Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival to Istanbul
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul Airport ( IST ) or to Sabiha Gokcen Airport ( SAW ) , Our representative will meet you at the airport with your name sign and private transfer to the hotel for overnight stay in Istanbul.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Istanbul in a 4 star Boutique hotels located in Sultanahmet
Day 2: Full Day Istanbul Tour (Breakfast)
Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkiye
Our tour starts with Hippodrome Square where used to take place for chariot races and the Byzantine riots during Roman & Byzantine period.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
Only a short walk away, reaches Hagia Sophia built in 532 AD by Roman Emperor Justinian I.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
and visit Blue Mosque, has its fame from its beautiful blue Iznik tiles
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
We will continue walking to Topkapi Palace, was not only the residence of the Ottoman sultans, but also the administrative and educational center of the state. It was constructed between 1460 and 1478 by Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople. We will visit the Topkapi Palace including weapons section.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Kapali Carsi, Kalpakcilar Cad. Sorguclu Han No: 22, Istanbul 34126 Turkiye
we will visit Grand Bazaar where is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 1,200 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. Opened in 1461, it is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops.
Drive back to our hotel
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Istanbul in a 4 star Boutique hotels located in Sultanahmet
Day 3: Istanbul to Cappadocia by flight – Cappadocia Tour - Cave Hotel (Breakfast)
Stop At: Kayseri Erkilet Airport, Hoca Ahmet Yesevi, Mustafa Kemal Paşa Blv., 38090 Kocasinan/Kayseri, Türkiye
Early morning pick up from hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport for flight to Cappadocia . Arrival to Cappadocia. Our Tour guide will meet you at the airport and start for Cappadocia tour.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Goreme Open Air Museum, 50180 Göreme/Nevşehir Merkez/Nevşehir, Türkiye
Drive to Cappadocia and First meeting with Cappadocia, visiting Three Sisters Fairy Chimneys in Urgup which are the most popular and seen on advertisements… That’s why people carved some pigeon houses to keep them in certain places. You will see that the houses for the pigeons are like the houses for the people.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkiye
Then we descend into the center of the earth in the Kaymakli Underground City one of the largest and the deepest of 200 others in Cappadocia. After the tour program transfer to your hotel
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in a Cave Hotel. Not to be missed experience
Day 4: Full Day Cappadocia Tour - Cave Hotel (Breakfast)
Stop At: Fairy Chimneys, Goreme Turkiye
In the morning, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; a journey in the past with its troglodyte houses, visit to Pasabag “fairy chimneys” where the voice of wind mixes with the “songs of fairies” near Zelve.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Avanos Oren Yeri, Kapadokya Cd., Avanos 50500 Turkiye
Avanos, center of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkiye
Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century).
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkiye
Continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. After the tour program transfer to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in a Cave Hotel. Not to be missed experience
Day 5: Cappadocia – Konya – Pamukkale (Breakfast – Dinner )
Stop At: Sultanhani Kervansarayi, SultanhanI Zafer Mahallesi Sehit Murat Caddesi No 3, Sultanhani 68190 Turkiye
Drive to Konya, visit to Mevlana Sufi temple. Mevlana is the founder of Sufism and whirling Dervishes. visiting the Mausoleum of Mevlana, the world-wide famous mystic, proceed to Karatay Theological School in which beautiful tiles are on display..
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mevlana Muzesi, Mevlana Cd. No:1, Konya 42030 Turkiye
After visiting the Mausoleum of Mevlana, the world-wide famous mystic, Drive to Pamukkale and overnight in a Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale. Swim in thermal pools till 22.30
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pamukkale, Pamukkale
Arrival to Pamukkale (cotton castle): Overnight in a Thermal Hotel and swim in Thermal Pools in the hotel
Duration: 20 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Hierapolis in a 5 star Thermal Hotel
Day 6: Pamukkale – Kusadasi (Breakfast – Dinner )
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkiye
Discovery of Travertine terraces and Hierapolis. The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most spectacular natural wonders we ever have seen from various mineral springs in a vast white cliff side, about 200 m overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have dripped down over a series of terraced levels and created a fairyland of bizarre solidified cascades and shell-shaped basins. It looks like creations from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle): Moreover the water in the basins is changing its color according to how the light enters Then drive to Kusadasi .
Duration: 4 hours
Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
Arrival in Kusadasi after 3 hours drive from Pamukkale. Check into our hotel located in the city center. Dinner and overnight
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Kusadasi in a 4 star hotel
Day 7: Ephesus Full Day Tour – Izmir to Istanbul by flight (Breakfast )
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkiye
After breakfast drive to The House of Virgin Mary. This house is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council of 431 in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared it a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed here.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkiye
Continue to Ephesus, Walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them The State Agora, Odeon, Memnius Monument, the Temple of Domitian, , Polio Fountain, Curetes Street, The Trajan Fountain, The Baths of Scholastica, Hadrian Temple, Latrina, Celcus Library, the gate of Mihridates and Mazues, Commercial Agora and The Grand Theater are two of the most impressive buildings in Ephesus. Grand theatre was built in 3rd century B.C and it was later expanded to 24.000 spectators by the Romans in the 1st century A.D.After Ephesus
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkiye
Our last stop the Artemis Temple where is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport, Dokuz Eylül, 35410 Gaziemir/İzmir, Türkiye
After The temple of Artemis, private transfer to Izmir airport for our flight to Istanbul in the evening
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı, Sanayi, 34906 Pendik/İstanbul, Türkiye
Arrival to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airport. Our representative will meet you with your name sign and private transfer to your hotel located in old city. Overnight in Istanbul
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Istanbul in a 4 star Boutique hotels located in Sultanahmet
Day 8: Private Transfer to Istanbul Airport (Breakfast)
Stop At: İstanbul Havalimanı, Tayakadın, 34277 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Türkiye
After breakfast check out from the hotel and private transfer to Istanbul airport or to Sabiha Gokcen airport for your international flight back home. The end of our services
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
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