6 Days

Welcome to Turkey! You’re greeted upon arrival and escorted to your hotel located in the Old City area-Sultanahmet. According to your arrival time you can either check in to the hotel and relax or check out the Old city area. The remainder of the day is at leisure before meeting your tour guide for a short welcome briefing.

 

After having breakfast at the Hotel, Our guide meets you and We continue for;

It is an inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul and forming a natural harbor.One can see the old city and Galata tower panoramicly while cruising from

it is located close to water front nearby the New Mosque. This is a bazaar where you can find numerous kind of spices, dried fruits, nuts and seeds and also many other things.Closed on Sundays

Cruise through the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and Asia, with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious apartments.

Rumeli Fortress is a fortress located on a hill at the European side of the Bosphorus just north of the Bebek district . It was built by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and 1452, before he conquered Constantinople. There are three great towers dominant to the Bosphorus is one of the most popular highlights of Istanbul. Beautiful settings and the plesant breeze adds to the pleasures of a boat trip. Bosphorus, also known as the Istanbul Strait connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara

*Lunch in an old city Restaurant.

it was the first European-style palace in Istanbul and was built by Sultan Abdülmecid between 1842 and 1853, at a cost of five million Ottoman gold pounds, the equivalent of 35 tons of gold. Fourteen tons of gold in the form of gold leaf were used to gild the ceilings of the palace.it was located at the European side of the Bosporus, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1922, (Harem is not included in the program)

From Camlica Hill, there is an absolutely magnificent view, which makes it well worth the climb. In the morning when the sun is still easterly one has a panoramic sight of the whole city, the Bosphorus almost as far as the Black Sea, the Marmara Sea with the Princes Islands, and behind that, the great snow covered ridge of Uludag, the Bithynian Olympus. Toward evening the sun sets almost directly behind Istanbul and its domes and minarets are silhouetted against the flaming western sky like a splendid stage drop.

 

After having an early breakfast at the Hotel, You will be picked up for your Izmir Flight.Our driver and guide meets us at the Izmir airport. We continue our journey in air c. & comfortable vehicle to:

it is 8 km from Ephesus on the hills. The Vatican has recognized this small site in the Solmissos Mountains as the final resting place of the Virgin Mary. A small chapel dedicated to St. Mary was founded when the ruins of the house were first discovered.

It is considered one of the great outdoor museums of Turkey. Ephesus Tour starts from the upper entrance gate. Ancient city has 3 main streets. We see the Baths of Varius ,Odeon, Prytaneion,Fauntain of Polio, The Gate of Heracles ,State Agora, public toilets, Temple of Hadrian , Temple of Domitian, Library of Celsus, Great Theater and Horbour street with necropolis.

*Lunch in a local restaurant in Selcuk

A part of the site, was built in the 6th century AD, under emperor Justinian I over the supposed site of the apostle's tomb. It is now surrounded by Selcuk.

The tour ends about 18:00 PM, we will transfer to the Airport for flight to Cappadocia. Arrival to Cappadocia Airport and transfer to hotel in Cappadocia after dinner in Goreme Valley at a local restaurant.

 

After having breakfast at the Hotel, We depart for a volcanic area tour with our guide. We will visit the most magnivecent sites of:

It’s the most famous attraction, for good reason, a complex of several painted cave-churches carved out by Orthodox monks between 900 and 1200 AD.

The natural rock citadel of Uchisar is the tallest point in Cappadocia, visible for a great distance from the region's other towns such as Urgup and Avanos

*Lunch in a local restaurant in Cappadocia

On the banks of the Red River in Cappadocia is all about pottery-making. You can see pottery being made, and even take a pottery-making class and make some yourself.

The best place to see three-headed fairy chimneys. Pasabag, the Pasha's Vineyard, is surrounded by incredible natural rock formations; a spectacular scene.

The ruins at Devrent are spread over three valleys, which also house several pointed fairy chimneys with large stems.

Dinner in Goreme Valley in a local restaurant.

 

We leave the hotel after breakfast around 09.30 and start our day. We will be visiting:

It is near the village of Uchisar and named for the thousands of pigeon houses carved into the rocks. The rock formations, combined with awe inspiring views are not to be missed.

It is contained within the citadel of Kaymaklı. First opened to tourists in 1964. The houses in the village are constructed around the nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city. Each space is organized around ventilation shafts. The tunnels and underground rooms are still used today as storage areas, stables, winery, living areas, cellar and cave churches.

It is a 16 km (10 mi) long gorge cut into volcanic rock in the southern part of Cappadocia following several eruptions of Mount Hasan Through the valley flows Melendiz Stream

What is unique about this valley is the ancient history of its inhabitants. The whole canyon is honey combed with rock-cut underground dwellings and churches from the Byzantine period.

Due that the richness of the watering possibility and its hidden form and easily to hide structure it was the first settlement place of the first Christians escaping from the Roman soldiers. In the Ihlara Valley there are hundreds of antic churches caved in the volcanic rocks. The most known churches are Ağaçaltı Church with cross plan, Sumbullu Church, Purenliseki Church, Kokar Church, Yilanli Church, Karagedik Church, Kirkdamatli Church, Direkli Church, Ala Church, Kemerli Church and Egritas Church.

*Lunch in a local restaurant at Belisirma

It s a very small village situated in the very middle of the Ihlara Valley.Most of the Rock houses abondened by locals and moved to the new town on top of the valley hills. It has nice small restaurants with local food on Meskendir River flows through the Valley.

it is also the village of Belisirma, an ancient center of medicine before Selçuk Sultan Kiliçarslan II transferred the school to Aksaray. The process of mummification was extensively practiced in this part of the valley; a mummy of a woman found here is on display in the Nigde Archaeological Museum.

The ancient settlement Selime is located at the northern opening of the Ihlara (Peristrema) Valley in western Cappadocia. The complexes were carved into volcanic rock outcroppings in Byzantine period.

The Selime Castle is the largest and most elaborate in design and decoration of all the examples in this ancient settlement. At Selime Castle, rooms (the kitchen, formal halls, bathing area, church with side chapel etc.) are arranged around two courtyards.

The tour ends about 18:00 PM , take a transfer to the Airport for return flight to Istanbul with unforgettable memories in your mind

Arrival to Istanbul Airport and transfer to hotel.

 

After breakfast at the hotel you may ask our office for other options while enjoying tea with us.

Depending on your departure time, transfer to Airport for your the return flight.

 

 

*For passengers arriving / departing Istanbul by cruise ship, a pick up is available from Istanbul port. If you wish to be picked up at Istanbul port you must advise the cruise line, ship name, docking and departure time. Please let us know your cell phone numbers to reach you to meet in Istanbul Port with our guides. You may be picked up from the cruise port and dropped off at a city hotel or vice versa.