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11 DAYS TURKEY PACKAGE TOUR ISTANBUL CAPPADOCIA PAMUKKALE EPHESUS ANTALYA BY FLIGHT

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HIGHLIGHTS: • Hagia Sophia Mosque • Blue Mosque • Topkapi Palace • Grand Bazaar • Hippodrome Square • Bosphorus Cruise • Beylerbeyi Palace • Goreme Open Air Museum • Devrent Valley • Pasabag • Avanos • Uchisar • Cavusin Village • Kaymakli Underground City • Pigeons Valley • Red Valley • Rose Valley • Ortahisar • Pamukkale • Hierapolis • Ephesus • Virgin Mary House • Perge • Aspendos Theatre • Side • Kursunlu Waterfall • Myra • Kekova • Simena Castle • Sunken City • St. Nicolas Church

Price: from 1.725 Euro per person

Included: 
All airport transfers, domestic flight tickets, 10 nights accommodation, 8 daily city tours, 8 lunches, entrance fees, all local transportations, professional guides

Excluded: Drinks at lunch, personal expenses

DAY 1 - CHECK IN TO HOTEL
Pick up from Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport and transfer to your hotel.

Accommodation in Istanbul Sultanahmet

DAY 2 - HAGIA SOPHIA MOSQUE - BLUE MOSQUE - GRAND BAZAAR - HIPPODROME SQUARE - TOPKAPI PALACE TOUR (B, L)
Pick up from your hotel around 08:10am. We will start visiting Hippodrome Square where we will see Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpentine Column, and Fountain of Wilhelm II. After that, we will visit Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia (from outside). Grand Bazaar will be our last place to visit before having the lunch. After lunch, we will continue to visit Topkapi Palace (Harem is not included). At the end of the tour, we will see Hagia Irene Church. Return to your hotel around 17:00.

Accommodation in Istanbul Sultanahmet

DAY 3 - BOSPHORUS CRUISE - SPICE BAZAAR - BEYLERBEYI PALACE - CAMLICA HILL TOUR (B, L)
Pick up from your hotel around 08:10am. We will drive along the old city wall and the Golden Horn. Then, we will visit Spice Bazaar. After that, we start Bosphorus Cruise tour by boat. We can see Galata Tower, Maiden's Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, Bosphorus Bridge, Rumeli Fortress etc from the sea. After lunch, we will continue to visit Beylerbeyi Palace (Harem is not included). At the end of the tour, we will drive to Camlica Hill which is the one of the best viewpoints in Istanbul. Return to your hotel around 17:00.

Accommodation in Istanbul Sultanahmet

DAY 4 - DEVRENT VALLEY - MONK'S VALLEY - AVANOS - GOREME - UCHISAR CASTLE / NORTH - RED TOUR (L)
Transfer from your hotel in Istanbul to Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport. Flight to Nevsehir or Kayseri Airport (around 07:00am). Pick up from Kayseri or Nevsehir Airport and shuttle transfer to Cappadocia.

First, we will visit Devrent Valley to see the animals shaped fairy-chimneys. After that, we will drive to Pasabag (Monk's Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Avanos is our next stop where you can watch the potters at work using kick wheels. In the afternoon, we will continue to the beautiful open air museum at Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. We finish our tour visiting the natural castle at Uchisar. Return to your hotel around 16:00.

Accommodation in Cappadocia

DAY 5 - RED VALLEY - ROSE VALLEY - CAVUSIN VILLAGE - PIGEONS VALLEY - KAYMAKLI UNDERGROUND CITY - ORTAHISAR CASTLE / SOUTH - GREEN TOUR (B, L)
Pick up from your hotel around 10:00. We will start visiting Red Valley (Kizil Vadi) and explore the famous rock-cut churches by walking 5 km through the Rose Valley (Gulludere Vadisi) till Cavusin Village. This village is famous for the houses and churches of the Christian clergymen. After lunch, we will continue to Pigeons Valley and then drive to Kaymakli underground city, where early Christians lived in fear and faith. On the way back, visit the natural castles at Ortahisar. The tour finishes around 16:00.

One of the before mentioned tours can be replaced with Derinkuyu and Ihlara Valley Tour upon your request.

Shuttle transfer to Kayseri Airport. Flight to Izmir Airport (around 22:00pm).

Shuttle transfer from Izmir Airport to your hotel.

Accommodation in Kusadasi

DAY 6 - PAMUKKALE and HIERAPOLIS TOUR (B, L)
Pick up from your hotel around 08:00. Then, we will drive to Pamukkale. We will visit the north gate of Hierapolis ancient city, the Necropolis (cemetery) with over 1.200 graves, Roman Bath, Domitian Gate, the Main Street, and Byzantine Gate. After that, we will continue to natural part of Pamukkale. We walk down on walking path while 35ºC Spring water flowing around your feet.

You will have free time for relaxing in the ancient Cleopatra’s pool (entrance fee is not included in the tour price), where you can swim amongst Roman ruins. Please take your towel, sunglasses and swimming suit. Return to your hotel in Kusadasi around 19:15.

