8 DAYS HIGHLIGHTS OF TURKIYE TOUR – TOUR

Day 1: Istanbul – Arrival – (no meal)

After your arrival in Istanbul, our welcome staff will meet you at Istanbul airport and transfer to your hotel. Today you will have time for rest and free time. Overnight in Istanbul.

Optional Tour; Bosphorus Dinner Cruise

Day 2: Istanbul Tour (local buffet breakfast – Local Lunch – Local Dinner)

After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will pick you up from the hotel for Istanbul tour. Topkapi Palace was more than just the private residence of the Sultan and his court, It was the seat of the supreme executive and judiciary council, the Divan and the training school. Hippodrome and Obelisks; The square in front of the Blue Mosque covers the site of the ancient 'Hippodrome", one of the most famous areas in Byzantine. Shopping Opportunity, Lunch at an local Restaurant. The Blue Mosque is one of the most prominent landmarks of Istanbul. It is very impressive with its beautiful domes and semidomes, nice courtyards and six slender minarets. Our tour is going to conclude in Grand Bazaar for giving you free time of visiting this legendary bazaar. After transfer to the hotel. Dinner coupon at an Local Restaurant (5 min walking distance from hotel). Overnight in Istanbul.

SPECIAL NOTE: Please do not forget to carry headscarf with you for the visit Blue Mosque

Day 3: Istanbul Tour – flight to Cappadocia

(local buffet breakfast –Local Lunch and Dinner)

After breakfast at the hotel, you will picked up from hotel. Today you will have shopping opportunity and sightseeing Istanbul. Bosphorus Cruise for 1,5 hours. we will visit Spice Bazaar. After lunch at an Indian restaurant, transfer to the airport for flight to Cappadocia . After arrival, transfer to the hotel.Local Dinner at the hotel or a restaurant. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 4: Cappadocia Tour (local buffet breakfast – Local Dinner)

Optional tour; Hot Air Balloon

After breakfast at the hotel, departure from the hotel for Cappadocia Tour. Our first real encounter with Cappadocia almost Martian landscape is in the Dervent valley. From here we pause at Avanos center of

terracotta art which is a popular destination because of its attractive old town with cobbled streets, and views over the river and is its production of earthenware pottery, it is also the most economic activity in the town. After lunch at an Local restaurant, we will visit Red valley and then Rose Valley to explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 2 km. End of the tour transfer to the hotel. Local Dinner at the hotel or a restaurant. Overnight in Cappadocia.

SPECIAL NOTE; Guests must be able to walk approximately 1, 5 miles over uneven and cobblestone surfaces. Comfortable shoes, a hat and plenty of sunscreen are recommended as shade is limited the order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion. Guests should watch their step at all times in order to avoid injuries.

Day 5: Cappadocia Tour – flight to Antalya

(local buffet breakfast – Local Lunch – Local Dinner)

After breakfast at the hotel, you will picked up from the hotel for Cappadocia tour and transfer to the airport for Antalya flight. First visit Zelve open air museum, Zelve Open Air Museum to see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia. People of Goreme, at the heart of the Cappadocia Region, realized that these soft rocks could be easily carved out to form houses, churches, monasteries. After lunch at an Local restaurant drive to the Pigeon Valley. In the afternoon visit Underground City, where early Christians lived in fear and faith. The houses in the village are constructed around the nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city, which is one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. After dinner at local restaurant transfer to the airport for evening flight to Antalya  After arrival transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Antalya.

Day 6: Wednesday – Antalya City Tour (local buffet breakfast – Local Lunch – Local Dinner)

After breakfast at the hotel, drive with your guide to Karpuz Kaldıran Waterfalls the place where the falls meet the sea and have a photo break in Konyaalti beach. Our next stop will be  in Kaleiçi. After lunch at an Local Restaurant visit to old town with the gate of Hadrian, the Clock Tower, Fluted Minaret, PalmStreet and the ancient harbor. There are many beautiful old houses in Kaleici. After tour, transfer back to the hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant or at the hotel. Overnight in Antalya.

Optional Tour; 45 min Boat tour

Day 7: Thursday – Pamukkale Tour (local buffet breakfast – Local Lunch – Local Dinner)

After breakfast in early morning, departure for Pamukkale “Hierapolis” Travertine Terraces, travelling via Denizli. Local Lunch at a restaurant. Also 2 hours Thermal water pool free time for swimming. the natural wonder of the calcified waterfalls of Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) compensates for this. Thermal spring waters, laden with calcium carbonate running off the plateau’s edge, have formed this sparkling white petrified cascade of basins ringed by stalagmites. The thermal waters have been used since Roman times for their therapeutic powers, and behind the waterfalls lie the ruins of the Roman City of “Hierapolis”. Cleopatra Pool is an extra. You will have the opportunity of not only swimming in the famous thermal springs of Pamukkale, but also visiting the remarkable Roman Theatre and the impressive largest antique graveyard of Asia Minor. At the end of the tour, back to Antalya. Dinner at a local restaurant or at the hotel. Overnight in Antalya.

SPECIAL NOTE; Cleopatra Pool is not included. Please do not forgot to bring your swimsuit with you.

Day 8: Friday – End of the tour (local buffet breakfast)

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the Antalya airport and end of the tour.