Istanbul Trip Overview
Start and end in Istanbul with the In-depth Cultural tour of Turkey In 9 Days.
You have a 9 days tour package taking you through Istanbul, Bursa, Ephesus, Cappadocia, and more destinations in Turkey. Includes accommodation, an expert guide, insurance, meals, transport, and more.
This Private tour is a land route tour so you have a chance to see more cities and villages during this road trip.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 days
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Start and end in Istanbul with the In-depth Cultural tour of Turkey In 9 Days.
You have a 9 days tour package taking you through Istanbul, Bursa, Ephesus, Cappadocia, and more destinations in Turkey. Includes accommodation, an expert guide, insurance, meals, transport, and more.
This Private tour is a land route tour so you have a chance to see more cities and villages during this road trip.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Istanbul – Airport Transfer
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul. Our driver will meet you at the airport. You will be transferred to your hotel.
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Istanbul – Recital Hotel (or similar)
Day 2: Explore Bursa
Stop At: Green Mosque, Yesil Mahallesi, Bursa 16360 Turkey
Once you reach Bursa you visit the Green Mosque and Green Tomb which are remained from Ottoman Period.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Great Mosque, Ulucami Cd. Nalbantoglu Mahallesi, Bursa 16010 Turkey
Continue by a visit to The Great Mosque which is one of the most attractive examples of Ottoman architecture in the transition period. The mosque, with an interior fountain and a beautiful wooden pulpit, is considered a classic.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Bursa
Day 3: Drive Kusadasi – Explore Ephesus
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
After 5 hours drive from Bursa to Selcuk you explore the Ancient City of Ephesus. A downhill walk with your guide will take you into the ruins of the Roman capital. Your route then takes you past the Bouleuterion, Temple of Domitian, Hercules Gate, Temple of Hadrian, The Celsus Library, and finally The Great Theater.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkey
After Ephesus, you will see the remains of the Temple of Artemis Which was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Kusadasi
Day 4: Explore Pamukkale
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkey
After breakfast, we drive to Pamukkale and explore the Antique City of Hierapolis, where Calcareous Thermal Springs descending over cliffs have created fascinating travertine’s in the form of white terraces and basins also known as the Cotton Castle. After dinner, you may relax and enjoy soaking into an authentic thermal bath at the hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Pamukkale
Day 5: Pamukkale – Konya – Cappadocia
Stop At: Mevlana Muzesi, Mevlana Cd. No:1, Konya 42030 Turkey
After breakfast drive toward Konya. Arrive in Konya and visit the Mevlana Museum. Konya was the center of the Selcuk Empire as well as the city of Mevlana and was famous for his Whirling Dervishes dance( all white garments and long red hat ).
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Sultanhani Kervansarayi, SultanhanI Zafer Mahallesi Sehit Murat Caddesi No 3, Sultanhani 68190 Turkey
Next visit a 13th-century Sultanhani Caravanserai, a “hotel” for ancient traders and travelers on our route for Cappadocica.
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Cappadocia
Day 6: Explore Cappadocia
Stop At: Love Valley, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Today start with Love valley where you can discover the spectacular rock formations, magical fairy chimnies, and our guide tells you about the history of Cappadocia and the volcanic formation of fairy chimnies.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
After you will visit the Paşabağları ( known as a Fairy Chimney Valley ) and you have a chance to see many fairy chimnies with one body and multiple caps.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia
Then we drive to Avanos town famous for embarking on an educational tour to learn the art of pottery making and carpet weaving.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
We spend approximately one hour for the lunch. After lunch, we drive to Devrent valley where you can see various types of fairy chimnies like mushroom shape and animal shape.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Ortahisar, Ortahisar, Cappadocia
Then we through to Urgup and Ortahisar rock-cut castle to watch the view of the old Greek house which was built in the 1800s.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkey
After watching, the best view of Cappadocia we drive to Goreme Open Air Museum is a place where you can visit carved churches and chapels, and monasteries. The churches were painted with frescoes from between the 10th and 13th centuries.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Cappadocia
Day 7: Capadoccia – Bolu
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
Today, you can see a magnificent view of Uchisar Castle, after the fascinating view
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lake Tuz, Sereflikochisar Turkey
On the route, we stop to see the 2. largest lake in Turkey. Also, %40 percent of the salt need in Turkey fulfills from this lake.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Anitkabir Command Anittepe, Ankara 06570 Turkey
We will visit the tomb of Ataturk in Ankara.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Bolu
Day 8: Drive Istanbul – Old city Tour
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
You start the tour in Istanbul with Hagia Sophia which is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
After this magical Hagia Sophia tour you are going to proceed to The Topkapı Palace which is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
After the Topkapi Palace, we are going to visit Blue Mosque which is called Sultan Ahmed Mosque as well. It will take just a few minutes walks from Topkapi Palace.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkey
The hippodrome of Constantinople is a square just next to the blue mosque.
Previously, it was a circus that was the sporting and social center of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Istanbul – Recital Hotel (or similar)
Day 9: Istanbul – Departure
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
Upon your flight time, you will be transferred to Istanbul Airport to take your international flight.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