Accommodation in Kusadasi

DAY 7 - EPHESUS - VIRGIN MARY HOUSE - THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS TOUR (B, L)
Pick up from your hotel around 09:00. We will start visiting the Virgin Mary‘s House which is located on the top of the "Bulbul" Mountain. After that, we will drive to Ephesus Ancient Site to see the Odeon, Agora, Domitianus Temple, Roman Latrine, Theatre, The Fountain of Trajan, the stream baths of Scholastic, the temple of Hadrian, impressive library of Ephesus (Celsius Library) and the Grand Theatre where Saint Paul preached.

After lunch, we will continue to the Temple of Artemis (Diana) to see little remains of the temple. The tour finishes around 16:00.

Shuttle transfer to Izmir Airport. Flight to Antalya Airport (around 20:00pm).

Pick up from Antalya Airport and transfer back to your hotel in Antalya.

Accommodation in Antalya Old City

DAY 8 -  PERGE - ASPENDOS - SIDE - MANAVGAT WATERFALL TOUR (B, L)

Pick up from your hotel around 08:00. We will start visiting the Ancient city of Perge which was the capital city of the Pamphylia region. After a short break, we will drive to see Aspendos Theatre. After lunch at an open buffet restaurant by the river, we will continue to visit the Ancient city of Side. We will have half an hour as free time for shopping in Side. At the end of the tour, we will relax at Manavgat Waterfalls. Return to your hotel around 17:00.

Accommodation in Antalya Old City

DAY 9 - MYRA - KEKOVA - SIMENA - SUNKEN CITY – ST. NICOLAS CHURCH TOUR (B, L)
Pick up from your hotel around 07:00. We will drive to Kekova (Sunken city) - Simena Village where we can see the sunken ruins of Dolchiste/Dolikisthe.  We will also see the ruins of a Byzantine church in Tersane. After that, a boat tour is waiting for us to see around from the sea. After the boat trip, we will go to have a delicious lunch in Demre and will visit the ancient site of Myra. We finish our tour with seeing St. Nicolas Church in city center of Demre. Return to your hotel around 18:30.

Accommodation in Antalya Old City

DAY 10 – free day in Antalya (B)

Shuttle transfer to Antalya Airport. Flight to Istanbul (around 19:00).

Pick up from Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport and transfer back to your hotel in Istanbul.

Accommodation in Istanbul Sultanahmet

DAY 11 - Transfer from your hotel to Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport to catch your flight.

END OF OUR SERVICE

Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale, and Hierapolis are in the UNESCO World Heritage List, Perge and Kekova are in the tentative list of UNESCO.

PRICE DETAILS:

Istanbul Saruhan Hotel - standard room
Gedik Cave Hotel - standard stone room
Kusadasi By Karaaslan Inn Hotel - standard room   
Antalya 1207 Boutique Hotel- standard room
or similar
1.725 Euro per person
single suppliment is 575 Euro   

Istanbul Saruhan Hotel - room with sea view          
Ascension Cave Suites - standard cave room
Kusadasi Ilayda Hotel - standard room
Antalya Aspen Hotel - standard room        
or similar
1.840 Euro per person
single suppliment is 675 Euro  

Istanbul And Hotel - standard room
MDC Cave Hotel - standard cave room
Kusadasi Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel - standard room
Antalya Falcon 1511 Hotel - standard room
or similar
1.985 Euro per person
single suppliment is 795 Euro  

Istanbul Sura Hagia Sophia Hotel - standard room
Cappadocia Cave Suites - deluxe II room
Kusadasi Suhan 360 - standard room
Antalya Puding Hotel - standard room
or similar
2.445 Euro per person
single suppliment is 1.185 Euro

NOTES

• Hotels are based on bed and breakfast. Check in time is 14:00 and check out time is 11:00.
• All tours are regular including English speaking guide, entrance fees, lunch (drinks extra), transportation. Please contact us for private tour options.
• You can make any change on the programme, if our programs are not suitable for you. We can work together on your itinerary.
• Programmes may change due to bad weather conditions.
• We may not offer these prices for last minute reservations and in festivals. The prices are subject to availability of economy class (V) domestic flight tickets for the requested tour date. Flight fares can be changed depending on the low / high season as well as making the reservations in advance. Please let us know your travel dates to check flight fare
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• Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays. It will be replaced with Chora Museum.
• Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays.
• Beylerbeyi Palace is closed on Mondays. It will be replaced with Chora Museum.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Turkish Mystic Music and Whirling Dervishes in an old hamam located in Sirkeci-Istanbul (duration is one hour)
Bosphorus Dinner Cruise and Turkish Night

Balloon Tour in Cappadocia
Turkish night with dinner in Cappadocia with the cost of 65 Euro per person
Whirling Dervishes show in Cappadocia with the cost of 45 Euro per person
Alternative tours in Cappadocia such as horse riding, ATV, and Jeep Safari

Balloon Tour in Pamukkale
Tandem Paragliding in Pamukkale

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