Remember looking down at the airport from the airplane. It seems to be a leafy cabinet floating on Mal Malakhei. After a short rest at the hotel, take a bus or metro to Taksim Square. Pigeons can be released in the square and you can stroll around the lounge or take pictures in front of the square monument. There are many tour buses clustered around the square, which is naturally not as big as the bustling Shanghai Tourist Distribution Center and provides easy access for those who bring their own bags.
Tourist line 4 takes a little over 20 minutes to reach Eminuno, or you can get off one stop early and walk across the Bosphorus Bridge, which spans Europe and Asia, to see the fishing skills of the locals on top of the bridge, and savor the flavors of grilled fish underneath. On the other side of the bridge is the historic tourist area of Istanbul, which is one of the World Heritage Sites. Hagia Sophia, the Old Topkap? Palace, the Roman Colosseum, the Blue Mosque, the Underwater Palace, and the Grand Bazaar are all here for you to catch. The cooked corn at the ancient Roman Colosseum is also very satisfying. The locals sprinkle a layer of fine salt over the cooked corn to bring out its sweetness. If you have enough time, these attractions can also be done slowly over two days.
Airport bus: around US$8 per person. Admission to attractions: about $30. Metro ticket: 4 lines of bus tickets: about 5 USD. The local currency is Turkish Lira, 1 USD equals about 1.25 Lira. Day 3: Prince Island roaming Turkey. Sultans, like Chinese emperors, have three palaces and six houses with many descendants. In order to compete for the throne, the lords inevitably ostracized each other, and there were winners and losers.
Losing princes were often deported to live on islands near Istanbul, Prince Island being the full name of the four islands. Now that the smoke has cleared, Prince's Island is home to a collection of vacation villas because it faces the sea and flowers bloom in the spring. The island is off limits to automobiles, with only horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians coming and going. Arrive in Eminuno by the same route as yesterday morning and buy a ticket to Prince's Island, about 50 minutes. Prince Island Harbor row of fish restaurants, enjoy the unparalleled sea view to taste the local seafood, seagulls flying outside the window, and the occasional white yacht jumping on the sea. In your spare time, you can rent a bicycle or simply take a horse-drawn carriage to travel around the island and admire the beautiful villa courtyards. I only envy the birds in the sea and the lazy cats on the island, not the gods. Back in Istanbul, you can continue your visit to the magnificent new palace built on the beach. But I guess the beauty of the island will delay you for a long time, so you'll have to wait until tomorrow. Round-trip boat ticket to Prince's Island: about $6 USD. Fresh fish powder: about US$15 per person.
Touring car: $20 to $40 per car. Four people can take it at the same time. Day 4: Stroll around the new city Istanbul has both the vicissitudes of the old city and the modern new city. In the morning, you may want to go to Eminuno, then take a boat trip on the famous Bosphorus, and then get off at the New Palace. White palace, blue sea, first intoxicated. This place has reached the New Town. After visiting the New Palace, you can go up the stairs, through the international five-star hotels, through the dense greenery, through the neighborhood (oh, climbing the mountain to test the physical strength). On the way, you can find a roadside restaurant and settle your lunch. Walk to the Military Museum. There's a military music show at 3pm at the Military Museum. It would be a pity to miss it.
In the evening, find a hamam or belly dance restaurant in Eminonu to relax. To see an authentic belly dance show is still in Turkey. Tickets: $15 per person Turkish Bath: $20~$50 Turkish Belly Dance: $20~$50 Day 5: Istanbul-Antalya TK 414 1125/1240 Take the white airport bus (HAVAS) to Taksim Square and fly to the summer Mediterranean resort of Antalya. Upon arrival at the airport, the direct sunlight of Antalya may catch you off guard. Don't worry, you'd better get to your hotel first.
Some resorts in Antalya offer airport transfers. If not, the airport bus will arrive at Antalya Gymnasium station and then change to an air-conditioned bus in the Belek tourist area. The driver's brother will help drop you off in front of your hotel. When you get to your hotel by the sea, the sea breeze will take away all the heat and you will really feel the summer with only sunshine and no heat. Put down your school bag and play games with the sunshine.
