Highlights of Turkey - 12 Days

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Visit > Istanbul, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Fethiye, Antalya, Cappadocia.
>Internal flight tickets, airport transfers, 4* accommodation, Guiding, lunch at tours provided
Join us to discover the top-visited cities of Turkey with 12 Days package from/to Istanbul. Visit Istanbul; where Asia Meets Europe and was the capital of 3 different empires. Explore the Underground cities of Cappadocia and see rock-cut churches, learn history about early Christians from your local guide, take photos of the fairy chimneys from the best photoshoot points. Walk on the ancient roads of best-preserved greko-city with House of Holy Mary nearby. Swim in Pamukkale's healing thermal springs. Join a full-day boat trip to crystal clear bays of Fethiye. Enjoy the sunset on the Mediterranean from the best panoramic point of Antalya. Walk in the cobblestone paved with colorful flowers streets of the old town and see the clock tower, Hadrian Gate, and Kesik Minare.

Inclusions

  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • 3 night accommodation in Istanbul
  • 2 night accommodation in Kusadasi
  • 2 night accommodation in Cappadocia
  • 2 night accommodation in Antalya
  • 2 night accommodation in Fethiye
  • Economic class domestic flight tickets
  • Meal plan as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Transfer services from/to Airports
  • Land transportation by air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
  • Food & drinks

Exclusions

  • Beverage with Meals
  • Personal Expenses
  • Entry fees to historical sites

Tour Plan

Itinerary

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Day 1 Arrival in Istanbul (Saturday)

Upon arrival at Istanbul / SAW Airport, you will be greeted and drives to your hotel. Check-in

Day 2 Treasures of Istanbul (Sunday)

Accordıng to your pick up tıme meet your guide and start your full-day.

Day 2 Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia; was the largest building on earth barring the Egyptian Pyramids or the Great Wall of China. It was the religious center of the city during the Byzantine period

Day 2 Topkapi Palace

Topkapı Palace; As well as being the imperial residence of the Sultan, the palace was also the seat of government for the ottoman empire. It housed the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years.

Day 2 Hippodrome of Constantinople

Built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus in 203AD, during the Roman period hippodrome was the civil center for the people of the city where once 100,000 spectators could be held

Day 2 Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque; Built by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I in the year 1616, the Blue mosque today is one of the most famous landmarks of the old city with its famous six minarets and magnificent dome.

Day 2 Grand Bazaar

Grand Bazaar; With 18 entrances and more than 4000 shops it is one of the greatest bazaars in the World.

Day 3 Cruising on Bosphorus&Spice Market / Flight to Izmir (Monday)

Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, leave your luggage at the lobby. According your pick up time meet with your guide and start your half-day tour.

Day 3 Spice Market

Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, and leave your luggage at the lobby. According to your pick-up time meet with your guide and start your half-day tour. Visit Spice Bazaar; It was called Egyptian Bazaar during the Ottoman period because shopkeepers used to sell herbs and spices brought throughout Egypt and Asia

Day 3 Cruising on Bosphorus

Cruising on Bosphorus; where you will enjoy a magnificent view. A great history wıth beautiful nature. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion, you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, Rustem Pasa Mosque, Rumeli Fortress and further along with the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace.

Day 3 Flight to Izmir

After the tour back to your hotel, take your luggage and drive to Airport for your 1 hour 30min domestic flight to Izmir. Upon arrival, you will be greeted by your drıver who wıll drıve you safely to your hotel. Check-in. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 4 Ancient Ephesus Tour (Tuesday)

According to your tour pick-up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour.

Day 4 House of Virgin Mary

House of Virgin Mary; a church was built from the 6C AD to the top of the foundations of a house from 1C AD and it is declared by the church to be the final house where Mary spent her last days.

Day 4 Ancient Ephesus

Ancient Ephesus; The best-preserved classical city in the Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD, Ephesus was the second-largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250,000 citizens. Ephesus is also so well preserved that, walking on the ancient streets among the beautiful monuments such as the third largest library of the ancient world or the largest roman theatre on the Asia continent, gives you the feeling of a time traveler.

