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From Athens to Istanbul
Group leader: Zuheir Alidib
Tour number: 554586
Tour dates: 03/16/2010 - 03/26/2010
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Group tour length: 11 days
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Departure gateway: Columbus
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Current Program Fee*:
$2,060
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Itinerary
Day 1  -  Fly overnight to Greece


Day 2  -  Athens
Arrive in Athens
Take a walking tour of Athens:
  • Plaka district
  • Temple of Olympian Zeus


  • Day 3  -  Athens
    Take a guided tour of Athens:
  • Olympic Stadium
  • Omonia and Syntagma squares

  • Visit the Acropolis:
  • Parthenon
  • Temple of Athena Nike

  • Optional: Greek Evening

    Day 4  -  Mykonos
    Board your cruise ship
    Optional: Mykonos Walking Tour
    Cruise information »

    Day 5  -  Rhodes
    Optional: Rhodes and Lindos; Old City and Philerimos; Lindos

    Day 6  -  Patmos • Kusadasi
    Optional: St. John’s Monastery and Grotto; Patmos; Scenic Island Tour
    Disembark in Kusadasi
    Take a guided tour of Ephesus
    Visit the Ephesus site
    Visit the House of the Virgin Mary
    Visit the Archaeological Museum


    Day 7  -  Pergamon • Canakkale
    Take a guided tour of Pergamon
    Continue on to Canakkale

    Day 8  -  Troy • Canakkale
    Take a guided tour of Troy
    Enjoy free time on the beach

    Day 9  -  Bursa • Istanbul
    Travel to Bursa
    Take a guided tour of Bursa:
  • Green Mosque and Mausoleum
  • Grand Mosque
  • Covered Bazaar
  • Turkish baths

  • Take a ferry from Yalova to Eskihisar
    Continue on to Istanbul

    Day 10  -  Istanbul
    Take a guided tour of Istanbul:
  • Hippodrome
  • Grand Bazaar

  • Visit the Topkapi Palace
    Visit the Blue Mosque
    Optional: Bosphorus Cruise

    Day 11  -  Depart for home


    Base program fee includes:

    Airfare: Round-trip flights
    Transportation: Comfortable motorcoach • 2-day Greek island cruise
    Accommodations: 7 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms • 2 nights cabin accommodations
    Meals: European breakfast and dinner daily • 3 meals daily during cruise
    Tour director: Full-time EF Tour Director
    Sightseeing: 5 sightseeing tours led by licensed local guides • 1 walking tour

    Optional excursions: Greek Evening • Bosphorus Cruise During the cruise, optional excursions are offered by the cruise line.
    * Additional fees do apply. Program fee does not include departure fees, tour extensions or optional excursions