9 Days Turkey Tour
9 Days Turkey Tour
  • Duration: 9 Days/8 Nights
  • Tour Code: BTT03
  • Highlights:
  • Departures: Every day, all year around

Description

Day 1: Arrive in Istanbul

After arrived in Istanbul you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul..

Day 2: Istanbul Old City Walking Tour ( B, L )

After the breakfast at your hotel we start for full day sightseeing tour of Istanbul. As a first stop of us,we will visit Topkapi Palace (harem section is optional-extra), ancient Hippodrome of Constantinople (center of the chariot races) and go on with the Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine church which was converted into a mosque in 15th century. We go on at Sultanahmet Squere with the Blue Mosque and finally we will stop at Grand Covered Bazaar and will have free time to discover 4000 tiny shops in the passageways of the world's largest covered bazaar. Overnight in Istanbul. (B,L)

Day 3: Free Day to Explore Istanbul ( B )

After breakfast, you have full day to explore bazaars or new city part of Istanbul by your self Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 4. Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia / North Cappadocia Tour ( B, L )

Early morning you will be transferred from your hotel to airport for the flight to Cappadocia ( 60 min ). After arrival to Cappadocia airport, you will join our North Cappadocia tour.

We will visit Uchisar Castle, Goreme Open Air Museum, Devrent Valley with its animal and fairy-tale like rock formations, the ancient towns of Urgup and Avanos famous for its red clay pottery. End of the tour, you will be transferred to hotel . Overnight in Goreme.

Day 5. South Cappadocia Tour - Highly Recommended to Experience Hot Air Ballooning ( B, L )

After breakfast you will be picked up for full day South Cappadocia tour. We will visit Pigeon Valley, Uchisar castle, Kaymaklı underground city which has 5 floor and extending to a depth of approximately 40 m. Then w ego on with the Red Valley, this beautiful valley gets its name from the rose-colored rock. Here we will hike for 2 hours to see the beauty of the valley with several rock-cut underground dwellings and churches from the Byzantine period. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to hotel. Overnight in Goreme.

Day 6. Transfer to Pamukkale via Konya ( B, L )

After breakfast check out from your hotel and set off for Pamukkale, on the way to Pamukkale we will visit Konya where is known as the adopted home of Rumi ( Mevlana ), the Sufic mystic who founded the Whirling Dervish, also Konya used to be one of the most important trading centre on the Silk Road. End of the day arrive in Pamukkale, check in hotel. Overnight in Pamukkale.

Day 7. Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour ( B, L )

After breakfast, check out from your room and start for full day Pamukkale and Hierapolis tour. Pamukkale meaning of the Cotton Castle in English. Once known as Hierapolis, famous for healing thermal / mineral Baths and beautiful snow-white "petrified waterfalls. After lunch visit Hierapolis, including the magnificently preserved Necropolis, the main Street and Gates, the thermal Baths, the devil's hole, and Masterpiece Theater. Pamukkale terraces are made of travertine, a sedimentary rock deposited by water from the hot springs. In this area, there are 17 hot water springs in which the temperature ranges from 35 °C to 100 °C The water that emerges from the spring is transported 320 meters (1,050 ft.) to the head of the travertine terraces and deposits calcium carbonate on a section 60 to 70 meters long covering an expanse of 240 meters to 300 meters. Swimming or a therapeutic bath in a hotel pool's hot spring mineral Waters. Stay overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 8. Ephesus Tour / Flight from Izmir to Istanbul ( B, L )

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and start for full day Ephesus tour Firstly, you will stop at the Temple of Artemis which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, a magnificient temple had been built for the goddess of fertility and hunters, Artemis, known as Diana after city passed under the rules of Romans. Then drive to Ephesus. The extensive ruins which include Varius Bath Complex, The Odeon, State Agora, The Temples of Dea Roma, Prytaneion, Domitian Square, Hercules Gate, Curetes Street, The Fountain of Trajan, The Baths of Scholastica, Temple of Hadrian, Celsius Library, The Gymnasium, Great Theatre.. And much more monuments stand in the special atmosphere of Ephesus, charming each one. Once it was a commerce and trade center of the ancient world, later on became a sacred religious place of the early Christianity and today, a famous and unique tourism center proving all its perfects to the visitors as one of the biggest open air museum in the world. Next stop is to visit The House of Virgin Mary, the place where it is believed that she had spent last years of her life. It is considered that St. John brought Virgin Mary to Ephesus after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and that a small house was built for her on Bulbul Mountain. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited The House of Virgin Mary and declared one of the pilgrimage center. At the end of the tour flight to Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul

Day 9. Istanbul ( B )

After breakfast, check out from your hotel, we will arrange transfer to international airport for your flight.

INCLUDES

** Flight tickets mentioned in the itinerary.
** All accommodation mentioned in the itinerary.
** All mentioned transfers in the itinerary.
** All tours with transportation, lunch and entrance fees.
** All tours with professional tour guide, licensed by The Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
** All meals mentioned by the itinerary (B – Breakfast, L – Lunch, D – Dinner).
** Vegetarian meals available.
** Full travel insurance.
** All domestic taxes.

EXCLUDES

** Drinks with meals
** Any tips to guide, driver or staff at hotels.
** Items of a personal nature.
** Medical services.

Notes:

** Can be customized according to your wishes.
** This tour is available all year round.
** There is no hidden cost.
** Departs daily.