Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Day
Stop At: İstanbul, Türkiye
On your arrival at Istanbul airport, our driver will welcome you with a sign with your names written on who will then transfer you to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 2: Byzantine Relics Tour
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
After breakfast, you will be picked up in the morning and head directly to St. Sophia which is an ancient basilica built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century. It is a magnificent and eye-catching building.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
The second site we will visit is the Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque, which was built in the 16th century and is known as the Blue Mosque due to its fascinating interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkiye
Hippodrome is the next place we will visit, which was once a circus and was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Afterwards, you will move on to the Grand Covered Bazaar, undoubtedly one of the best markets in the world in terms of age and dimension.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 3: Northern Cappadocia Tour
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
You will have an early morning hotel pick-up for your flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia. Once you arrive in Cappadocia, you will meet your guide and you will see the main attractions of Cappadocia.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkiye
Visit Pasabag famous for the mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys with double and triple rock caps.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkiye
Explore the lunar landscape at Devrent Valley where you will enjoy a tasty lunch at a local Turkish restaurant.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkiye
Then continue to the to Goreme open-air Museum where you will visit numerous rock-cut churches with incredible paintings on the walls and ceiling.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia
Then drive to the old Greek vıillage Cavusin, watch live pottery demonstration in Avanos town and enjoy spectacular views of Uchisar castle.
Duration: 2 minutes
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Accommodation included: Hotel in Cappadocia
Day 4: Camel riding in Cappadocia
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Camel riding is the most famous oriental activity in Cappadocia. It shows you the culture in ancient time, tradition, lifestyle, endemic flora and fauna in Cappadocia. Also, different rock formations, landscapes are seen.
This activity has different time and durations. We have sunrise riding, sunset riding and also day time riding. When you book this activity, you can see both sunrise and sunset hot air balloon rides from Red valley, Rose valley and Meskendir valley. Also in the day time, you can see all the valleys, rock formations and other magical sights.
The camel farm provides you with local and traditional clothes, free time to take photos, guiding services, and pick up/drop off services from your hotel in Cappadocia.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Hotel in cappadocia
Day 5: Southern Cappadocia Tour & Hot Air Balloon Flight
Stop At: Hot Air Balloon Göreme, Avcılar Mahallesi, Ragıp Üner Cd. No :9, 50180 Göreme/Nevşehir Merkez/Nevşehir, Türkiye
Early in the morning, you will enjoy a memorable hot air balloon ride over scenic Cappadocia a once-in-a-lifetime and an unforgettable experience.
Come back to your hotel and enjoy some breakfast before being picked up from the hotel for a Green Tour in Cappadocia.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Derinkuyu Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkiye
Visit the famous Derinkuyu Underground City, the deepest of the discovered underground cities in Cappadocia reaching the depth of about 85 meters and this multi-level underground city could accommodate about 20 000 people.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ihlara Valley, Guzelyurt 68500 Turkiye
After Derinkuyu explore the landscape of Ihlara Valley and Melendiz river. Ihlara valley is an amazing 14 km long gorge made of the same soft volcanic rock found throughout Cappadocia. Walk through the vineyards and pistachio trees and enjoy relaxing sounds of flowing water, observing the rich fauna of this area.
After hiking you will be ready for a delicious lunch at a restaurant over the Melendiz river consisting of traditional Turkish foods cooked by the locals.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Selime Monastery, Guzelyurt Turkiye
The last place to visit is the Selime Monastery, an amazing massive fairy chimney and a must-see place while you are visiting Cappadocia because of its sheer size and exciting structure.
Duration: 1 hour
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Accommodation included: Hotel in Cappadocia
Day 6: Whirling Dervishes
Stop At: Dervis Evi Whirling Dervishes, Goreme Kavsagi Ortahisar Kasagasi, Goreme 50650 Turkiye
Get some free time in Cappadocia or just relax in your hotel.
In the evening enjoy a traditional Whirling Dervishes show.
We will take you from your Cappadocia hotel in the evening for the whirling dervishes ceremony with an air-conditioned vehicle.
The Whirling Dervishes performances takes place at an old caravanserai from 1249 AD, so watching this 760 years old dance in this old building from that time makes it so much more meaningful.
The ceremony takes approximately 1 hour, and you can not clap or take the pictures during the ceremony, but at the end of the ceremony, there is a 2 minutes allocation for them.
When the ceremony is finished, we will then we will transfer you back to your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: Hotel in Cappadocia
Day 7: Departure Day
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Depending on your flight time, we will drive you to the airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul.
Duration: 1 hour
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No accommodation included on this day.