9 DAYS BIRD WATCHING TOUR

DAY 1 - CHECK IN TO HOTEL

After arrive in Istanbul, we welcome and transfer you from Ataturk airport to your Hotel. Accomodation in Istanbul. (D)

DAY 2 - CAMLICA HILL - BURSA - BANDIRMA

We will start the bird observation in Camlica Hill where the birds change continent to Asia (Autumn) or to Europe (Spring). You can relax with view of Bosphorus during watching.

YOU MAY WATCH "Stork, Mediterranean & Herring Gull, Peregrine Falcon, Little Forest & White Tailed Eagle, Black Winged Stilt, Marsh Swallow, Squaccoi & Grey & Night Heron, Little Egret, Cormorant, Pygmy Cormorant, Gallinule, Gold Finch"

Then we will leave from Istanbul and drive to Bursa. This city was first capital of Ottoman Empire and we will visit Green Tomb of Sultan I.Mehmet (5th Sultan of Ottoman), Green Mosque, Silk market (Koza Han). We will drive to Bandirma for accomoddation. (B,L,D)

DAY 3 - MANYAS BIRD'S HEAVEN

We will spend all day around Manyas Bird's Heaven where is home more than 250 species and total 2-3 million birds.

YOU MAY WATCH "Rush Nightingale, Pelicans, Copper Crow, Rice Grover .... and more"

We will go back to Bandirma for accomodation (B, Picnic L,D)

DAY 4 - MANYAS BIRD'S HEAVEN - PERGAMON - IZMIR 

We'll go to Manyas Lake again. Then we drive to Pergamon which is an ancient Greek city. We will visit Sanctuary of Asclepius (the god of healing), the Library which was the second largest in Greek era, Theater 10.000 people capacity...etc.

We will drive to Izmir for accomodation. (B,L,D)

DAY 5 - IZMIR - CAMALTI SALTPAN

We will get up very early (even before breakfast) to visit Camalti Saltpan where also involves Izmir Bird's Heaven. 205 species of birds live this lake. Then we will go back to Hotel to have breakfast. After a short Izmir city tour, we will go back to Camalti Saltpan again.

YOU MAY WATCH  "Plover, Meditterranean & Herring Gull, Flamingo, Marsh Swallow, King Fisher, Crested Pelican, Penduline Kitmouse"

Accomodation in Izmir. (B,L,D)

DAY 6 - KUSADASI - EPHESUS - VIRGIN MARY HOUSE - ST. JOHN CHURCH

We'll drive to Kusadasi to visit ancient city of Ephesus (Theatre, Celsius Library, Agora, Odeon, Domitianus Temple, Trajan Fountain, Roman Latrine and ...more) and Virgin Mary house. Lastly we will see  the St John Church in Selcuk. 

Accomodation in Kusadasi (B,L,D)

DAY 7 - GREAT MENDERES DELTA - FLIGHT TO ISTANBUL

We'll drive to Great Menderes Delta where is home more than 250 spacies of birds.

YOU MAY WATCH  "Great & Little Egret, Cormorant, Squaco & Grey Heron, Marsh Swallow, Pygmy Cormorant, Dalmatian Pelican, Flamingo, Herring Gull, Oyster Catcher.

We will flight to Istanbul in the end of day. Accomodation in Istanbul (B,L,D)

DAY 8 - ISTANBUL CITY TOUR & BOSPHORUS TOUR & TURKISH NIGHT SHOW

Until afternoon we'll visit the Blue Mosque, St. Sophia, Hippodrome Square and Topkapi Palace. In the afternoon we will take a boat cruise and in the evening, you invite a belly dancing show. The day is not finished yet. We will go to Turkish night club to taste traditional Turkish cuisine and watch to belly dance and various folklore from different part from Anatolia.

Accomodation in Istanbul (B,L,D)

DAY 9 - END OF TOUR

After breakfast, we will transfer you to Airport.