Itinerary
7
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 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 meal is 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 and transfer to airport to take the flight to Cappadocia. Arrive Cappadocia, meet at the airport and transfer to your hotel.
Time at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.
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.
Time at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
** Recommended optional tour: Balloon ride
6
Full Day Valleys & Underground Cities of Cappadocia
Join the group after breakfast and start your tour with 4 km hiking through the Rose Valley. Afterwards 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.
Before finalizing the tour, visit the Ortahisar Town.
After the visits, transfer back to the hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.
* Breakfast and lunch are included.
7
Flight to Istanbul & Departure
Transfer to airport and take the flight back to Istanbul to take your departure flight. End of services.
* Breakfast is included.
** Return flight time to Istanbul can be adjusted according to your departure time.
Services
Included
- Airport meetings and transfers with deluxe A/C vehicle.
- 6-night hotel accommodation including daily breakfast.
- 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-Istanbul.
- Local taxes.
Excluded
- Tips to staff, items of a personal nature.
- Drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast).
- International flight tickets.
- Entry visa (if needed).
Dates
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Pricing
Notes
* Extend your stay in Istanbul for few more days,
** Take a gullet cruise in Turkish Riviera,
*** Take a lazy-beach holiday near Marmaris,
**** Continue to Greece.
Please contact to us for more options.