What to see :
Istanbul - Hagia Sophia
- Blue Mosque - Roman
Hippodrome - Topkapi
Palace - Suleymaniye
Mosque - Spice
Market -
Dolmabahce Palace -
Camlica Hill -
Cappadocia - Devrent -
Red Valley -
Avanos - Goreme -
Uchisar - Red valley -
Ortahisar - Antalya -
Perge - Aspendos
Theater - Side -
Pamukkale - Hierapolis -
Temple of
Apollo - Ephesus -
Artemis Temple - House
of Virgin Mary
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DAY 01
: ARRIVAL
Arrival in Istanbul and transfer
(optional) to your hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 02
: BYZANTINE - OTTOMAN TOUR
Breakfast and Lunch Included
pick up from your hotel to visit
the Hagia Sophia a 5th century
church, once the greatest in all
the world. The next stop is at
the Blue Mosque renowned for its
striking blue Iznik tiled
interior. Afterwards, visit the
ancient Roman Hippodrome.
Following a lunch break in the
old town, visit Imperial Palace
of Topkapi from which Ottoman
Sultans ruled their grand empire
for over 400 years and visit the
Suleymaniye Mosque. Tour
finishes around 17:00, transfer
back to hotel. Overnight in
Istanbul
DAY 03
: BOSPHORUS CRUISE - TWO
CONTINENTS TOUR
Breakfast and Lunch Included
pick up from your hotel to visit
Spice Market and followed by a
boat cruise through the
Bosphorus, the strait dividing
the European and Asian
continents, Following lunch
break in the afternoon, visit
the luxuriously opulent
Dolmabahce Palace, the last
residence of the sultans. A
drive to the Asian part of
Istanbul crossing the
Intercontinental Bosphorus
bridge to visit Camlica Hill The
highest point where you can
overlook Istanbul and take nice
pictures. Tour finishes around
17:00, transfer back to hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 04
: ISTANBUL to CAPPADOCIA TOUR -
1
Early morning transfer to
Istanbul airport for flight to
Kayseri.
Arrive in Kayseri, transfer to
Cappadocia and join in first day
tour of Cappadocia
Depart from your hotel to visit
Devrent Valley to see the unigue
fairy-chimneys. Drive to Pasabag
(Monk''s Valley) to see the most
interesting mushroom-shaped
pinnacles.Drive to the city of
Avanos for lunch.In the
afternoon visit another
beautiful open air museum at
Goreme where the remains of
rock-cut churches and Christian
settlements date back hundreds
of years. Lastly, before
returning to your hotel, visit
the natural castles at Uchisar.
Overnight in Cappadocia
DAY 05
: CAPPADOCIA TOUR - 2
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Depart from your hotel to visit
Red valley,and explore the
famous rock- cut churches and
hike 5 km through the Gulludere
valley (Rose valley). Then visit
Cavusin village.This village is
famous for the houses and
churches of the christian
clegymen. Drive to the pigeon
valley for lunch. In the
afternoon visit Kaymakli
underground city. Where early
christians lived in fear and
faith. On the way back visit the
natural castles at Ortahisar.
After tour bus to (Antalya)
overnight bus to Antalya with
non smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus at 20:30.The
duration of the overnight bus is
10 hours
DAY 06
: ANTALYA TOUR
Lunch Included
Arrival in Antalya and transfer
to hotel. Free day and overnight
in Antalya
DAY 07
: ANTALYA to PAMUKKALE
Breakfast Included
pick up from your hotel to visit
Perge antique site in detail;
Stadium, Roman Gate, Nymphaeum,
Roman Bath, Hellenistic gate,
Colonnaded Main Street and the
Agora. Lunch on the Köprüpazari
stream near the Aspendos Theater
after lunch
visit Aspendos Theater and the
Historical Aqueducts. Shopping
Break where also the Turkish
handcrafts are introduced.
Introduction of Side and an hour
and a half free time.
After tour bus to (Pamukkale)
Pamukkale with non smoking,
fully air-conditioned bus. The
duration of the bus is 4 hours.
Overnight in Pamukkale
DAY 08
: PAMUKKALE - HIERAPOLIS TOUR
Breakfast and Lunch Included
After breakfast pick up from
your hotel drive to Pamukkale
visiting; Pamukkale and the
ancient city of Hierapolis with
the Temple of Apollo, the
breathtaking Theater, the
fascinating Necropolis and the
last the great baths of
Hierapolis antique city, where
St. Philip was martyred. St.
Philip is connected with the
early church in Hierapolis and
played an important role in
Pamukkale the history of the
city. Finally we visit the
calcium terraces and pools.
After tour bus to Kusadasi
(Ephesus) with non smoking,
fully air-conditioned bus at
17:00 (duration 3 hours) .
Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi
DAY 09
: EPHESUS TOUR
Breakfast and Lunch Included
The tour begins by visiting the
remains of the Artemis Temple,
one of the seven wonders of the
ancient world. Afterwards, it
proceeds to the spectacular main
site of Ephesus, undoubtedly the
most superbly preserved
Greco-Roman city. Unmistakable
highlights surviving among the
ruins are the Celsius Library,
Agora, Theater, Odeon, Trajan
Fountain, Domitianus Temple and
Roman Latrines. Following a
lunch break, visit the House of
Virgin Mary; reputed to be where
she spent her final days.
After breakfast join in tour of
Ephesus after the tour transfer
to airport for flight to
Istanbul. Arrive in Istanbul and
transfer to your hotel.
DAY 10
: DEPARTURE
Breakfast, check-out and meeting
your transfer staff for drive to
Istanbul International Airport.
WHAT IS INCLUDED :
• All the transfers from bus
station to hotel and back
• Meals mentioned in the
itinerary
• Hotel accommodations on the
itinerary
• All entrance fees mentioned in
the Itinerary
• Professional English speaking
guidance
• Transportation with A/C and
non smoking coaches
• Domestic flights
• Local taxes and service
charges Round |
