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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 and Lunch 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, Following
lunch break in the
afternoon, visit the
luxuriously opulent
Dolmabahce Palace, the last
residence of the sultans. A
drive to the Asian part of
Istanbul crossing the
Intercontinental Bosphorus
bridge to visit Camlica Hill
The highest point where you
can overlook Istanbul and
take nice pictures.
Overnight bus to Cappadocia
with non smoking fully air-conditioned(duration
11 hours)
Day
4 - Cappadocia Tour 1
Breakfast 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
5 - 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.
After tour overnight bus to
Pamukkale with non smoking,
fully air-conditioned bus at
21:00 (duration 10 hours)
Day
6 - Pamukkale and Hierapolis
Tour
Lunch
Included
Arrival in Pamukkale and
transfer to hotel to fresh
up before start tour.
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.
Stay overnight in Pamukkale
Day
7 - Kusadasi
Breakfast Included
Free day and bus to Kusadasi
(Ephesus). Transfer to hotel
and stay overnight t in
Kusadasi
Day
8 - 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.
After tour overnight bus to
Istanbul at 21:30 (duration
11 hours)
Day
9 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and
transfer to your hotel. Free
day and overnight in
Istanbul
Day
10 - End of Tour
Breakfast Included
After breakfast check out
from hotel (before 12:00),
transfer to Istanbul Ataturk
Airport regarding your
flight details. End of tour
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