TURKEY AND JORDAN HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
Day 1: Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul where the West meets the East. You will enjoy your private transfer to the hotel. A welcome package with your tour vouchers, a tourist map, and any other tourist information which you may find useful will be waiting for you upon your arrival at your hotel. Enjoy time at leisure.
Meals: No Meals
Day 2: Istanbul
Today you will have a full day tour including the St Sophia Museum, Byzantine Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, and enjoy shopping in the world’s largest covered bazaar with 4000 shops, which is known as the Grand Bazaar. After lunch, you will visit Topkapi Palace including the Imperial Treasury, gardens, Sultan’s kitchen, Sacred Relics (The Harem section is not included in the tour).
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 3: Istanbul
Before embarking your boat you will visit the Spice Market, where locals still shop for herbs and spices mostly coming from Far & Middle East. Take an enjoyable cruise along the Bosphorus Strait. After cruise drop off at your hotel. You can explore other historical highlight or take a cab to Nisantasi, the luxury fashion district for fine Istanbul shopping. With its impeccable reputation as the district preferred by palace residents and later the Republic’s intellectuals and influential elite, it is still one of the most important areas of Istanbul. You can enjoy your dine in one of the elegant restaurants will be recommended by your tour specialist.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4: Istanbul - Kayseri - Cappadocia
Pick up from your hotel in Istanbul and transfer to the airport with your private car and driver. You will take a direct flight from Istanbul to Capadoccia which is about 1 hour. Upon arrival, you will meet with your private car and driver. Transferred to your hotel in Urgup which is a combination of cave houses dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries and crowned with a 19th century Greek Mansion. Enjoy your stay in this authentic hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5: Cappadocia
You can book our optional hot air balloon tour for a wonderful experience and to enjoy the magnificent view of the valleys and the region. Otherwise take enjoyable visits to Devrent and Pasabagi valleys, Avanos town, Kaymakli underground city, Goreme Open Air Museum and Uchisar castle.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 6: Cappadocia - Konya - Pamukkale
Early wake up for a long bus drive which will give you the chance to see untouched beauties of the country; villagers working in their farms, fertile plains and the cultural diversity between the cities. Stop at Konya to see the Mevlana Museum which shelters the tomb of Rumî, known to his followers as Mevlana, a Muslim poet and mystic. Finally, arrive in Pamukkale considered to be the oldest spa center in the world. You can enjoy the thermal pools and the spa in your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Hierapolis - Aphrodisias - Kusadasi
Today, the first visit will be to Hierapolis, to see the large Roman necropolis which is filled with sarcophagi, also the Great Baths, Frontinus Street, Theatre, Martyrion of St. Phillip, Cleopatra’s pool and travertines, (the terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water) on which you will take an enjoyable barefoot walk. After lunch, visit to the ancient city of Aphrodisias, is the City of Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, before being driven along the fertile Meander River valley which will bring you to Kusadasi, a popular port for the cruise ships.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8: Ephesus
Drive to Selcuk among the fruit trees and see the gigantic Temple of Artemis which was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Then stroll in the world-famous Ancient City of Ephesus, including the Arcadian Way, the Roman Baths, Temple of Hadrian, the Celcus Library and the Antique Theater. In the afternoon a visit to the Shrine of Virgin Mary, where she lived her last years and the Basilica of St John.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 9: Izmir - Istanbul - Amman
Pick up from your hotel in Kusadasi and transfer to the airport with your private car and driver. You will fly from Izmir to Amman with a connection in Istanbul. Upon your arrival in Queen Alia Airport, you will meet our airport representative who will facilitate the visa process, escort you through customs and immigration, then it is off to baggage claim and finally to passenger pick up. Transfer to your hotel in Amman with a private vehicle and English speaking driver.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10: Jerash - Amman
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be driven to Jerash by your personal driver-guide. Discover Jerash, nestled in a quiet valley among the mountains of Gilead, rivals the grandeur of Imperial Rome being one of the largest and most well preserved sites of Roman architecture in the World outside Italy. You will be amazed by its paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, handsome theaters, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls pierced by towers and gates remain in exceptional condition. After visits return to Amman for stay overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 11: Madaba - Mt. Nebo - Kerak - Petra
After breakfast, you will be driven along the Kingsway road, visiting in route, the old mosaic city of Madaba and Mt. Nebo, continue along Wadi Al Mujeb valley, reaching Kerak the old crusader castle, and proceed to Petra for overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 12: Explore Petra - Wadi Rum - Aqaba
Today, you will spend wonderful time in Petra, is the treasure of the ancient world, and the rock-carved rose-red city is full of mysterious charm. Transfer in the afternoon to Wadi Rum for Bedouin 4X4 ride inside the desert, continue to Aqaba for overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 13: Amman
You will be driven back to Amman resembles Rome, as it is situated on seven hills, the city was a favorite place for Roman soldiers and officials.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 14: Amman
Airport meet and assist/transfer with private vehicle and driver.End of itinerary.
Meals: Breakfast
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What is your cancellation policy?
All cancellations must be made in writing directly to TSC Travel. No responsibility is taken for cancellations of airfare, hotel bookings, or any other extra services which have been made directly by the client.The following scale of charges will apply when cancellation is notified for all land packages, tours and programs;
Prior to arrival:
Charge 60 days or more: 10% of selling price (Administrative Fee)
59-46 days: non-refundable deposit 35% of selling price
45-21 days: 50% of selling price
20-0 days: 100% of selling price
* Special conditions apply for canceling of tailor-made tour programs.
The following scale of charges will apply when cancellation is notified for tours that include a Cruise program:
Prior to arrival:
Charge 60 days or more: 10% of selling price (Administrative Fee)
59-46 days: 35% of selling price
45-21 days: 50% of selling price
20-8 days: 75% of selling price.
7-0 days: 100% of selling price.
* Special conditions apply for cancellation.
If you have to withdraw from a tour after it has begun for reasons such as illness, be sure to obtain a medical certificate in support of any insurance claim. We are unable to make refunds for absences from a tour, including but not limited to missed meals or entrance tickets.
Flight/ferry/train/bus tickets are not included in the above cancellation policy. Once your program is confirmed and the tickets are purchased, any changes to the dates of the program will incur a change fee or in case of cancellation, (this is additional to the service fee), 100% cancellation fee for the tickets will be incurred regardless of the above cancellation policy. For further information, please read our Terms and Conditions page.
When and How I will receive my tour documents?
Travel documents and electronic flight tickets are usually sent 21 days prior to departure. However, you will receive tour vouchers, maps, ferry, bus or train tickets and other required information upon arrival in Turkey. This will be included in a welcome package waiting for you upon arrival at your hotel.