How can you have a wonderful summer in Antalya without a wonderful vacation hotel? Day 6: Antalya-Shanghai TK425 2100/1630 I've seen the witnesses of Istanbul's history, so I might as well throw myself into the arms of the Mediterranean. Why not swim in the sea, read a book, even if you accidentally fall asleep to the sound of the waves? Even though this place was a gift to Cleopatra from the Roman Emperor, it has left behind countless historical monuments such as Greece and Rome. But how can you leave behind such a blue sea and breeze? It's about 30 minutes from the hotel to the airport in the evening, so it's easier to just take a taxi and save time with the Mediterranean.
When we left customs in Istanbul, we were able to arrive at Antalya airport an hour early. Next 10 hours of flying and slowly waking up from our vacation ~ ~ ~ ~ Day 7: Shanghai arriving at Pudong airport in the afternoon. Ah, the dead man has to go home tomorrow to continue his hard work. Airfare can be booked from Turkish Airlines Shanghai office: about 7200 RMB/person Visa: Istanbul hotel by major international outbound agencies, 4 star in old district hotel 60 USD/night with breakfast. Maybe you can find something cheaper online. Highly recommended belek resort seaside 5-star hotel Antalya Hotel (Antalya Hotel), including breakfast, lunch and dinner. 200 U.S. dollars / night, but if you only stay one night, it is still worth it.
Total **** around 30,000 RMB for 2 people traveling together. Hong Kong Turkey Exotic Wonders 8 Days Day 1 Istanbul TK 071 HKG/IST 2305/0555 1 Flight time: 11:50am, meet at designated place, transfer to Hong Kong airport and fly to Istanbul by Turkish Airlines limousine. A: Istanbul breakfast the next day on the airplane, Istanbul day tour begins. Visit the Hagia Sophia, built by order of Constantine the Great in the 2nd century AD and later rebuilt on the same site in 532. This church has survived a number of earthquakes, but luckily it has been preserved. As for the top of the church, it was built in 532 and is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Then, visit the Blue Sanctuary, which was originally named the Sultan's Amir Muslim Sanctuary. Its unique six minarets further represent its popularity in Islam. Visit a horse racing track. Lunch at a local restaurant. After dinner, visit the Old Topkap? Palace to see the town's treasure, the 86-carat spoon-diamond, claimed to be the third largest in the world, and the Topkap? dagger with three egg-sized emeralds in the hilt and diamonds and emeralds in the scabbard. After dinner, enjoy an authentic belly dance and folk song and dance show in a Turkish nightclub at your own expense. Accommodation: Istanbul Day 3 Istanbul - Izmir - Kusadas (Approx. 1.5 hours by car) TK 336 IST/ADB 1900/2005 Flight Time: 1:05 After breakfast, take a cruise on the Bosphorus and enjoy the scenery of Eurasia. After lunch, I visited the new palace of Domabache, built during the decline of the Ottoman Empire.
Visited the world's largest crystal lamp and the largest full carpet before taking it to the airport to fly to Izmir. Upon arrival, proceed to Kusadas, Turkey's most famous resort on the Aegean Sea and check in to your hotel for a rest. Accommodation: Kusadas Day 4 Kusadas - Cotton Castle (Approx. 3 hours by car) After breakfast take a bus tour to the ancient city of Ephesus. Ephesus is the best preserved and most valuable ancient city in Turkey, with its urban construction dating back 3000 years.
Ephesus now has an amphitheater, bazaar, baths and a Roman boulevard that holds 25,000 people. Visit the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and after lunch, transfer to Cotton Castle. Check in to your spa hotel and enjoy the fun of the hot springs to clear your mind of the journey. Accommodation: Cotton Castle Day 5 Cotton Castle - Konya (about 4 hours drive) After breakfast, visit Cotton Castle and the ancient city of Hierapolis, the spa center of ancient Rome in the 2nd-3rd century AD.
