Istanbul Trip Overview
This comprehensive tour of Turkey combines history and beaches, man-made wonders and natural phenomena, as well as a vibrant and welcoming culture. Begin your trip roaming the palaces and mosques of Istanbul before journeying into the bizarre as you explore otherworldly Cappadocia. From the amazing white cliff waterfalls of Pamukkale to the bustling bazaars of Istanbul, our local tour guides will show you the region’s hidden gems and make sure your trip burns brightly in your memory long after you’ve left this crossroads of Asia and Europe.
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Duration: 15 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
This comprehensive tour of Turkey combines history and beaches, man-made wonders and natural phenomena, as well as a vibrant and welcoming culture. Begin your trip roaming the palaces and mosques of Istanbul before journeying into the bizarre as you explore otherworldly Cappadocia. From the amazing white cliff waterfalls of Pamukkale to the bustling bazaars of Istanbul, our local tour guides will show you the region’s hidden gems and make sure your trip burns brightly in your memory long after you’ve left this crossroads of Asia and Europe.
Itinerary
Day 1: Istanbul
Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Cad No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
Arrival
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 2: Istanbul – Ankara
Stop At: Mountain Bolu, Bolu DagI E-5 Tunel DIsI Bolge, Bolu Turkey
Bolu Mountain is a mountain located in the province of Bolu. It separates the Düzce Plain and Bolu Plain.
It is strategically important as it is a transit point between Ankara and Istanbul.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 3: Ankara – Cappadocia
Stop At: Anitkabir Command Anittepe, Ankara 06570 Turkey
Anıtkabir is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 4: Cappadocia
Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Göreme National Park is a national park in central Turkey. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 under the name Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia. The park features a rocky, water- and wind-eroded landscape with a network of ancient, interconnecting underground settlements.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 5: Cappadocia
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
Devrent Valley, which is also known as Imaginary Valley and also as Pink Valley reveals many different rock formations.
The small fairy chimneys in the valley form a lunar landscape, or moonscape, by their strange look. The valley also has many animal-shaped rocks. It looks like a sculpture zoo made by nature.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 6: Cappadocia – Konya
Stop At: Sultanhani Kervansarayi, SultanhanI Zafer Mahallesi Sehit Murat Caddesi No 3, Sultanhani 68190 Turkey
Presently, Sultanhanı is not on one of the main highways of Turkey. But it was one of the most important stops in caravan routes during the Middle Ages.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 7: Konya – Antalya
Stop At: Mevlana Muzesi, Mevlana Cd. No:1, Konya 42030 Turkey
The Mevlâna Museum is the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian Sufi mystic also known as Mevlâna or Rumi. It was also the dervish lodge of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels
Day 8: Antalya – Kekova
Stop At: Antalya Bazaar, Meydankavagi Mh, Antalya 07200 Turkey
Antalya City Tour
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 9: Kekova – Kas
Stop At: Kekova Island, Demre (Kale) 07570 Turkey
Kekova, also named Caravola, is a small Turkish island near Demre district of Antalya province which faces the villages of Kaleköy and Üçağız.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 10: Kas – Selcuk
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkey
Pamukkale, meaning “cotton castle” in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing water.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 11: Selcuk
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Ephesus was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometers southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkey
The Virgin Mary’s House is a Catholic shrine located on Mt. Koressos in the vicinity of Ephesus.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 12: Selcuk – Ayvalik
Stop At: Ayvalik Bit Pazari, Barbaros Cad. 9. Sok. No: 18-A, Ayvalik 34000 Turkey
The most popular bazaar in Balıkesir.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Selected Hotels
Day 13: Ayvalik – Canakkale
Stop At: Troy (Truva), Tevfikiye Koyu, Intepe, Canakkale Turkey
Troy
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels
Day 14: Canakkale – Istanbul
Stop At: Gallipoli Battlefield, Eceabat Turkey
The Gallipoli peninsula is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels
Day 15: Istanbul Return
Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Cad No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
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Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
