Konya Şeb-i Arus Tour with 1 Night Hotel Accommodation by Bus
Tour Detail
Get ready to experience the unique spiritual atmosphere of Şeb-i Arus in Konya, the city of love and reunion. We are embarking on an unforgettable and peaceful journey in the footsteps of Mevlana.
Tour Program
1. Day Night Journey
Vehicle Departure Times
20.00-In front of Beylikdüzü Migros
20.30-Avcılar Bus Stops - University Stop
20.00-Yenibosna Metrobus Stop
21.00-İncirli Metrobus Stop (In front of Dilek Bakery)
21.30-Mecidiyeköy Square (Mado & Simit Sarayı)
22.00-In front of Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot
22.10-Under Bostancı Bridge
22.20-Under Kartal Bridge (Ankara Direction)
22.30-Pendik Bridge (Ankara Direction)
22.40-Çayırova Mc Donalds
22:50-Gebze Center
23.30-İzmit Halkevi Stop
00:15-Sakarya Terminal Junction
01:45-Düzce Bus Terminal Junction
After picking up our valued guests from the designated points, we begin our overnight journey for the Konya Şeb-i Arus Tour.
Day 2: Alaaddin Mosque - Karatay Madrasa - İnce Minare Madrasa - Green Dome–Mevlana Museum - Tomb of Shams of Tabriz - Whirling Dervish Ceremony
On the 2nd day of our Konya Şeb-i Arus Tour, we will begin our tour accompanied by our guide after breakfast taken at leisure.
First, following a bus tour around Alaaddin Mosque on Alaaddin Hill, completed by Alaeddin Keykubad I, we visit the Karatay Madrasa Tile Works Museum, which holds an important place in Anatolian Seljuk-period tile craftsmanship and where Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi and his teacher Shams-i Tabrizi taught their lessons. Continuing our tour, we visit the İnceminare Madrasa (Stone and Wood Works Museum), built during the reign of Seljuk Sultan Izzettin Keykavus II by Vizier Sahip Ata Fahreddin Ali for the teaching of hadith. As our excursion continues, we take a lunch break after visiting the Üçler Tomb and the 16-segmented Green Dome (Kubbe-i Harda) located directly behind the Mevlana Museum, the Selimiye Mosque, the Mevlana Tomb where Mevlana and his father Sultan-ul Ulema Bahaeddin Veled are located, the Mevlevi garments, musical instruments, table setting, and Mevlevi Lodge. After lunch, following visits to the Tomb of Shams-i Tabriz, who ignited the light within Mevlana that made him Mevlana, and the tomb of Shams-i Tabrizi, the teacher of Hz. Mevlana, we depart for the Collection Store, where we will have the opportunity to see specially produced Mevlana collections unique to the region and do some shopping. After the free time given here, we set off for our hotel. Later, departing from our hotel, we go to the hall to watch the Mevlevi ceremonies held as part of the commemoration ceremonies for the anniversary of the union with God of the great Islamic thinker and Sufi, Hz. Mevlana. Following the Sema Ceremony, during which the whirling dervishes and spectators become enraptured, we return to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
* Breakfast: Will be taken at a suitable facility along our route. (Extra)
* Lunch: Will be taken in Konya as a free-choice menu. (Extra)
* Dinner: Will be served as a set menu at the accommodation hotel. Included in the tour price.
* Accommodation Hotel: Accommodation will be provided at the selected hotel.
Day 3: Meram Vineyards - Tuzcu Baba Tomb - Sille - Akşehir - Nasreddin Hoca Tomb - Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden
On the 3rd day of our Konya Şeb-i Arus Tour, after breakfast, we depart from our hotel and set off toward Meram Vineyards, one of the most beautiful places in Konya. We visit the tomb of Tavus Baba (Tuzcu Baba), whose real name was Muhammed El-bini, a scholar and psychologist of his time who was frequently visited by Mevlana. Afterwards, we depart for Sille, located 8 km northwest of Konya, an important town due to its location on the Silk and Spice Routes during the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. After taking a panoramic tour of this town, which was visited many times by the Mevlevi Dervishes living in Konya, we go to the Butterfly Garden, which was established on an area of 2,500 square meters and features Europe's largest butterfly flight area, where you will have the opportunity to observe butterflies in their natural habitats. We will visit the Butterfly Garden, which is Turkey's first museum to hold LEED certification. The Butterfly Garden is a venue covering an area of 2,050 square meters, designed with artificial rocks and ponds, where butterflies can be observed in their natural habitats. After our visit to the Butterfly Garden, we depart for Akşehir, where the tomb of Nasreddin Hodja is located, a figure whose tomb has attracted the attention of people around the world and whose stories have been passed down from mouth to mouth. After visiting the tomb of Nasreddin Hodja, who became famous as a Great Religious Scholar, a distinguished person, a virtuous man, and a philosopher, and completing our prayers, we begin our return journey to Istanbul. Traveling via Afyon, Kütahya, Bilecik, and Adapazarı, we arrive in Istanbul at night. We bid farewell to you, our valued guests, after dropping you off at the departure points from which we picked you up, until we meet again on another occasion...
* Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel. (Included in the price)
* Lunch: Will be served as a free-choice menu at the restaurant designated by our guide. (Extra)
* Dinner: Will be served at a suitable facility along our route. (Extra)
* Accommodation Hotel: ATTENTION, THERE IS NO HOTEL ACCOMMODATION TONIGHT.
General Information
• The tour duration is 2 nights and 3 days, including the departure and return days, with 1 night of hotel accommodation. 1 night is spent traveling.
• Guiding, transportation, accommodation, and local excursions on our tour are provided as a package and cannot be considered separately. Unused transportation, accommodation, guiding, excursions, etc. cannot be refunded.
• Child discounts applied to tour packages are valid for one child accompanied by 2 adults. Children aged 0–6 may not be provided with a separate bed during hotel accommodation.
• In hotel accommodations, the 3rd guest in triple rooms generally stays in an extra bed.
• The hotels specified in the program are itctur.com's priority accommodation facilities. The region and hotels to be accommodated may be changed depending on occupancy, provided that the hotel standards remain the same. Hotel names will be communicated, subject to availability, if requested 48 hours before the tour's departure.
• The rooms at the hotels where guests will stay are determined by the hotel. It is not possible to choose between rooms.
• Our rest stops may be changed due to compelling reasons such as occupancy, renovations, etc., provided that their location and service standards remain the same.
• The guide may make changes to the program schedule (the order of the places visited during the day or between days) when deemed necessary due to circumstances such as weather conditions, road conditions, or visitor density at the sites.
• İtctur is not responsible for places that cannot be visited even though they are listed in the tour program due to compelling reasons (weather, roads, visitor density at sites, etc.) or because guests fail to comply with the timings given by our guide during the tour. In such a case, guests shall have no right to make a claim.
• A tiered pricing system is applied to all our tours. Tour prices may gradually increase as the number of reservations within the package tour increases and the date approaches. İtctur reserves the right to increase prices. In such a case, it is not possible to fix the price without receiving a prepayment.
• No promise or guarantee of a specific seat number can be given during the reservation. Notes entered in the reservation are not guaranteed. Special seat selection, such as the very front or very back, is not available.
• The seating arrangement in the vehicle is organized by İtctur Operations, taking the order of reservations into consideration. In the event of objections regarding seat allocation, a refund is not possible. All seats in our vehicles have the same standards.
• Extra tours such as night tours included in the tour program take place depending on the number of participants and the conditions of the available staff. Extra tours to be conducted along the route will take place even if not all guests participate. Guests who will not participate in extra tours will be directed by our guide to rest areas or city centers. Guests who do not participate in extra tours are deemed to have joined the tour by accepting to wait at the rest stop.
• If an extra tour cannot take place for any reason, the guest shall have no right to make a claim. İtctur has no responsibility in this regard.
• Extra tour prices may vary depending on the period. In such a case, the date on which the guest purchased the tour, rather than the tour departure date, is not taken into consideration. The extra tour price applicable during the period of the tour will be valid. The guest purchases the tour by accepting this.
• İtctur is not responsible for material damage that may be caused by guests in all services provided by transportation vehicles, hotels, dining areas, and suppliers. Businesses have the right to claim compensation for material damage caused by guests.
• If children under the age of 18 who are not legally adults are not accompanied by one or both of their parents, the consent form required for participation in the tour must be carried by the individuals during the trip.
• Guests participating in the tour are required to carry with them reports regarding their health problems, pregnancy status, and medications they use regularly.
• Delays may occur due to traffic, accidents, etc. at the scheduled departure times.
• Information regarding arrival times at the end of the tour is approximate, and İtctur is not responsible for delays caused by compelling circumstances.
• At the end of the tour, our guests will be dropped off on the opposite side of the stops where they were picked up. Please do not insist to the vehicle staff on being dropped off at a different location.
• In accordance with traffic laws, all guests in the vehicle are required to wear seat belts throughout the journey; İtctur is not responsible otherwise.
• Guests are responsible for all personal belongings inside the vehicle at rest stops and similar locations.
• Since the sightseeing will begin on the first day before entering the hotel, please pack the belongings you need to carry with you separately.
• Since it is not always possible to find ATMs, currency exchange offices, etc. due to the busy tour schedule, it is advisable to be prepared.
• Long distances may be traveled during the planned programs. The tour guide will provide the necessary information inside the vehicle.
• Economical menus featuring local specialties have been arranged for lunch. At lunch and dinner, tables assigned to groups according to regional occupancy will be used.
