Day 1: Arrive in Istanbul
Upon your arrival at Istanbul airport our transferman will be ready to meet and transfer you to your hotel.
Time at leisure, stay overnight in Istanbul. (No Meals)
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Day 2: Full Day Old City Tour
Begin the day with visits to the most important sites of once imperial Constantinople; Hagia Sophia, famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. Hippodrome was a horse-racing track that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople. Sultanahmet Mosque, also named "Blue Mosque" by foreign travelers based on the tiles in dominant tones of blue, turquoise and green that cover most of its interior. Have free time in the Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world. After lunch, discover the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman Sultans. You will be amazed by 10,700 pieces of Chinese, Japanese and Turkish porcelain displayed in the palace kitchens once served to 4,000 people in a day. Imperial Treasury, a large collection exhibited in five different halls, consisting gifts of ambassadors, enthronement gifts, and belongings of the Ottoman dynasty as well as holy relics. End the day with a slow paced, relaxing walking tour inside the palace. (Breakfast & Lunch)
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Day 3: Istanbul / Cappadocia
Enjoy the magnificent shores of the Bosphorus, is a narrow strait separates Europe from Asia. Cruise along the Boshorus by seeing Istanbul Modern Art Museum, Ottoman Summer palaces, Rumeli & Anadolu fortresses, forested hills, Bridges and shore villages with Ottoman architecture. Finally, stroll through the Spice Market also called Egyptian Bazaar, is filled with the atmosphere of the exotic East. After visits you will be transferred to the airport to take a flight to Cappadocia. Arrive in Cappadocia and transfer to your hotel. Stay overnight in Cappadocia. (Breakfast)
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Day 4: Highlights of Cappadocia
Begin your day by visiting Devrent & Pasabagi Valleys, the most surreal-looking landscapes in the world. You will be amazed by how Christian hermits lived in cells and churches carved to the rocks. Then, proceed to Avanos, settled on the banks of the Red River and the pottery centre of Cappadocia. You can watch the potters at work using kick wheels, the technique which has remained unchanged for generations before break for lunch. Continue to Goreme Open Air Museum, for the world?s most important Byzantine cave churches and the best preserved cave wall paintings and frescos from the Iconoclastic period through to the end of Seljuk rule. Drive to Esentepe for a spectacular view over Goreme from Esentepe see the complete view of Goreme valley and Goreme village: fairy chimneys, rock formations and cave houses. Finally, end the day in Uchisar Castle, the highest point of the region, is a 25-floor beehive of cave rooms forming an underground-type city reaching into the sky. After tour transfer to your hotel and stay overnight in Cappadocia. (Lunch)
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Day 5: Ephesus Tour
Early transfer to the airport to take a flight to Izmir via Istanbul. Upon your arrival meet your guide and drive to visit the ruins of the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. We then proceed to the Ancient City of Ephesus, no today any comparison could be made between Ephesus other ancient cities in the world. After spending hours with bottomless information, stories and wows we take a break under the shadows of fig trees to eat lunch. Finally, visit to the House of Virgin Mary, a pilgrimage site for many people of all denominations. After tour transfer to your hotel for dinner and stay overnight. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
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Day 6: Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour
Meet your guide at the hotel reception and take an enjoyable drive along the Meander Valley. Upon your arrival, stroll trough the Ancient City of Hierapolis; a magical natural site, unique in the world, Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) is a fairyland of dazzling white, petrified castles. Thermal spring waters laden with calcareous salts running off the plateau's edge have created this fantastic formation of stalactites, cataracts and basins. The hot springs have been used since Roman times for their therapeutic powers. Both the thermal center and the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis will be visited on this day. After visits, on the way back from Pamukkale, we may stop the bus to visit local farmers working in the cotton fields. Drop off your hotel late afternoon. Stay overnight in Kusadasi.(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
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Day 7: Departure
After breakfast you will be transfered to the airport to take flight back Istanbul. Arrive in Istanbul and the end of our services. (Breakfast)
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