Wonders of Turkey Tour

ITINERARY

• DAY 1
  The Galata Tower is a medieval aged tower built by the Byzantine Emperor in Istanbul

  Istanbul - Arrival

  Upon your arrival at the Istanbul Airport, meet & greet with a name sign. You will be escorted to your hotel. Stay overnight at your hotel in Istanbul.

  What's included?

  • Accommodation
  • Transfer
• DAY 2
  The Blue Mosque is located in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey

  Istanbul - Full day City Tour

  After breakfast pick up from the hotel and Our journey begins in Istanbul, the only city in the world situated on two continents. Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul – its three names span more than 2600 years, nearly 1600 of them as the capital of two of the greatest empires the world has known, Byzantine and Ottoman. We visit the Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, The Blue Mosque, and Hippodrome, where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place. Visit the Grand Bazaar for shopping. Overnight at your hotel in Istanbul.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 3
  Spices Market in Istanbul

  Istanbul - Continue the city tour

  Pick up from the hotel for a second-day tour. Visit Underground Cistern. Some free time in Spice Bazaar. Then visit the Spice Bazaar with its domed and vaulted shops selling spices and herbs, also known as Egyptian Bazaar. Then to the pier for a Bosporus cruise on a public ferry. Starting the trip from the Golden Horn and sailing through the waterway separating the two continents, Asia and Europe- with a possibility to take pictures of the marble palaces, old wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials. We get on land in Sariyer district which has the old and modern taste together. Visit Ortakoy where mostly locals go. Ortakoy, once literally “the village in the middle” (Orta) the European Bosphorus Shore, is now among Istanbul ‘s coolest, chic-est, most artsy neighborhoods, with trendy boutiques, atmospheric cafes and bistros, and crowds of young, sophisticated residents and visitors. After the tour program, transfer back to your hotel.
  
  Overnight at your hotel in Istanbul.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
  • Cruise/Boat
• DAY 4
  Balloons flying in Cappadocia, Turkey

  Cappadocia - Explore this unique region

  Early morning, pick up from the hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport for your flight to Kayseri. Arrival at Kayseri airport. And transfer to your hotel. Check-in, and start for a Private Cappadocia tour. First meeting with Cappadocia, visiting Three Sisters Fairy Chimneys in Urgup which are the most popular and seen on advertisements. That’s why people carved some pigeon houses to keep them in certain places. You will see that the houses for the pigeons are like the houses for the people. Then we descend into the center of the earth in the Kaymakli Underground City one of the largest and the deepest of 200 others in Cappadocia. After the tour program, transfer to your hotel.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 5
  The natural rock citadel in Uchisar, Cappadocia Turkey

  Cappadocia  - Goreme Open Air  Museum

  In the morning, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; a journey in the past with its troglodyte houses, visit Pasabag “fairy chimneys” where the voice of wind mixes with the “songs of fairies” near Zelve. Lunch in Avanos, the center of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC. and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop.
  
  Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air  Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century). Continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. After the tour program, transfer to your hotel. Stay overnight at your hotel in Cappadocia.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 6
  Houses in Sirince, Turkey

  Sirince

  Morning is at leisure.
  
  Transfer to Cappadocia airport in the afternoon for your flight to Izmir. Our representative will meet you and transfer to Sirince for free and overnight in Sirince.
  
  Şirince is a beautiful hill town only (5 miles) near Ephesus. In the picturesque village, you will encounter some cute buildings that have preserved their originality with a taste of modern Sirince is popular with a rich selection of fruity wines.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 7
  Celsus Library Ephesus, Turkey

  Sirince - Visit the ancient sites in Ephesus

  After breakfast, depart to Ephesus. Visit  including Terrace Houses, The House of Virgin Mary, Artemission Temple. After the tour program, transfer to Sirince Village. Stay overnight at your hotel in Sirince.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 8
  Calcium-coated cliffs and pools in Pamukkale Hierapolis, Turkey

  Pamukkale - Discover of travertine terraces and Hierapolis.

  Drive to Pamukkale, on the way, and visit Laodicea. Discovery of Travertine terraces and Hierapolis. The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most spectacular natural wonders. We have seen from various mineral springs in a vast white cliff side, about 200 m overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have dripped down over a series of terraced levels and created a fairyland of bizarre solidified cascades shell-shaped basins. It looks like creations from snow or balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle): Moreover, the water in the basins changes its color according to how the light enters.
  
  Overnight at your hotel in Pamukkale.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
• DAY 9
  Narrow street in Bodrum

  Bodrum

  After breakfast, spend some more time in Pamukkale. Afternoon drive to Bodrum. Arrive overnight at your hotel in Bodrum.
  
  Bodrum, formerly Halicarnassus, is a lively coastal resort and a popular tourist destination on the southwest Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Its beautiful beaches, historical sites, quality hotels, holiday villages, and intense nightlife. Bodrum is one of Turkey’s most popular holiday towns on the Aegean coast.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 10
  Bodrum's Aegean Sea

  Bodrum - Explore the one of the world-famous towns

  Half-day tour of Bodrum. We will start visiting St. Peter’s Castle, including the underwater archeology museum. The Knights of St John built a castle in 1402 to dominate the harbor, and it is one of the last and finest examples of Crusader architecture in the east. Then we will visit Halicarnassos Mausoleum, which used to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The next stop will be the ancient theater of Halicarnassos, which dates back to the 4th century BC with a 5.000 capacity. Afternoon free in Bodrum. Overnight at your hotel in Bodrum.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Tour
  • Transfer
• DAY 11
  Salt Bae Steak Nusret Restaurant, Istanbul, Turkey

  Bodrum -  Istanbul

  Transfer to Bodrum airport to take a flight to Istanbul. Arrival and transfer to your hotel. Day at leisure in Istanbul.
  
  Overnight in Istanbul.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation
  • Transfer
• DAY 12

  Gule Gule! (Goodbye)

  Transfer from your hotel to the airport for your flight back home.

  What's included?

  • Breakfast
  • Transfer