Day 0 Tuesday 22.09.2026: - Drive to Mumbai - Night: Hotel Airport International Nehru Road, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400099 Day 1 Wednesday 23.09.2026: - BOM - IST 08:35 - 13:50 Indigo: 6E 17 - IST - ADB 18:00 - 19:10 TK2334 - Pick up rental car Alamo/Enterprise - Night: Orty Airport Hotel Adnan Menderes Havaliman Girisi - Gaziemir, Izmir, Turkey, 35410 Day 2 Thursday 24.09.2026: - Drive to Pergamon (1:40 hrs; 120 kms) - Pergamon - Acropolis (8-7) - Temple of Trajan - Hellenistic theatre - Altar of Zeus - Palace of Attalus I - Asklepion - Archaeology Museum (8-5 no M) - Red Hall (8-7) - Drive to Sardis (150 km, 2 hrs) - Ruins of Sardis - Drive to Muradiye (75 km, 1 hr) - Muradiye Mosque, Manisa - Drive to Izmir (40 kms, 40 min) - Izmir (if possible) - Archaeology Museum (8-7 no M) - Running Athlete - Bronze Demeter - Marble statue of Androklos - Museum of History and Art (8-445) - Agora (8:30-19:00) - Church of St. Polycarp (3-5 no Sun) - Kordon Promenade - Konak Square & Clock Tower - Asansor (Historic Elevator) - Night: ibis Izmir Alsancak Ataturk Caddesi No 410, Konak 35480 IZMIR, TURKEY Day 3 Friday 25.09.2026: - Drive to Ephesus (85 kms, 1 hr) - Ephesus (8-7) - Mary's House (8-6) - Grotto of the Seven Sleepers - Ephesus Museum (8-630) - The Statues of Artemis - Fountain Relics - Finds from the Terrace Houses - Eros with rabbit - Drive to Selcuk (30 mins) - Basilica of St. John (8-630) - Ayasuluk Fortress (8-630) - Temple of Artemis. - Drive to Priene (52 kms, 1 hr) - Priene (830-7) - Drive to Miletus (20 kms 20 min) - Miletus (830-7) - Miletus Museum - Drive to Didyma (20 km, 25 min) - Didyma (830-7) - Temple of Apollo - Head of Medusa - Drive to Fethiye (4 hrs; 258 km) - Night: Magic Tulip Hotel 226 belcegiz oludeniz mah. 48340 fethiye mugla, Oludeniz, Fethiye, Turkiye, 48340 Day 4 Saturday 26.09.2026: - Fethiye - Tomb of Amynthas (8-7) - (Tlos if possible) - Drive to Xanthos (62 kms; 55 min) - Ancient Xanthos - Drive to Letoon (7 kms; 10 mins) - Letoon ruins - Drive to Patara (15 kms; 20 min) - Ancient Patara - Drive to Myra (85 kms; 1:30 min) - Myra Ruins - (Olympos if possible) - Drive to Antalya (2:30 hrs; 140 kms) - Night: Blue Marina Hotel No:12, 07040 67. Sokak, Kizilsaray Mahallesi Muhtarligi, Antalya City Center, Turkiye, 07040 Day 5 Sunday 27.09.2026: - Antalya - Hadrian's Gate - Antalya Museum (9-7) - Yivli Minaret - Sultan Alaadin Camii - Yenikapi Greek Church - Kesik Minaret - Lower Duden Falls - Night: Blue Marina Hotel, Antalya Day 6 Monday 28.09.2025: - Drive to Perge (25 kms; 30 min) - Ancient Perge (8:00 to 20:30) - Drive to Aspendos (35 kms; 40 min) - Aspendos Theatre - Drive to Side (45 min; 37 kms) - Temples of Apollo and Athena - Drive to Sagalassos (2:45 hrs; 180 km) - Ancient Ruins - Drive to Afrodisias (3 hrs; 215 km) - Night: Grand Keskin Otel Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvar No:11, Topraklk, Denizli, Turkiye, 20100 Day 7 Tuesday 29.09.2026: - Afrodisias - Ruins (8-19) - Laodicea - Ruins - Drive to Hierapolis (41 mins; 56 kms) - Ruins (8-8) - Hierapolis Archaeological Museum (8-5) - Travertines (9-7) - (Tripolis on the Meander - 40 mins each way??) - (Aksheir - Nasreddin Hoca Turbesi if possible) - Drive to Esrefoglu (328 kms; 4 hrs) - Esrefoglu Mosque - Drive to Catahoyuk (126 kms; 2 hrs) (Catalhoyuk Yolu, Kucukkoy Mahallesi, 42500 Cumra/Konya, Turkiye) - Drive to Konya (1 hr; 55 kms) - Night: ibis Konya Seker Mah Cevreyolu Cad, No 36 Selcuklu 42080 KONYA TURKEY Day 8 Wednesday 30.09.2026: - Konya - Mevlana Museum - Tile Museum - Museum of Wooden Artefacts - Alaadin Camii - Sahib-i Ata Kulleyesi - Catalhoyuk (1 hr; 50 kms) - Drive to Midas Tumulus (Gordian 3:20 hrs; 282 kms) Tumulus timings: 8:55 to 18:30 - Drive to Ankara (1:20 hrs; 95 kms) - Night: ibis Ankara Airport Balikhisar Mah Ozal Bulvari, No 617, Akyurt 06750 ANKARA TURKEY Day 9 Thursday 01.10.2026: - Day trip to Safranbolu (227 kms; 2:30 hrs each way) - Safranbolu - Carsi - Izzet Pasa Camii - Cini Hani - Kaymakamlar Muze Evi - Rental Car Return - Ankara - Museum of Anatolian Civilisation (8:30 - 20:00) - Anit Kabir (9-4) - Citadel (8am - 10pm) - Erimtan Archaeology Museum - Haci Bayram Camii - Kocatepe Camii - Aslanhane Mosque - Night: ibis Ankara Airport Day 10 Friday 02.10.2026: - ESB to IST 10:40 - 12:00 TK2127 - IST to BOM 17:55 - 04:35 Indigo: 6E 18 Visa: $100 Air: 88,072 IST-ABD: TL5,161 ESB-IST: TL5,161 Car: 40,947 Mumbai: 5,250 Izmir: 8,581 Fethiye: 6,476 Antalya: 10,665 Denizli: 5,912 ICICI card: 1,02,107 BOFA: $1,045 Cash: 18,830 Taxis to/from/in Mumbai: 7,100 Airport food: 1,757 Airtel: 3,500 Total: $1,145 + Rs 2,99,197 + TL 10,322 = Rs (1,10,787 + 2,99,197 + 20,300) = Rs 4,30,284 ========================================================= Missing: - Bodrum - Bodrum Castle (8:30 am to 6:30 pm) - Mausoleum (8-7) - Ancient Theatre - Kaunos - Kings Tombs ============================================================ Food: Izmir - Boyozu (breakfast) - Gevrek / Simit (breakfast) - Sambali (dessert) - Izmir Lokma (dessert) - Izmir bomba (dessert) - Torpil dessert Antalya - Antalya Piyaz - Sedik Asi - Hibes - Tahinli Cevizli Kabak Tatlisi (dessert) - Yanik Dondurma (dessert) - Arap Kadayif (dessert) Konya - Pismaniye (dessert) Ankara - Bazlama General - Menemen - Manti - Borek - Pide - Gullac (dessert) - Salep - Tulumba - Lahmacun - Dolma - Karniyarik / Imam Bayildi =========================================================