Grand Tour of Turkey

Grand Tour of Turkey

Istanbul Stopover

4 Days / 3 Nights

Arrival in Istanbul: Daily

Tour Features

  • 3 nights hotel accommodation in Istanbul
  • Full day Istanbul sightseeing tour with lunch
  • Night tour with dinner and oriental show
  • All transfers
  • Hotel taxes

Itinerary

Day 1. Transfer to hotel. Overnight.

Day 2. After breakfast full day city tour including lunch. St. Sophia, Blue Mosque, Underground Cistern, Turkish Islamic Arts Museum, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Solaiman the Magnificent Mosque, Golden Horn. Return back to hotel.

Day 3. Day at leisure. Meet in the evening for the Night Tour including dinner and local drinks. After dinner espectacular oriental show will be performed by well known belly dancers, folk groups and Turkish singers.

Day 4. Breakfast and transfer to the airport for return flight.

Belly dancer

8 Days / 7 Nights

Arrival in Istanbul: Every Sunday

Tour Features

  • 3 nights hotel accommodation in Istanbul
  • 2 nights hotel accommodation in Capadoccia
  • 1 nights hotel accommodation in Pamukkale
  • 1 night hotel accommodation in Kusadasi
  • Full day Istanbul sightseeing tour with lunch
  • Tour to Western Anatolia as per itinerary, on full board basis
  • Air tickets Istanbul/Ankara-Izmir/Istanbul
  • All transfers
  • Entrance fees during guided sightseeing
  • Daily breakfast
  • Hotel taxes

Itinerary

Sunday. Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul, meeting and assistance and then transfer to your selected hotel in Istanbul. Balance of the day at leisure.

Monday. Istanbul
Full day Istanbul sightseeing tour with lunch, including the Topkapi Palace Museum, the blue Mosque, St. Sophia or St. Savior and the Grand Bazaar.

Tuesday. Istanbul-Ankara-Capadoccia
Morning transfer to the airport for the flight to Ankara, arrival and transfer to the city to visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations and the Mauloseum of Kemal Ataturk. Lunch at noon. Continue to Capadoccia, dinner and overnight.
Wednesday. Capadoccia
Full day tour of Capadoccia, visiting the natural Citadel of Uchisar and the underground city of Kaymakili. After lunch, continue to the Valley of Goreme & open air museum. The last sites will be Pasabag Valley and Avanos. Return to the hotel, dinner & overnight.

Thursday. Capadoccia-Konya-Pamukkale
Early departure for Konya. On the way, visit the 13th century Seljukian Caravanserai “Sultanhan“ . Then on to Konya, which is famous for the Mevlana Museum and the Theological School of Whirling Dervishes. Lunch en route & drive on to Pamukkale. Dinner and overnight.

Friday. Pamukkale-Kusadasi
Morning visit to the ancient city of Hierapolis, the ruins of the Necropolis Graveyard, Roman Baths, Bazilica and Calcium cliffs. Drive on to Aphrodisias. After lunch, visit the Greco-Roman settlement, an ancient city is dedicated to the Godess of Love, Aphrodite. Drive on to Kusadasi, dinner and overnight.

Saturday. Kusadasi-Izmir-Istanbul
Drive to Meryemana and visit the House of Virgin Mary. Continue to Ephessus, the Roman Capital of Asia Minor. Visit the ruins of Odeon, Hercules Gate, the Temple of Handrian, the Library, the Agora and the unique Greco-Roman Theatre. After lunch, visit the Basilica of St. John and then drive to Izmir airport for the flight back to Istanbul. Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Overnight.

Sunday. Istanbul
According to your departure flight you will be transferred to the airport.