Day 1 :Istanbul - Arrival Day
Welcome to Turkey Istanbul airport. Meet with our staff, transfer from airport &
check in to your hotel. Tonight we have an Indian dinner at an Indian restaurant.
Overnight stay is in Istanbul.
Note : There are two airports in Istanbul. Istanbul Ataturk Airport
is 20 km away from city center and Sabiha Gokcen airport is 55 km away from city
center. Transfer from Ataturk /Sabiha Gokcen airport to your hotel
Day 2 : Istanbul City Tour
Pick up at 08:30am from your hotel for the day tour of old Istanbul city. Visit
to ST. SOPHIA This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century
and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels
of all time. TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th
to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese
porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the
Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet
Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century
by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent
interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene
of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze
Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break at 1300 hours, after
the lunch we will then take you to the GRAND COVERED BAZAAR In this labyrinth of
streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area:
the goldsmiths' street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand
painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers,
onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight
stay is in Istanbul.
Note : Hagia Sophia is closed on Mondays, Topkapi Palace closed
on Tuesdays, and Grand Bazaar closed on Sundays. If your tour is on one of these
days we would offer you to visit Underground Cistern instead of Hagia Sophia and
Topkapi palace museum, instead of Grand Bazaar you will visit Spice Bazaar
Day 3 : Istanbul to Izmir & Kusadasi (By flight and road)
After breakfast depart for Bosphorus Cruise tour. Enjoy a magical Istanbul Bosphorus
Boat Cruise and Spice Market Tour starting at 08:30. Enjoy the array of sites you
can see from the boat including: SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian Bazaar). BOSPHORUS BY BOAT
a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. Lunch
break is at the Turkish restaurant. After the lunch depart for Istanbul Ataturk
Airport for domestic flight to Izmir. Transfer from airport & check in to your hotel
in Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight stay is in Kusadasi.
Day 4 : Kusadasi - Ephesus Tour - Turkish Village Sirince
08:30 Departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved
ancient sites in the world en-route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street,
famous Roman baths, Celsus Library, Grand theatre and House of the Virgin Mary.
Lunch break around 1300 hours. After the lunch, we will visit a place which continues
to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet weaving centre.
After Lunch, we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince's construction style today
belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all original with their
white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of
the best wines in Turkey - especially fruit wines. We will visit the vineyards and
it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with Turkish wine makers. In the evening
you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way, we will
visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will
have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid
the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of
Turkey, enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge
of the ancient craftsmen. Overnight stay is in Kusadasi.
Day 5 : Kusadasi - Pamukkale Tour
At 08:30 we depart for Pamukkale. We have a lunch break until 13.30. Afterwards
we shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of
Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying
in the waters of the natural springs. Overnight stay is in Kusadasi.
Day 6 : Kusadasi - Izmir to Nevsehir / Kayseri Airport & Cappadocia (By flight)
After breakfast, we depart for Izmir Airport for our domestic flight to Cappadocia.
Transfer from Kayseri airport to your Cave hotel. The rest of the day is yours to
explore Cappadocia. Overnight stay is in Cave Hotel in Cappadocia.
Day 7 : Cappadocia Tour
Today we will get to know the Cappadocia region, a volcanic area in which the geological
formation started 10 million years ago. As a result of these formations phallic
like pillars have come to life. The beautiful horse country Katpatuka, (as the Persians
called her) is an unbelievable strip of land, enchanting and mysterious. Cappadocia
region is also famous for its arts, including ceramic and carpets. You will be picked
up approximately 09:30 from your hotel to join our regular tour. Tour starts with
Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. After Uchisar, you visit Goreme
Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes
dating to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. Next stop
is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses. After Cavusin
you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch. After lunch, you visit a pottery
workshop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go Pasabagi where you can see three-headed
fairy chimneys. After Pasabagi you visit another workshop to see Cappadocian hand-woven
carpets and kilims. Next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination
Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. Then you
head to a wine shop in Urgup for wine tasting. Last stop is Three Beauties, three
beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. This
tour will end approximately 18:00 and you will be returned back to your hotel. Overnight
stay is in Cappadocia.
Day 8 : Cappadocia to Istanbul - End of Tour (By flight)
After breakfast, you will have free time shopping in Cappadocia. Today we depart
for Kayseri Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to home. We
hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in
one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home.