The underground hot spring water of Cotton Bale gushes out from the ground continuously and is rich in lime and other minerals. Over the years, the calcium agglomerates to form cotton-shaped rocks, stacked one on top of the other to form a naturally spectacular cluster of rocks and pools. Later, transfer to Konya, the ancient capital of the Seljuks and the birthplace of the whirling dervish dance. Upon arrival visit the Sufi shrine of Mevlana Mosque, dinner and take to hotel for rest.
Accommodation: Konya Day 6, Konya - Cappadocia (approx. 4 hours drive) After breakfast travel to Cappadocia. About 3 million years ago, as a result of a volcanic eruption, lava and ash covered the area, which over time weathered and eroded into the present exceptional terrain, now on the UN World Heritage List. Upon arrival, I visited the Goreme Open Air Museum. The best feature of this place is that there are a lot of small peaks with strange shapes rising up from the ground. Because of their unique shape, some of them are conical, some are cylindrical and mushroom-shaped, and some are covered with conical stones, like hats on the head, which are strange. After dinner, take it to the hotel to rest.
Accommodation: Cappadocia Day 7 - Hong Kong tk 265 ASR/ist 2030/2145 tk 070 ist/HKG 2350/1600 1 Flight time: 14:30 After breakfast visit the Fortress of Uzisa, the Valley of the Doves, then visit the underground city of Ozkonak. In early A.D., Christians dug churches, monasteries and homes in rocky caves to escape the massacres of the Romans. It is a rare work of art with ventilation holes and escape routes. After lunch, visit Avanos Ceramic City and after dinner, fly to Hong Kong via Istanbul. A: On the eighth day of the flight, the Hong Kong plane arrives in Hong Kong in the afternoon and the group disperses at the Hong Kong airport, ending a relaxing and enjoyable journey.
Turkey self-guided tour guide, thanks to the poor travel online a lot of friends traveler's travel notes and tips. This Turkey self-guided tour is very smooth. I want to record the whole trip, I hope to be helpful to friends who are going to travel to Turkey. I do not like those romantic and lyrical travelogue, looking at the big, so deliberately organized all the no-nonsense strategy to save everyone's time.
Departure: London, England travel destination: Turkey Istanbul, Ankara, Sel?uk, Cotton Castle, Izmir travel nature: single backpacking, holiday breaks, no rush (a) Preparation
1. Turkey visa: Turkey is not a Schengen country, so you need to have a separate visa. Online booking is not stressful. Choose a good time to fill out personal information. The system will automatically send the booking letter to your e-mail address. Visa Requirements: Passport, one passport-size photo (any background color), completed application form, letter from school/company, last month's bank statement and copy. Airfare, insurance and hotel reservations are not required. The Turkish Consulate is near Knightsbridge tube station, a three-storey building in Rutland Gardens with the Turkish flag flying in front.
On entering you can get your visa at window 7 in the small hall on your left. It is not strictly by appointment time, you can apply when you arrive. Put away the documents and passport, the original bank statement back to you. A private passport mainland tourist visa is valid for three months from the date of issue and costs ￡19 for a single entry stay of 15 days. If you want to post your passport, you'll need to bring a self-addressed envelope and a ￡5 handling fee.
If you collect it yourself, you can collect it straight away on the third working day. The whole submission process takes no more than 5 minutes. ` 2. Airfare: (2) Airline segment direct flight from London to Istanbul on March 23, stay in Istanbul on March 24 and 25, visit Istanbul on March 26, take a train to Ankara, go to Izmir on the evening of March 27, go from Izmir to Sel?uk, visit Efiz on March 28, stay in Sel?uk. Take a bus from Sel?uk to Cotton Castle, visit the Bau Veng district, stay in Cotton Castle on March 29th, take a bus from Cotton Castle to Izmir, stay in Izmir on March 30th, fly to Istanbul from Izmir, fly back to London from Istanbul
(3) Introduction: Western Turkey has a Mediterranean climate, with temperatures about 5 degrees warmer than those in London at the end of March, with daytime highs of about 21.
