Istanbul Trip Overview
You will visit the main highlights of Turkey. You will join small groups in each area and you will have local guides for each location. Maximum number of people in each group is 20. Different Hotel options are available to choose. You can choose your Hotel depending on your interest and budget
Additional Info
Duration: 10 days
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey
You will visit the main highlights of Turkey. You will join small groups in each area and you will have local guides for each location. Maximum number of people in each group is 20. Different Hotel options are available to choose. You can choose your Hotel depending on your interest and budget
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival to Istanbul
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
transfer from airport to hour hotel in Istanbul, overnight stay
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: overnight stay in a hotel in Istanbul
Day 2: Istanbul Old City Tour
Stop At: Hippodrome (open air museum), Binbirdirek, Atmeydanı Cd. No:53 D:68, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
You will first visit Byzantine Hippodrome, used for public entertainments organised by emperors)
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
the Sultan Ahmed mosque, famous for its tiles, will be another stop during this tour
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
the imperial residence of Ottoman sultans is one of the most visited sites in Turkey
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Church of Holy Wisdom, museum/mosque that used to be the biggest Orthodox church in the World) is one of the most important sites in Turkey
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
at the end of the tour and before return to hotel you will have some free time in the oldest and the largest covered market in the world
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight stay in a hotel in Istanbul
Day 3: Istanbul tour and Bosphorus boat trip
Stop At: Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
During Bosphorus boat trip you will see the bridges of Istanbul, Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi Palaces, Anadolu and Rumeli fortresses and beautiful houses around the strait.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Taksim Square, Gumussuyu Mh., Istanbul 34435 Turkey
Guide will take you to the heart of modern Istanbul where you will walk in the famous Istklal street.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Chora Museum, Kariye Mahallesi, Kariye Camii Sokak, No: 18 EdirnekapI Fatih, Istanbul 34087 Turkey
Church of the Holy Savior in Chora is famous for frescoes that depict scens from life of Virgin Mary
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu – Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkey
Before return to hotel, you will walk in Spice Market (17 century structure that housed the majority of the city’s spice trade)
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight stay in a hotel in Istanbul
Day 4: Istanbul to Cappadocia
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
Devrent valley is also known as Imaginary valley and its famous for its lunar landscape
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
Pasabag or Monks valley is famous for its mushroom shaped rock formations
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkey
This monastery complex with churches carved into the rock is the main site in Cappadocia
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Cavusin, Cavusin, Cappadocia
Cavusin village is one of the oldest settlements in Cappadocia
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Love Valley, Goreme 50180 Turkey
We visit this valley to see other unique shapes of rock formations
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight stay in a hotel in Cappadocia
Day 5: Cappadocia tour
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
This is one of the most interesting examples of underground settlements in Cappadocia
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
It is the highest point in there where you can enjoy amazing landscape view
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkey
We will walk in this valley to see old caves and carved pigeon houses. Afterwards we will make another stop to see the Rose valley.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight stay in a hotel in Cappadocia
Day 6: fly to Izmir
Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
You will be transferred to airport in Cappadocia to fly to Izmir. You will be transferred from Izmir to your hotel in Kusadasi
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: overnight stay in a hotel in Kusadasi
Day 7: Ephesus tour
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
After 20 minutes driving we will first vist the ancient city of Ephesus; the highlights of the site are the Grand Theatre, Celsus Library, Odeon, Hadrian Temple…
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkey
It is believed that the mother of Jesus spent some time in this area; today you can see a catholic church in that place
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkey
you will visit the ruins on the temple that was one of the seven wonders of the anceint world
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight stay in a hotel in Kusadasi
Day 8: Pamukkale and Hierapolis
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkey
There is 3 hours driving from Kusadasi to this beatiful site where you can enjoy the wonder of nature that is unique in the world and the ruins of the Roman spa city. After the tour return to Kusadasi
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight stay in a hotel in Kusadasi
Day 9: Pergamon and Asklepion
Stop At: Pergamon Antik Kenti, Bergama Turkey
The ancient city of Pergamon is beautifuly located ona a steep hill; it is very well preserved
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: The Asklepion, Zafer Mah. Prof. Dr. Frieldhelm Korte Cad. No:1, Bergama 35700 Turkey
The ruins of the ancient hospital are another coomplex of well preserved ruins with a very interesting history. After the tour transfer to Izmir to fly to Istanbul. Arrival to Istanbul, transfer to hotel
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight stay in a hotel in Istanbul
Day 10: transfer to airport and return
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
transfer from hotel to airport for your return flight
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
