Istanbul Trip Overview
Visit Turkey’s top 4 must see attractions in 8 days!
See the highlights of Istanbul, the city of Sultans.
See the volcanic area of Pamukkale and later most beatiful ancient city of Ephesus.
And geological oddity of honeycombed hills and towering boulders of otherworldly beauty, Cappadocia!
✅ Everyday guarantee departures
✅ Small groups
✅ Local Guides
✅ Stress free travel package
✅ Skip-the-line express entry tickets to attractions
✈ Travel by air instead of long bus journeys
Highlights : Istanbul + Cappadocia + Pamukkale + Ephesus
Additional Info
Duration: 8 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
Visit Turkey’s top 4 must see attractions in 8 days!
See the highlights of Istanbul, the city of Sultans.
See the volcanic area of Pamukkale and later most beatiful ancient city of Ephesus.
And geological oddity of honeycombed hills and towering boulders of otherworldly beauty, Cappadocia!
✅ Everyday guarantee departures
✅ Small groups
✅ Local Guides
✅ Stress free travel package
✅ Skip-the-line express entry tickets to attractions
✈ Travel by air instead of long bus journeys
Highlights : Istanbul + Cappadocia + Pamukkale + Ephesus
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Airport Transfer Istanbul
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
You will be picked from Istanbul Airport and taken to your hotel. Today there is no scheduled activity, you will meet with our guide next day at 09:30 AM
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Millennium Golden Horn
Day 2: Old City Classical Istanbul
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Topkapı Palace is located in one of the oldest historical regions of Istanbul. Located on the historical Istanbul peninsula.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), also known as the Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman-era Friday mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
The Hagia Sophia is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site in Istanbul.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
One of the largest and oldest covered bazaars in the world, the Grand Bazaar is 30,700 square meters with over 60 streets
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Millennium Golden Horn
Day 3: The Bosphorus Cruise (Optional) / Flight to Cappadocia
Stop At: Dolmabahce Palace, Visnezade Mahallesi Dolmabahce Cd, Istanbul 34357 Turkey
Dolmabahçe Palace, which has the title of being the third largest palace structure of Istanbul today, is the most magnificent work created by this trend of renewal.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Cruising Bosphorus from Europe to Asia with a luxury yacht.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Beylerbeyi Palace, Abdullahaga Cad., Istanbul Turkey
Beylerbeyi Palace was commissioned by Sultan Abdülaziz (1830–1876) and built between 1861 and 1865 as a summer residence and a place
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu – Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkey
All your senses are engaged when you step in the Egyptian Bazaar (the actual name of the Spice Bazaar!). The smells of the herbs and sweets and soaps
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı, Sanayi, 34906 Pendik/İstanbul, Turkey
You will take flight from Sabiha Gokcen airport to Cappadocia for the overnight.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Acer Cave Hotel
Day 4: Cappadocia
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
After the optional balloon tour we will visit the Devrent Valley to see the unique fairy-chimneys.
Drive to Pasabagi (Monk’s Valley) to see the most interesting mushroomshaped pinnacles.
In the afternoon visit Open Air Museum in Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches
and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Acer Cave Hotel
Day 5: Cappadocia / Flight to Izmir / Kusadasi
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Depart from the hotel and a tour with hike through the Rose Valley with visits to the churches.
Afterwards visit to the old Christian village of Cavusin. Stop for lunch near Pigeons Valley and then continue on to see the Kaymakli Underground City.
After the tour, transfer to the airport for Izmir flight and then transfer to Kusadasi for the overnight.
Duration: 9 hours
Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
We will arrive our hotel around 22:30 after 1 hour flight from Cappadocia.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ramada Hotel by Wyndam
Day 6: Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Day starts by pick up from your hotel at 10:00 AM, after a 20 min drive you will reach Magnesia Gate of Ephesus Ancient City. Today’s highlights :
Library of Celsus
Temple of Hadrian
Terrace Houses
Hercules Gate
Grand Theatre
The Snake Cult of Asklepios
Herm(Marker) of Hermes
Artemission
Stone-carving of the goddess Nike
Fountain of Trajan
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkey
Mary lived is the existence of the Church of St. Mary in Ephesus. It was the first Christian temple devoted to Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ramada Hotel by Wyndam
Day 7: Pamukkale Tour / Flight to Istanbul
Stop At: Pamukkale, Pamukkale
Pamukkale, which means “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. We will drive 3 hours from Kusadasi to reach Pamukkale, and we will spend 4 hours in the sight. Later we will be driven to airport and take our flight back to Istanbul.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
We will arrive Istanbul and we will be driven to our hotel for the overnight.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Millennium Golden Horn
Day 8: Farewell Istanbul & Turkey
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Departure airport transfer and end of our services.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
