Istanbul Trip Overview
This is a customized 14 days Land tour & Blue cruise package by plane – start and ends in Istanbul. This package gives you an opportunity to explore the UNESCO sights of Turkey and cruising the most beautiful turquoise bays of the Mediterranean. Visit Istanbul; where Asia meets Europe, Ephesus; The best-preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean holds Mary House and the temple of Artemis, Pamukkale; Pools of Heaven on Earth… Cappadocia; The land of Beautiful horses and home of the fairy chimneys, Fethiye; where green meets Blue. Antalya; The bosom of Mediterranean. Enjoy 4 days and 3 nights to cruise down to Demre, which is the most popular route along the Turquoise Coastline. Traveling on a Turkish gulet, this blue cruise has something for everyone. From the ancient cities and sights to crystal clear waters for swimming and snorkeling.
Additional Info
Duration: 14 days
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey
This is a customized 14 days Land tour & Blue cruise package by plane – start and ends in Istanbul. This package gives you an opportunity to explore the UNESCO sights of Turkey and cruising the most beautiful turquoise bays of the Mediterranean. Visit Istanbul; where Asia meets Europe, Ephesus; The best-preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean holds Mary House and the temple of Artemis, Pamukkale; Pools of Heaven on Earth… Cappadocia; The land of Beautiful horses and home of the fairy chimneys, Fethiye; where green meets Blue. Antalya; The bosom of Mediterranean. Enjoy 4 days and 3 nights to cruise down to Demre, which is the most popular route along the Turquoise Coastline. Traveling on a Turkish gulet, this blue cruise has something for everyone. From the ancient cities and sights to crystal clear waters for swimming and snorkeling.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival to Istanbul
Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Cad No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
Upon arrival at Istanbul /SAW Airport greeted and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Recital Hotel or similar
Day 2: City Highlights Tour / Flight to Izmir
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Hagia Sophia; was the largest building on earth barring the Egyptian Pyramids or the Great Wall of China. It was the religious center of the city during the Byzantine period.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Topkapı Palace; As well as being the imperial residence of the Sultan, the palace was also the seat of government for the ottoman empire. It housed the ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkey
Hippodrome; Built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus in 203AD, during the Roman period hippodrome was the civil center for the people of the city where once 100,000 spectators could be held.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Blue Mosque; Built by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I in the year 1616, Blue mosque today is one of the most famous landmarks of the old city with its famous six minarets and magnificent dome.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Grand Bazaar; With 18 entrances and more than 4000 shops it is one of the greatest bazaars in the World.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı, Sanayi, 34906 Pendik/İstanbul, Turkey
After the tour drives you back to your hotel. Take your luggage and drive to Airport for your 1hour 30min domestic flight to Izmir. Upon arrival, you will be greeted by your driver and driven to your hotel. Check-in. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Efe Boutique Hotel or similar
Day 3: FD Ephesus Tour
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkey
The House of Virgin Mary; a church was built from the 6C AD to the top of the foundations of a house from 1C AD and it is declared by the church to be the final house where Mary spent her last days
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Ancient Ephesus; The best-preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD, Ephesus was the second-largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250,000 citizens. Ephesus is also so well preserved that, walking on the ancient streets among the beautiful monuments such as the third largest library of the ancient world or the largest roman theatre on the Asia continent, gives you the feeling of a time traveller.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkey
Temple of Artemis or Artemision was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in antiquity and made Ephesus a much-visited pilgrimage place
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Efe Boutique Hotel or similar
Day 4: Pamukkale Tour
Stop At: Pamukkale Thermal Pools, Pamukkale Turkey
Pamukkale; Pools of Heaven on Earth… Pamukkale has always been a very popular settlement where hot springs were believed to have healing powers so it is considered to be the earliest spa on earth where in history people traveled long distances in order to find a cure. The unique terraces were formed by running warm spring water at a temperature of 35 C, containing calcium bicarbonate. Today Pamukkale is declared as a world’s heritage site by UNESCO.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkey
the ancient city of Hierapolis has the biggest Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. Also, The Sacred Pool is one of the highlights of the site. Theır shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Fethiye, Fethiye, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
At the end of the tour drive you to Denizli bus station for your 5h coach journey to Fethiye. Upon arrival, greeted by your driver and drives to your hotel. Check-in. Overnight in Fethiye
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Reis Royal Hotel or similar
Day 5: Cruising > Fethiye, Butterfly Valley, Oludeniz, Demirciler Cove
Pass By: Fethiye Port, Karagozler Mah, Fevzi Cakmak Cd., Fethiye 48300 Turkey
(15:00)
Upon your pick-up time from the hotel meet your driver and drive to the boat for boarding.
Stop At: Butterfly Valley, Fethiye Turkey
Once every guest completes boarding, the boat will depart from Fethiye. Along the way enjoy panoramic views of Butterfly Valley and Oludeniz which are the most beautiful bays of the Mediterranean coast. Later, the boat will stop at ‘’Demirciler cove’’ and walk to St. Nicholas island. Enjoy the sunset from the best panoramic view. Overnight on board.
Duration: 16 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on Board
Day 6: Cruising > Heybeliada-Kas-Kekova
Stop At: Kalkan, Kalkan, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
Today sail to ‘’Kalkan’’ for breakfast and enjoy amazing views of Heybeliada
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Kas, Kas, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
After breakfast drive to Kas where you can walk in the city, As an option there you can enjoy paragliding or diving experience as additional.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Kekova, Kekova, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
Later, depart from Kas to Kekova to overnight and stay in ‘’Sicaksu Cove’’. Overnight on board.
