TURKEY 8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS ITINERARY
ISTANBUL – CAPPADOCIA – KONYA
- Choice of 4 or 5 Star Accommodation with breakfast in Istanbul – Legacy Ottoman Hotel or similar
- Choice of 4 or 5 Star Accommodation with breakfastin Cappadocia – Yunak Evleri Hotel or similar
- Choice of 4 or 5 Star Accommodation with breakfast in Konya
- Transfer and Tours with Private Vans
- Private Professional Guide for the mentioned tours
- Domestic Flights
- All Entrance Fee for the visits mentioned in the itinerary – Topkapi Palace, Bosphorus Cruise, Goreme Open Air Museum, Kaymakli Underground City
- Airport Portage Services
- Lunches and Dinner
- Insurance
- Any Tour is not mentioned in the program
ITINERARY
DAY 1: Arrival in Istanbul airport. Welcome at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
DAY 2: The Istanbul Old city tour will start after breakfast. Sultanahmet Square is the main point where the living heritage of both Byzantines and Ottomans can be seen. We will see The German Fountain, Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpent Column, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace Museum. Overnight in hotel.
DAY 3: After breakfast, departure for a full day city tour with Bus. Starting from Balat, historical Greek and Jewish neighborhood of Ottoman Era, tour will continue with visits to Ayub Al Ansari Tomb, Taksim, Galata, hearth of trade during Ottoman Era, then we will embark boat for the Bosphorus Cruise Tour.
DAY 4: After breakfast check-out and at 11:00 am transfer to airport for Kayseri flight. Transfer to Cappadocia. Overnight in hotel.
DAY 5: Hot air baloon tour (optional). After breakfast, departure for a full day Cappadocia tour. We will visit Goreme Esentepe, Open Air Museum, Three Beauties, Pasabag Fairy Chimneys, Avanos Pottery. Overnight in hotel.
DAY 6: Hot air baloon tour (optional). After breakfast, tour continue with Love Valley, Pigeon Valley, Kaymakli Underground City, Uçhisar. Departure for Konya through ancient Silk Road, stopping for a look at the huge Sultan Han caravanserai en route. Overnight in Konya hotel.
DAY 7: After breakfast, visit the Tomb of Rumi in the Museum of Mevlana Rumi. Ottoman-era Sultan Selim Mosque, drive to the Alaaddin Hill (a prehistoric tumulus) to visit the 1000-year-old Alaaddin Mosque. Walking down the north side of the Alaaddin Hill we pass the remains of the Seljuk sultan’s palace, then cross the street for a view of the elaborate portal of the Ince Minareli Medrese theological college. Drive to the airport for Istanbul flight. Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 8: Check-out and departure for the airport.