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Tour Number: 1659418KS
Group Leader: Darlene Fritz
Requested Departure Date: 6/17/2018
Requested Return Date: 6/27/2018
Requested Departure Gateway: Portland (OR)

ABOUT EF

For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

11 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Turkey

  • Day 2: Istanbul

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

  • Day 3: Istanbul

    Take a tour of Istanbul

    See the Hippodrome

    Visit the Blue Mosque

    Visit the Grand Bazaar

    Visit Hagia Sophia
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Bosphorus cruise

    Bosphorus cruise

    Take a half-day excursion that includes a cruise through the Bosphorus Straits, the waterway that separates Europe and Asia. Begin your adventure with a visit to a traditional spice market and the Rustem Pasha Mosque, famous for the tomato-red color of its exquisite floral and geometric Iznik tiles. Next, board a two-hour cruise through the Bosphorus Straits, disembarking for a seafood lunch.

  • Day 4: Istanbul • Eceabat • Canakkale • Troy • Bergama

    Travel via Eceabat, Canakkale, and Troy to Bergama

    See Canakkale

    Take a tour of Troy

  • Day 5: Bergama • Pergamon • Kusadasi

    Travel via Pergamon to Kusadasi

    Visit the Pergamon Acropolis

    Take a tour of Pergamon

  • Day 6: Kusadasi

    Take a tour of Ephesus

    Visit the House of the Virgin Mary

    Explore Kusadasi on your own

  • Day 7: Greek island cruise: Samos • Patmos

    Depart on a two day cruise of the Greek islands

    You may book shore excursions on board

  • Day 8: Greek island cruise: Crete • Santorini

  • Day 9: Athens

    Take a guided tour of Athens

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Olympic Stadium
    • Acropolis

    Visit the Acropolis Museum

    Take a walking tour of Athens

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Plaka district
    • Temple of Zeus
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Greek evening

    Greek evening

    Immerse yourself in Greek culture during an evening of festive entertainment and local cuisine! Witness the fancy footwork of traditional Greek dancing accompanied by musicians playing on bouzoukis, stringed instruments unique to Greece. Music and dancing have long played a central role in Greek culture with over 4,000 dances from all regions of the country.

  • Day 10: Athens • Corinth

    Tour Corinth with an expert local guide

    Visit Ancient Corinth

    See the Corinth Canal

  • Day 11: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Turkey

  • Day 2: Istanbul

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

  • Day 3: Istanbul

    Take a tour of Istanbul

    See the Hippodrome

    Visit the Blue Mosque

    Visit the Grand Bazaar

    Visit Hagia Sophia
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Bosphorus cruise

    Bosphorus cruise

    Take a half-day excursion that includes a cruise through the Bosphorus Straits, the waterway that separates Europe and Asia. Begin your adventure with a visit to a traditional spice market and the Rustem Pasha Mosque, famous for the tomato-red color of its exquisite floral and geometric Iznik tiles. Next, board a two-hour cruise through the Bosphorus Straits, disembarking for a seafood lunch.

  • Day 4: Istanbul • Eceabat • Canakkale • Troy • Bergama

    Travel via Eceabat, Canakkale, and Troy to Bergama

    See Canakkale

    Take a tour of Troy

  • Day 5: Bergama • Pergamon • Kusadasi

    Travel via Pergamon to Kusadasi

    Visit the Pergamon Acropolis

    Take a tour of Pergamon

  • Day 6: Kusadasi

    Take a tour of Ephesus

    Visit the House of the Virgin Mary

    Explore Kusadasi on your own

  • Day 7: Greek island cruise: Samos • Patmos

    Depart on a two day cruise of the Greek islands

    You may book shore excursions on board

  • Day 8: Greek island cruise: Crete • Santorini

  • Day 9: Athens

    Take a guided tour of Athens

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Olympic Stadium
    • Acropolis

    Visit the Acropolis Museum

    Take a walking tour of Athens

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Plaka district
    • Temple of Zeus
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Greek evening

    Greek evening

    Immerse yourself in Greek culture during an evening of festive entertainment and local cuisine! Witness the fancy footwork of traditional Greek dancing accompanied by musicians playing on bouzoukis, stringed instruments unique to Greece. Music and dancing have long played a central role in Greek culture with over 4,000 dances from all regions of the country.

  • Day 10: Athens • Corinth

    Tour Corinth with an expert local guide

    Visit Ancient Corinth

    See the Corinth Canal

  • Day 11: Depart for home


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