8Nights/9 Days

3 nights in Istanbul 2 nights in Cappadocia
1 night in Pamukkale, 2 nights in Antalya

ISTANBUL Arrival to İstanbul. Meeting and assistance by an English speaking guide at the airport and then transfer to Hotel. Overnight. ISTANBUL After breakfast; our full day will be dedicated to the legendary Istanbul. Our tour starts with "Hippodrome" which was once the center of all civil activities in the city and a huge stadium where over one hundred thousand spectators cheered on their favourite charioteers, "Blue Mosque"; one of the principal adornments on the skyline of the city, and "St.Sophie" originally a Christian Basilica built by Constantine in the 4th century, then converted to a mosque during the Ottoman Empire. Lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon visits of Topkapi Palace which used to be the residence of Ottoman Sultans and Grand Bazaar. Return back to hotel and overnight.

ISTANBUL
Visit the Spice BazaarDeparture for the Bosphorus Tour, visiting both Europe and Asia, with stops en route to take photos of the natural beauty. Lunch at a local seafood restaurant. Drive by coach via the Bosphorus Bridge to Camlica Hill on the Asian side to see the wonderful view of Istanbul. Visit the Beylerbeyi Palace, the summer residence of Ottoman Sultans with original furniture and magnificent gardens. Return to Istanbul and your hotel for overnight.

ISTANBUL / ANKARA / CAPPADOCIA
You will be transferred to Istanbul Airport for your flight to Ankara. Upon arrival, half day sightseing tour in Ankara including the visits of the Anatolian Civilization Museum; famous with a unique collection of the ancient Anatolian and Hittite relics, Ankara Castle and Anitkabir ( Mausoleum of Atatürk ). Lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to Cappadocia. Dinner and overnight.

CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast; the whole day is dedicated to the visit of Cappadocia; the area with lunar landscapes the fairy chimneys and troglodyte dwellings, built by Christian Acohorits and monks who sought refuge. Göreme Valley which is a complex of rock chapels and churches covered with frescoes, the village of Avanos, Zelve and naturel Citadel of Uçhisar are the other magnificent places to be visited. Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight in
Cappadocia.

CAPPADOCIA / KONYA / PAMUKKALE
Visits of the underground cities of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu made to accommodate several thousands of people with seven subterranean floors. Drive to Pamukkale via Konya with the visit of Mausoleum of Mevlana. Lunch at a local restaurant and continue to Pamukkale. Arrival, dinner, and overnight.

PAMUKKALE / ANTALYA In the morning, drive to Pamukkale and visit the ruins of the ancient Roman spa Hierapolis. Today a modern Turkish spa, Pamukkale is known as the "Cotton Castle" because of the hot spring, calcium laden waters which cascade across terraced limestone pools. Lunch at a local restaurant. Drive to Antalya for dinner and overnight. ANTALYA After breakfast; you will have a chance to experience a marvellous tour during all day. Our tours starts with Perge walking through the colonnade streets, agora, stadium and theater.

Continue to Aspendos, with one of the best preserved theaters of antiquity seating 15.000 people. Lunch at a local restaurant. Visit ancient city of Side, with its magnicifent theater, agora, columns of the Apollo Temple and the Roman Baths. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Antalya.

DEPARTURE
You will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight via Istanbul.

Price includes:
" Accommodation at 4 star / 3 star hotels during the whole tour.
" Accommodations are all in HB basis
" A/C deluxe coach during the whole tour.
" Professional guidance services in your language during the whole tour.
" 07 lunches at the local restaurants
" All entrance fees as per itinerary
" 01 free in dbl room (for the Tour Leader)
" Bosphorus tour by the private boat (depending on the number of participants)
" Porterage at airports and hotels.

Price does NOT include
" Tips to the guide, driver, and headwaiters at the hotels
" Personal expenses
" International or domestic air fares
" Dinners during the Istanbul stay