| PACKAGE INCLUDES |
Hotel
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Partial Meals Inclusive
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Tour Guide
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Domestic Flight
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| TRIP OVERVIEW |
| This 7Days Best of Turkey Package invites you to explore beautiful renowned cities in Turkey such as Istanbul, Kusadasi, Pamukkale and Cappadocia. You will tour iconic sites like the historic Hagia Sophia, Dolmabahçe Palace with its largest collection of crystal chandeliers, and Topkapi Palace, home to Ottoman sultans for 400 years. Discover the architectural marvels of the Blue Mosque and Rustem Pasha Mosque, and explore the Spice Market, a vibrant hub of spices, herbs, sweets, and exotic goods reflecting Istanbul's rich cultural heritage. Explore Pamukkale's "Cotton Castle", a stunning natural wonder featuring white calcium terraces, resembling a castle made of cotton, created by thousands of years of mineral-rich water deposits and a nearby stunning location ancient Hierapolis, a former city of the Roman Empire, founded in 190 BC, known for its impressive architecture. Also, visit Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, and House of the Virgin Mary, immersing yourself in the mystical atmosphere of ancient times. Explore Cappadocia's lunar landscape with visits to Devrent Valley's fairy chimneys, Paşabağ's mushroom-shaped pinnacles, and Uçhisar's natural castles. Discover Red Valley's vibrant rock formations and historic churches, Çavuşin village's ancient dwellings, Pigeon Valley's scenic views and pigeon houses, and the underground city's intricate tunnels. |
| HIGHTLIGHTS |
✔ Visit Topkapi Palace the primary residence of the Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years
✔ Visit the amazing historic architectural of Hagia Sophia
✔ Explore Blue Mosque an Ottoman masterpiece blending harmoniously with Byzantine influences
✔ Check out Dolmabahce Palace world’s largest collection of Bohemian & Baccarat crystal chandeliers
✔ Visit Rustem Pasha Mosque an architecture built atop shops and accessed by curved staircases on either side
✔ Shop at Spice Market, the largest and famous bazaar in the city
✔ Discover Devrent Valley's fairy chimneys & Pasabag’s mushroom-shaped pinnacles
✔ Visit Red Valley beautiful pinkish-red colors rock formations & ancient cave churches
✔ Explore maze of passageways and ancient homes settlements in Cappadocia Underground City
✔ Visit Pamukkale Cotton Castle famed for its stunning white travertine terraces & thermal mineral waters
✔ Check out The Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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| SKETCH ITINERARY |
D01: Arrive Istanbul
D02: Istanbul Jewel Tour (B,L)
D03: Istanbul Old Tour > Kusadasi (B,L)
D04: Kusadasi – Pamukkale (B,L)
D05: Kusadasi – Ephesus – Cappadocia (B,L)
D06: Explore Cappadocia (B,L)
D07: Explore Cappadocia- Istanbul (B,L)
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| 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. Hotel Check in Time is after 2 Pm. |
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You may join our optional tour depends 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. (120Euro per person) |
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Overnight Istanbul |
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| DAY 02: ISTANBUL JEWEL TOUR (B, L)
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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. It surpasses all other palaces in the world in wealth and magnificence. |
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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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Thereafter, you will have time to do shopping in Spice Market also known as the Egyptian Bazaar, is a vibrant and aromatic marketplace renowned for its diverse array of spices, herbs, sweets, and other exotic goods, reflecting the city's rich cultural tapestry and historical significance as a trade hub. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar and one the largest bazaars in the city. |
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At the end of the tour, 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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Overnight Istanbul |
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| DAY 03: ISTANBUL OLD TOUR > KUSADASI (B, L)
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After breakfast, enjoy a fully guided tour to Topkapi Palace is a grand and historically significant palace that served as the primary residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years, renowned for its exquisite architecture, opulent courtyards, intricate tilework, and invaluable collections of artifacts, including the Prophet Muhammad's cloak and sword. |
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Next, The Hagia Sophia, is a masterpiece of architecture and a symbol of Byzantine and Ottoman grandeur. Its beauty and architectural significance have captivated visitors and scholars for centuries. |
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Thereafter, visit The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is an architectural masterpiece famous for its stunning blue İznik tilework, six elegant minarets, and a majestic central dome, blending Ottoman and Byzantine elements harmoniously. |
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Next, visit The Hippodrome of Istanbul, also known as the Sultanahmet Square, is a historic public space that once served as the social and sporting centre of Constantinople, featuring notable monuments like the Obelisk of Theodosius and the Serpent Column. Thereftafter, visit the Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world. It is a bustling labyrinth of over 4,000 shops offering a dazzling array of goods, including jewelry, textiles, ceramics, spices, and antiques, reflecting centuries of vibrant trade and cultural exchange. |
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Smart Tips: Old city is a walking tour, please be sure to put on casual shoes. The scarf is required for ladies to visit the mosques. |
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After the tour, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Izmir. Upon arrival transfer to hotel in Kusadasi. Overnight Kusadasi. |
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| DAY 04: KUSADASI – PAMUKKALE (B, L)
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After breakfast you head 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 times for its therapeutic powers. Pamukkale, known as the Cotton Castle, features stunning white travertine terraces formed by thermal mineral waters, offering a unique and picturesque natural wonder. |
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Today bring your swimsuit with you because you will have time to enjoy the thermal water of Pamukkale. After the tour back to the hotel. |
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Overnight Kusadasi |
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| DAY 05: KUSADASI – EPHESUS – CAPPADOCIA (B, L)
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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)
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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- ISTANBUL (B, L)
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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, 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 Christian clergymen. |
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After lunch Drive to the pigeon valley. In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı underground city. The Cappadocia underground city is a vast, ancient network of tunnels and chambers showcasing remarkable subterranean architecture and historical ingenuity. |
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After the tour we will transfer you to the Cappadocia Airport and you fly from Cappadocia to Istanbul Airport and take your connecting flight back home. |
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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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| No visit to Istanbul is complete without stopping ...
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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
- Domestic Flight Ticket IST-IZM-ASR-IST
- Hotel accommodation as specified
- Transfers with new & AC vehicles inclusive as specified
- Seat in Coach Tour Arrangements tours with English speaking guidance licensed by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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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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