WONDERFUL TURKEY 07 Nights / 08 Days

On arrival at Istanbul Airport, after clearing immigration and baggage claim, meet your local representative/tour manager and proceed to your hotel. After checking in, the remainder of the day is at leisure and for you to explore Istanbul. Note: Transfers to hotel are available all day, mode of transportation could either be a coach/minivan along with other passengers from the group. If your flight arrives after 18.30 hrs local time, then dinner will not be provided. 

Dinner Y

Meet our expert local guide, to visit the "Topkapi Palace": the great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. The palace houses an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain. Robes are worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, and the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. Next we visit the "Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque". Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is the "Blue Mosque" because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Outside the Blue Mosque we find the ancient "Hippodrome": which was the scene of chariot races and entertainment and comprises of three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. We then visit the Grand Spice Bazaar for shopping. 

Please Note: St. Sophia Museum is closed on Mondays, Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays and The Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.

Breakfast Y  Lunch  Y Dinner X

This morning, enjoy a magical Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Spice Market Tour starting at 08:30. Enjoy the array of sites you can see from the boat including Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar). The cruise will also travel along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. After lunch proceeds for the flight to Izmir, on arrival transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi. 

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Proceed for a tour of Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient sites in the world. En route, visit the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library and Grand Theatre. After lunch, visit a carpet weaving centre: one of the oldest arts of Turkey. We then continue for a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince's construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all Orginal with their white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines -, especially fruit wines. We will visit the vineyards and learn how fruit wine is made. Later visit one of the famous leather production centres of the region, where you will have the opportunity to purchase locally crafted leather items. Overnight in Kusadasi. 

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Visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. 

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In the morning proceed to the airport for flight to Cappadocia. On arrival, transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore Cappadocia.

Breakfast Y Lunch Y Dinner Y

Today we depart for Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best-preserved Underground cities in Cappadocia. We then Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. Later visit the Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. The museum is famous for frescoes dating to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. Next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses. We then visit a pottery workshop, to see how to make potteries. Proceed onto Pasabagi where you can see three-headed fairy chimneys. Next; visit another workshop to see Cappadocian handwoven carpets and kilims. Continue onto Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. We then visit a wine shop in Urgup for wine tasting. The final visit is to see: Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. 

Breakfast Y Lunch Y Dinner Y

After breakfast, you will have free time in Cappadocia. Later depart for Kayseri Airport for our flight to Istanbul and where the tour ends. Please ensure your return flight is after 13:00 hours.

Breakfast Y