Best of Turkey

Exploring highlights of Turkey

8 Nights

Covering

* Highlights and important must-see sites of Istanbul

* 3 nights at the Aegean town of Kusadasi (Beachfront hotel)

* Day trip to the ancient sites of Ephesus

* Day trip to Natural Sites of Pamukkale and Hierapolis

* 3 Nights accommodation in a unique cave hotel in Cappadocia

* 2 Full days exploring Cappadocia Valleys, Ancient sites
   traditional villages, underground cities.

* Centrally located hotels, friendly people, comfortable
   transportation, skip the line admissions.......


* Available Every Saturday, Shorter and longer versions
are available

Daily tour program

 

- Saturday - Day 1 - Arrival in Istanbul

HOS GELDINIZ! Welcome to Turkey!

We will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel.

Unpack and go out for an evening walk and dinner on your own around Sultanahmet Square.

Overnight in Istanbul.

 

- Sunday - Day 2 - Istanbul - (B)

In the morning, we will meet you at your hotel and take you on this enlightening walking tour down to the waterfront near Eminonu.

You'll see hundreds of interesting shops lined up cozily side-by-side, We will then enjoy a cruise on the Bosphorus.

Today’s main sites are:

* Walking tour of Golden horn water-front area

* Spice Bazaar and surrounding areas

* Cruise on the Bosphorus
After the tour return to the hotel & rest of the day at leisure

Overnight in Istanbul.

 

- Monday - Day 3 - Istanbul - (B/L)

In the morning we will greet you at your hotel and take you on a guided tour of the historical old part of Istanbul.

Today’s main sites are:

* Blue Mosque/Sultanahmet Mosque (Camii)

* Hagia Sophia/Aya Sofya

* Hippodrome of Constantinople

* Grand Bazaar
After the tour return to the hotel & rest of the day at leisure

Overnight in Istanbul.

 

- Tuesday - Day 4 - Istanbul - Ephesus - Kusadasi - (B/L/D)

Early in the morning we will meet you at your hotel and provide a transfer to Istanbul domestic

airport and put you on a short domestic flight to Izmir.

Upon arrival, we will take you on a guided

tour of Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, and the House of Virgin Mary.

About the sites you will visit ;

*Ancient city of Ephesus

*The Temple of Artemis

*The House of The Virgin Mary

Dinner at the hotel.

Overnight in Kusadasi.

 

- Wednesday - Day 5 - Kusadasi - Pamukkale - Kusadasi - (B/L/D)

After breakfast, we will depart from Kusadasi to Pamukkale; upon arrival, we will continue on the

guided tour of Pamukkale and Hierapolis.

Our drive will take us through a rich agricultural area, teeming with cotton fields and fruit orchards.

Sites we will visit

* Pamukkale, Whitewashed terraces, ancient pools, and more.

* Ancient city of Hierapolis

After the tour,  return to Kusadasi, spend the night.
Dinner at the hotel

Overnight in Kusadasi.

 

- Thursday - Day 6 - Kusadasi - Izmir Cappadocia - (B)

Breakfast at the hotel

Meet up with the driver,  transfer to Izmir Airport

>>>>>>>>>>>> FLIGHT FROM IZMIR TO CAPPADOCIA  >>>>>>>>>

Upon arrival,  meet up with the transfer men and transfer to your hotel.

Check-in, After the tour return to the hotel & rest of the day at leisure & Overnight in Cappadocia.

 

- Friday - Day 7 - Cappadocia - (B/L)

Today will be devoted to exploring more of Cappadocia's unforgettable sites.

(If you have purchased the optional hot-air ballooning tour, please note that you'll need to rise very early in the morning to go to the balloon launch site. After the trip has concluded, we'll come back to the hotel for breakfast and have a rest before setting out in later in the morning to see the rest of the sites listed below.)

Sites you'll see today:

* Goreme Open-Air Museum

* Fairy Chimneys

* Devrent Valley

* Uchisar Castle,

We'll also visit local craftspeople and learn the special art of making dolls and traditional pottery.
After the tour return to the hotel & rest of the day at leisure

Overnight in Cappadocia.

 

- Saturday - Day 8 - Cappadocia - (B/L)

As we have a lengthy drive to our first destination, we'll be starting out quite early this morning.

Today, we'll stroll through an amazing subterranean city where ancient Christians once hid from Arab invaders; we'll then wander through the Ihlara Gorge and spend time in a classic Anatolian village.

* the Underground City of Derinkuyu-

* Ihlara Gorge

* Traditional Anatolian villages.
After the tour return to the hotel & rest of the day at leisure

Overnight in Cappadocia.

 

- Sunday - Day 9 - Cappadocia to Istanbul then final departure - (B)

Breakfast at the hotel --- Transfer to Cappadocia Airport ---

>>>>>>>> Flight to Istanbul >>>>>>>>

Arriving in Istanbul,  walk to the international departures for your outbound flight.

 

Program ends


Total cost:  $____________________

 

Rates are subject to change depending on travel seasons,

Please contact us with your travel dates to get an accurate quote.

 

Price includes

* All hotels (Superior class centrally located hotels)

* All land transfers in comfortable vehicles
* Flight tickets from Istanbul to Izmir

* Flight tickets from Izmir to Cappadocia
* Flight tickets from Cappadocia to Istanbul

* All meals mentioned in the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch & D-dinner)

* English-speaking tour guides

* Admission to sites during the tours

* All taxes and service charges

 

Excludes

* International flight tickets to Istanbul

* Travel insurance (Optional)
* Optional hot air balloon tour in Cappadocia
* Tips


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