Turkey

There are a total of 17 participants in this trip. Travelled with Al Ilmi Tour again for the 2nd time. The round trip from Istanbul will take 2100km.


Day 1 -  Arriving SAW airport Istanbul, Bursa

Arrived afternoon after 13 hours flight n transit time. We were received by the Tour Guide. Packed lunch were provided on the bus. Our first stop according to the iterinary is Bursa. Bursa is the center of Turkey silk industry. It is one of the large city in Turkey. Here we were taken to visit the Grand Mosque, Green Mosque, Green Tomb n Silk Bazaar.

Green Mosque
Ottoman came to build the mosque for prayers as well as for social gathering during the 14th century. The mosque is famous for its original green tiles lining the floors and the walls.

Green Tomb
The tomb housed the remains of the ottoman families.

Grand Mosque
Oldest and biggest mosque in Bursa.

On the way to Pamukkalee, we stop over at a local mosque for the afternoon prayers.

Day 2 - Pamukalle
Natural white color limestone hills which housed the remains of the roman empire. It is a Unesco heritage site.
Slept in the hotel in Pamukkalee 10 minutes from the Unesco site. The hotel had separate pipe to for supplying warm thermal water to the bath tub.

Pack up and proceed to Konya which  is the 8th largest city. Visited the Mevlana Museum and Caravansarai.
Mevlana is the resting place of ...

Caravanserai was once a transit point for travellers during the period of the silk route.
It was build in 1229.

The Mevlana Musuem, is the mausoleum of a Persian Sufi called Mevlâna or Rumi.

We did not stay long in Konya as we had to drive another 3 hours to the next destination in Cappodocia. We stayed in Hilton hotel for 2 nights in Cappodocia.

Day 3 - Cappodocia.
Cappodocia is famous for its natural volcanic structure which had been sculptured into homes hotels monasteries etc. Some member registered for a ride in the hot air balloon for the next day but was cancelled due to bad weather.


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Bursa