Day 4 Temple of Artemis

Temple of Artemis or Artemision was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in antiquity and made Ephesus a much-visited pilgrimage place

Day 5 Pamukkale Tour / Travel to Fethiye (Wednesday)

Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, According to your tour pick-up time meet with your guide and start your full day tour.

Day 5 Pamukkale

Pamukkale; Pools of Heaven on Earth… Pamukkale has always been a very popular settlement where hot springs were believed to have healing powers so it is considered to be the earliest spa on earth wherein history people traveled long distances in order to find a cure. The unique terraces were formed by running warm spring water at a temperature of 35 C, containing calcium bicarbonate. Today Pamukkale is declared as a worlds heritage site by UNESCO

Day 5 Ancient city of Hierapolis

ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. Also, The Sacred Pool is one of the highlights of the site. Theır shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath.

Day 5 Travel to Fethiye

At the end of the tour, we will drive you to your hotel in Fethiye. Check-in.

Day 6 Fethiye / 12 Island Boat Tour (Thursday)

On a myriad of bays and islands where navies and corsaires sought shelter from tempests all through man’s nautical history, you’ll find yourself in the bosom of the Mediterranean like no other boat trip can compare. Swim in the aquarium clear crystalline waters, disembark and take strolls at various islands and bays, sunbathe and fall asleep in tune with mother nature’s most tranquil lullaby, and have a BBQ lunch on board… You’ll return with unforgettable memories, (remember your camera). With more than enough legroom for our guests, less people, and no loud music on our sailing boat, you’ll find comfort and peace. Clean toilets and shower facilities, bar, sunbeds and shades, tackle and jackets for non-swimmers and beginners for all ages.

Day 7 Travel to Antalya (Friday)

Upon breakfast at the hotel check out. According to your public bus departure time, we will drive you to Fethiye bus station for your 4 hours bus journey to Antalya. Upon arrival, you will be greeted by your driver who will drive you safely to your hotel. Check-in.

Day 8 Antalya City Tour (Saturday)

According to your pick up tıme meet your guide and start your fullday tour

Day 8 Tunektepe Cable Car

Today you visit the cable car ride 'from sea to sky'. Enjoy amazing views from the top of Tunektepe which stands 1365 mt above sea level. You will see the beautiful coastline of the Antalya region, gorgeous mountains, pine forests, and the turquoise Mediterranean sea. Great pictures taken during the trip will remind you of this unforgettable experience.

Day 8 Duden Waterfall

Duden waterfalls are the most beautiful and the most visited in the Antalya region. Walk through the beautiful park and listen to the sound of falling water.

Day 8 Kaleici (Antalya)

After lunch at a local restaurant with a beautiful panoramic view you will have 1-1.5 hours of free time to explore the old town (Kaleici). You will see top attractions of the city: Hadrianus Gate, Clock Tower, Kesik Minare (Truncated Minaret) and city walls dated back to the 2d century. Old Town with its narrow stone streets is also a great place to explore numerous boutiques, art galleries, and interesting museums. Do not forget to buy some memorable souvenirs from the authentic shops before leaving Kaleici. Overnight in Antalya.

Day 9 Konya / Drive to Cappadocia (Sunday)

Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, and visit the museum of 13th-century Philosopher Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi. Mevlana was a philosopher and mystic of Islam, but not a Muslim of the orthodox type. His doctrine advocates unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning, goodness, charity, and awareness through love.

Day 9 Sultanhani Cervansarail

Then visit 700-years-old Caravanserail (ancient traders and travellers on silk road)

Day 9 Cappadocia

After lunch travel to Cappadocia. Check ın.

Day 10 Fairy Chimneys of Cappadoica (Monday)

According to your pick up time meet your guide and start your full-day tour.

