Istanbul Trip Overview
It is a guaranteed departing tour – it departs even with one person! Tour starts in Istanbul and ends in Ankara.
Additional Info
Duration: 15 days
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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It is a guaranteed departing tour – it departs even with one person! Tour starts in Istanbul and ends in Ankara.
Itinerary
Day 1: ISTANBUL – WELCOME DINNER
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Welcome dinner and briefing will be held.
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Star Hotels – Marriot Sisli, Polat Bosphorus, Polat Reinassance or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 2: ISTANBUL – Old City Sightseeing
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Enjoy a full-day tour including a visit to Topkapi Palace Museum, the residence of the Ottoman Sultans between 1453–1852 (excluding harem). Visit the Hippodrome, which was once the center of life where chariot racing and other public events took place. Tour the Blue Mosque built between 1609 and 1616, famous for its blue ceramic tiles. Next, see St. Sophia, a church built in the 6th-century Byzantine capital, converted to a mosque by the Ottomans, and now a museum and one of the world’s greatest architectural wonders. Your last stop will be the famous Grand Bazaar, the world’s largest and oldest covered market with over 60 streets. Join an optional dinner with belly dancing entertainment. B. L
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: 5 Star Hotels – Mariot Sisli, Polat Bosphorus, Polat Reinassance or similar deluxe hotels
Day 3: GALLIPOLI – DARDANELLES – CANAKKALE
Stop At: Canakkale, Canakkale, Canakkale Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
In the morning, depart for Gallipoli, the site of many battles during WWI. Visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery and Chunuk Bair, then cross the Dardanelles to Canakkale for overnight. B D
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Parion Hotel
Day 4: TROY – PERGAMUM – IZMIR
Stop At: Izmir, Izmir, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, best known for being the setting of the Trojan War and many cities built on top of each other. Before arriving at Asclepion, enjoy lunch with locals in a traditional local village. Then continue to Pergamum to visit the ancient Medical Center in Asclepion and continue to İzmir for overnight. BL.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Ramada Kusadasi, DoubleTree by Hilton Kusadasi or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 5: EPHESUS, VIRGIN MARY’S HOUSE, EPHESUS MUSEUM
Stop At: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
Tour the famous ruins of ancient Ephesus, an important cultural center of the ancient world, and explore 2,000-year-old marble streets, a theater, the Library of Celsius, a gymnasium and Hadrian’s Temple. Take a short drive to see Virgin Mary’s stone house where it is believed Virgin Mary spent her last years accompanied by St. John. Continue to a regional rug production center to have a firsthand experience of this unique art form. Dinner & Overnight at the hotel. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Ramada Kusadasi, DoubleTree by Hilton Kusadasi or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 6: KUSADASI – HIERAPOLIS – PAMUKKALE
Stop At: Pamukkale, Pamukkale
Drive through lush valleys to Pamukkale, the Cotton Fortress, with white lime cascades formed by hot mineral springs. Visit ruins of the Roman health spa of Hierapolis and enjoy a swim in your hotel’s thermal pool. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel – Doga Thermal Hotel
Day 7: PAMUKKALE – BODRUM
Stop At: Bodrum City, Bodrum City, Bodrum District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast drive to Bodrum to visit the Castle of St. Peter and the renowned Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Bodrum, which was awarded the best Underwater Museum of the World in the 2000s. Dinner & Overnight in Bodrum. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Kempinski Hotel, Bodrum Doria Hotel or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 8: BODRUM (optional excursion to Kos island overnight in Bodrum)
Stop At: Bodrum City, Bodrum City, Bodrum District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast, the day is free for personal activities. Optional excursion to island Kos. Overnight in Bodrum. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Kempinski Hotel, Bodrum Doria Hotel or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 9: BODRUM THERMESOS – ANTALYA
Stop At: Bodrum City, Bodrum City, Bodrum District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast departs for Antalya, en route visit famous Termessos Ancient City. Visit Antalya archeological museum. Dinner and overnight at Antalya. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Kempinski Hotel, Bodrum Doria Hotel or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 10: PERGE – ASPENDOS – ANTALYA
Stop At: Antalya, Antalya, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
This morning visit Perge and Aspendos. Late afternoon walking tour of the old city of Antalya. Dinner at the hotel. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel – Antalya The Marmara
Day 11: ANTALYA – KONYA
Stop At: Konya, Konya
Early morning departure for Konya visit mausoleum of the Sufi philosopher Mevlana and historical Karatay Madrasa built in n 1251 by the Emir of the city Celaleddin Karatay, serving the Seljuk sultan. At the end of the visits, you will transfer to your hotel, dinner, and overnight. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel – Hilton Konya
Day 12: KONYA – SULTANHANIM – CAPPADOCIA
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
After breakfast taken at your hotel, you will proceed to Cappadocia. En route, you will visit the 13th-century Caravanseray and later visit the underground city of Saratli. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia. Join an optional Whirling Dervishes performance. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel – Avanos Hilton Kapadokya Hotel
Day 13: CAPPADOCIA
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Early Morning Optional: Hot Air Balloon Tour. Experience floating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys, and caves at sunrise. After breakfast visit Goreme, a historical region of Turkey, located among the rock formations, which were first settled back in the Roman period. Many rock churches can still be seen today, as Christianity was then the prevailing religion in that region. Continue to the town of Avanos renowned for its high-quality earthenware. Also, visit Pasabagi, Red Valley, and attend a brief regional pottery workshop. Dinner at a special local restaurant. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Avanos Hilton Kapadokya
Day 14: CAPPADOCIA – HACI BEKTAS – ANKARA
Stop At: Ankara, Ankara
Early morning departure to the capital city of Ankara through the salt lake area, Enjoy an afternoon tour Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, a historic caravanserai, holding artifacts from up to 7500 years old, including the most extensive and valuable collection of Hittite artifacts in the world. Dinner at a special local restaurant and overnight at Ankara. Enroute visit Hacıbektas-a dervish monastery of Bektashi order. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel – Hilton Ankara, Sheraton Hotel or similar international deluxe hotels
Day 15: ANKARA – RETURN
Pass By: Ankara, Ankara
After breakfast transfer the airport. b
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel – Hilton Ankara, Sheraton Hotel or similar international deluxe hotels
