Day 01 – Arrive IST/SAW Airport than Transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 02 – After breakfast, Full Day Istanbul Old City Tour with Lunch. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 03 – After Breakfast, Half Day Bosphorus Cruise Tour. After tour, transfer to IST/SAW Airport for flight to Antalya. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Antalya.
Day 04– After Breakfast, Full Day Antalya Tour & Duden Waterfall Tour with lunch. Overnight in Antalya.
Day 06 – After breakfast, transfer to Antalya Airport for flight to Kayseri. Transfer to hotel. Overnightin Cappadocia.
Day 07 – After breakfast, Full Day Cappadocia South Tour with Lunch. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 07 – After breakfast, Full Day Cappadocia North Tour with Lunch. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 08 – After Breakfast, transfer to airport to catch suitable flight to Istanbul. Arrive & catch home-bound flight.
Day 01 – Arrival Day
Welcome to Istanbul, the capital of civilizations, which unites the continents of Asia and Europe! After your arrival at the airport, you will be met at the exit by our welcoming staff and you will be escorted to your vehicle. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Note: Depending on the timing of your flight, you can optionally spend a magnificent night with the Turkish night show on the first night Bosphorus dinner cruise. (please ask for rate)
Day 02 – Full Day Istanbul Old City Tour (Breakfast, Lunch Included)
* Visited Sights: The Old city “Sultanahmet” – Topkapi Palace – Grand Bazaar – Blue Mosque – Hagia Sophia – Hippodrome – Obelisk of Theodosius – German Fountain of Wilhelm II – Serpentine Column
After breakfast, we start the day with the historical old city district of Istanbul. When you come to Sultanahmet, the texture of history will surround you. We will start our tour with “Hagia Sophia”, the most important work of western civilization, and the “Blue Mosque”, an example of eastern architecture, standing against each other in all its glory in the square. See the historical Hippodrome of ancient times, Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius and German Fountain of Wilhelm II are the monuments decorating the Hippodrome. After free time in the Grand Bazaar, one of the oldest and largest bazaars in the world, we end our tour with the Topkapi Palace, the home of the Ottoman sultans. Transfer back to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 03– Half Day Bosphorus Cruise Tour / Flight to Antalya (Breakfast Included)
* Visited Sights: Bosphorus Region – Rumeli Fortress – Spice Bazaar
After starting the day with the mystical and historical spice scents of “Spice Bazaar”, (Egytian Bazaar) we will go on a Bosphorus cruise tour at Bosphorus, which separates Asia and Europe, surrounded by palaces and mansions. (by public boat) On the tour, you will also have the chance to see the historical “Rumeli Fortress” from afar. After tour, you will be transferred to airport to catch flight to Antalya. Arrive & transfer to hotel.
Day 04 – Full Day Antalya Tour & Duden Waterfalls Tour (Breakfast, Lunch Included)
* Visited Sights: Hadrian’s Gate – Clock Tower – Republic Square – Kaleiçi (Antalya Old Town) –Duden Waterfall – Fluted Minaret
After arriving in Antalya airport with your early morning flight, you will be met by your driver in front of the airport gate and brought to the city center where you will meet with the other members of the group. Antalya is one of the unique places in the world where history and nature intertwine. We will start our tour with Kaleiçi (Oldtown) , the pearl of Antalya. At the entrance of this place, you will see the Hadiranus Gate, which was built in honor of the arrival of the Roman emperor Hadrian in Antalya. Afterwards, we will visit the streets of Kaleiçi, filled with cute & stylish Ottoman houses and mansions, with streets full of colorful flowers. The streets of this place open to the turquoise blue sea of the Mediterranean and the legendary view of Mount Olympos. During the time we will spend here, we will visit the Clock Tower and Republic Square. Afterwards, after a delicious meal, we will see the Duden waterfall, which meets the sea down the cliffs within the borders of Duden Park. You can take great photos here. After this tiring and fun day, we end the tour. Transfer back to hotel.
Day 05 – Flight to Cappadocia (Breakfast Included
After breakfast, transfer to Antalya Airport for flight to Kayseri. Transfer to hotel. This is your free day to rest or you can take optional activities such as horse riding, jeep safari or ATV ride in the valleys of Cappadocia. At night, you can also choose to take optional Turkish Night show with dinner at the historical caravanserai Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 06 – Full Day Cappadocia South Tour Tour (Breakfast, Lunch Included)
* Visited Sights: Dervent valley – Pasabag – Avanos – Open Air Museum – Goreme Valley – Uchisar Rock-Castle
After arriving in Kayseri (or) Nevsehir airport with your early morning flight, you will be met by your driver in front of the airport gate and brought to the city center where you will meet with the other members of the group. We start the day with Devrent Valley, also known as Imagination Valley. It is called the valley of imagination because the fairy chimneys in it take human and animal shapes. Afterwards, we continue with Pasabag, one of Cappadocia’s most famous places to take pictures. This is the region where the imposing mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys that introduced Cappadocia to the World. After eating delicious regional meals, we continue the tour by visiting the historical pottery workshops and traditional handicrafts in Avanos. Here you will have the opportunity to make clay pots with your own hands and bring out the artist in you. The structures of old houses, monasteries and churches in Open Air Museum, which is on the UNESCO heritage list, will amaze us. Our final spot will be Uchisar castle, the largest fairy chimney of Cappadocia and which has an accessible castle in it, and the Goreme valley next to it. After tour, transfer back to hotel.
Day 07 – Full Day North Cappadocia Tour (Breakfast & Lunch Included)
* Visited Sights: Red Valley – Valley of Gulludere – Cavusin village – Pigeon Valley – Underground City
We start the day in the unique authentic atmosphere of Cappadocia. We start our tour with a walk in Red Valley, where the best sunset view in the world can be seen. This is one of the places where we can best understand the nature of Cappadocia. After the walk, we arrive at the Cavusin Village, where the early Christians hid themselves from the Romans. You will be amazed to think that there was once life in these abandoned and unique village houses, all of which are carved into the caves & stones. After a delicious local Turkish meal, we set out for the pigeon valley, one of the best trekking routes, named after its pigeon nests in the fairy chimneys. Then we continue with the unique Underground City, the most exciting place of our trip. In this underground city, which is almost like a natural amusement park, you will not believe that people live as a community, several floors below the ground. After tour, back to hotel.
Day 08 – Departure Day
After breakfast, we say goodbye to Cappadocia. You will be transferred to the airport by a private vehicle according to your flight time. We hope you return home with unforgettable memories and experiences 🙂
