Magic Carpet Tour

Day 1 – Istanbul

Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel and the remainder of the day is yours, free to explore.
Overnight Istanbul.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Sirkeci Mansion Hotel or similar.

Day 2 – Istanbul Old City (B)

After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace, and the Hippodrome. Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with an optional ‘Half day Bosphorous cruise’.
Overnight Istanbul.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Sirkeci Mansion Hotel or similar.

Day 3 – Gallipoli Battlefields  (B, D)

One of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, today we visit the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, The Nek, Johnston’s Jolly, original trenches, and tunnels.
Overnight Çanakkale.

🏚️ Hotel Option: MD Barbaros Hotel or similar.

Day 4 –  Troy – Acropolis of Pergamon (B, D)

Step back in time today as we visit Troy and its famed Trojan Horse, followed by a tour of the magnificent acropolis of Pergamon. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political center in its time.
Overnight Kuşadası.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Boutique Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel or similar.

Day 5 –  Ephesus – Kusadasi (B, D)

Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village, we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
Overnight Kuşadası.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Boutique Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel or similar.

Day 6 – Pamukkale – Hierapolis (B, D)

This morning we will enjoy a display of locally handcrafted leather goods before heading to the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as Travertines, in Pamukkale where we also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. Take a dip, amongst ancient columns, in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers.
Overnight Pamukkale.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Adem Pira Hotel or similar.

Day 7 – Silk Road – Konya (B, D)

Today we travel the ancient Silk Road visiting Sultanhani Caravansary and the Mevlana museum in Konya along the way. Tonight, don’t miss the optional traditional Turkish folklore evening!
Overnight Cappadocia.

🏚️ Hotel Option: MDC Cave Hotel Cappadocia Hotel or similar.

Day 8 – Cappadocia – Goreme – Underground City (B, D)

Marvel at the lunar landscape of Cappadocia today as we visit the Goreme Valley Open Air Museum and the fairy chimneys, and explore the many levels of an underground city.
Overnight Cappadocia.

🏚️ Hotel Option: MDC Cave Hotel Cappadocia Hotel or similar.

Day 9 – Ankara (B)

Early morning departure to the nation’s capital, Ankara where we visit Anitkabir, the mausoleum of the famed Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, before returning to Istanbul.Overnight Istanbul.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Sirkeci Mansion or similar.

Day 10 –  Istanbul (B)

After breakfast, our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.