Istanbul Cappadocia Antalya Pamukkale Ephesus
Full Detailed
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Istanbul and
transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2 - Byzantine &
Ottoman Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch
Included
08:30 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 3 - Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour
Breakfast Included
08:30 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.
Day
4 - Istanbul
Breakfast Included
Free day and overnight bus to Cappadocia with non smoking, fully air-conditioned
bus at 21:00. Shuttle is at 19:00 from our office. The duration of the
overnight bus is 11 hours.
Day 5 - Cappadocia Tour 1
Lunch Included
Arrival in Cappadocia and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start tour.
Depart from your hotel to visit Devrent Valley to see the unigue
fairy-chimneys. Drive to Paşabağ (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 Göreme
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 Uçhisar. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 6 - 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 Güllüdere valley (Rose valley). Then
visit Çavuşin 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 Kaymaklı underground city. Where early christians lived in
fear and faith. On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 7 - Cappadocia
Breakfast Included
Free day and overnight bus to Antalya with non smoking, fully air-conditioned
bus at 20:30.The duration of the overnight bus is 10 hours.
Day 8 - Antalya Tour
Lunch Included
Arrival in Antalya and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start tour.
08:15 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. Overnight in Antalya.
Day 9 - Antalya to Pamukkale
Breakfast Included
Free day and bus to Pamukkale with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus.
The duration of the bus is 4 hours. Overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 10 - 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.
Day 11 - 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.
Day 12 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and shuttle to Sultanahmet
to our Office. Transfer to Ataturk airport from our office two hours before
your flight. End of tour and services.