Istanbul Trip Overview
You will see all of the most significant sights of Istanbul aided by an expert guide ensuring that you retain a good understanding of the History and Culture.
Additional Info
Duration: 12 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
You will see all of the most significant sights of Istanbul aided by an expert guide ensuring that you retain a good understanding of the History and Culture.
Itinerary
Day 1: Istanbul Arrival
Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Cad No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
You arrive in the sleek and modern Istanbul International Airport, and we transfer you quickly and comfortably to your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at selected hotel
Day 2: Istanbul
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Pick up at 08:30 am from your hotel for a day tour of old Istanbul city.
Visit St. Sophia This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. Topkapi Palace The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families.
The famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
Lunch break at 13:00pm after the lunch Ada Vegas Travel will then take you to the Grand Covered Bazaar In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Hagia Sophia Museum
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Blue Mosque
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkey
Hippodrome
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Grand Bazaar Jewelers, Alemdar Mah. Bab-I Ali Cad. Guran Han No:34 D. 4, Istanbul 34110 Turkey
Grand Bazaar
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at selected hotel
Day 3: Istanbul – Gallipoli – Canakkale
Stop At: Gallipoli National Park, Kabatepe Mevki Eceabat Merkez, Eceabat, Gallipoli 17900 Turkey
After another great breakfast, we head out to the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli. Here we’ll learn the history of the British attempt at invasion in 1915. We spend tonight in Guzelyali.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Canakkale Truva Heykeli, Kayserili Ahmet Pasa Caddesi, Canakkale Turkey
Canakkale city
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at selected hotel
Day 4: Troy – Pergamon – Kusadasi
Stop At: Troy (Truva), Tevfikiye Koyu, Intepe, Canakkale Turkey
Today brings us face to face with our ancient past.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pergamon Antik Kenti, Bergama Turkey
Pergamon Acropolis
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Kusadasi Castle, Kusadasi Merkez, Kusadasi Turkey
Kusadasi town
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotel
Day 5: Ephesus
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
After breakfast, we head out for another day of antiquities. Heading into the city of Ephesus and House of Mother Mary.
Overnight in Kusadasi.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkey
house of virgin mary
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotel
Day 6: Pamukkale
Stop At: Pamukkale Natural Park, Pamukkale orenyeri kocacukur alani pamukkale kasabasi, Pamukkale Turkey
Today is a day of fun and relaxation in the soothing hot springs of Pamukkale (“cotton castle” in Turkish).We stay tonight in Pamukkale.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotel
Day 7: Demre – Antalya
Stop At: Church of St. Nicholas, Demre (Kale) Turkey
Today we get to visit Demre, home to the original St. Nicholas (Santa!!). Tonight we have a lovely dinner and overnight stay.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Antalya Bazaar, Meydankavagi Mh, Antalya 07200 Turkey
Antalya city
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotel
Day 8: Perge – Aspendos – Konya
Stop At: Perge Ancient City, Aksu, Antalya 07110 Turkey
We wake up after our nice night out and head out to the ancient ruins of Perge. We spend tonight in Konya.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aspendos Ruins and Theater, Aspendos, Serik Turkey
Aspendos theatre
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Konya Kultur Sokagi, Konya 42030 Turkey
Konya City
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at selected hotel
Day 9: Konya – Cappadocia
Stop At: Sultanhani Kervansarayi, SultanhanI Zafer Mahallesi Sehit Murat Caddesi No 3, Sultanhani 68190 Turkey
Today is all about the otherworldly landscape of Cappadocia. We visit the Konya and Mevlana Museum before heading out into this lunar landscape, created millions of years ago by an ocean that left these strange formations left standing in this incredible landscape.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Saratli Kirkgoz, Ataturk Bulvari, Aksaray Turkey
Saratli underground city
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cappadocia Cave Dwellings, Urgup Turkey
Cappadocia
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotel
Day 10: Cappadocia
Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkey
You will be picked up at approximately 09:30 from your hotel to join our tour. Tour starts with Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. After Uchisar, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to the 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. The next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses.
After Cavusin you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch. After lunch, you visit a pottery workshop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go Pasabagi where you can see three-headed fairy chimneys. After Pasabagi you visit another workshop to see Cappadocian handwoven carpets and kilims. The next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals.
The last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia.
After tour transfer to hotel and overnight.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
monks valley
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
devrent valley
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
uchisar castle
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotel
Day 11: Cappadocia half day
Stop At: Avanos Oren Yeri, Kapadokya Cd., Avanos 50500 Turkey
Here you can learn about Ihlara valley and more Fairy Chimneys as well as the archaeological sites that dot this landscape. Domestic flight from Cappadocia to Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Cad No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
istanbul airport
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotel
Day 12: Istanbul return
Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Cad No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
After breakfast, we transfer you back to the airport for your flight home.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
