EUROPE: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRES

05:20: The group lands at Istanbul airport and completes immigration procedures.
After immigration, the car and tour guide pick up the group to visit:
Hagia Sophia: Originally an Eastern Orthodox cathedral, later a mosque. Especially famous for its large dome, the building is considered an exemplary image of Byzantine architecture, and is said to have "changed the history of architecture" (photo from outside)
Visit and take photos outside Topkapi Palace
Hippodrome Square: The main square with many historical traces.
Blue Mosque: A famous symbol of Istanbul with unique architecture, highlighted by thousands of blue ceramic tiles and six majestic soaring minarets. This is a large, beautiful and world-famous mosque, especially notable for its architecture and exquisite decorative interiors.
Grand Bazaar: the largest and oldest covered market in the world selling a variety of colorful goods such as: ceramics, spices, jewelry……
Noon: Lunch at a Chinese restaurant
After lunch, the group departs for Canakkale, one of 3 cities located on both the Asian and European continents.
The group visits Gallipoli island associated with the historic battle between Turkish forces and Allied forces in World War I. The group visits:
Namazgah Museum: Where films and artifacts from the Gallipoli battle are kept (if time permits because the museum usually closes at 5pm)
Eceabat Fortress: Symbol of Gallipoli island (photo from outside)
Monument of the hero Seyit Onbasi: The hero who carried a French artillery shell on his back to strike the allied fleet of Britain, Australia, New Zealand.
Evening: The group has a buffet dinner.
Overnight in Canakkale

Morning: After breakfast, the group visits the ancient city of Troy famous through the "Trojan Horse" and the epic about the long Trojan War. This is a symbol of Turkey, located right by the strait connecting Asia and Europe, the Middle East and Europe. Here, you will admire one of the UNESCO-recognized world cultural heritage sites, the "Trojan horse". You will see with your own eyes 2 horses, one traditional horse in the ancient city area, and one horse recreated and donated to this special land by a Hollywood film crew. You can keep valuable souvenir photos, as if traveling back in time to history.
The group departs for Kusadasi, on the way the group visits:
Ancient Asklepion Hospital – In ancient Greek and Roman, Asklepion means healing temple. The Asklepion in Bergama is considered the cradle of psychoanalysis and many other healing methods.
Noon: Lunch at a restaurant
After lunch, the group continues to visit:
Sirince Village – a fairy-tale village with unique architecture and peaceful atmosphere. You stroll along stone-paved roads, admire ancient houses, visit the old church, explore the local market and experience wine workshops.
Evening: You have dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Overnight in Kusadasi

Morning: After breakfast, the group visits:
Ephesus Ancient City- The 3000-year-old ancient city of Ephesus: Ruins of a Roman ancient city more than 3,000 years old, one of the best-preserved archaeological sites in the world. Here, visitors will admire the once magnificent Celsus library, the Roman grand theater with a capacity of up to 25,000 people and marble-paved roads bearing the marks of the era.
After visiting the ancient city, the group visits:
Leather production workshop.
Turkish olive oil production facility.
Noon: Lunch at a restaurant.
After lunch, the group departs for Pamukkale - This is one of the most attractive destinations in Turkey because of its unbelievable beauty that seems to appear only in science fiction movies. If only looking at photos or aerial footage, people easily mistake this for a giant snow mountain but in fact it is a limestone mountain area with calcium carbonate accumulated over thousands of years with shapes like terraced pools formed by transformation processes. The water in these "cotton pools" is natural mineral water formed from underground mineral springs with sky-blue color and contains many minerals beneficial to health and can support healing.
The group visits:
Cotton Castle: A unique natural wonder, where white limestone terraces are layered like rice terraces, forming enchanting turquoise hot mineral pools. The turquoise hot mineral pools on white stone create a surreal scene, like stepping into a fairy-tale world and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988.
Hierapolis Ancient City: an ancient Roman city built right beside the Pamukkale mineral spring, once a famous resort and therapy center more than 2,000 years ago.
Evening: You have dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.
After dinner, you experience hot mineral bathing at the resort - this is considered a miracle cure for the skin.
Overnight in Pamukkale

Morning: After breakfast, the group visits the Textile Outlet center, free time for shopping.
The group departs for Cappadocia, in May, June, July along the way the group may stop at Isparta or Konya for sightseeing, specifically as follows:
May - June: The group visits Isparta, visiting the region's famous rose gardens. An opportunity for you to buy fresh rose essential oil in Isparta. (the blooming period lasts about 1 week, so the group will stop by if it coincides with the rose blooming season)
From July: The group will pass through Konya. During cherry season, you have the opportunity to enter the garden to take photos and pick cherries (cost at your own expense and depending on when cherries are ripe).
Noon: Lunch at a restaurant. Visit:
Sultanhani Caravanserai: A resting stop for merchants on the ancient Silk Road (photo from outside)
Evening: The group has dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
The group returns to the hotel, changes clothes to attend the traditional Turkish night show of the Turkish people (if guests are interested, cost at your own expense)
Overnight in Cappadocia

Morning: After breakfast, the tour guide and vehicle pick you up to board a boat cruise on the Bosphorus Strait, the strait separating Europe and Asia. You will admire Dolmabahce Palace and the bridges connecting the two continents of Istanbul. Then you continue to visit and take photos of:
Dolmabahce Palace and Galata Tower (photo stop outside)
Lunch: Lunch at a restaurant.
The group has free time for shopping at Taksim Square
Evening: After dinner, the vehicle and tour guide take the group to the airport for the flight back to Hanoi, flight:
TK164 IST HAN 01:55- 15:25

15:25: The group lands at Noi Bai Airport. A vehicle picks up the group and takes you back to the original meeting point.
Say goodbye to the group and end a wonderful trip.
See you on future journeys!
Note:
- The order of sightseeing spots may change depending on actual circumstances, but all sightseeing spots in the program are still guaranteed.
- Mandatory shopping stops in the program: leather goods store, carpet workshop, agricultural products store, tea shop, pottery workshop (or wine). The program is supported by shopping stops, so you are not allowed to skip any stop. If you skip a sightseeing or shopping stop, you will have to pay a fee according to regulations.