do some souvenir shopping. After our free time, we bid farewell to this charming village and head towards Kuşadası. After this enjoyable day in Kuşadası, we take a swimming break to relax. After our swimming break, we proceed to our hotel. We have dinner and accommodation at our hotel.
- Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel. Included in the tour price.
- Lunch: Will be served as a menu in Selçuk. (Extra)
- Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel. Included in the tour price.
- Accommodation: Izmir or Kuşadası Hotels / Izmir Anemon Hotels, Kuşadası Green Gold Hotel, etc.
- DAY 4
- Ayvalık – Cunda Island – Sarımsaklı Beach – Swimming Break – Devil's Table – Istanbul
- On the last day of the Kuşadası Çeşme Ayvalık Tour, we have breakfast at the hotel and then head towards Ayvalık. In Ayvalık, we first see Ayvalık Harbor and take a pleasant walk among the Ayvalık houses, which we cannot get enough of photographing with their doors, door knockers, windows, and wood and stone craftsmanship. After seeing the Ayvalık Clock Tower Mosque, which was originally a church built by the Greeks in 1870 and converted into a mosque in 1828, we give free time. During our free time, you can walk around the bazaar to buy souvenirs and other items. After our free time, we cross over to Cunda Island, also known as Alibey Island, via Turkey's first strait bridge. In Cunda Island, we take a nostalgic tour with our guide that will take you back in time. Gaze at the Taksiryannis Church, the best-preserved of the eight oldest churches here. As we walk on the cobbled streets, the old stone houses where the Greeks lived will enchant us and allow us to capture magnificent photos. Next, we arrive at Sarımsaklı Beach, which boasts a 7 km long and 100 m wide beach, chosen as a vacation spot for thousands of tourists every year. Here we take a swimming break for the time determined by our guide. After our swimming break, we head to the last stop of our tour, Devil's Table. From here, we will see all Ayvalık Islands and Mytilene Island from the top. You will see a large footprint here. It is said that this footprint belongs to the devil, and the other foot is on the opposite mountain. After receiving information from our guide about the Devil's Table, we give free time. During this free time, you can enjoy a drink accompanying the magnificent view and immortalize this scenery with photos. After our free time, the tour comes to an end, and we begin our return journey. We bid farewell to you by dropping off our valued guests at the designated points for our next tour organizations.
- Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel. Included in the tour price.
- Lunch: Will be taken during the free time in Ayvalık. (Extra)
- Dinner: Will be taken at a rest area along the way. (Extra)
- Accommodation: This is the return day. There will be no hotel accommodation tonight.
• 2 nights accommodation in hotels
• 2 breakfast buffets in hotels
• 2 dinners (buffet or set menu) in hotels
• Transportation in luxury vehicles (vehicle provided according to the number of people)
• Professional guiding service
• Bottled water on board the vehicle
• Assurance from tour to tour
• Mandatory Travel Insurance according to the Tourism Law No. 1618
• Breakfast on the first day as specified in the program
• Dinner on the last day as specified in the program
• Beverages included in all meals
• Lunches
• All extra organizations specified
• Personal expenses
• Entry fees for museums and historical sites (applicable for municipality and private enterprises.)
• Museum Card (applicable for museums affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.)
• The duration of the tour is 3 Nights and 4 Days including the day of movement and return, with 2 nights of hotel accommodation. 1 night is spent traveling.
• In our tour, guiding, transportation, accommodation, and sightseeing are packaged together and cannot be considered separately. Unused transportation, accommodation, guiding, sightseeing rights, etc., cannot be refunded.
• The child discounts applied in tour packages are valid for one child only when accompanied by two adults. Separate bedding may not be provided for children aged 0-6 during hotel accommodation.
• In hotel accommodations, the 3rd guest in triple rooms generally stays in an extra bed.
• The hotels listed in the program are the preferred accommodation facilities of TURDAN TURA. Depending on the occupancy in the region, hotel standards may remain the same, but changes may occur. The names of the hotels will be communicated, upon request, 48 hours prior to the tour departure based on availability.
• The rooms in the hotels are assigned by the hotel itself. No selections can be made between rooms.
• Our rest stops can be changed in terms of location and service standards, provided they remain the same, due to crowding, renovations, or other compelling reasons.
• In the program's schedule (during the day, in the order of places to be visited, or between days), if the weather, road conditions, crowd levels at visitor sites, etc., require it, the guide may make changes as deemed necessary.
• In our tour, due to compelling reasons (weather, road conditions, crowd levels at visitor sites, etc.), or if guests do not adhere to the timings provided by our guide during the tour, TURDAN TURA is not responsible for the locations that are not visited as noted in the tour program. In such cases, the guest has no right to claim.
• In all our tours, a staggered pricing system is applied. Depending on the increase in the number of reservations in the package tour and the approach of the date, tour prices may gradually rise. TURDAN TURA reserves the right to increase prices from tour to tour. In this case, prices cannot be fixed without a down payment.
• A seat number cannot be promised or guaranteed during the reservation. There is no guarantee for the notes entered into the reservation. Special seat selections such as front or back are not available.
