Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1 Arrival & Hotel Check-in
Stop At: Sultanahmet District, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
Welcome to Turkey! Upon your arrival at Istanbul Airport, our transfer-man will welcome you and take you to your hotel.
Duration: 1 day
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Day 2 Istanbul (Walking Tour)
Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkiye
Our first stop will be great Roman Hippodrome, which dates back to 2nd century A.D. In the Hippodrome, you can see the Obelisk of the Tuthmosis the third, German Fountain, Serpent Column and the Obelisk of Constantine
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
Later, we will visit the Blue Mosque, which was built in 1616 by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
We will visit Hagia Sophia, the great church built in 537 by Justinianus.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
We will continue our tour by visiting the great Ottoman Palace, Topkapi where Sultans lived for five centuries.
We will return to our hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Day 3 Istanbul (Walking Tour & Public Transportation)
Stop At: Basilica Cistern, Alemdar Mahallesi, Yerebatan Caddesi, No:1/3, Istanbul 34410 Turkiye
We will stop and see the Basilica Cistern, which was built at the same time as Hagia Sofia. In this 6th century structure, you will be able to see the heads of Medusa, which brought here from the temples of Constantinople.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Istanbul Archaeological Museums, Cankurtaran, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
After, we will walk to the Istanbul Archeological Museum to see art from the Hellenistic Period as well as Roman Treasuries, which were found in the Ottoman Empire’s territories during the 19th century.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Grand Bazaar Jewelers, Alemdar Mah. Bab-I Ali Cad. Guran Han No:34 D. 4, Istanbul 34110 Turkiye
Following lunch, we will stop at the Grand Bazaar, one of the oldest shopping malls in the world, which dates back to the 16th century.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu - Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkiye
We will walk down to Spice Market where you can find the great amount of spices from all over the world and Turkey.
After the tour finishes for the day, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Day 4 Ephesus Region (Fly to İzmir & Private Tour)
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkiye
Depending on our flight, we will transfer to Istanbul Airport and fly to İzmir. From İzmir Airport we will drive one hour to Selcuk. Before we check-in to our hotel, we will visit Ephesus, one of the most beautiful ancient sites of the world.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkiye
After lunch, we will drive to the Temple of Artemis, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Basilica of Saint John, Isa Bey Mahallesi, 2013. Sk. No:1, Selcuk 35920 Turkiye
Later, we will visit the Basilica of St. John, which was donated by Justinianus, who financed Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkiye
We will visit the Virgin Mary's house.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Ephesus Museum, Selcuk Turkiye
We will visit the Selcuk Ephesus Museum and see some of the amazing artifacts from Ephesus.
We will return to our hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Day 5 Prine, Miletus, Didyma (Tour with Private Van)
Stop At: Priene Antik Kenti, Soke/aydIn Güllübahçe mahallesi, Gullubahce Turkiye
We will begin our tour with a 1 to 2 hour drive to Priene, an Ionian City that was first established in the 7th century B.C. as a port city on the sea, which was silted by the Meander River.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Miletus, Didim Turkiye
We will drive to Miletus. This city is known for some of the great philosophers of ancient times, including Thales, Anaximenes, and Hekaistos.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Didyma, Yenihisar Mh., 09270 Didim/Aydın, Türkiye
After lunch, we will stop at Didyma, the Temple of Apollon where most prophecies were given. The biggest oracle was serving at the Apollon Temple. Depending on schedule, lunch may be after the visit.
At the end of the tour, we will go to our hotel and rest up in preparation for Day 6.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: Day 6 Pamukkale (Drive to Denizli & Private Tour)
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkiye
Later, we will drive to one of the greatest healing centers in the world, Hierapolis. Hierapolis can be named as “Woodstock ‘69” of the ancient world. Since it was one of the healing regions of the time, people often carried their tombs with them to die. That’s why the name Necropolis (cemetery) of Hierapolis is so common in Anatolia. During this trip, guests also can see the travertine, Cotton Castle, formed by calcium.
We will return to our hotel and prepare for the next morning.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 7: Day 7 Flight to Antalya
Stop At: Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport, Dokuz Eylül, 35410 Gaziemir/İzmir, Türkiye
Depending on your flight to Antalya, we will check out from your hotel and drive to the airport.
Take your flight to Antalya and meet us again, at the exit gate of the airport and let us drive you to the hotel.