• The starting and ending route of our tours is determined according to regional occupancy. If they wish, our guests can contact us 2 days before the tour begins to learn the confirmed starting and ending route.
• If the agency cannot reach the required number of participants for the tour, the tour may be postponed to the next date or canceled according to the guest's preference after informing the guest. Alternatively, the guest may participate in the tour by being ticketed from the nearest departure point. In such a case, the agency is obliged to inform its guest by phone, SMS, or email three (3) days in advance. In such a case, the guest shall have no right to make a claim.
• If the guest cancels or makes changes without giving a reason up to 30 days before the service start date, the amount paid will be refunded to the guest. For cancellations and changes made between 29 and 15 days before the tour date, 30% of the reservation amount will be deducted; for cancellations and changes made between 15 and 7 days before the tour date, 50% of the reservation amount will be deducted; for cancellations and changes made 7 days or less before the tour date, 100% of the reservation amount will be deducted.
• Guests who purchase the Cancellation, Refund and Assurance Package may cancel the package tour they purchased without giving a reason, without any deductions, up to 72 hours before the tour start date. The Cancellation, Refund and Assurance Package does not cover airline tickets.
• The Museum Card and museum and archaeological site entrance fees are not included in the tour price. All museum entrance fees are paid by the guests.
CANCELLATION, REFUND AND ASSURANCE PACKAGE
The Cancellation, Refund and Assurance Package allows the guest to cancel or change the package tour they purchased without giving any reason, up to 72 hours before the tour start date. After cancellation, the entire package tour fee paid will be refunded according to the payment method, without any deductions. The Cancellation, Refund and Assurance Package does not cover air transportation on tours involving flights.
MANDATORY TRAVEL INSURANCE NO. 1618
Mandatory Travel Insurance No. 1618 covers the agency's bankruptcy or the failure to provide the package tour service for any reason. It is included in the tour price. It is not health insurance and does not cover treatment expenses. Private health insurance is an expense borne by the guest.
OUR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES
Transportation on our tours is classified as follows according to the number of participants. The vehicle types below are provided according to the number of participants on each tour. Our vehicles do not have headphones. Since charging your phone in vehicles equipped with TV units reduces your phone's battery life, we recommend carrying an external charger.
Minibuses (up to 19 people): Volkswagen Crafter, Mercedes Sprinter
Midibuses (20–32 people): Otokar Sultan Maxi, Otokar Sultan Mega, Isuzu Novo Lux
Buses (33–54 people): Mercedes Travego/Tourismo, Temsa Safir/Maraton, Neoplan Tourliner/ Cityliner, Man Fortuna/Lions, Setra
What to bring with you?
- Warm and comfortable clothing suitable for the season
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Raincoat or umbrella
- Personal care and hygiene products
- Spare clothes for hotel accommodation
- Personal medications
- Phone and charger
- Power bank
- Camera
- Small backpack
- Identity card
- Comfortable and modest clothing suitable for the spiritual atmosphere
Note: Since you may be outside for long periods during the Şeb-i Arus ceremonies and visits to Mevlana, depending on the weather conditions and crowds, clothing suitable for the season and comfortable shoes are especially recommended.
Departure Points
- In Front of Marmara Park, Beylikdüzü (20:00)
- Avcılar Bus Stops - University Stop (20:15)
- Yenibosna Metrobus Stop (20:30)
- In front of Nevada Cafe at İncirli Metrobus Stop (21:00)
- Mecidiyeköy Square, in front of Nevada Cafe (9:30 PM)
- In front of Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot (22:00)
- Under Bostancı Bridge, Ankara Direction (22:10)
- Under Kartal Bridge, Ankara-bound (22:20)
- Under Pendik Bridge, Ankara Direction (22:30)
- In front of Çayırova McDonald’s (22:40)
- In Front of Gebze Center (10:50 PM)
- İzmit Community Center Stop (23:30)
- Sakarya Terminal Junction (00:15)
- Düzce Bus Terminal Turnoff (01:45)
What's Included
1 night accommodation at the hotel
1 open buffet breakfast at the hotel
1 open buffet or set menu dinner at the hotel
Transportation by luxury vehicles (Vehicles are provided according to the number of people.)
Whirling Dervish ceremony ticket
Sightseeing tours specified in the program
Professional guide service
Bottled water in the vehicle
İtctur assurance
Compulsory Travel Insurance in accordance with Tourism Law No. 1618
Not Included
Breakfast on the first morning specified in the program
Dinner on the last evening specified in the program
Lunches (₺500–650)
Tropical Butterfly Garden
Beverages consumed with all meals
All additionally specified organizations
All personal expenses
Museum and archaeological site entrance fees (Applicable to municipal and private establishments.)
Museum Pass (Applicable to museums affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.)