• The seating arrangement inside the vehicle is arranged by the Operation of TURDAN TURA based on the order of reservations. In case of objections regarding seat allocation, refunds are not possible. All seats in our vehicles have the same standards.
• Extra tours, such as night tours listed in the tour program, depend on the number of participants and the available staff. Even if not all guests participate, the extra tours planned along the way will still be carried out. Guests who do not participate in the extra tours will be directed by our guide to rest areas or city centers. Guests who do not participate in extra tours have joined the tour with the acceptance of waiting at the rest stop.
• If an extra tour does not take place for any reason, the guest does not have any rights to claim. TURDAN TURA is not responsible in this case.
• Extra tour prices may vary depending on the seasons. In such a case, the price of the extra tour valid at the time of the tour is taken into account, not the date when the guest purchased the tour. The guest accepts this by purchasing the tour.
• TURDAN TURA is not responsible for any material damages caused by guests to the services provided by the transportation vehicle, hotel, dining areas, and suppliers. Businesses reserve the right to claim compensation for damages caused by guests.
• Children under the age of 18 who are not considered of legal age must have a consent form from one or both of their parents to participate in the tour, and this document must be kept with them during the trip.
• Guests participating in the tour need to carry any medical reports regarding health issues, pregnancy, or medications they regularly use.
• Delays may occur due to traffic, accidents, etc., at the designated times for departure points.
• Information regarding the expected arrival times at the end of the tour is approximate, and TURDAN TURA is not responsible for delays that may arise due to compelling reasons.
• At the end of the tour, guests will be dropped off at the opposite side of the stops we collected them from. Please do not insist on getting off at a different location.
• According to the traffic law, all guests in the vehicle must wear seat belts throughout their journey, and TURDAN TURA is not responsible for any incidents otherwise.
• All personal belongings inside the vehicle are the guest's responsibility at rest stops, etc.
• You should prepare the items you need to have ready separately since the first day's excursion will begin before entering the hotel.
• It is advisable to be prepared since it may not always be possible to find ATMs, currency exchange offices, etc., due to the program's intensity.
• Long distances may be covered in the scheduled programs. Necessary information will be provided by the tour guide inside the vehicle.
• Lunches consist of economically prepared regional menus. During lunch and dinner, tables may be divided based on group size due to regional density.
• The starting and ending routes of our tours are determined according to the density of the region. The confirmed starting and ending points of the tour can be inquired by guests 2 days prior to the start of the tour.
• If the agency does not reach the required number for the tour, the guest will be informed, and according to the guest's wishes, the tour may be postponed to the next date or canceled, or ticketing can be done for the nearest departure point to allow the guest to participate in the tour. In such a case, the agency is obliged to inform the guest three (3) days in advance through a call, SMS, or email. The guest has no right to claim in such cases.
• Guests can cancel or make changes without providing a reason up to 30 days before the start date of the service, and the amount paid will be refunded to the guest. For cancellations and changes made between 29 and 15 days before the tour date, 30% of the reservation fee will be deducted; for cancellations and changes made between 15-7 days, 50% will be deducted; and for 7 days or less, 100% of the reservation fee will be deducted.
• Guests who purchase the Cancellation, Refund, and Assurance Package can cancel their purchased package tour without any reason up to 72 hours before the start date. The total amount paid for the package tour will be refunded without any deductions, depending on the mode of payment. The Cancellation, Refund, and Assurance Package does not cover flight tickets. For this tour, the Cancellation, Refund, and Assurance Package is 100 TL.
• Museum Cards and entrance fees for museums are not included in the tour price. All museum entrance fees are to be paid by the guests.
CANCELLATION REFUND AND ASSURANCE PACKAGE
The Cancellation, Refund, and Assurance Package allows the guest who purchased the package tour to cancel and make changes without any reason up to 72 hours before the start date. Following the cancellation, the total amount paid for the package tour will be refunded as it is, without any deductions. The Cancellation, Refund, and Assurance Package does not cover flight travel in tours. For this tour, the Cancellation, Refund, and Assurance Package costs 100 TL.
MANDATORY TRAVEL INSURANCE NO. 1618
Mandatory Travel Insurance No. 1618 covers the agency's bankruptcy or any other reason preventing the delivery of the package tour service. It is included in the tour fee. It is not health insurance and does not cover treatment expenses. Private health insurance costs are the guest's responsibility.
OUR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES
In our tours, transportation is classified according to the number of people as follows. The vehicle types listed below will be provided according to the number of people in each tour. Our vehicles do not have headphones. We recommend bringing an external charger as charging your phone in vehicles with TVs may diminish your phone's battery lifespan.
Minibuses (up to 19 people): Volkswagen Crafter, Mercedes Sprinter
Midibuses (20-32 people): Otokar Sultan Maxi, Otokar Sultan Mega, Isuzu Novo Lux
Buses (33-54 people): Mercedes Travego/Tourismo, Temsa Safir/Maraton, Neoplan Tourliner/Cityliner, Man Fortuna/Lions, Setra
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