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Day 1 - Arrival Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in
Istanbul
Day 2 - Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
After
breakfast
pick up from your hotel to visit Imperial Palace of
Topkapi,
from which Ottoman Sultans ruled their grand empire
for over 400 years, with Treasury section included. Following a lunch
break in the old town, you will 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 and the world-famous Grand Bazaar
- a shopper's paradise of over 4000 authentic
shops. Overnight in
Istanbul
Day 3 - Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour
Breakfast and Lunch
Included
After
breakfast
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 in
Istanbul
Day 4
- Cappadocia Tour 1
Lunch Included
Early morning transfer to
airport from your Hotel
Flight from Istanbul to
Kayseri then transfer to
Cappadocia.
Explore
Devrent Valley, one
of the most impressive
monastery complexes in the
area. Next, visit
Pasabag (also known as
Monk's Valley),
followed by a short drive to
Avanos, a village
situated on the banks of
Kizilirmak River,
famous for its clay pottery.
After a lunch break there,
where you can also
participate hands-on in a
pottery work shop, you will
proceed to the
Goreme
Open Air Museum,
featuring the most
impressive of all
rock-carved churches in
Cappadocia. The last
stop-off will be at
Uchisar Village,
located next to a natural
Citadel. Overnight in
Cappadocia
Day
5 - Cappadocia Tour 2
After breakfast pick up from
hotel to visit
Red
Valley, and explore
the famous rock- cut
churches and hike 5 km
through the
Rose
Valley. Then visit
Cavusin 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
Kaymakli Underground City.
Where early christians lived
in fear and faith. On the
way back to Cappadocia visit
the natural castles at
Ortahisar.
After tour transfer to
Kayseri airport. Flight to
Istanbul then transfer to
your Hotel.
Day
6 - Istanbul
Breakfast Included
Free day for leisure in
great city. Overnight in
Istanbul
Day
7 - Leaving Istanbul
Breakfast Included
Transfer to airport two
hours before your flight.
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