Duration: 14 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on board
Day 7: Cruising > Sicaksu Cove-Simena-Sunken City-Gokkaya Cove-Burch Cove
Stop At: Sunken City Ruins of Simena, The Mediterranean Sea, Kekova 07570 Turkey
After breakfast at the ‘’sicaksu cove’’ sail to visit Simena, Ucagiz, and Sunken City. Lunch will be served in ‘’Gokkaya cove’’. Enjoy swimming in Gokkaya bay. Later sail to ‘’Burc cove’’ and overnight on Board.
Duration: 20 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on board
Day 8: Demre / Cruising
Stop At: Demre (Kale), Demre (Kale), Turkish Mediterranean Coast
After breakfast, sail to Demre port. Here is the last stop.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Antalya, Antalya, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
Meet your driver there and drive to your hotel in Antalya. Check-in. Overnight in Antalya.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Mediterra Art Hotel or similar
Day 9: Perge, Aspendos, Side, Kursunlu Waterfalls
Stop At: Perge Ancient City, Aksu, Antalya 07110 Turkey
Perge, one of the largest and most popular ancient city in the Pamphylia region. Perge was the capital of Pamphylia then eventually came under Roman rule in 133B.C. and this is when it flourished most and indeed most of the ruins that are left today are from that area. You will see the Agora, Roman Baths, Colonnaded Street, Nympharium and also Grand amphitheater which could hold 15.000 people.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aspendos Ruins and Theater, Aspendos, Serik Turkey
Aspendos Ancient Theatre. Probably an earlier ancient theatre was built 2nd century on the site. The Aspendos theatre can hold over 20,000 and ıs still being used for festivals and music concerts.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Side, Side, Manavgat, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
Side; one of the most popular and classical ancient citys of Turkey, also became an important base for the Cilician pirates and their slave trade and profited from this. With the defeat of the pirates, Side fell under the control of Rome and became part of the Roman Empire and many constructions took place in Side such as a large theatre, Roman Baths and The Temple of Apollo.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Kursunlu Waterfalls, Antalya Turkey
After Side Ancient City we drive back Antalya on the way, you get a chance to see Kursunlu Waterfall Enjoy fresh pine scent, cool atmosphere, and spectacular waterfalls.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Mediterra Art Hotel
Day 10: Flight to Cappadocia
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out and according to your flight departure time drives to Antalya Airport for your domestic flight to Kayseri. Upon arrival greeted by your driver and drives to your hotel. Check-in. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Heaven Cave Suites or similar
Day 11: Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia
Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkey
Goreme Museum; consists of many rock-cut churches from the second half of 9C with beautiful colorful frescoes decorating the walls.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
Devrent Valley; famous for its quirky animal-shaped rocks. It looks like a sculpture zoo made by nature. There is even a rock pillar that looks like the Virgin Mary, holding Jesus Christ. Take in the unique lunar landscape of the valley and feel like you’re in another World
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
Pasabagi which means: the Pacha’s vineyard. This site is also called Monks Valley. The hermitage of Simeon monks was here. A chapel dedicated to St. Simeon (Simon) and a hermit’s shelter are built into one of the fairy chimneys with three heads.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia
Avanos; where you will enjoy typical Turkish Lunch and experience make Potter with local experts.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Goreme Panorama, Uchisar Yolu uzeri 1.km, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Next, we continue to Goreme Panorama, which has one of the best panoramic views of the fairy chimneys.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Uchisar, Uchisar, Cappadocia
Uchisar the Naturel highest Rock Castle provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area. At the end of the tour drive you back to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Heaven cave suites or similar
Day 12: Underground Cities of Cappadocia
Stop At: Rose Valley, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Red&Rose Valley; is an incredibly unique area of Cappadocia with sharp ridges, tinted in pink especially during sunset! the minerals in the sandstone have a pink tinge. This pink becomes more and more evident throughout the day, peaking at sunset when the sun glows directly onto the Rose Valley giving it that fine shade of pink so many people come to see.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cavusin, Cavusin, Cappadocia
Cavusin; is surrounded by a valley, which becomes gradually wider, called as Red Valley. The houses of the village were cut into massive rock formations. The village is famous for its rock-churches
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkey
Pigeon Valley; earned its name from the countless man-made dovecotes (Pigeon Houses) that have been carved into the soft volcanic tuff. Pigeon Valley is one of the best spots for walking in the marvelous Cappadocia region.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
Underground Cities; once a place of refuge for 15000 Christians. These settlements were of enormous value to the development of Christianity as they provided shelter and worship and were in use until the end of 7C AD. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall, and food storage rooms in this eight-storey city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ortahisar Kalesi, Ortahisar Turkey
Ortahisar; famous for its friendly inhabitants, picturesque stone houses, narrow streets, and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Upon arrival at Istanbul Airport, greeted by your driver and transferred to your hotel. Check-in. Overnight in Istanbul
Duration: 3 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Recital Hotel or similar
Day 13: Cruising on Bosphorus
Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu – Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkey
Spice Bazaar; It was called Egyptian Bazaar during the ottoman period because shopkeepers used to sell herbs and spices brought throughout Egypt and Asia.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
cruising on Bosphorus where you will enjoy a magnificent view. A great history, beautiful nature. The Bosphorus divides EUROPE&ASIA geographically but connects culturally&historically. This cruise will be the highlights of your trip to Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Recital Hotel or similar
Day 14: Departure day
Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Cad No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out and according to your flight time drive you to Istanbul Airport. End of our service
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
