Istanbul-Ankara-Cappadocia-Pamukkale-Ephesus-Istanbul Tours

Included :
All transfers, Museum fees, 8 Nights Accommodation with daily breakfast, Istanbul - Ankara / Izmir - Istanbul flight tickets, 7 Lunches, 4 Dinners, Guidance services.

ISTANBUL - ANKARA - CAPPADOCIA - PAMUKKALE
EPHESUS - ISTANBUL TOURS
( 9 Days 8 Nights )

Day 1 Friday: Istanbul             
Upon your arrival, you will be meet in Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, the only city which straddles two continents, Europe and Asia. You will be transferred to Hotel  for the night after a short orientation tour. The rest of the day is leisure for you.

Day 2 Saturday: Istanbul       Byzantine  & Ottoman Relics
Enjoy a full day tour of sightseeing, discover the Byzantine and the Ottoman Relics; visit Saint Sophia Museum, one of the world’s greatest architectural marvels, built by Constantine The Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century. Then visit Sultanahmet Mosque, built in the 16th century, unique with six minarets and its magnificent interior decoration of the blue Iznik tiles. See the Ancient Hippodrome, once was the scene of chariot races, with three monuments: the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Before lunch visit the Grand Covered Bazaar within over 4000 tiny shops. Visit Royal Topkapi Palace, the great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Then visit Suleymaniye Mosque, built in 1550 by the famous architect  Sinan, emphasized with four minarets rising one from each corner of the courtyard. You will be transferred back to Hotel in the early evening for the night. (B,L)

Day 3 Sunday: Ankara - Cappadocia
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for a flight to Ankara. You will meet with your guide at Ankara airport then Visit the Hitite Museum and continue to Cappadocia. Lunch on the way. In the afternoon we will visit the Seljuk Agzikarahan Caravanserai and natural citadel of Uchisar. Dinner and overnight in Urgup. (B,L,D)

Day 4 Monday: Cappadocia
During the day we will visit the Valleys of Goreme and Zelve, underground cities of Derinkuyu or Kaymakli, Ortahisar and Avanos. Return to hotel and overnight. (B,L,D)

Day 5 Tuesday: Cappadocia - Pamukkale
Early in the morning, we drive to Konya and visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana. Lunch will be served on the way. Arrive in Pamukkale and enjoy the sunset with its unique formation of petrified calcium cliffs.We drive to Denizli for dinner and overnight. (B,L,D) 

Day 6 Wednesday: Denizli - Kusadasi
After breakfast we visit the ancient city of Hierapolis. Swim in the thermal-spring pools of Pamukkale and drive to Aphrodisias. After lunch we visit the Greco-Roman settlement which is remarkably well preserved. Continue to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight. (B,L,D) 

Day 7 Thursday: Kusadasi - Izmir
In the morning we visit the house of Virgin Mary. Continue to the Ionian city of Ephesus, the Roman Capital of Asia Minor. We visit the ancient city and then the Basilica of St. John. Lunch in Seljuk and drive to Izmir. Transfer the Izmir airport. Flight to Istanbul. We will meet at the Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. (B,L)

Day 8 Saturday: Istanbul                     Bosphorus & Two Continents
Early in the morning, enjoy a full day tour to Bosphorus and Asia; visit the Egyptian   Bazaar (Spice Market) and then embark on a boat, sail along the waterway separating  Europe and Asia, while passing the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace under Bosphous Bridge, the Fortresses, villas and small fishing villages. Then visit Rumeli Fortress; built by Mehmet in 1453, prior to the conquest of Istanbul, one of the most beautiful works of
military architecture. After lunch in a Turkish local restaurant across Bosphorus Bridge, visit the summer residence of the Ottoman Sultans with its Harem on the Asian side. Then see the panoramic view of Istanbul and Bosphorus from Camlica Hill, the highest point of Istanbul. You will be transferred back to Hotel in the early evening for the
night. (B,L) 

Day 9 Sunday: Istanbul
After breakfast you will be picked up from your hotel for your departure flight to home. (B)