Day 1 Istanbul

Accommodation: On-board catering: breakfast: self-care, lunch: self-care, dinner: self-care.

Shanghai-Istanbul TK27 (departure time 22: 45-arrival time 5: 45+1) Shanghai Pudong International Airport flies directly to Istanbul, Turkey.

Istanbul

Day 2 Bosphorus Strait -> Jinjiaowan -> Archaeological Museum -> Troy

accommodation: local five-star hotel catering: breakfast: self-care, lunch: included, dinner: included.

Morning: Pick up the plane after arrival and take a boat trip to the Bosporus Strait, a famous strait that meanders between Asia and Europe. There is a past and a present along the Straits, and gorgeous luxury and simplicity and purity coexist so vividly: modern restaurants stand next to wooden villas, marble palaces are adjacent to simple stone fortresses, and elegant European-style residential areas are adjacent to small fishing villages. After that, the Golden Horn Bay was free to move. This horn-shaped bay divided the European part of Istanbul in two. Golden Horn Bay is a rare natural harbor, where the naval and marine transportation activities of Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Empire were concentrated in the past. Now, on the coast dyed golden in the afterglow of the sunset, beautiful parks and coastal trails are in good order. Afternoon: Drive to canakkale, 32km away from Istanbul, located at the entrance of Da Daniil Strait, and arrive after crossing the Strait by ferry. There are famous tourist attractions here: castles, Trojan horses, the archaeological museum of Chanakale, etc. There are lush green hills and sunny beaches here, as well as the green and clear sea water, which exudes the charming Aegean atmosphere everywhere. Cross the Daniil Strait by ferry (about 3 minutes' journey), which is a natural sea route connecting the Marmara Sea and the Aegean Sea and an extremely dangerous place militarily. Drive to Troy, the story scene of the Greek myth-Trojan horse massacre; Appreciate the ruins of Troy that have been built nine times; Listen to the tour guide telling the most wonderful chapter in the masterpiece "Iliad" written by Homer, a blind Greek poet, and take a photo with a giant wooden horse as a souvenir. Check into the hotel after dinner.

Bosphorus

Golden Horn

Archaeological Museum

Troy

Day 3 kusadasi -> The ancient city of Ephesus

Accommodation: local five-star hotel catering: breakfast: included, lunch: included, dinner: included.

Morning: After breakfast, drive south to Bergamon, a famous ancient Greek site near the Aegean Sea. It was once a shining city comparable to Athens and Alexandra in Greek times, and it was the capital of the kingdom of Bergamon, which occupied a vast area at that time. Its buildings and sculptures are all treasures of human culture. First, visit all kinds of ruins on the Acropolis, including the library with 2, books, the grand theater built on the cliff, the altar of Zeus (now only the pedestal is left, and the altar has been moved to the Bergamon Museum in Berlin), and the ancient city wall. Afternoon: the special bus passes through KIZIL AVLU, the red city, where the remains of the temple dedicated to the ancient gods such as Essex in the 2nd century BC are located. Because the building materials are mainly red bricks, it has the nickname of Red City. After that, I drove to kusadasi, a seaside town known as "Bird Island", an Aegean resort. Visit the well-preserved ancient city of Ephesus. It was once an important province of the Roman Empire in Asia, with a population of about 25, in its heyday and an area of over 89 hectares. The golden age of this city began with Alexander the Great, and then it became a Christian center. Important Christian figures such as St. John, St. Paul and the Virgin Mary all spent their old age in Ephesus, among which St. John died in the ancient city. What is left is an open-air theater, a market, a bathing place and the Roman Avenue, which can accommodate 25, people. It is magnificent and amazing. After the hotel buffet dinner, you can stroll along the Aegean Sea and enjoy the sunset.

kusadasi

Ancient City of Ephesus

Day 4, Cotton Castle -> Pohris ancient city of Sheila

Accommodation: local five-star hotel Catering: breakfast: included, lunch: included, dinner: included.

morning: after breakfast, drive to Pamkale, a famous hot spring area in Turkey. This is a famous hot spring scenic spot in Turkey, with a natural wonder-the Cotton Castle. Hot water over 3 degrees emerges from the ground, forming countless pools on the hillside over 1 meters high. Because the pools contain a lot of calcareous minerals, layers of milky terraces are formed. From a distance, there are castles piled up like white clouds, as well as strange stalactites, waterfalls and pools. Afternoon: HIERAPOLIS, an ancient site, is adjacent to the Cotton Castle, with vast temples, theaters and cemetery sites. People here have been using hot springs for treatment since ancient Roman times. Now there is a hot spring swimming pool which can be called a historic site next to the cotton fort, and there are many marble columns in the pool. If you are interested, you can go down and travel with the Millennium monuments. There are all kinds of hot springs in the mountains, villages and towns of Pamkale, and people's daily life is closely related to hot springs. After the hotel buffet dinner, you can enjoy a free hot spring bath in the hotel. The hot springs here are rich in minerals and have good therapeutic and recuperation effects.

