Itinerary
10
Day 1: Arrive in Istanbul
Day 2: Full Day Istanbul Old City
Day 3: Half Day Spice Market & Bosphorus Cruise
Day 4: Flight to Cappadocia
Day 5: Full Day Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia
Day 6: Full Day Valleys & Underground Cities of Cappadocia
Day 7: Flight to Antalya
Day 8: Full Day Perge, Aspendos & Side
Day 9: Free Day in Antalya
Day 10: Flight to Istanbul & Departure
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1
Arrive in Istanbul
Arrive in Istanbul Airport and proceed to meeting point. Transfer to your hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.
* No meals included.
2
Full Day Istanbul Old City
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby and join group. First visit is to Hagia Sophia, a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque and now a museum. Continue the tour with Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development. Visit Hippodrome of Constantinople, once the sporting and social center of Constantinople. Then, have some free time in Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the World. After lunch, visit Topkapi Palace, the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman sultans for approximately 400 years. Finally, visit Rustem Pasha Mosque, which is famous for its large quantities of exquisite Iznik tiles. Transfer back to the hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
3
Half Day Spice Market & Bosphorus Cruise
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby and join group. Before embarkation on the boat, visit the Spice Bazaar (or Egyptian Bazaar), the second largest covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. Filled with spices, dried fruits, nuts and seeds, lokum (Turkish delight) and other edibles, Spice Bazaar have a smell of the fragrance of the exotic East. Then, embark on a ferryboat for an excursion on the Bosphorus. Enjoy viewing Ottoman palaces, citadels, centuries-old mansions and old and new faces of Istanbul on the European and Asian shorelines at the same time. After the tour, drop-off to your hotel. Time at leisure.
Overnight in Istanbul.
* Breakfast is included.
4
Flight to Cappadocia
Pick up from your hotel in Istanbul and transfer to airport to take the flight to Cappadocia. Arrival and transfer to your hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.
* Breakfast is included.
5
Full Day Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby and visit Devrent Valley, Monks Valley (Pasabagi), see some of the most striking fairy chimneys in Cappadocia with twin and even triple rock caps. Proceed to Avanos, well-known pottery town of Anatolia. After lunch, continue on to the Goreme Open-Air Museum. It contains the finest of the rock-cut churches, with beautiful frescoes (wall paintings) whose colors still retain all their original freshness. Finally visit Uchisar Town which is famous with its huge rock-cut castle and wonderful view of Pigeons Valley. Transfer back to the hotel.
Time at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
** Recommended optional tour: Balloon ride
6
Full Day Cappadocia’s Underground Cities
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby. Hike through the Rose Valley. During the hike, visit several cave churches, cave houses and cave tunnels. Then visit the old Christian village of Cavusin. After lunch continue on to see the marvel of construction that is the Kaymakli Underground City, the largest one of the 36 underground cities in Cappadocia. Before The Roman Empire accepted Christianity as the official religion, early Christians take shelter in these underground cities to avoid from pagan persecutors. Finally, visit the Ortahisar Town. After the tour transfer to your hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
7
Flight to Antalya
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to airport to take flight to Antalya. Arrive Antalya Airport and transfer to your hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Antalya.
* Breakfast is included.
8
Full Day Perge, Aspendos & Side
Meet your guide at the hotel and join your group. Perge is the largest ancient settling of both Hellenistic and Roman Age, which possesses a Roman Bath, Colonnaded Street, Agora, Stadium, and Water Aqueduct. Second visit to Aspendos may excite the history like clients, as this is the best preserved Roman Theatre in the World which is still in use. The third impressive site is Side whose name meant "Pomegranate" in antiquity. This triangle historical tour ends at Manavgat Waterfalls with refreshment break at the edge of showering water drops. After the tour, transfer to your hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Antalya.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
9
Free Day in Antalya
Free day at leisure. Overnight in Antalya.
* Breakfast is included.
10
Flight to Istanbul & Departure
Transfer to Antalya Airport and take the flight back to Istanbul to take your international departure flight. End of our services.
* Breakfast is included.
** Flight time to Istanbul can be adjusted according to your departure flight time from Istanbul.
Services
Included
- Airport meetings and transfers with deluxe A/C vehicle.
- Accommodation at hotels for 9 nights.
- Sightseeing tours, including professional English speaking guide, entrance fees and transportation in air conditioned vehicles.
- Meal plan as stated in the itinerary.
- Domestic flight tickets; Istanbul-Cappadocia, Cappadocia-Antalya & Antalya-Istanbul.
- Local taxes.
Excluded
- Items of a personal nature.
- Drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast).
- International flights.
- Visa (if needed).
Dates
** For details, please contact us.
Pricing
Notes
** Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesday.