Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrive in Istanbul
Day 2: Full Day Istanbul Old City
Day 3: Spice Market & Bosphorus Cruise & Flight to Cappadocia
Day 4: Full Day Cappadocia Tour
Day 5: Flight to Izmir & Half Day Ephesus Tour
Day 6: Pamukkale & Cotton Castles of Hierapolis
Day 7: Flight to Amman
Day 8: Madaba & Mount Nebo & Kerak Tour
Day 9: Petra Tour
Day 10: Al-Beidha & Wadi Rum Tour
Day 11: Departure & End of Tour
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1
Arrive in Istanbul
Arrive in Istanbul and meet your transferman at the airport. Transfer to your hotel with your private van. If you arrive in Istanbul with an early flight, you can enjoy a traditional Turkish bath (Hamam) near to your hotel for some relaxation. Overnight in Istanbul.
* No meal is included.
2
Full Day Istanbul Old City Tour
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. Drive back to the hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
* Tour is between 08:30-16:30 approximately.
** Breakfast and lunch are included.
3
Spice Market & Bosphorus Cruise & Flight to Cappadocia
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, return to your hotel. Transfer to airport and fly to Cappadocia. Overnight in Cappadocia.
* Tour is between 08:30-12:30 approximately.
** Flight to Cappadocia is around 18:30-20:00.
*** Breakfast is included.
4
Full Day Cappadocia Tour
You can start your day with optional balloon tour over Cappadocia in the early morning to have a view of this unique land before the tour. 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. Overnight in Cappadocia.
* Tour is between 09:30-16:30 approximately.
** Breakfast and lunch are included.
5
Flight to Izmir & Half Day Ephesus Tour
Early transfers to airport and take your flight to Izmir. Meet your transferman at the airport and drive to Selcuk to join your group. Visit Ephesus Antique City and see the Artemis Temple, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Library of Celcus, the Odeon, the Temple of Hadrian, the Temple of Domitian, the Theatre, believed to be the largest outdoor theatre in the ancient world, and some other ruins. After the tour, transfer to your hotel. Stay overnight in Kusadasi.
* Tour is between 12:30-16:30 approximately.
** Flight to Cappadocia is around 08:00-09:30.
*** Breakfast and lunch are included.
6
Pamukkale & Cotton Castles of Hierapolis
After breakfast, depart for Pamukkale. Visit Hierapolis Antique City, where you will see Temple of Apollo, Martyrium and some other ruins. Then see Pamukkale (Cotton Castle), which is made of sedimentary rock deposited by water from the hot springs. You have the chance to walk on the terraces. After the tour return to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.
* Tour is between 08:00-19:00 approximately.
** Breakfast and lunch are included.
7
Flight to Amman
Transfer to airport and fly to Amman via Istanbul. Arrive in Amman and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Amman.
* Breakfast is included.
** Flight is around 10:00-16:00.
8
Madaba & Mount Nebo & Kerak Tour
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby for a full day tour. Drive along the 2000-year-old Kings Highway; the ancient road mentioned in the Bible. Stop at Madaba, ‘The City of Mosaics’. Visit the town’s main attraction, the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George where the famous 6th Century Byzantine mosaic map of the Holy Land and other biblical sites is found. Proceed to Mount Nebo, known as the burial place of Prophet Moses. Continue driving and arrive at Kerak, the magnificent Crusader Castle built in the 12th century. After the tour proceed to Petra. Overnight in Petra.
* Breakfast is included.
9
Petra Tour
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby for a full day visit of the “Rose Red City” of Petra, a treasure of the ancient world. It is without a doubt Jordan’s most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction. Begin your visit by enjoying a walk or a short horse ride from Petra’s main entrance to the entrance of the old city through the “Siq”, which is a 1210 meters long narrow canyon. Indulge yourself, and allow your guide to walk you through the architectural and spiritual wonders of this majestic place explaining every detail. After the tour return to your hotel. Overnight in Petra.
* Breakfast is included.
10
Al-Beidha & Wadi Rum Tour
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby and drive only 10 mins to visit Al-Beidha, “Little Petra”, an important suburb of the City of Petra. Like in Petra, buildings had been carved into the sandstone, used as residences, storages and tombs, with water channels and cisterns. Continue to Wadi Rum, Jordan’s vast and echoing desert, for a 4x4 jeep ride. Stunning in its natural beauty, Wadi Rum epitomizes the romance of the desert. With its "moonscape" of ancient valleys and towering sandstone mountains rising out of the sand, Wadi Rum is also home to several Bedouin tribes who live in scattered camps throughout the area. After the tour return to Amman. Overnight in Amman.
* Breakfast is included.
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Departure & End of Tour
Pick-up in your hotel according to your departure time. Transfer to airport for your departure. End of your services.
* Breakfast is included.
Services
- Airport meetings and transfers with deluxe A/C vehicle.
- Accommodation in the hotels mentioned below.
- Sightseeing tours, including professional English speaking guide, entrance fees and transportation in air conditioned vehicles.
- Meal plan as stated at the itinerary.
- Domestic flight tickets; Istanbul-Cappadocia, Cappadocia-Izmir, Izmir-Amman.
- TURSAB insurance, which covers the costs of services accepted and committed by the travel agency, in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency and liquidation of the agency.
- Local taxes.
Excluded
- Tips to staff, items of a personal nature.
- Any drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast).
- International arrival & departure flight tickets.
- Entry visa.