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SOCIAL PROGRAMME PRE & POST CONGRESS TOURS
1st DAY Arrival in Antalya, the unofficial capital of the "Turquoise Coast" of the Mediterranean. Transfer to the hotel, dinner and overnight accommodation. 2nd DAY After breakfast, full day excursion to the ancient Pamphylian cities of Perge and Aspendos. Then, a visit to the Manavgat waterfalls and return to Antalya for dinner and overnight.  3rd DAY Full day city tour, including the Hadrian's Gate, the old harbour, the old City Walls, and highly praised Antalya Archeological Museum. Then visit the Ancient city of Thermessos and Düden waterfalls cascading over a cliff into the Mediterranean. 4th DAY Transfer to the airport to catch your flight to Ýstanbul.
1st DAY - ÝSTANBUL - ANKARA - CAPPADOCIA Departure for Ankara by morning flight. Programme starts with a tour of Ankara. The first site is the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, which is located in a restored bazaar. The museum has the most unique and priceless collection dating back to the Prehistoric Era. The Mausoleum of Atatürk is the next stop. This magnificent structure serves as a tribute to the founder of modern Turkey. Lunch will be taken in Ankara and the drive for Cappadocia will start after lunch. Dinner and hotel accommodation in Cappadocia. 2nd DAY - CAPPADOCIA Breakfast will be served at the hotel and the full day tour of Cappadocia begins with the natural citadel of Uçhisar, which will enable you to get a panoramic view of the region. The trip continues with the Göreme valley, which is the highlight of the day. This valley houses the Göreme Open Air Museum with its churches hewn out of rock and the colourful frescoes which decorate them. The next stop is Zelve and the caves of this ancient village, continuing with Avanos and Çavuþin villages. Lunch will be served enroute at a typical regional restaurant. Dinner and overnight will be at the hotel in Cappadocia. 3rd DAY - CAPPADOCIA - ANKARA - ÝSTANBUL Breakfast will be served at the hotel and the morning visits will begin with the underground city of Kaymaklý or Derinkuyu, with refuges carved out in the early Christian Era as safe heavens from persecutors. Lunch will be taken on the way to Ankara. After arrival in Ankara you will be transferred to airport to catch your Ýstanbul flight.
1st DAY Departure from Ýstanbul and drive to Gallipoli after lunch, a visit to the famous battle-field of Anzacs of World War I crossing Dardanelles. Dinner and overnight nearby Troy (which is known as Assos, the ancient city). 2nd DAY After breakfast, half day tour to the ancient city of Troy, famous for its Trojan Horse from the times of beautiful Helen and Paris. After lunch in Çanakkale, take a ferry to Gallipoli and drive back to Ýstanbul.
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