Cuisine: Turkey's major tourist cities are dotted with small and medium-sized restaurants. In Istanbul, for example, lentil soup is about 3 liras, barbecue entrees (such as Mix Kebap, Iskender, etc.). are 7-12 liras, fruit tea is 2 liras, Efes beer is 5 liras, and bottled purified water is 0.40 liras. Small stores selling rotisserie doner are everywhere on the street, and a barbecue sandwich can be sold for 2-3 liras. Other street food: boiled corn for 2 liras, roasted chestnuts for 3 liras, fried fish with lemon juice for 5 liras, and a big box of bak lava for dessert for 10 liras. Turkish cigarettes: apple, lemon 15 liras, cappuccino 20 liras. Istanbul is the most expensive place to eat, especially near attractions.
Avoid these places and there will be very cheap restaurants. Staying: late March/early April is not yet the peak tourist season, and you can find reasonably priced rooms in all cities. As an example, a single room (with hot water, breakfast, and TV) for this trip is 40 liras in Istanbul, 30 liras in Izmir, 30 liras in Sel?uk, and 25 liras in Cotton Castle. You can bargain. Line (1) Transportation between Turkish cities: Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, AtlasJet, Sun Express and other airlines offer a large number of flights between Turkish cities. You can usually get discounted tickets by buying online 1-2 months in advance. This time I purchased an early flight from Izmir (ADB) to Istanbul (SAW) on Pegasus at the end of February for ￡27 including tax.
BUS: Buses are the easiest and fastest way to get between cities. Competition between many companies keeps fares low. However, you must buy tickets from the larger and more established bus companies, such as KAMIL KOC, METRO and PAMUKKALE. The buses of these companies are in good condition, punctual, have good service on board, and offer free drinks and snacks. The minibus companies have low fares but often make detours, delay or even transfer passengers to other companies' buses. In addition, the major bus companies mentioned above offer a free shuttle service from the bus station (Otogar) to the city center. The fare for this trip is as follows: Sel?uk to Cotton Castle, 3 hours, 20 liras.
Denizli to Izmir, 3.5 hours, 17 liras. Off-season bus tickets can be purchased a day in advance. Rail: Turkish Railways (TCDD) are underdeveloped, with many routes being single line railroads. Trains tend to depart on time and arrive 1-2 hours late. The express train from Istanbul to Ankara is the newest train, with European-style armchair seats and a fare of 22.5 lira. All three express trains from Ankara to Izmir depart at night. Each train has private sleeping compartments with two beds per compartment. The compartments have sinks and refrigerators, and water and snacks are provided free of charge. Tickets cost 66 lira. You can check train information, book seats and buy tickets in advance online (www.tcdd.gov.tr).
After you have booked your seat, you need to pay for your ticket at any of the Internet-connected stations before the time specified by the system. After paying with an online credit card, you will be given a ticket number which will be printed out. You can redeem the official ticket at any connected station one hour before departure. Buying tickets in advance is recommended during peak travel seasons. (2) Some intra-city transportation Istanbul: Airport: sabi ha gok cen International Airport is a small airport located in Asia and is currently used by most budget airlines. When you exit the international airport, go to the right. There is a regular bus E10 to Levent MRT station about 150 meters inside the city.
Walk forward 100 meters to the domestic terminal. Opposite the exit is the parking lot, which houses the Havas Bus Company's airport buses. There are 5 routes. Choose the bus to Taksim Squre, which costs 10 lira and arrives in about an hour. Take the metro at Taksim Squre to Kabatas (1.3 liras) and follow the signs to the tram to Sutanahmet district (1.3 liras). A cab from Taksim Square to Sutanahmet costs 12 liras.
City: generally use trams and the metro. A ride costs 1.3 lira, and metal tokens need to be purchased in advance at the white ticket booths near each station. Ferries connecting Asia and Europe also cost 1.3 lira a trip. Train Stations: There are two train stations in Istanbul, each with bag storage and information desks, and Sirkeci, the station for European trains. Sirkeci Station is the departure point for European trains. There is a tourist information center on the left side of the station entrance. Haidarpasa station is the departure point for Asian trains (including trains to Ankara, Izmir, etc.).