Day 10 Goreme Museum

Goreme Museum; consists of many rock-cut churches from the second half of 9C with beautiful colorful frescoes decorating the walls

Day 10

Devrent Valley; famous for its quirky animal-shaped rocks. It looks like a sculpture zoo made by nature. There is even a rock pillar that looks like the Virgin Mary, holding Jesus Christ. Take in the unique lunar landscape of the valley and feel like you're in another World

Day 10 Pasabagi

Pasabagi which means: the Pacha's vineyard. This site is also called Monks Valley. The hermitage of Simeon monks was here. A chapel dedicated to St. Simeon (Simon), and a hermit's shelter is built into one of the fairy chimneys with three heads. Pasabag 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.

Day 10 Avanos

Avanos; where you will enjoy typical Turkish Lunch and experience make Potter with local experts

Day 10 Goreme Panorama

Goreme Panorama, which has one of the best panoramic view of the Fairy chimneys.

Day 10 Uchisar Castle

Uchisar the Naturel highest Rock Castle provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area.

Day 11 Underground Cities of Cappadocia / Flight to Istanbul (Tuesday)

Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, According to your tour pick-up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour.

Day 11 Red&Rose Valley

Rose and Red Valley; is an incredibly unique area of Cappadocia with sharp ridges, tinted in pink especially during sunset! the minerals in the sandstone have a pink tinge. This pink becomes more and more evident throughout the day, peaking at sunset when the sun glows directly onto the Rose Valley giving it that fine shade of pink so many people come to see.

Day 11 Cavusin Village

Cavusin; is surrounded by a valley, which becomes gradually wider, called Red Valley. The houses of the village were cut into massive rock formations. The village is famous for its rock-churches

Day 11 Pigeon Valley

Pigeon Valley; earned its name from the countless man-made dovecotes (Pigeon Houses) that have been carved into the soft volcanic tuff. Pigeon Valley is one of the best spots for walking in the marvelous Cappadocia region

Day 11 Underground Cities

Underground Cities; once a place of refuge for 15000 christians. These settlements were of enormous value to the development of Christianity as they provided shelter and worship and were in use until the end of 7C AD. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall and food storage rooms in this eight-story city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways.

Day 11 Ortahisar

Ortahisar; famous for its friendly inhabitants, picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named

Day 11 Flight to Istanbul

At the end of the tour drive you to Kayseri Airport for your 1hour 30min domestic flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival, you wıll be greeted by your driver who wıll drıve you safely to your hotel. Check-in.

Day 12 Departure Day (Wednesday)

Upon breakfast at the hotel check out and according to your flight time drive you to Istanbul Airport. End of our service.

Meeting / Pickup

Pick-up only: Customers must be picked up from selected pick-up locations.

Know Before You Go

  • Stroller / pram accessible
  • Public transportation nearby
  • Infant seats available

Please Note

  • Free entry to hıstorical sites for childrens 8yr and below
  • Domestic flight tickets including 25kg baggage+8kg cabin luggage
  • Entrance fees are excluded (Your guide will have skıp-the-line tıckets for historical sites, so you will skip long ticket lines)
  • Some historical sites may be closed during religious or national holidays. Before booking the tour, you can contact our team and confirm whether there will be a closed sites for the dates you want to take the tour.
  • Hot Air Balloon Flight is not included in the package.Please inform the provider when they contact you for a reservation. Prices may vary depending on season and density. The provider will book the spot for you in advance.
  • Optional: Depending on your request and flight availability, land drive can be upgraded as flight from ANTALYA to CAPPADOCIA at the additional cost of 150 USD per person.If a flight upgrade is selected, there will be no visit to Konya and lunch and airport transfers will be provided by us.
  • Important Note: When comparing our programs, services and prices with other operators, please consider that our tours are in the form of small groups, hotels are ‘’special class’’ that centraly located, has a characteristic structure of the regions (not hotels where large groups stay), "planes" are used between destinations to facilitate transportation and the restaurants are "Family-owned local restaurants" that gives opportunity to taste local flavors through Anatolia.

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