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Itinerary
Day
1 - Istanbul
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. Tour
finishes around 17:00,
transfer back to hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul.
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 and
Hierapolis Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
09:30 pick up from your
hotel to 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. Visit
the calcium terraces and
pools of Pamukkale.
After tour overnight bus to
Kusadasi (Ephesus) with non
smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus at 17:00
(duration 3 hours) .
Overnight in Kusadasi
Day
11 - Ephesus Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
09:00 pick up from hotel for
the Ephesus Tour. 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.
Overnight in Kusadasi
After tour overnight bus to
Istanbul with non smoking,
fully air-conditioned bus at
21:30 (duration 10 hours)
Day
12 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul.
Transfer to Ataturk airport
two hours before your
flight. End of tour and
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