| PACKAGE INCLUDES |
Hotel
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Meal
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Tour Guide
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Entrance Pass
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Domestic Flight
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Return Airport Transfer
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100% Private Tour
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| TRIP OVERVIEW |
| Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of thermal spring water. Get the best of Turkey famous landmarks in this 8Days Istanbul + Pamukkale Ephesus Cappadocia.100% Private Tour. |
| HIGHTLIGHTS |
✔ Visit the 'Jewels of Istanbul' such as Topkopi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque
✔ Experience boat trip on Bosphorus cruise
✔ Visit amazing architectural styles such as Dolmabahce Palace, Galata Bridge & Rustem Pasha Mosque
✔ Shop at Spice Market, the largest and famous bazaar in the city
✔ Enjoy amazing views of the spectacular & breathtaking landscapes on Hot Air Balloon ride
✔ carved pigeon houses
✔ Visit Red Valley beautiful natural wonder, surreal pinkish-red colors rock formations & ancient cave churches
✔ Explore maze of passageways and ancient homes settlements in Cappadocia Underground City
✔ Explore Pamukkale magnificent White Calcium Terraces, known as Cotton Castle
✔ Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient times as you visit Ephesus and Temple of Artemis
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| SKETCH ITINERARY |
D1: ARRIVE ISTANBUL
D2: JEWEL TOUR (B/L/D)
D3: ISTANBUL OLD TOUR + FLY TO IZMIR (B/L/D)
D4: PAMUKKALE (COTTON CASTLE) (B/L/D)
D5: EXPLORE EPHESUS + FLY TO CAPPADOCIA (B/L/D)
D6: EXPLORE CAPPADOCIA (B/L/D)
D7: EXPLORE CAPPADOCIA (B/L/D)
D8: FLY TO ISTANBUL - DEPART ISTANBUL (B) |
| DETAILED ITINERARY |
| DAY 01: ARRIVE ISTANBUL
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Welcome to Istanbul. Our driver will meet with you at the airport. You will be transferred to your hotel. Check in Time is after 2 Pm. |
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You may join our optional tour depands on your arrival today. |
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Optional Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Entertainment |
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We will pick you up from Hotel at approximately 07:30 pm and transfer you to the Istanbul Kabatas Port from where your Dinner Cruise will commense.You are in for a treat with our exciting dinner Cruise that presents you the beauty of Istanbul at night while cruising the Bosphorus. You will dine on a delicious assortment of authentic Turkish Cuisine, PLUS you enjoy an outstanding Turkish Night of entertainment which will feature traditional dances from the seven different regions of Turkey as well as an oriental belly-dance show. Your performance will include Ottoman dancers, Romany Gypsy Girls, belly dancers, and the Asuk Masuk comedy team, etc. This is a night you will not forget and one loved by ALL our customers who have attended previous cruises. Your dinner cruise ends at about midnight, at which time we will transfer you to the Hotel. (112 Usd per person) |
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Overnight Istanbul |
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| DAY 02: JEWEL TOUR (B, L, D)
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After you meet with your guide at the hotel, you will start the tour which will be completed by public transportation. First you will visit Dolmabahce Palace, a blend of various European architectural styles, was built between 1843 - 1856 by Karabet Balyan, the court architect of Sultan Abdulmecid. The three –storied palace built on a symmetrical plan has 285 rooms and 43 halls. The palace has survived intact with its original decorations, furniture and the silk carpets and curtains. Its surpasses all other palaces in the world in wealth and magnificence. |
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After Dolmabahce Palace you will have a chance to step on Galata Bridge which was built in Ottoman Period. |
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Then your guide will take you to one of the mosque which was built by Master Architect Sinan, Rustem Pasha Mosque. The Rüstem Pasha Mosque was unique among Sinan’s many mosques for its lavishly decorated, tiled interior. Rüstem Pasha may have ordered the mosque’s characteristic İznik tiles in order to support court designer Kara Memi, who was known for elegant floral designs. |
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After lunch you will join regular boat trip on the bosphorus An amazing cruise between the two continents, EUROPE and ASIA, along the Bosphorus by the Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi Palaces, wooden villas and mansions. |
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THE RUMELI FORTRESS(FROM THE SEA) (NO INTERIOR VISIT) |
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Istanbul had been besieged many times before Mehmet the Conquer took the city in 1453,but it managed to defend itself with the help of the Roman city walls. |
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At the end of the tour you will have time to do shopping in Spice Market which is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. |
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Overnight Istanbul |
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| DAY 03: ISTANBUL OLD TOUR + FLY TO IZMIR (B, L, D)
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After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome. |
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After the tour we will transfer you to the airport. Please check out your room and take your luggages in the luggage room at the hotel. You will fly to Izmir. After your arrival we will welcome you and transfer you to the hotel. |
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Overnight Kusadasi |
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Smart Tips: Old city is a walking Tour, please be sure that you put on casual shoes.The scarf requires for ladies to visit the mosques. |
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| DAY 04: PAMUKKALE (COTTON CASTLE) (B, L, D)
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After breaksfast you heading to the magnificent White calcium terraces, known as Cotton Castle (Pamukkale) where you also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. This city was used in Roman time for their therapeutic powers. Today bring your swim suit with you because you will have time to enjoy with the thermal water of Pamukkale |
