Ex Istanbul 8 Nights and 9 days / Tour Code 25

Istanbul 3 Nights / Kusadasi 3 Nights / Cappadocia 2 Nights

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Day 1

istanbul arrival day

Meet at the airport transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore istanbul.
Overnight in istanbul.(dinner included)

Day 2

istanbul city tour

(breakfast, lunch and dinner included) Pick up at 08:30am from your hotel for the a day tour of old istanbul city. Visit to topkapi palace the great palace of the ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the imperial treasury, miniatures, the holy mantle; enshrining relics of the prophet mohammed.
Sultanahmet imperial mosque across from st. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect mehmet, is known as the blue mosque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue iznik tiles. Hippodrome ancient hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the obelisk of theodosius, the bronze serpentine column and the column of constantine.
Lunch break at 13:00pm after the lunch you will go to the grand bazaar in this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths' street, the carpet sellers, turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, handhoned copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyxware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in istanbul
Please note : st. Sophia museum is closed on mondays, topkapi palace is closed on tuesdays and the grand bazaar is closed on sundays.

Day 3

istanbul bosphorus cruise and shopping tour

(breakfast, lunch and dinner included) Pickup at 08:30am fromthe hotel and depart for the istanbul bosphorus cruise and shopping tour. Visit the grand spice bazaar.Theair here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and everyother conceivable herbsandspices.
Bosphorus by boat a traditional excursion by boat along the water way separating europe andasia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will see the magnificent sights of the following attractions from your boat. See Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavilions of yildiz palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is ciragan palace, 300 meters of its marble facade faces the shore. At ortakoy a great variety of artists gather every sunday to display their work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosqueand a synagogue existing side by side for centuries.
Rumeli fortress built by mehmet the conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of istanbul was completed in only four months to control and protect the infamous bosphorus passage. It is one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in theworld. Beylerbeyi palas (palace) the summer residence of ottoman sultans exists in its original renovated glory featuring original antique furniture and magnificent gardens with the harem on theasianside of istanbul.
Bosphorus bridge enjoy a unique chance to step from one continent (asia) to another (europe) Camlica heel the highest point in istanbul. At the top of it you can rest and admire the magnificent panorama of istanbul and the bosporus from the beautiful gardens, landscaped in traditional turkish ottoman style. Shopping tour (aftercruise) experience the traditional silk weaving skills of turkish women at the carpet weaving courses provided by the ministry of national education. You Will Get The Opportunity To See Jewellery, hand crafts centre and a modern leather wear show. Enjoy the experience of shopping whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen, with murti'stour'slocalescortfull of knowledge about how to haggle the streets of istanbul. The rest of the evening is yours to explore istanbul.
Overnight in istanbul.

Day 4

istanbul to cappadocia

(breakfast and dinner included) Today we depart for istanbul airport for domestic flight to kayseri. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel in cappadocia. Dinner
overnight in cappadocia.

Day 5

cappadocia tour with underground city and goreme open air museum

(breakfast, lunch and dinner included) You will be picked up approximately 09:30 we will drive you to ozkonak underground city, one of the best preserved underground cities in cappadocia. Than visit to uchisar castle, the highest point of cappadocia. After uchisar, you visit goreme open air museum, the heart of cappadocia. Goreme open air museum is famous for frescoes dating to 10th century describing the life of jesus christ and monks. 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 pasabagi where you can see three headed fairy chimneys. After pasabagi you visit another workshop to see cappadocian handwoven carpets and kilims. Next stop is devrent valley, which is also called imagination valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. Then you head to a wine shop in urgup for wine tasting. Last stop is three beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of cappadocia. This tour will end approximately 18:00 and you will be returned back to your hotel.
Overnight in cappadocia.

Day 6

cappadociatokusadasi

(breakfast and dinner included) After Breakfast Check Out From The hotel. Transfer to kayseri / nevsehir airport for domestic flights to izmir. Transfer from air port and check in to your hotel in kusadasi.
Overnight in kusadasi.

Day 7

kusadasi ephesus tour turkish village sirince

(breakfast, lunch and dinner included) 08:30 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, celsius library, grand theatre and house of the virgin mary. Lunch break around 13:00pm.
After the lunch, we will visit a place which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of turkey; a carpet weaving centre. After lunch we will do a turkish village tour. Sirinces construction style today belongs to anatolian greeks. The houses on the slope are all orginal with their white paints.
Sirince village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in turkey especially fruit wines. We will visit the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with turkish wine makers. In the evening you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. 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 overnight in kusadasi.

Day 8

kusadasi pamukkale tour

(breakfast, lunch and dinner included) At 08:30 we depart for pamukkale. Afterwards 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. After pamukkale tour come back to kusadasi.
Overnight in kusadasi.

Day 9

kusadasi to istanbul end of tour

(breakfast included) Today we depart for izmir airport for our domestic flight to istanbul and then 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