What To Expect

Day 1: Arrival to Istanbul
• Istanbul

  Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul Airport ( IST ) or to Sabiha Gokcen Airport ( SAW ) , Our representative will meet you at the airport with your name sign and private transfer to the hotel for overnight stay in Istanbul.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 2: Full Day Istanbul Tour (Breakfast)
• Istanbul

  09.00 a.m. After breakfast, pick up from hotel and our journey begins in Istanbul, the only city in the world situated on two continents. Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - its three names span more than 2600 years, nearly 1600 of them as the capital of two of the greatest empires the world has known, Byzantine and Ottoman.

  Duration: 7 hours

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Hippodrome

  Our tour starts with Hippodrome Square where used to take place for chariot races and the Byzantine riots during Roman & Byzantine period.

  Duration: 25 minutes

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

  Only a short walk away, reaches Hagia Sophia built in 532 AD by Roman Emperor Justinian I. Update for St. Sophia interior visit : Live guiding is not allowed in St. Sophia after the 15th January 2024. Guests have to have their smart phones and headphones during their visit. If guests do not have a headphone, they can buy at the entrance at the cost of 3,5-USD The system is similar to audio guide system. Guests who does not have smart phones will follow the signs and the given informations on the signs .

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Blue Mosque

  Blue Mosque, has its fame from its beautiful blue Iznik tiles.

  Duration: 45 minutes

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• TopkapI Palace

  We will continue walking to Topkapi Palace, was not only the residence of the Ottoman sultans, but also the administrative and educational center of the state. It was constructed between 1460 and 1478 by Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople. We will visit the Topkapi Palace including weapons section.

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: YES

• Grand Bazaar

  After that, we will visit Grand Bazaar where is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 1,200 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. Opened in 1461, it is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops.

  Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 3: Istanbul to Cappadocia by flight – Cappadocia Tour - Cave Hotel (Breakfast )
• Cappadocia

  Take the morning flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia. Arrival and meeting at the airport just outside the arrival’s gate with a sign bearing your name and transfer to Cappadocia.

  Duration: 12 hours

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Fairy Chimneys

  First meeting with Cappadocia, visiting Three Sisters Fairy Chimneys in Urgup which are the most popular and seen on advertisements. That’s why people carved some pigeon houses to keep them in certain places. You will see that the houses for the pigeons are like the houses for the people.

  Duration: 45 minutes

  Admission Included: YES

• Kaymakli Underground City

  Then we descend into the center of the earth in the Kaymakli Underground City one of the largest and the deepest of 200 others in Cappadocia.

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: YES

• Cappadocia

  End of the tour drive to your hotel for overnight in Cappadocia.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 4: Cappadocia Tour - Cave Hotel (Breakfast)

• Devrent Valley

  Hot Air ballooning with sunrise (optional, extra) After breakfast, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; walking in Pasabag “fairy chimneys” where the voice of wind mixes with the “songs of fairies”.

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: YES

• Avanos

  Lunch in Avanos, centre of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop.

  Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Goreme Open-Air Museum

  Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century)

  Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

  Admission Included: YES

• Uchisar Castle

  Continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia.

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: YES

• Cappadocia

  End of the tour drive back to your hotel for overnight in Cappadocia

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 5: Cappadocia – Adıyaman (Breakfast – Dinner)
• Karatay Han

  Check out and departure from your hotel in Cappadocia, after the breakfast. Drive to Karatay Caravanserai and visit the caravanserai.

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: YES

• Kahramanmaras

  On the way to Adıyaman (Nemrut) stop at Kahramanmaras for lunch and a taste of its famous ice cream.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Adiyaman

  Arrive to the hotel in Adıyaman. Evening at leisure and overnight in Adıyaman.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 6: Mt. Nemrut – Urfa ( Gobekli Tepe) (Breakfast- Dinner)

• Mount Nemrut

  In the morning 03:30 am departure. Hike to the summit of the Mt. Nemrut (one of the most popular UNESCO world cultural heritage sites), watching the sunrise, be amazed by the colossal heads and statues of ancient deities, as you step into mythology. There we will hire small mini-buses to drive up the mountain. This extraordinary landmark rests at an elevation of 8000 ft. The mountain top complex is composed of two flattened areas strewn with statues and separated by a false peak of crushed rock. Antiouchus built the entire complex approximately 2000 years ago as a monument to his divine ancestry.

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: YES

• Arsemia Antik Kenti

  Also definitely take time to visit the old castle, Arsemeia, cross over the still functioning Cendere Bridge (Septimius Severus bridge) dating all the way back to the 3rd century and Tumulus Tomb of Karakus.

  Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

  Admission Included: YES

• Ataturk Dam

  Then drive back to the hotel for breakfast. Drive to Urfa on the way visit Ataturk dam and look over to the Ataturk Dam; a modern day wonder.

  Duration: 30 minutes

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Sanliurfa Archeology and Mosaic Museum

  We will also visit Sanliurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum.

  Duration: 1 hour

  Admission Included: YES

• Sanliurfa

  End of the tour, check in your hotel for overnight in Sanliurfa.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 7: Urfa (GobekliTepe) - Gaziantep (Breakfast- Dinner)


• After breakfast & check out from the hotel, we will drive to Gobeklitepe which is one of the world's most important archaeological sites. At 12,000 years old, it was built before the advent of writing or pottery and is believed to be the world's oldest temple.

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: YES

• Gaziantep

  After we visit Gobeklitepe, we will drive to Gaziantep. After the lunch, check in Hotel. Overnight in Gaziantep.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 8: Gaziantep to Izmir by Flights & Ephesus Tour (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

• Gaziantep

  After breakfast & check out from the hotel, drive to Gaziantep Airport for your flight to Izmir.

  Duration: 9 hours

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Izmir

  Arrive in Izmir Airport. After landing, drive to Ephesus ( 45 minutes’ drive )

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• The Temple of Artemis

  First visit the Artemis Temple where is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World.

  Duration: 20 minutes

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Ancient City of Ephesus

  Continue to Ephesus, walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them The State Agora, Odeon, Memnius Monument, the Temple of Domitian, , Polio Fountain, Curetes Street, The Trajan Fountain, The Baths of Scholastica, Hadrian Temple, Latrina, Celcus Library, the gate of Mihridates and Mazues, Commercial Agora and The Grand Theater are two of the most impressive buildings in Ephesus. Grand theatre was built in 3rd century B.C and it was later expanded to 24.000 spectators by the Romans in the 1st century A.D.

  Duration: 2 hours

  Admission Included: YES

• Selcuk

  After Ephesus, lunch will be served in the garden of a local handicrafts center. Here you can see some of the traditional carpet weaving techniques used and enjoy viewing some splendid displays of beautiful carpets.

  Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)

  After Lunch visit House of Virgin Mary. This house is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council of 431 in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared it a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed here.

  Duration: 45 minutes

  Admission Included: YES

• Kusadasi

  After the tour, we drive to Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 9: Fly to Istanbul (Breakfast)

• Izmir

  After breakfast & check out from the hotel, drive to Izmir Airport for your flight to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

• Istanbul

  After landed, Transfer to your hotel Free afternoon and Overnight in Istanbul.

  Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Day 10: Home (Breakfast)