Route : ISTANBUL – KUSADASI – EPHESUS & PAMUKKALE
Day 1 - Istanbul - Arrival Day - (05 April 2021, Monday)
Dinner Included
Welcome to Turkey! Meet at the airport with our representative to take you to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Dinner at Pullman Hotel. Overnight in Istanbul. Please note that; our arrival airport transfer services will be available between 07:00 am and 22:00 from and to Istanbul Airport.
Day 2 – Luxury Mice Workshop Event Istanbul Guest Speakers - (06 April 2021, Tuesday)
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included
From 07:00 to 09:00 Breakfast followed by Registration Process from 09:00 to 10:00
By 10:00 Opening Ceremony
From 10:30 to 12:30 Guest Speakers Session
12:30 to 13:00 Lunch Break
13:30 to 15:30 Guest Speakers Session Resume
15:30 to 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 to 17:00 Final Speaker Session
19:00 depart for Dinner “outside” until 22:30
Overnight in Istanbul
Day 3 – Istanbul – Full Day B2B WorkShop - (07 April 2021, Wednesday)
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included
Breakfast between 07:00 am – 09:30. Agency registration between 09:30 and 10:00. Opening ceremony from 10.00 to 10.30. We have ISTTA presentation session until noon. Lunch break between 12.00 and 13.00. Full day B2B Networking from 13.00 to 17.30 along with “Guest Speaker Sessions” to be resumed. This evening we have Gala Dinner between 19:30 and 22:30. Overnight in Pullman Hotel in Istanbul.
Day 4 - Istanbul City Tour - Flight to Izmir (08 April 2021, Thursday)
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included
After breakfast, at 09:00 am depart for a half day Istanbul City Tour A quick glance of exterior of Hagia Sophia Mosque, formerly known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind which is the greatest surviving example of Byzantine Architecture! When it was built, the temple itself was so rich and artistically ornamented that the Roman Emperor Justinianus proclaimed it as his greatest masterpiece. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. We will visit the unique Leather Factory ‘s leather fashion show. Murti’s Tour will then take you to the GRAND SPICE BAZAAR where the air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice. Upon completion of our tour will have lunch. We depart for airport in Istanbul to fly to Izmir. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 5 - Kusadasi - Ephesus Tour - Turkish Village Sirince (09 April 2021, Friday)
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included
08:30 Departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved ancient sites in the world en - route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library, Grand theatre and House of the Virgin Mary. Lunch break around 13:00pm. After the lunch, we will visit a place which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet weaving centre. After Lunch we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirinces construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all Orginal with their white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey - especially fruit wines. We will visit the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with Turkish wine makers. In the evening you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 6 – Kusadasi to Daily Pamukkale Tour - (10 April 2021, Saturday)
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included
After breakfast at Kusadasi, we shall head for Pamukkale to visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. Upon completion of this out of the world experience, we head back to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 – Kusadasi - Izmir to Istanbul - End of the Tour -(11 April 2021, Sunday)
Breakfast Included
After breakfast, we check out from the hotel and transfer back to Izmir Airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul connecting to your trip back home. We hope you have a memorable time in Turkey and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another B2B WorkShopTravelShop organization. Have a safe trip back home and thank you for choosing WorkShopTravelShop.
INCLUDES
- Arrival Airport Transfer from Istanbul Airport
- Round trip domestic flight ticket Istanbul to Izmir.
- 3 Nights’ accommodation in Istanbul Pullman Hotel
- 3 Nights’ accommodation in Kusadasi
- 6 open buffet breakfasts
- 5 lunches
- 1 Welcome dinner at Pullman Hotel
- 1 Gala Dinner
- 1 Farewell Dinner
- 3 Dinner
- Ephesus Tour
- Daily Pamukkale Tour
- Luxury B2B Workshop Networking Event
- All admissions to the venues
- Professional English-speaking tour guides
- Return Airport Transfer to Izmir Airport
- Luxury Mice Workshop Event Istanbul Guest Speaker Sessions
- Guided Istanbul City Tour
EXCLUDES
- International flights (It is only included for Fully Hosted Buyer category)
- Insurance: All types
- Country entry visa
- Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic beverages, cold drinks, laundry etc.
- Any others expenses that are not mentioned in the included section
TERMS and CONDITIONS
- Abide by the Workshop calendar.
- Act in line with departure times.
- Minimum 30 pre-appointments taken per Hosted Buyers that to be signed by the appointee.
- Hosted Buyers not to promote their own “incoming” services to the participants and if detected, would be disqualified and charged for the full fee.
- Accommodations assigned should be taken into consideration and may not be altered during the trip in Turkey.
- Flight details to be registered on the system and we are not responsible of transfer services for the ones that are not registered.
- Please check your appointments and business cards.
- Only registered parties can enroll in Hosted Buyer Program. No one else can be invited without prior permission. Only the officially invited ones may stay through the event.
- We are expecting all Hosted Buyers to pay necessary attention and care for this event.
- You can ask for help of our team to be located in Hosted Buyer area throughout the event.
- Accepted invitations to Hosted Buyers are non-transferable. In case, where the Hosted Buyer is no longer able to attend, another attendee from their organization may replace with a renewed application, placed 45 days prior.
- Hosted Buyers who do not inform the Organizer of their cancellation and do not participate in the program, will be deemed a No-Show at 100%.
- All cancellations are subject to a written request and to be confirmed in return.
- Land tours “only” cancellation policy: Fully refundable in any cases and credit towards to the next event under Force Majeure conditions
- Tours with domestic flight cancellation policy: Booking day 50 % Non-refundable, 5 Weeks before 50% credit, 4 Weeks before Non-refundable
P.S Whether you have altered the dates and/or any Event and Fam Trip purchases made by you from our product selection, you may use the credit by the rates as indicated above towards your purchases for the duration of 1 years on Workshop TravelShop events.
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