Itinerary
Day 1 Itinerary
Arrival
Meet at the airport Transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 10 Itinerary
Departure
After breakfast we depart for Antalya Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul for final flight to home.
Day 2 Itinerary
Istanbul City Tour
Pick up at 08:00am from your hotel for the a day tour of old Istanbul city.Visit to ST. SOPHIA This
ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the
6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the
Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of cyrstal, silver,
and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial
Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET
IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known
as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME
Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius,
the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break at 13:00pm after the lunch
and GRAND COVERED BAZAAR In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more then 4,000 shops
with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths' street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts,
such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-
ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
(Breakfast lunch included)
Day 3 Itinerary
Istanbul Bosphorus Tour
After breakfast depart for Bosphorus Cruise tour. Enjoy a magical Istanbul Bosphorus Boat Cruise and
Spice Market Tour starting at 08:00. Enjoy the array of sites you can see from the boat including: SPICE
BAZAAR (Egyptian Bazaar). BOSPHORUS BY BOAT a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway
separating Europe and Asia.. Lunch break at the Turkish restaurant. overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4 Itinerary
Istanbul to Cappadocia
After breakfast, we depart for Ataturk Airport for our domestic flight to Cappadocia. Overnight in Cave Hotel in Cappadocia
Day 5 Itinerary
Cappadocia Goreme Tour
Today we will get to know the Cappadocia region, a volcanic area in which the geological formation
started 10 million years ago. As a result of these formations phallic like pillars have come to life. The
beautiful horse country Katpatuka, (as the Persians called her) is an unbelievable strip of land,
enchanting and mysterious. Cappadocia region is also famous for its arts, including ceramic and
carpets. You will be picked up approximatley 09:30 from your hotel to join our regular tour. Tour
starts with Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. After Uchisar, you visit Goreme Open Air
Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to 10th
century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. Next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned
village with old cave Greek houses. After Cavusin you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch.
After lunch, you visit a pottery work shop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go Pasabagi where
you can see three-headed fairy chimneys. After Pasabagi you visit another workshop to see
Cappadocian handwoven carpets and kilims. Next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called
Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. Then you head to
a wineshop in Urgup for wine tasting. Overnight in Cappadocia.
(Breakfast lunch Dinner included)
Day 6 Itinerary
Cappadocia Kaymaklı Undergrand city Tour
After breakfast around 09:30 Depart visit Red valley,and explore the famous rock- cut churches and
hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley. Then visit Çavuşin village.This village is famous for the houses
and churches of the christian clegymen.After lunch Drive to the pigeon valley . In the afternoon visit
Kaymaklı underground city. Where early christians lived in fear and faith.. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 7 Itinerary
Cappadocia to Antalya
After breakfast Today we depart for Kayseri Airport for our domestic flight to Antalya & overnight in Antalya
Day 8 Itinerary
Antalya Aspendos & Waterfalls Tour
After breakfast, visit Perge: It was settled by the Hittites around 1500 B. C. Kestros (Aksu) river,
which runs near acropolis, made Perge like a port because it was possible to navigate. An important
trade route starting from Side run through Perge. It is also famous by the fact that when St. Paul
started his journeys, he visited Perge in 46 A. D. and preached his first sermon here. That's why it
became an important city for the Christians during Byzantine period.
To understand the importance of the city it is necessary to visit its remains. You can see the ruins of
the antique theatre (capacity 12, 000 people), its stage has marble relieves depicting the life of
Dionysos; a stadium, which is in a shape of "U" for 12, 000 people; remains of the first church built in
Perge, an agora, which has dimensions of 76x76 m. and it's surrounded by Corinthian columns, in the
middle of it there is a round temple of Tyche (2nd century A. D. ); a basilica - another structure from
Christian Era with three entrances, a good example of a Roman Bath in the southern part of the
city, and Hellenistic gates which later were converted into a court of honor by Plancia Magna.
Side: The furthest city in the east of historical Pamphylia. Situated on a peninsula about 1000 m long
and 400 m. wide, it fulfilled its duty as a commercial port. Naturally, Side used to be one of the most
important trade centers in the antiquity and now it is one of the most popular holiday resort in
Turkey. Side tan the name "Side" meant pomegranate, the fruit symbolizing abundance and fertility.
Like the other Pamphylian cities in general, Side was ruled by Lydia in the sixth cent. B. C. and Persia
after 547 B. C. The coins minted in here prove that Side had at least an internal independence.
Alexander the Great conquered Side in the first year of the great campaign on Asia in 334 B. C. and was
introduced to Hellenistic culture.
Kursunlu Waterfalls, located 19 km from Antalya at the end of a 7 km road branching off to the north
of the Antalya-Serik-Alanya highway at a point 12 km from Antalya. The waterfall is on one of the
tributaries of the Aksu river and its situation in the midst of a pine forest is of quite exceptional
beauty. The countryside around the water forms a lovely picnic and pleasure spot only twenty
minutes from the centre of the city of Antalya. Overnight in Antalya
(Breakfast lunch dinner included)
Day 9 Itinerary
Antalya Free day
After breakfast free day & overnight in Antalya