Day 1: Istanbul Arrival
Meet at the airport Transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul City Tour
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 Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque and Ancient Hippodrome, are all ancient sites which will be discovered during the city tour. Also you may wish to shop at the Grand Covered Bazaar for carpets, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes.
Day 3: Istanbul to Izmir and Kusadasi
After breakfast depart for Bosphorus Cruise tour. Enjoy a magical Istanbul Bosphorus Boat Cruise and Spice Market Tour. Enjoy the array of sites you can see from the boat including: Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar).
After the lunch depart for Istanbul Ataturk Airport for domestic flight to Izmir. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel in Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 4: Kusadasi – Ephesus Tour – Turkish Village Sirince
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.
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. Sirinces construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks.
Day 5: Kusadasi – Pamukkale Tour
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 in Pamukkale.
Day 6: Pamukkale – Denizli to Nevsehir / Kayseri Airport and Cappadocia
After breakfast, we depart for Denizli Airport for our domestic flight to Cappadocia.
Day 7: Cappadocia Tour
Cappadocia region is also famous for its arts, including ceramic and carpets. Tour starts with Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. After Uchisar, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia.
After lunch, you visit a pottery work shop, 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.
Day 8: Cappadocia to Istanbul – End of Tour
After breakfast you will transfer to airport and our services ends. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again.
