Day 1 : Istanbul
We arrive at Istanbul and Meet at the airport
and transfer to hotel
Day at Leisure in istanbul Overnight stay in
istanbul
( B)
Day 2 : Ottoman and Byzantium Relics tour
We start our first morning in Istanbul strolling
to the great square which was once the Byzantine
Hippodrome Now it is a great parklike area
surrounded by the Blue Mosque Hagia Sophia
and the Underground Cistern commonly called
the Basilica Cistern. After lunch at a local
restaurant, retracing our steps we walk to
the Topkapi Palace more than a palace, it
is an assemblage of museums, containing the
collections amassed by the Sultans over almost
five centuries. After Topkapi Palace, we
finish the day with Grand Bazaar visit. overnight
Stay in istanbul in Istanbul. (B.L)
Day 3 : Istanbul , Kayseri , Cappadocia
After Breakfast Transfer to airport and Take
Morning Flight to Kayseri
Upon Arrival Kayseri Meet at the airport and
Transfer to CappadociaWe spend the morning
at leisure today. Our guide meets us at the
hotel at noon and we have lunch at an old village
house, hosted by a local family. We drive further
to Soganli valley which is one of the earliest
monastic settlements of Cappadocia. After this,
we leave the breathtaking landscape of Cappadocia
for a while, and descend to the centre of the
earth at either Kaymakli or Derinkuyu Underground
City. We drive back to our hotel following
a spectacular road through the villages of
Cappadocia, where we can observe village life.
Dinner, and overnight in Cappadocia. (B.L.D)
Day 3 : Cappadocia Tour
Today we introduce you to the lunar landscape
of Cappadocia at Dervent Valley then we head
on to Zelve Open Air Museum, which is one
of the earliest inhabited and latest abandoned
monastic settlements of Cappadocia. Seeing
the best examples of the fairy chimneys at
Pasabag Fairy Chimneys Valley, we drive further
to Avanos where we have lunch at a local
restaurant. Goreme Open Air Museum is where
we visit the rock carved churches and colorful
frescoes. We end the day hiking up to the
top of Uchisar Castle which is the highest
and the most dominant point, giving us a
breathtaking panorama. Dinner, and overnight
in Cappadocia. (B.L.D)
Day 4 : Cappadocia , Kayseri, Izmir
, Kusadasi
After Breakfast Transfer to Kayseri airport
and
Morninf Flight to Izmir Via Istanbul Upon Arrival
izmir Transfer to kusadasi
Day at Leisure ib Kusadasi Dinner and Overnight
stay in Kusadasi
Day 5 : Ephesus , Kusadasi
After Breakfast Visit Virgin Mary's House after
that we visit Ephesus which was founded in
the eleventh century BC by the Ionians.
Strolling through the streets of Ephesus, we
will witness the perfection of the Graeco,Roman
Art. Later in the afternoon we will visit St
John's Basilica believed to be the tomb of
the Apostle John, Christ's beloved disciple.
From the basilica, we will be able to look
down on the remains of the temple of Artemis.
We end the daywith our visit to the Isa Bey
Mosque then we head on to Kusadasi for rest.
Dinner, and overnight in Kusadasi. (B.L.D)
Day 6 : Kusadasi , Didyma , Miletos , Priene
, Pamukkale
After breakfast, we drive first to Prienne
formerly a leading member of the Panionic League.
As we drive further South, we visit Miletus
and then arrive at Didyma, where we have lunch
at a local restaurant, circumstances permitting,
across the road from the temple. As the historian
Pausanias wrote; 'The sanctuary of Apollo at
Didymoi, and the oracle there are more ancient
than the Ionian settlement.' evening drive
to Pamukkale Dinner and Overnight stay in Pamukkale.
(B.L.D)
Day 7 : Pamukkale , Aphrodisias ,
Istanbul
As we check out, we drive to Pamukkalegiving
an en route visit to Aphrodisias
which was the city dedicated to the cult of
Aphrodite. As we visit the Sculptor's Museum
in Aphrodisias,
we have lunch at a local restaurant. We visit
Hierapolis on arrival, then have time to stroll
over the calcareous terraces of Pamukkale,
Then Transfer to Denizli airport and Evening
flight back to istanbul Overnight stay in istanbul
Day 8 : Leave Turkey.
After Breakfast transfer to airport for final
departure Leave Turkey. (B)