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Overnight Kusadasi |
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| DAY 05: EXPLORE EPHESUS + FLY TO CAPPADOCIA (B, L, D)
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Absorb yourself in history today. Today you visit Ephesus , Temple of Artemis and House of Virgin Mary. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient times. Ephesus is one of the most important ancient city in the World and it was capital of the Asia Minor. |
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After the tour we will transfer you to the airport. Please check out your room and take your luggages in the luggage room at the hotel. You will fly to Kayseri. After your arrival we will welcome you and transfer you to the hotel. |
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Overnight Cappadocia |
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| DAY 06: EXPLORE CAPPADOCIA (B, L, D)
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OPTİONAL : Hot Air Balloon Tour: Today very early in the morning we will depart for our amazing Balloon Tour we will pick you up from your hotel at approximately 04:30 am (depending on the location of your hotel) and transfer you to the balloon site where you will have the opportunity to watch the balloon being prepared for your flight as you enjoy a light breakfast snack; preparation time is generally 15-20 minutes. Your flight will begin at sunrise, where your pilot will climb about 3000 feet above ground level. It is from this elevation that you will marvel at the beauty of Cappadocia below you. During certain segments of the flight our pilots are also capable of flying as low as 1 meter above the rock formations which will allow you perfect photo taking opportunities. The Standard Flight is a total of 60 fascinating minutes. There will be a champagne celebration at end of the flight, and you will be presented with a Flight Certificate, signed by your pilot, as a souvenir reminder of this magnificent experience. You will be returned to your hotel at the end of your tour where you can rest, have breakfast, and then continue your day. ( 300 Usd per adult) |
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Marvel at the lunar landscape with a fully guided tour of Cappadocia, visiting Devrent Valley to see the unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to paşabag (Monk's Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles.Drive to the city of Avanos .In the afternoon visit another beautiful open air museum at Göreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years.Lastly,before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at Uchisar. After the tour we will be back to our hotel. |
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Overnight Cappadocia. |
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| DAY 07: EXPLORE CAPPADOCIA (B, L, D)
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After having breakfast at the hotel, we will again depart for a full day Cappadocia tour. Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley,and explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley. Then visit Çavuşin village.This village is famous for the houses and churches of the christian clegymen.After lunch Drive to the pigeon valley . In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı underground city. Where early christians lived in fear and faith. |
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Overnight Cappadocia |
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| DAY 08: FLY TO ISTANBUL - DEPART ISTANBUL (B)
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At 8 am we will transfer you to Kayseri Airport and you will fly back to Istanbul Airport to take your international flight. |
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| TRIP GALLERY |
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| Pamukkale (Cotton Castle)...
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| Take a roam to the largest monoblock palace of Dol...
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| Pass on the bridge that connects the old and new c...
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| Don't be blind of Rustem Pasha Mosque as Blue Mosq...
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| A castle that is home of local and international m...
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| Topkapi Palace: the royal depiction of Turkey's gl...
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| Hagia Sophia, a Christian Cathedral that converted...
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| Had a visit and admire the blue beauty of Blue Mos...
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| Hippodrome, the scene of many rebellions and massa...
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| Up, Up and Away! Fly High with hot air balloon in ...
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| Mark it up for panaromic cave home view of Uchisar...
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| What you see around is what your imagination bring...
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| Trypophobia is nothing when you have a view of Cav...
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| Wander at Pigeon Valley and look-over a sactuary o...
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| Visit the most deepest underground city in Cappado...
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| The ancient city of Hierapolis...
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| Get astonish with the white calcium terraces (trav...
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| Glance and untomb the story of Artemis Temple at E...
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| INCLUSION |
- Meals inclusive as specified
- All entrances inclusive as specified
- Hotel accommodation as specified
- Transfers with new & AC vehicles inclusive as specified
- Seat in Coach tours with English speaking guidance licensed by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
- Domestic flight ticket ISTANBUL - IZMIR - CAPPADOCIA -ISTANBUL
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| EXCLUSION |
- International Flight Ticket & Taxes
- Drinks, personal expenses & Tips
- MSIG Travel Insurance
- High Season Surcharge
- Any item not stated under 'Inclusions'
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