Cotton Castle

Sheila Pohris Ancient City

Day 5 Antalya

Accommodation: local five-star hotel Catering: breakfast: included, lunch: included, dinner: included.

morning: after breakfast, go to Antalya, a famous Mediterranean city. Upon arrival, visit the ruins of Aspandos, which is comparable to the Colosseum in Rome. The amphitheater, built at the end of the 2nd century A.D., is one of the best preserved ancient theaters in the world, and concerts are still held frequently. There is a grand music festival here every summer. Afternoon: Visit Carezzi, the old city of Antalya. The clock tower is a landmark in the upper part of the old city. Hadrian Gate was built when the Roman emperor visited in 13 AD. The winding streets and houses in the Ottoman Empire are the characteristics here. There is a well-preserved ancient city wall in the Roman harbor on the west side of the old city, and various bars, cafes and restaurants are built at random according to the height of the city wall and pier, forming a perfect landscape.

Antalya

Day 6 Cappadocia->; Konya -> Meiurana Museum

Accommodation: local five-star hotel Catering: breakfast: included, lunch: included, dinner: included.

in the morning: after breakfast in the hotel, go to Konya, pass through the mountainous area of Turner, and walk along the mountain road, then arrive at Konya. Konya is a traditional religious and cultural center in Turkey, and a grand flutter and prayer ceremony is held in early December every year. The dancers, all male, dressed in white, keep spinning like a wound top, introducing the people watching into an empty and mysterious world, as if listening to the call of God. MEVLANA Museum Mevlana Museum is the most famous building in Konya, and visitors will be attracted by its rich collections. A grand flutter and prayer ceremony is held in early December every year. The dancers keep spinning like a wound top, introducing the people watching into an empty and mysterious world, and it seems that they are listening to the call of God (the tour time is about 4 minutes). In the afternoon, they go to Cappadocia, one of the "Top Ten Beautiful Scenes of the Earth" selected by National Geographic magazine. The unique karst landform glows with breathtaking beauty and makes countless travelers soul. It was formed by the eruption of two huge volcanoes 3 million years ago, and was eroded by wind and rain to form conical and mushroom-shaped rocks, which was extremely spectacular. Because it resembles the landform on the surface of the moon, it was chosen as the location base of Star Wars.

Cappadocia

Konya

Meurana Museum

Day 7 Istanbul -> Cappadocia

Accommodation: local five-star hotel catering: breakfast: included, lunch: included, dinner: included.

Kappadocia-Istanbul TK219 (take-off time 2: 5-arrival time 22: 2) Morning: Driving to Goreme is one of the most famous tourist spots in Turkey. The biggest feature here is that there are many small peaks with strange shapes rising from the ground, some of which are conical, some are cylindrical and mushroom-shaped, and some are covered with conical stones. The peculiar geographical environment in this area began in the 6th century, when Christians fled to this place to escape the persecution of Muslims, and built houses and churches underground. After more than ten centuries of weathering and natural erosion, they formed a very remarkable bamboo-shoot-shaped stone column and chimney-shaped rock, which surrounded ancient villages and a series of mountains, which was spectacular. The special phenomenon of man-made cooperation with nature has become a wonderful architectural world, so it is generally called "strange stone area". Afternoon: Visit three parts of Goreme: Goreme Open Air Museum, Goreme City and Goreme Valley. After that, you can visit a fine jewelry shop with Turkish characteristics. Fly to Istanbul after local dinner. Check into the hotel to rest after arriving to pick up the plane.

Istanbul

Cappadocia

Day 8 Blue Mosque -> Grand Bazaar

Accommodation: on-board catering: breakfast: included, lunch: included, dinner: included.

Istanbul-Shanghai TK26 (departure time: 23: 4-arrival time: 15: 5+1) Morning: Visit Hagia Sophia: It is the most outstanding masterpiece of Byzantine architectural art, and it is famous for its unparalleled dome. Before the completion of St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome, it was the largest church in the world. After that, I visited the Blue Mosque: the whole mosque was densely covered with beautiful Izni blue tiles, hence the name of the Blue Mosque. Generally, there are only four minarets in a mosque, but it has six. There is a big garden outside the temple with the most beautiful view of Istanbul. Separated by a wall is the ancient Roman Colosseum, now known as SultanAhmet Square. There are three monuments in the square: the Obelisk obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze snake pillar and the Obelisk obelisk of Constantine. Afternoon: Visit the new palace in Domabache, which was built in the mid-19th century and cost one billion marks. The palace is extremely luxurious, and the treasures are dazzling. Luxurious crystal lamps, ivory and gold products abound, including the world's largest 4,5 kg crystal chandelier. It is said that fourteen tons of gold and forty tons of silver were used to decorate the whole palace. Then go to the Grand Bazaar. Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is one of the largest indoor markets in the world. At present, it consists of 65 streets and 4,4 shops with a very long history. You can buy all kinds of distinctive local goods here. After dinner, the Chinese restaurant will be sent to the airport to fly back to Shanghai.

Blue Mosque

Grand Bazaar

Day 9 Accommodation: No accommodation this night. Catering: breakfast: self-care, lunch: self-care, dinner: self-care.

Arrive in Shanghai in the afternoon to end this fantastic trip to Turkey.