Full Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to
your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2 - Byzantine & Ottoman
Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick up from your hotel to
visit the Hagia Sophia a 5th century
church, once the greatest in all the
world. The next stop is at the Blue
Mosque renowned for its striking
blue Iznik tiled interior.
Afterwards, visit the ancient Roman
Hippodrome. Following a lunch break
in the old town, visit Imperial
Palace of Topkapi from which Ottoman
Sultans ruled their grand empire for
over 400 years and visit the
Suleymaniye Mosque. Tour finishes
around 17:00, transfer back to hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3 -
Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents
Tour
08:30 pick up from your hotel to
visit Spice Market and
followed by a boat cruise through
the Bosphorus, the strait
dividing the European and Asian
continents, Following lunch break in
the afternoon, visit the luxuriously
opulent Dolmabahce Palace,
the last residence of the sultans. A
drive to the Asian part of Istanbul
crossing the Intercontinental
Bosphorus bridge to visit Camlica
Hill The highest point where you
can overlook Istanbul and take nice
pictures.
Day 4 - Cappadocia Tour 1
Lunch Included
Arrival in Cappadocia and transfer
to hotel to fresh up before start
tour.
Depart from your hotel to visit
Devrent Valley to see the unigue
fairy-chimneys. Drive to Paşabağ (Monk's
Valley) to see the most interesting
mushroom-shaped pinnacles.Drive to
the city of Avanos for lunch.In the
afternoon visit another beautiful
open air museum at Göreme where the
remains of rock-cut churches and
Christian settlements date back
hundreds of years. Lastly, before
returning to your hotel, visit the
natural castles at Uçhisar.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5 -
Cappadocia Tour 2
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Depart from your hotel to visit Red
valley,and explore the famous rock-
cut churches and hike 5 km through
the Güllüdere valley (Rose valley).
Then visit Çavuşin village.This
village is famous for the houses and
churches of the christian clegymen.
Drive to the pigeon valley for lunch.
In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı
underground city. Where early
christians lived in fear and faith.
On the way back visit the natural
castles at Ortahisar.
Day 6 -
Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour
Lunch Included
Arrival in Pamukkale and transfer to
hotel to fresh up before start tour.
Pamukkale and the ancient city of
Hierapolis with the Temple of Apollo,
the breathtaking Theater, the
fascinating Necropolis and the last
the great baths of Hierapolis
antique city, where St. Philip was
martyred. St. Philip is connected
with the early church in Hierapolis
and played an important role in
Pamukkale the history of the city.
Finally we visit the calcium
terraces and pools. Stay overnight
in Pamukkale.
Day
7 - Kusadasi
Breakfast Included
Free day and bus to Kusadasi (Ephesus).
Transfer to hotel and stay overnight
in Kusadasi.
Day 8 -
Ephesus Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
The tour begins by visiting the
remains of the Artemis Temple, one
of the seven wonders of the ancient
world. Afterwards, it proceeds to
the spectacular main site of Ephesus,
undoubtedly the most superbly
preserved Greco-Roman city.
Unmistakable highlights surviving
among the ruins are the Celsius
Library, Agora, Theater, Odeon,
Trajan Fountain, Domitianus Temple
and Roman Latrines. Following a
lunch break, visit the House of
Virgin Mary; reputed to be where she
spent her final days.
Day 9 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and shuttle to
Sultanahmet to our Office, transfer
to your hotel. Free day and
overnight in Istanbul.
Day 10
- End of Tour
Breakfast Included
After breakfast check out from hotel
(before 12:00), transfer to Istanbul
Ataturk Airport regarding your
flight details. End of tour and
services.