There is a ferry from Europe's Eminonu pier to the pier where the train station is located, which takes about 10 minutes. Izmir Airport: the airport is located in the south of the city in Adnan Mandeles. There is a Havas airport bus in the city for 10 liras, 50 minutes. Cabs cost more than 60 liras and take about 30 minutes. The cheapest way to get there by train is 1.5 lire. Take the suburban railroad from Basmane train station to Adnan Mandeles station.
The railroad is currently under repair at Basmane station. Buses are used to replace Basmane station to Gezemir station. Gezemir change to Adnan Mandeles station in 7 minutes, go up to the footbridge in the middle of the platform and walk 100 meters to the right to enter the terminal building. With train times (due to maintenance, only the following trains are running, which take 40-50 minutes) Basmane Adnan Mandeles 6: 00 15: 00 15: 45 16: 50 19: 15 Departure Adnan Mandeles Basmane 7: 16 8: 42 9: 07 10: 45 19: 48 Departure Bus Station: the bus station is located 6 kilometers north-east of the city, and if you're traveling from Kamilkotch and Cotton Castle, get off the bus and walk down the steps to 50 meters ahead, you will find the sign of this company with a free minibus route to the city.
If you can't find it, you can ask the public **** bus attendant. The minibus to Sel?uk departs from the second floor and runs every half hour for 7 liras. To get from the city to the bus station, you can find free minibuses of the appropriate company at the bus ticket office in front of the Basmane train station. Train stations: Izmir also has two train stations, Basmane being the more commonly used. Because it is under repair, trains departing and arriving from here have been relocated to smaller stations nearby, and then free buses connect Basmane to these smaller stations. For example, the express train from Ankara to Izmir stops at Ulukent station. There is an information desk at Basmane station where two aunts speak only a little English, and it is advisable to avoid taking trains from Basmane station to other cities.
Play: You can find your own information on each attraction. Here's just a reminder: Istanbul: the Archaeological Museum and Topkapa Palace are closed on Mondays, and the Sofia Palace is closed on Tuesdays.
Ticket prices: Archaeological Museum 5 liras, Blue Mosque free, Palace, Sofia, Underwater City, Galata Tower 10 liras. Sel?uk: You can find a cab from the bus station to the entrance of Mount Efes for 10 liras. The entrance fee is 10 liras. There is a minibus back to the city from the exit at the bottom of the mountain, or you can choose to walk back to the city, 3 kilometers. Cotton Castle: 10 liras for the entrance fee to the Cotton Castle and the ruins of the ancient city. You will need to go barefoot to enter the Cotton Castle area.
Bring plastic bags and tissues in advance. The bus to Denzli is 1.75 lira. BUY: Istanbul's bazaar is now a famous attraction. The prices inside are extremely high and you need to be prepared to bargain patiently and watch out for thieves. Postcard postage from Turkey to Europe is 0.80 Lira. The Turkish newspaper POSTA sells for 0.30 liras. A copy of the English-language Turkish Daily News costs 1.30 liras. Going to the toilet in a public ****ing place costs 0.75 liras.
Sabi Ha Gokcen International Airport has only one duty-free store that sells sweets, cigarettes and cosmetics. It is so small that people don't have to keep their wallets to buy anything at this airport.
Other tips:1. The central and western parts of Turkey are generally safe. If you have a problem, you can ask the police for help. They will be eager to help despite the language barrier. Most people in the European part of Istanbul speak a little English and have no problem communicating simply.
2. The exchange rate in Turkey is higher than abroad and varies from city to city. It can be used and changed. For example, the exchange rate in London is 2.38, the Turkish Post Office (PTT) is 2.55 (with 2% handling fee), and the exchange store in the city is 2.47 (without handling fee). ATMs are everywhere in Istanbul and Izmir.
3. There are three kinds of people who take the initiative to greet you in English in Istanbul, one who sells you bus tickets, one who is greeted by a restaurant, and one who asks you to buy something in his store. Don't waste too much time with them if you don't intend to.