8-Day Magical Turkey Tour

Upon your arrival in Istanbul; our driver meets you at the airport, picks you up, and transfer you to your hotel. Overnight stay 4* hotel in Istanbul.

Included Meals : Breakfast & Lunch You will be picked up from your hotel at 08:30 AM for Istanbul Old City Tour Itinerary: We will visit the St. (Haghia) Sophia, which was built by Emperor Justinian. It was the largest building in the world for over 1000 years. See its intricate mosaics and huge central dome. (St Sophia is closed on Monday) Continue to the Topkapi Palace, which was used by the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to 19th centuries. We will also see the impressive collection of priceless jewels, crystal, silver and porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and relics of the prophet Mohammed. (Entrance to the Harem is extra) After lunch,we will see the Blue Mosque, built for Sultan Ahmet I, a unique piece of architecture with six minarets and 20,000 beautiful Iznik tiles. Visit the ancient Hippodrome with the Obelisk of Theodosius, Snake Pillar ,German Fountain of Wilhelm II. Walk through the back streets of Old Istanbul and visit the elegant little Hagia Sophia Mosque, See the Grand Covered Bazaar. After the tour transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay at 4* hotel in Istanbul.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 05:00 You will be picked up from your hotel early in the morning and transferred to the airport. 07:00 Fly from Istanbul to Izmir 08:00 Upon your arrival at Izmir airport, our driver will be waiting for you with your name held on the board to pick you up and transfer you to Ephesus ancient area. You will begin the tour. Itinerary: Today we will visit the House of the Virgin Mary, then Ephesus with the Library of Celsius, the Temple of Hadrian, Agora and Fantastic Greco-Roman theate,r and the Basilica of St. John… After the tour transfer to your hotel, Overnight stay at 4* hotel in Kusadasi.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch After breakfast and check out hotel; You will be picked up from your hotel at 08:30 AM and depart from Kusadasi drive to Pamukkale (duration 3 hours) to see the sites: Today we will visit Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis with the Temple of Apollo, the breathtaking Theater, the fascinating Necropolis, and the last the great baths of Hierapolis antique city, where St. Philip was martyred. St. Philip is connected with the early church in Hierapolis and played an important role in Pamukkale the history of the city. You will also visit Karahayit town which is known for its Red Water and healing thermal springs. Finally, we visit the calcium terraces and pools, you will have time (around 1 hour) to swim at Cleopatra pool at additional cost… After tour, you will get unfully air-conditioned non smokin overnight bus to Cappadocia at 21:00 or 22:00. (duration 10 hours) Bus will be stopped 3 times for the personel needs or optinal we can arrange flight with additional cost instead of bus transport.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch Upon arrival to Cappadocia early in the morning; our representative staff will meet you at the bus station and transfer you to hotel, check-in (if your booked room is available), fresh up, and after breakfast you will join into full day Cappadocia tour at 09:00 AM Itinerary: Today we visit Devrent Valley to see the unique fairy chimneys. Drive to Pasabag (Monks Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Drive to the city of Avanos for lunch. In the afternoon we visit the Göreme Open-Air Museum where the remains of rock-hewn churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Before the end of the tour visit the natural castle at Uchisar. After the tour transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in 4* cave hotel in Cappadocia.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch Hot Air Balloon Ride Optional (if would you like; we can arrange Hot Air Balloon Ride early at 04:30 am (it takes a 1-hour flight.) You will be picked up from your hotel at 09:30 AM and depart for the tour. Itinerary : Today we will visit the Derinkuyu Underground City to visit the huge refugee settlement carved by early Christians, where they used to hide from persecutors. From Derinkuyu continue to the beautiful Valley of Ihlara, formerly known as Peristerema. Explore the famous rock-hewn churches and hike 4 km through the valley. On the way back to monasteries in Selime Village and 13th-century Caravansary built by Selcuk Turks on the Silk Road. After the tour, transfer to Kayseri airport. 18:00 Airport transfer 19:15 Fly from Kayseri to Istanbul 20:35 Arrive in Istanbul and pick up from Istanbul airport to your hotel. Overnight in 4* hotel in Istanbul

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch You will be picked up from your hotel at 08:30 am to visit to the exotic and aromatic Egyptian Spice Market. You may buy spices, caviar, and almost anything imaginable. Continue around the city wall and over the Galata Bridge and the Golden horn. We will visit the Beylerbeyi Palace, then we continue up the Bosphorus and cross over to Asia to Camlica Hill for a view of Istanbul. After lunch, the Bosphorus cruise begins in the afternoon. We pass by the Rumeli Fortress and you will enjoy crossing from continent to continent and traveling down the Bosphorus, which is lined with old Ottoman seaside mansions, marble palaces, and small fishing villages. After the tour transfer to your hotel, Overnight stay at 4* hotel in Istanbul

After breakfast check out of the hotel (before noon), We will pick you up from your hotel two hours prior (regarding your flight time) and transfer you to Istanbul international Airport. End of tour and services