Day 1
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Istanbul – Kayseri or Nevsehir – Cappadocia (by flight)
Arrival to Istanbul and take your connection flight to Kayseri ASR or Nevsehir NAV. Arrival to Cappadocia and transfer to your hotel (appr. 1 hrs drive). Check-in. Free time. Overnight in Cappadocia (Dinner) |
Day 2
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Cappadocia
Departure from the hotel for Goreme-North Cappadocia Tour. Visit to Uc Guzeller and Devrent Valley, has various types of Fairy chimneys. We will walk through the amazing valley. Drive to Avanos which is famous with pottery. Then proceed to Goreme Open Air Museum, where this religious education was started. Last stop for photo taken Uchisar Castle and Esentepe. End of the tour, return to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner) |
Day 3
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Cappadocia – Kayseri or Nevsehir – Izmir – Kusadasi (flight)
Check-out from hotel, drive to Kayseri ASR or Nevsehir NAV Airport. Flight to Izmir ADB via Istanbul connection. Arrival to Izmir and transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi (appr. 1hrs drive). Overnight in Kusadasi (Breakfast-Dinner) |
Day 4
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Kusadasi – Ephesus - Kusadasi
We visit Ephesus ruins, including The Polio Fountain, The Temple of Hadrian that dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian in 138 AD. Then we visit Great Theatre,the largets ancient theatre with 25,000 seat capacity. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. After lunch, we visit Library of Celsius, one of the most beautiful structure of Ephesus, buit in 117 AD. Our last stop is the House of Virgin Mary, where Mary may have spent her last days. Overnight in Kusadasi (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner) |
Day 5
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Kusadasi – Pamukkale (by surface)
Check-out from hotel, drive to Pamukkale (appr. 2.5 hrs drive). Visit to Pamukkale which is a natural site that contains hot springs and travertines, terraces or carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. Local lunch at Turkish Restaurant. Then will visit Hierapolis Ancient City where is the biggest cemetery of Anatolia. Then drive to your hotel and check-in. Overnight in Pamukkale (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner) |
Day 6
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Pamukkale – Denizli – Istanbul (flight)
Check-out from hotel, drive to Denizli DNZ Airport. Flight to Istanbul. Arrival to Istanbul and transfer to your hotel, check-in. Free time. Overnight in Istanbul (Breakfast) |
Day 7
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Istanbul
Depart for Full-Day Old City Tour. Tour of "Sultan Ahmet Center", the heart of the "Old City" from where the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires were ruled. Hagia Sophia, the Church of Divine Wisdom, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. Blue Mosque (the mosque visited from outside on Friday mornings because of noon prayer) facing Hagia Sophia, famous with its blue Iznik tiles and unique with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet. Hippodrome, center of sportive events (chariot races, athletics) and political activities of the old city. Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius and German Fountain of Wilhelm II are the monuments decorating the Hippodrome. Then visit Topkapi Palace, one of the biggest museum of Turkey and the Balkan Peninsula. Then visit Grand Covered Bazaar, most attractive shopping center and the biggest "souk" in the world with nearly 4000 shops selling antiques, jewellery, gold, carpets, leatherware and souvenir. Overnight in Istanbul (Breakfast-Lunch) |
Day 8
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Istanbul
Depart for FD-Bosporus & Dolmabahce Tour. Visit Dolmabahce Palace, recent residence for Ottoman Sultans built by two Ottoman architects Karabet and Nikogos Balyan on a 110.000 m² area and served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire. Famous with great collection of European antiquity, furniture and 4.5 tons. Enjoy the Bosporus Cruise ride with the straits of both Europe and Asia with a possibility to photograph the unique beauties of the Bosporus. Rumeli Fortress (from the boat-no interior visit) historical armament built by the Conqueror to control and protect the Bosporus. Golden Horn, the arm of the Bosporus and a natural harbour of the historical peninsula. Byzantine City Walls, strongest fortification of the middle age. Then visit Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers etc. Overnight in Istanbul (Breakfast-Lunch) |
Day 9
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Istanbul – FLY HOME (by flight)
Check-out from hotel. Drive to Istanbul IST or Sabiha Gokcen SAW Airport. Return flight to your home. (Breakfast) |
Cappadocia – MUSTAFA HOTEL or similar 4 star hotel
Pamukkale – NINOVA THERMAL or similar 4 star hotel
Kusadasi – COMFORT ADA CLASS or similar 4 star hotel
Istanbul – BLACK BIRD HOTEL or similar 4 star hotel