Posted to Trip Advisor Message Boards by one of our dear guests
" Istanbul & Kusadasi: 3-Day Tour with the fabulous and amazing LALE KOSAGAN
_Over one year ago, I started corresponding with Lale Kosagan to arrange for her to be our guide
_for our three days in Turkey. During the course of the year, Lale became happily pregnant, delivered
_a beautiful little girl, thought she would not be able to guide us after all due to her maternity leave,
_and ultimately surprised me at the pier with the news that we would be her first job after the baby!
_Life certainly does happen while we sit on TripAdvisor planning the perfect vacation! "

Sample itineraries...

Day 1 - Checking out from the hotel in Istanbul and start driving from the European side of Turkey towards Dardanelles. Visiting First World War sites of Dardanelles on route, if interested. As we arrive to Dardanelles, we are taking a ferry to cross from the European side to the Asian side of Turkey and spending the night in Dardanelles area. Overnight in Dardanelles. (Istanbul to Dardanelles: 200 Miles)

Day 2 - As we check out from the hotel, first stop of the day is Troy (of Helen & Paris). Following the coastal route along Aegean Sea, we continue driving to Pergamon. Upon arrival, we have visits to Asklepeion (ancient hospital) and the Acropolis of Pergamon (Greek / 2400 years old). After a late afternoon drive, we expect to arrive to Ephesus area around 6pm. Overnight in Ephesus area. (Dardanelles to Ephesus: 260 Miles)

Day 3 - We are in Ephesus area all day long, visiting Ephesus, Terrace Houses of Ephesus, the Museum of Ephesus and the House of Virgin Mary. This tour will be over around 3-4pm, giving our guests enough time for shopping or walking around the market areas. Overnight in Ephesus area.

Day 4 - As we check out from the hotel, we drive towards Bodrum. On route, we have time to visit Miletus (GrecoRoman, 2700 years old) and Didyma Temple (Greek, 2300 years old / where the Oracle of Apollo was kept). We continue our drive and expect to arrive to Bodrum around 4pm. (Ephesus to Bodrum: 130 Miles)

Arriving Bodrum, our services are over. From this point onwards our guests may:
* stay in Bodrum longer & enjoy this very active, lovely summer resort town,
* take a domestic flight back to Istanbul,
* take a hydrofoil to a Greek island such as Kos or Rhodes and continue touring in Greece, finally ending up in Athens.

• Please note that in addition to what you read above, for a good understanding, guests will _need at least two full days of touring in Istanbul.