Details of Guaranteed Departure Turkey Tour Package From Istanbul
Day 1 Monday - Ancient Ephesus Full Day Sightseeing Tour
Arrive at İzmir Airport where you will be met and driven to the " House of Mother Mary" situated at the top of the Mount of Nightinghale.This is where Mary is said to have lived the lastyears of her life. After you visit, you continue to Ancient Ephesus, considered to be the world's best preserved ancient sites, whose remains date back to the third millenium B:C. Highlights of your walking tour include, Theatre, Celsius Library, Agora, Odeon, Domitian's Temple, and the Trajan Fountain. After lunch you will visit a carpet-weaving co-op for a close up look at the how the Turkish carpets are made by hand. Proceed to Temple of Artemis ( Dİana).It was one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. We will also have fashion show at the leather outlet center. Stay overnight in Kusadasi. (L,D)
Day 2 Tuesday - Kusadasi to Pamukkale
After breakfast you depart for Pamukkale, famed for its healingthermal/mineral baths and amazing, snow-white calcium terraces referred to as "petrified waterfalls". After lunch, you visit Hierapolis, where you will see its magnificently preserved Necropolis, main street and gates. Stay overnight in Pamukkale (B,L,D)
Day 3 Wednesday - Pamukkale - Konya - Cappadocia
Early this morning you depart for Konya, where you visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana, the mystic poet and Islamic spiritual leader, who founded the sect of "Whirling Dervishes" and the 13th century Seljuk Caravanserai, "Sultanhan". After lunch at a local Turkish restaurant, you continue to Cappadocia (B,L,D) Optional Turkish Night (in the evening) join for the Traditional Turkish night to see folk and belly dancer in the cave restaurant .
Day 4 Thursday - Highlights of Cappadocia Full Day Sightseeing Tour
Optional Early morning 04:45 am join Hot Air Balloon Tour and Return to Hotel. An impressive day will start with Devrent Valley. Then we keep going on with Pasabag's "Fairy Chimneys" where you can feel the mystic of Fairy Chimneys. we will break at Avanos center of terracotta art. ceramic art dated back to the 3000 BC in the area and survived from the generations. A visit to ceramic & tile center to see how the ceramics made by hand. After lunch we visit the famous Goreme Open air Museum to see the best examples of Icons in Cappadocia.Soft Rocksof Cappadocia from the clefs carved out to form stables,churches, and monasteries. we will enjoy the day by taking a look to the Goreme Valley from the next to the "Uchisar Rock-Castle, Proceed to Under Ground City of Ozkanak or Cardak Transfer to Airport. Fly To Istanbul at 19:30. arrive 20:45 and transfer to hotel in Istanbul overnight (B,L)
Day 5 Friday - Byzantian & Ottoman Relics (B,L)
Your day will commence with a visit to the ancient Byzantine Hippodrome where you will tour the Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, Fountain of Wilhelm II, the elegant Blue Mosque famous with its heavenly six minarets and the Hagia Sophia Museum, built during the reign of Emperor Theodosius and burned down in the fire of Nika Revolt in 532 A.D. Day tour will continue with a visit to the Grand Bazaar, exploring a labyrinth of streets and passages housing more than 4,000 shops. After lunch you will be guided to visit the Topkapi Palace, residence and administrative center of the Ottoman Sultans. Historical tour of Istanbul will conclude with a visit to the Rustem Pasha Mosque. After the tour you will be leaded back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 6 Saturday – Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour (B,L)
Start the day a driving journey along the Golden Horn, the arm of the Bosphorus peninsula which separates the old and new cities of Istanbul. Follow the traces of history in Balat at the Fener Orthodox Patriarchate, proceeding on to visit the Metal Church of St Stephen the Bulgarian, Ahrida Synagogue, Eyup Sultan Mosque and see the 21km long City Walls of Istanbul. Next stop, the Egyptian Market (Spice Bazaar), with different aromas of various spices From here, join a cruise along the Bosphorus on one of the iconic ferries of Istanbul giving you the chance to see the two bridges that link Europe and Asia. Disembark the ferry and enjoy a trip over the Intercontinental Bosphorus Bridge to Camlica Hill, the highest hill in Asiatic Istanbul to enjoy breathtaking views of both shores. Travel back to Europe with a stop at Dolmabahce Palace, with more than 340 rooms & eight Turkish Baths the imperial residence of the last six Sultans. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 7 Sunday – Istanbul / Departure (B)
Breakfast, check-out & transfer to Istanbul International Airport as per your onward flight schedule. Hotels :Dilekkaya Hotel Cappadocia, Colossea Hotel Pamukkale, Ozcelik Hotel Kusadasi.
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Includes of Guaranteed Departure Turkey Tour Package From Istanbul
Airport Transportations uopn arrival and departure Accomadations at 4 star hotels Meals as specified in the itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) Transportation by non-smoking, airconditioned mini/midibus Services of a professional English speaking guide Sightseeing tours and excursions per itinerary Entrance fees to the sites visited, per itinerary Hotel taxes and service charges
Excludies of Guaranteed Departure Turkey Tour Package From Istanbul
Personal Expenses Optional Tours per itinerary
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