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 8: Day 8 Antalya Archeological Museum & Perge & Aspendos (Private Antalya Region Tour)
Stop At: Antalya Archaeology Museum, Bahçelievler, Konyaaltı Cd. No:88, 07050 Muratpaşa/Antalya, Türkiye
We will begin Day 8 with the Anatalya Archeological Museum, one of the best museums in the world with statues mostly found in the ancient site, Perge. The sarcophagia section of the museum has the largest amount of examples in Turkey.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Perge Ancient City, Aksu, Antalya 07110 Turkiye
After the museum, we will drive to Perge Ancient City has been excavated by Turkish Archeologists at the beginning.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aspendos Ruins, Serik Turkiye
After lunch, we will stop and see Aspendos, the great theater of the Roman Empire built in 2nd century A.D. with 15,000 people in capacity.
We will return to our hotel to rest up for Day 9 of our program.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 9: Day 9 Konya & Mevlana Museum (Drive to Konya & Private Tour)
Stop At: Mevlana Muzesi, Mevlana Cd. No:1, Konya 42030 Turkiye
We will start our day by checking out of our hotel and travelling through the most spectacular and picturesque route from Antalya to Konya over the Taurus Mountains . We will then visit the Mevlana Museum, the center of whirling dervishes and Sufism, and discover the humanistic theology based on love and respect to the diversity of the universe.
After the lunch, we will check in to our hotel and relax.
• Overnight in Konya
Duration: 8 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 10: Day 10 Cappadocia (Drive to Cappadocia & Private Tour)
Stop At: Sultanhani Kervansarayi, SultanhanI Zafer Mahallesi Sehit Murat Caddesi No 3, Sultanhani 68190 Turkiye
Following checkout from our hotel, we will start our day by driving to Cappadocia along the Silk Road. During this trip, we will visit Sultanhan Caravanserai where ancient travelers stayed overnight on their journeys during the 12th century and later.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Cappadocia Tours, Ragıp Üner Cd. No:1/7, 50180 Göreme/Nevşehir Merkez/Nevşehir, Türkiye
After lunch, we will drive to Cappadocia and have an orientation for what we are going to see in the next two days.
We will check-in to the hotel and rest up for Day 11.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 11: Day 11 Cappadocia Region (Private Cappadocia Region Tour)
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkiye
Day 11 will begin with an exploration of Cappadocia with Devrent Valley (also known as Imagination Valley), where we will see the different types of Fairy Chimney formations, which formed almost 30 million years ago.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Fairy Chimneys, Goreme Turkiye
We will then stop in Pasabag, where we will see the most interesting fairy chimneys, resembling those seen in the Hobbit and Smurfs.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Avanos Oren Yeri, Kapadokya Cd., Avanos 50500 Turkiye
This trip offers the opportunity to stop by a local pottery shop, where details are shared of how people survived and created beautiful art dating back to the Hittite period.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkiye
The stop at Goreme Open Air Museum allows you to discover some of the best cave churches of the 530 in Cappadocia.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cappadocia Cave Dwellings, Urgup Turkiye
You will see wonderful view of Cave Dwellings
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkiye
We will stop at Uchisar Castle and Pigeon Valley, two of the best spots for photography and photo opportunities in the world.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkiye
Pause for a photo break at Pigeon Valley.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Goreme Panorama, Uchisar Yolu uzeri 1.km, Goreme 50180 Turkiye
Pause for Beautiful view of Cappadocia.
We will return to our hotel
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 12: Day 12 Sinassos & Ayvali & Underground City (Private Cappadocia Region Tour)
Stop At: Sinasos Kilisesi, Davutlu, Manastır Vadisi Açık Hava Müzesi, 50400 Mustafapaşa/Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Türkiye
We will begin Day 12 by seeing the Greek Village, Sinassos. Between 1924 and 1927, the people of Greece and Turkey exchanged goods to avoid a civil war. Since then, the village has been partially inhabited by Macedonian Turks.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkiye
We will then drive to Kaymakli Underground City to see how Christians protected and defended themselves from the persecutions and invasions for centuries.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aravan Evi Restaurant, Merkez Aravan Evi, Aravan Evi İçinde, 50400 Ayvalı/Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Türkiye
After lunch, we will visit the untainted village of Ayvali.
We will return to our hotel and rest before an early morning flight to Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 13: Day 13 Flight to Istanbul & Day at Leisure
Stop At: Sultanahmet District, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
Depending on the time of your flight to Istanbul, we will check out from your hotel and drive you to the airport. After landing to the airport, we'll pick you up once again and take you to your hotel.
• Leisure Rest of The Day
Because this is your last day in Turkey, we will spend the remainder of the day relaxing, enjoying, and taking in your last moments in Turkey.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 14: Day 14 Going back to home
Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Caddesi No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Türkiye
If you plan to depart, we will transfer you to the airport.
We hope you enjoy Turkey and our services at Pupa Tourism. We look forward to welcoming you in Turkey.
Duration: 15 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.