Turkey

Meet our representative upon arrival. Pick up from the airport and transfer to hotel in Istanbul. Check-in and spend the remaining of the day at leisure.

After breakfast, start the full day Istanbul tour. 

* Hippodrome The horse cart's race place during the Roman Era, its Obelisk, Orme Pillar, entwined snake pillar is still visible today.

* The Blue Mosque 17 C AD Mosque, a masterpiece of Turkish Islam Architecture. listed by Unesco in the world heritage list.

* Hagia Sophia Built-in 6 the C as a church and converted into Mosque by the Turks in 15 C Ad today it serves as a museum to its admirers.. listed by Unesco in the world heritage list.

* Topkapi Palace - Excluding Harem. The residence of Ottoman Sultans housing a lot of Sultan's Customs, Thrones, treasures, holy relics, porcelains and tiles with a great view of the Bosphorus. (listed by Unesco in the world heritage list.)

* The Grand Bazaar, the biggest Covered Bazaar in the world which has about 4000 shops.

Overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Half-day Istanbul Bosphorus Boat trip and Egyptian Bazaar tour  

Pick up from your hotel and drive to Egyptian Bazaar which is also called the Spice Market too. We visit The Bazaar. Later we embark on a Ferry to discover the Bosphorus Strait which is separating Europe from Asia.          

* The Bosphorus Cruise from Eminonu quay till the Bosphorus bridge and back to the same place. Afternoon around 1500 pm transfer to the airport (Istanbul or Sabiha Gokcen Airport ) and fly to Cappadocia.

Pick up transfer from Kayseri or Nevsehir Airport and transfer to Hotel in Cappadocia

Overnight in Cappadocia Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner           

* In the early morning Hot air balloon tour over the unique landscape of Cappadocia (Optional and not included the price)

Fullday Cappadocia tour  

* Goreme Panorama ( We view the magic landscape of Cappadocia from this panoramic view)

* Uchisar Cave Houses ( We enter one of the cave houses which is still being used as a cafeteria and offer you an apple tea)

* Pigeon Valley Photo stop ( We view the valley which is full of dove-cote and if we are lucky some of the pigeons are there)

* Goreme Open Air Museum (rock-cut churches and monasteries & designed with well-preserved frescoes) listed by Unesco in the world heritage list.

* Pasabagi ( The fairy-chimneys valley ) The mushroom-shaped natural rock formations of Cappadocia were named fairy chimneys.

* Avanos (Avanos has been a handcraft town since 19 C BC especially it is known pottery town of Cappadocia).

* Dervent Valley, which is also called the imagination valley too because it has several rock formations that resemble different animals.

* Urgup Family Fairy Chimneys - The mushroom-shaped rock formations.

* The Rose Valley  - viewing the sunset and back to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Pick up from Hotel and drive to South of Cappadocia to see the hidden settlement of the Christians, Underground City and Ihlara Valley:

* Derinkuyu underground city (The biggest underground settlement in the world which was used as a shelter in dangerous times) and listed by Unesco in the world heritage list.

* Ihlara Valley  ( walking 3 km and visit rock-cut churches and troglodytes)

* Selime (The biggest rock-cut monastery in Cappadocia) - Photo stop  

Departure to Konya. On the way, we stop to see  

* Sultanhan Caravanserai- The biggest caravanserai in the world.   

Overnight in Konya  

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Konya City tour and departure to Antalya. 

Today we visit :

* Konya Mevlana Museum which was the ruling monastery of Mevlevi religious order. We see The whole complex which consists of the kitchen, the Dervishes' cells, the dervish belongings, Mevlana tombs and the Mosque 

* Ince Mınarele Madrasah which was built 14 C AD as a university by Selcuk Empire and we depart to Antalya. We cross the Taurus Mountains which is a very scenic drive and arrive to Side.  

* Side was an important ancient city during the Hellenistic and Roman eras. We see the Apollo Temple which was built on the Mediterranean coast and the houses from Ottoman-era which are used as shops and restaurants nowadays.

* Aspendos Theatre (A Roman Period-2 C AD theatre which is still used for some performances even today)

Overnight in Antalya

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Half-day tour and free afternoon.  

Today we explore Antalya city. We visit:  

* Perge: An ancient city that was established as early as 12 C BC and then occupied and re-built by the Greeks and Romans in later centuries. Here we see the stadium, the Hellenistic gate, the Agora and the collonaded streets.

* Duden waterfall (One of the best waterfalls in Turkey)

* Antalya Kaleici - The old city of Antalya.

The rest of the afternoon is free to explore on your own. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

After breakfast at the hotel we drive along the scenic turquoise coasts and visit:  

Phaselis, the ancient city which was established on the shores of the Mediterranean and has 3 ports. Here we visit the ruins of the city the ancient ports a swimming break on the beach of Phaselis and we drive further to Demre. We will see Saint Nicholas church and his tomb here and the rock -tombs carved into the cliff of the mountain as well as the theatre and drive to the sunken city (Kekova). 

We embark on a boat and sail into the sea to see Ucagiz (Dolichiste City) which sank into the water of the Mediterranean. The lunch will be served on the boat, the menu is fresh fish of the day, rice and salad. There is also a swimming break you can enjoy.

Disembarkation and drive to Pamukkale arrival and check-in hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Today we will explore the Lycia region's old cities and beaches.

After breakfast, we depart at 09:00 am and drive to Fethiye. On the way, we will stop at Kaputaş Beach for photography.

* Patara Ancient City and its pebbles beach.

* Xhantos Ancient city - One of the Lycian Old cities where its inhabitants committed suicide before the city fell into the hands of the Persians in 6 C BC

* Saklikent Gorge  

* Oludeniz Beach  (Paragliding Tour Optional and not included the tour price)

Arrive in Fethiye and check-in hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

After breakfast we depart to Pamukkaleon the way we visit :

* Dalyan Rock Tombs and Iztuzu beach. We embark on a private boat and sail in Dalyan Channel which is connecting Koycegiz Lake with the Aegean Sea. We view rock tombs and Caunos City's ruins from the boat, after arrival at Iztuzu beach use the free time to enjoy swimming. Later we sail back to Dalyan and depart to Pamukkale. 

Arrive and check-in at 5 star Spa Hotel of Pamukkale and enjoy the spa facilities at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Depart for Pamukkale in the morning  and visit:

* Pamukkale white Travertines (listed by Unesco in the world heritage list) and Hierapolis Ancient city's ruins including The Theatre, Apollo Temple, The Public Fountain and Necropolis.

Drive further to Ephesus. Upon arrival we visit:

* Ephesus Ancient City (Excluding The terrace houses) - The biggest Roman City of Anatolia.

* Saint John Tomb and Basilica ( Saint john escaped from Jerusalem to Ephesus, he lived here and died here too. His tomb is housed by a church built in later centuries.

* Leather fashion Show and shopping opportunity and check in hotel in Kusadasi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Breakfast and checkout to transfer from Kusadasi Hotel to Izmir Airport.

The tour concludes here and it's time for your flight back home or you can extend your stay in Turkey to explore other incredible places.

Meals: Breakfast