Itinerary
Day 1: Istanbul & Cappadocia – Arrival Day
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Upon our arrival at Istanbul International Airport walk to Domestic Side and take your connecting flight to Cappadocia. Your guide will meet, assist and transfer you to the hotel. Dinner and Overnight in Cappadocia.
Please Note: If you wish to join our optional activity of Cappadocia Hor Air Ballooning for tomorrow, please contact with your guide and register because it will take place early the next morning.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Special Class El Puente Cave Hotel
Day 2: Cappadocia Tour with Underground City and Goreme Open Air Museum
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
After breakfast at 09:30 depart for Cappadocia Tour. We will drive you to Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best preserved Underground cities in Cappadocia. After Underground City tour, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. 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 work shop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go to Love Valley. Love Valley Cappadocia is a hidden valley with scenic formations to say the least. Despite the resemblance to man hood, these amazing rock formations are far from man-made. Next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. Last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. After the tour retrurn back to your hotel. Dinner and Overnight in Cappadocia.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Special Class El Puente Cave Hotel
Day 3: Cappadocia – Konya – Antalya
Stop At: Konya, Konya
After breakfast early in the morning at 08:00 drive to Konya. Lunch at 13:30 pm at local restaurant. After the lunch visit the imposing green - tiled Mausoleum of Mevlana, the mystic founder of the Sufi sect (Whirling Dervishes). After the Konya Mevlana tour drive to Antalya. Arrival to Antalya around 18:30 pm – 19:00 and check into your hotel. Dinner and Overnight in Antalya.
Please Note: This tour will be done by domestic flight from Antalya to Cappadocia if we can not reach the minimum 6 guests per departure. Kindly note that in that case Antalya to Cappadocia domestic flight is included in given rate and lunch will be excluded.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Best Western Plus Khan Hotel
Day 4: Antalya Old City Tour and Waterfalls
Stop At: Antalya, Antalya, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
After breakfast drive to Antalya Old City ( Kaleiçi ) Marina, Clock Tower, Hadrian's Gate, Broken Minaret, Hıdırlık Tower: The Hadrian's Gate (or Hadrianus Gate or The Three Gates is a triumphal arch which was built in the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Hıdırlık Tower is a landmark tower of tawny stone in Antalya, Turkey, where Kaleiçi meets Karaalioglu Park. It is believed to be built in Hellenistic era on a square plan and later turned into circular tower in 2nd century AD and was used as either a fortification or a lighthouse in the past. We have lunch at the hotel and than depart for Duden Waterfalls. All the streams of the region aim at finding their way into the Mediterranean and they pour down the slopes of the Taurus, sometimes overland sometimes underground and reaching their destination, result in lovely waterfalls, of which there are more than twenty. After tour come back to hotel and rest of day is yours. Dinner and Overnight in Antalya.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Best Western Plus Khan Hotel
Day 5: Antalya to Pamukkale
Stop At: Pamukkale, Pamukkale
After breakfast, at 10:00 am. we depart for Pamukkale. The trip is going to take roughly 3 to 4 hours. Once you reach Pamukkale, check in to your hotel and rest of time is yours. Dinner and Overnight in Pamukkale.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Pam Thermal Hotel
Day 6: Pamukkale Tour to Kusadasi
Stop At: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
We shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. Denizli/Pamukkale means seaside in Turkish and is located on the Buyuk Menderes River. It is a growing industrial town, known for its textile industry and outlet shopping. You will visit one of the famous textile factories of Pamukkale. After the tour drive rto Kusadasi and check in your hotel. Dinner and Overnight in Kusadasi.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Casa De Sole Hotel
Day 7: Kusadasi - Ephesus Tour - Turkish Village Sirince
Stop At: Sirince, Sirince, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast between 08:30 am, departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient sites in the world en - route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library and Grand theatre. Lunch break around 13:00 pm. After lunch, we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince’s construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all Orginal with their white paints. There will be some free time to explore around of the village. On the way, we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen. Dinner and Overnight in Kusadasi.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Casa De Sole Hotel
Day 8: Kusadasi - Pergamon – Troy Tour
Stop At: Canakkale, Canakkale, Canakkale Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
We depart at 08:30 and drive to Pergamon. At 10:30 we will be at Pergamon. Visit to the magnificent Bergama Museum. It is an impressive Museum and you may see many important relics from Ancient Pergamon. Pergamon is a famous city for its jewellery, stones and silver. So on the way, we will visit a jewellery center for 30 minutes. Lunch break around 12:15 pm. and after the lunch departure forTroy. Visit the famous archeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the Trojan Horse and Helen of Troy. After tour, check into hotel. Dinner and Overnight in Canakkale.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: Troia Tusan Hotel
Day 9: Gallipoli Tour to Istanbul
Stop At: Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Canakkale Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
At 08:00 or 08:30 am we depart for Gallipoli in order to visit the battle fields. Two hours later we will give you 20 minutes for relaxing in a restaurant area. We will arrive Gallipoli around 12:00 pm. and we will have lunch break, relax a little bit and then depart for the battle fields. Visit Gabatepe Museum. Start visiting the fields with Ariburnu Cemetery and Anzac Cove because these are the places where the war had started. Then Beach Cemetery, Lone Pine and Chunuck Bair. After the tour we will drive you to the hotel in Istanbul. Bus Trip will take roughly 5 – 6 hours drive. Overnight in Istanbul.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: La Quinta by Wyndham Istanbul
Day 10: Istanbul City Tour
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
After breakfast, we have Istanbul City Tour. Our first visit will be HIPPODROME. Than we will visit SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Our next visit will be HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE. Lunch break at 13:00 pm. After the lunch, TravelShop Group will take you to the ALI PASAZADE which is a unique atmosphere with reasonable prices for your shopping. Here you will find; Exotic Spices and Herbs, Turkish Baklava, Turkish Delights, Turkish Coffee, nuts and fruits, small souvenirs such as Ceramic Handicrafts, Evil Eyes totems, all naturel olive oil, soaps and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel.
Please Note: Please do not forget to carry headscarf with you for the visit of religious places as Blue Mosque & Haghia Sophia Mosque.
Duration: 7 hours
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Accommodation included: La Quinta by Wyndham Istanbul
Day 11: Istanbul - End of Tour
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
After breakfast check out from your hotel and transfer to Airport for your flight back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Turkey.
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