Day 1 Arrival & Hotel Check-in
Arrival to İstanbul Airport. Transfer to your Hotel. Check-in at Hotel and rest time. Meeting with the guide at the lobby and information about your tour.
İSTANBUL Cappadocia Konya
Sagolassos Pamukkale (Cotton Castle)
• Overnight in Istanbul
Day 2 Istanbul (Walking Tour)
• Blue Mosque
On the first day of our tour, first we will visit Blue Mosque also known as Sultan Ahmet Mosque. The Blue Mosque was built between 1609 and 1616, by the architect Mehmet Ağa, instructed by Sultan Ahmet I.
• Turkish Islamic Art Museum
Second spot is Turkish Islamic Art Museum. You will see rare carpets from the Seljuk Empire, Iranian and Caucasian regions; collections of hand-written calligraphy, imperial edicts, ancient Qurans and other written Works, wide collections of articles made of wood, glass, ceramic and stone by artists from former Islamic regions.
• Topkapı Palace
We will continue our tour with Topkapı Palace, which was the political center of the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and 19th centuries. It was built in between 1466 and 1478 by the Sultan Mehmet II.
• Lunch at a local restaurant
• Grand Bazaar
After the lunch, next stop is Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered bazaars in the world, it is 30,700 square meters with over 60 streets and alleys and 4,000 shops. The original historical core of the bazaar was completed by Fatih Sultan Mehmet.
• Suleymaniye Mosque
Then we will walk to Suleymaniye mosque, or better known as the mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent, was built in the 16th century by the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan for Sultan Suleyman the Magnificient,
• Spice Market
We will complete our day by walking to Spice Market,one of the the excellent examples to traditional Ottoman pattern bazaars where you can find delicious spices and Turkish delight.
Back To our Hotel.
• Overnight in Istanbul
Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours.
**(Program can be changed depending on the crowdness or other external factors of the area.
Day 3 Istanbul (Walking Tour & Public Transportation)
• Hippodrome
First stop for the 3rd day will be the “Hippodrome of Constantinople” located in Sultanahmed,was a public arena mainly for chariot races. Hippodrome functioned all in Roman (203-330 CE), Byzantine (330-1453 CE), and Ottoman (1453-1922) periods.
• Underground Cistern (Basilica Cistern)
Second stop will be the Basilica Cistern, which is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul. Venture into the underground palace that is filled with ancient wonders such as the Medusa Pillar Bases, and the Hen’s Eye Column, it was built at the same time as Hagia Sofia in 6th Century.
• Hagia Sophia
Last stop before lunch Fifteen hundred years old Hagia Sophia Museum, the Church of Holy Wisdom. It was first built as a Greek Orthodox Patriarchal Basilica, later an imperial mosque and now a museum.
• Lunch at a local restaurant
• Chora Church
After lunch, we will go to The Chora Museum (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi / the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church which is covered with fine mosaics and frescoes.
Back To our Hotel
• Overnight in Istanbul
Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours.
**(Program can be changed depending on the crowdness or other external factors of the area
Day 4 Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise & Cappadocia (By Plane)
• Bosphorus Boat Tour
First we check out from our hotel. Then we will go to our boat which will take us to an unforgettable cruise on Bosphorus with such an abundance of historical sightseeing spots in Istanbul.
• Lunch at a local restaurant
• Fly to Cappadocia
Transfer to Airport to fly to Cappadocia.
Check in to the Hotel and rest.
• Overnight in Cappadocia
**(Program can be changed depending on the crowdness or other externel factors of the area and the flight time.
Day 5 Cappadocia Region
• Devrent Valley (Imagination Valley)
Our Cappadocia adnenture starts with the Devrent Valley, which is also known as Imaginary Valley and also as Pink Valley which reveals many different rock formations and small fairy chimneys in the valley form a lunar landscape.
• Pasabag (Monks Valley)
Next stop is Pasabag valley (Monks Valley) contains some of the most striking fairy chimneys in Cappadocia with twin and even triple rock caps. This style is unique even for Cappadocia and these fairy chimneys are named mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys.
• Pottery Workshop
This trip offers the opportunity to stop by a local pottery shop.
• Lunch at a local restaurant
• Goreme Open Air Museum
After lunch Our first stop is Goreme Open Air Museum contains the finest of the rock-cut churches,which belongs to the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries, with beautiful frescoes (wall paintings) whose colors still retain all their original freshness. The Goreme Open Air Museum has been a member of UNESCO World Heritage List since 1984, and was one of the first two UNESCO sites in Turkey.
