Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Istanbul
Pass By: Meet Transfer, Istanbul 34275 Turkey
Upon arrival Istanbul Airport, greeted by your driver and drive to your hotel. Check-in. The rest of the day is yours. Overnight in Istanbul.
(No meal)
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Istanbul, a 4* hotel.
Day 2: Istanbul Old City Tour
Stop At: Sultanahmet District, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
According to your tour pick up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Explore Hagia Sophia; was the largest building on earth barring the Egyptian Pyramids or the Great Wall of China. It was the religious center of the city during the Byzantine period. Next; Topkapı Palace; As well as being the imperial residence of the Sultan, the palace was also the seat of government for the ottoman empire. It housed the ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years. Continue to with Hippodrome; Built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus in 203AD, during the Roman period hippodrome was the civil center for the people of the city where once 100,000 spectators could be held. Next, Blue Mosque; Built by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I in the year 1616, Blue mosque today is one of the most famous landmarks of the old city with its famous six minarets and magnificent dome. Next, Grand Bazaar; With 18 entrances and more than 4000 shops, it is one of the greatest bazaars in the World. At the end of the tour drive you back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Istanbul, a 4* hotel
Day 3: Crusising on Bosphorus / Flight to Cappadocia
Stop At: Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, leave your luggage in the lobby. According to your pick up time meet with your guide and start your half-day tour. Visit Spice Bazaar; It was called Egyptian Bazaar during the ottoman period because shopkeepers used to sell herbs and spices brought throughout Egypt and Asia. Next, Cruising on Bosphorus; where you will enjoy a magnificent view. A great history wıth beautiful nature. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion, you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, Rustem Pasa Mosque, Rumeli Fortress and further along with the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace. After the tour drives you back to your hotel. Take your luggage and drive to Airport for your 1hour 30min domestic flight to Kayseri. Upon arrival, you wıll be greeted by your driver who wıll drıve you safely to your hotel. Check-in. Overnight in Cappadocia
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Cappadocia, a cave hotel
Day 4: Underground City Tour
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out. According to your tour pick-up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Explore Underground Cities; once a place of refuge for 15000 christians. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall and food storage rooms in this eight-storey city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways. Next; Panaroma Esentepe; is variety of great panoramic viewpoints for the ones who want to enjoy the stunning views of Cappadocia and also for photographers. Tour continues with Ortahisar; famous for its friendly inhabitants, picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named. Next; Uchisar the Natural highest Rock Castle provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area. After the tour drive to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Cappadocia, a cave hotel
Day 5: Fair Chimneys Tour
Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkey
According to your tour pick-up time, meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Explore Goreme Museum; Consists of many rock-cut churches from the second half of 9C with beautiful colorful frescoes decorating the walls. Next; Pasabagi which means: the Pacha's vineyard. This site is also called Monks Valley. The hermitage of Simeon monks was here. A chapel dedicated to St. Simeon (Simon), and a hermit's shelter is built into one of the fairy chimneys with three heads. Proceed to Zelve; was the name of a village with homes carved from natural tufa and was inhabited until the 1950s. Early churches and houses can be seen in three different canyons intersecting with each other.
Next continues to with Pigeon Valley earned its name from the countless man-made dovecotes (Pigeon Houses) that have been carved into the soft volcanic tuff. Next; Devrent Valley; famous for its quirky animal shaped rocks. It looks like a sculpture zoo made by nature. Take in the unique lunar landscape of the valley and feel like you're in another World. At the end of the tour drive you back to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Cappadocia, a cave hotel
Day 6: Travel to Antalya
Pass By: Antalya Bazaar, Meydankavagi Mh, Antalya 07200 Turkey
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out and according to your coach's departure time drive to Goreme bus station for your 10h bus journey. Upon arrival Antalya bus station greeted by your driver and drive to your hotel. Check-in and rest of the day yours. Overnight in Antalya.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Antalya, a 4* hotel
Day 7: Antalya City Tour
Stop At: Antalya, Antalya, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, According to your tour pick-up time, meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Drive to the Duden waterfalls; most beautiful and the most visited in the Antalya region. Enjoy a green environment, fresh air and pine scent, cool atmosphere and spectacular waterfalls.
After lunch at a local restaurant with a beautiful panoramic view you will have 1-1.5 hours of free time to explore the old town (Kaleici). You will see top attractions of the city: Hadrianus Gate, Clock Tower, Kesik Minare (Truncated Minaret) and city walls dated back to the 2d century. Old Town with its narrow stone streets is also a great place to explore numerous boutiques, art galleries, and interesting museums.
The tour will continue wıth the cable car ride 'from sea to sky'. Enjoy amazing views from the top of Tunektepe which stands 1365 mt above sea level. You will see the beautiful coastline of the Antalya region, gorgeous mountains, pine forests, and turquoise Mediterranean sea. Great pictures taken during the trip will remind you of this unforgettable experience. After the tour drives you back to your hotel.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Antalya, a 4* hotel
Day 8: Pamukkale
Stop At: Pamukkale Thermal Pools, Pamukkale Turkey
Upon early pick up from your hotel, drive to Antalya bus station for your 5h bus journey to Denizli. Upon arrival, greeted by our driver and drive to the region. Meet with your group, After lunch starts your tour of Pamukkale, a world heritage site, made of fascinating white terraces and pools created by calcareous hot spring waters flowing down the mountains. Visit the antique pool of Cleopatra which has 24000 different minerals in its water and visit Ancient Hierapolis. After tour travel to Kusadasi. Check-in. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Kusadasi, a 4* hotel
Day 9: Ephesus Tour
Stop At: Ephesus Museum, Selcuk Turkey
According to your tour pick-up time, meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Visit The House of Virgin Mary; a church was built from the 6C AD to the top of the foundations of a house from 1C AD and it is declared by the church to be the final house where Mary spent her last days.
Your tour continues with the Ancient Ephesus; The best-preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD, Ephesus was the second-largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250,000 citizens. Ephesus is also so well preserved that, walking on the ancient streets among the beautiful monuments such as the third largest library of the ancient world or the largest roman theatre on the Asia continent, gives you the feeling of a time traveller.
Next; Temple of Artemis or Artemision was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in antiquity and made Ephesus a much visited pilgrimage place. After tour drive you back to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Kusadasi, a 4* hotel
Day 10: Flight to Istanbul
Pass By: Izmir Airport Car Rental, Dokuz Eylül, 35425 Gaziemir/İzmir, Turkey
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out and according to your domestic flight departure time drives to Izmir Airport for your 1h 30min domestic flight to Istanbul. End of our service
(Breakfast)
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.