• Uchisar Castle Region
Next stop is Uchisar is situated at the highest point in Cappadocia, on the Nevsehir-Goreme road, just 5 km from Goreme. The top of the Uchisar Castle, provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area with Mount Erciyes in the distance. at Uchisar Castle. one of the best spot for photography and photo opportunity in the world.
• Pigeon Valley
Pause for a photo break at Pigeon Valley, which is another one of the best spot for photo opportunity in the world.
Back to hotel
• Overnight in Cappadocia
Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours.
**(Program can be changed depending on the crowdness or other external factors of the area
Day 6 Cappadocia Region
• Kaymaklı Underground City
On the 6th day we will drive to Kaymakli Underground City to see how The people of Kaymakli village have constructed their houses around nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city..
• Nar Lake (Photo Break)
Photo break at Nar Lake(Lake Pomegranate) which is a crater lake.
• Ihlara Valley (Hike)
Next stop is Ihlara Canyon for hiking in the beautiful natüre by the river.
• Lunch
Lunch at the Canyon.
• Sarıhan Caravanserai
While going back to our hotel we will stop in the stunning Saruhan Caravanserai,which is the version of the modern hotel.
Back to hotel
• Overnight in Cappadocia
Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours.
**(Program can be changed depending on the crowdness or other external factors of the area
Day 7 Cappadocia Region (Private Cappadocia Region Tour)
• Soganli Village
On the last day of Cappadocia we will go to Soğanlı Village where we will see ancient cave churches and an old abandoned village.
• Sobessos
We will drive to Sobesos Ancient City in Sahinefendi Village A roman ancient city which was discovered in 2002.
• Keşlik Monastery
Next stop is the the Keşlik Monastery, which was built in volcanic tuff stone and used in the Byzantine era until the end of the Ottoman Empire in the 1920s.
• Mustafapasa (Sinassos)
We are going to drive to old Greek village, Sinassos (Mustafapaşa) where we can see the Greek Orthodox history..
• Lunch at a local restaurant.
• Red Valley (Hike)
And the last spot is Red Valley for hiking.
Back to Hotel
• Overnight in Cappadocia
Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours.
**(Program can be changed depending on the crowdness or other external factors of the area
Day 8 Konya & Mevlana Museum & Çatalhöyük
• Sultanhanı Caranserai
After chech out we will start driving to Konya, we will stop by Sultanhani Caravanserai which is the the largest and best preserved Seljuk caravanserai and continue driving to KONYA.
• lunch at a local restuarant and check in Hotel..
• Mevlana Museum and Tomb
After lunch we will visit the Tomb and the Museum of Mevlana, well known great dervish, poet and pioneer of the Islamic mysticism, Mevlana Jelaleddin Rumi
• Çatalhöyük
Last visit of the day is Konya Neolithic City Catalhoyuk. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is the first known city in the World.
Back to Hotel and relax.
• Overnight in Konya
Estimated Time: 8 hours.
**(Program can be changed depending on the crowdness or other external factors of the area
Day 9 Drive To Pamukkale
• Sagalassos Ancient City
On our way to Pamukkale our first stop is Sagalassos Ancient City which is one of the best-preserved ancient cities in Turkey, also the most important city of ancient Pisidia.
• Lunch at a local restaurant
Drive to Pamukkale and check in Hotel.
• Overnight in Pamukkale
Estimated Time: 8 hours.
**(Program can be changed depending on the crowdness or other external factors of the area
Day 10 Hierapolis ( Private Pamukkale Tour)
• Hierapolis
On he last day of our trip we will start driving to the Holy city Hierapolis where we can see many temples and religious buildings,
• Lunch at a local restaurant
• Travertines
After lunch we will see the travertines which are calcium deposit terraces. (Cotton Castle)
Back to Hotel
• Overnight in Pamukkale
Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours.
**(Program can be changed depending on the crowdness or other external factors of the area
Day 11 Going back to home
Transfer to Denizli Airport fly to İstanbul
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Price Includes
• BB Accommodation at 4 star hotels.
• All private tours
• All private airport transfers
• Private guiding on tours
• Private A/C minivan on tours
• Admission fees to the museums and sights
• Lunches on tours
• Domestic flight tickets ( Istanbul – Kayseri (or Nevşehir) / Denizli- Istanbul)
• Taxes
Price Excludes
• International flights (China – Istanbul / Istanbul – China)
• Hot air Balloning
• Personal expenses
• Dinners
• Alcoholic beverages
• Gratuities for the guide and driver
