Tour Itinerary

• Day 1

  Arrive Istanbul

  On arrival, transfer to the hotel. Welcome to Europe!!!. Upon arriving at the airport we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. You can enjoy free time until your tour starts. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

• Day 2

  Istanbul - City Tour

  Today morning proceed for the city Sighseeing tour of Istanbul. Cable car to Pierre Loti viewpoint. Topkapi Palace. A sightseeing tour of the city. We find ourselves in a city built in two continents. On our tour, we will include a cable car ride up to the Pierre Loti viewpoint and we will lenter the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent (the largest in Istanbul). We will see the walls, the Golden Horn, the fishing district, and we will admire the exterior of Hagia Sofia. After the visit, we will offer tickets and a visit to the Top Kapi Palace, which was the administrative centre of the Ottoman Empire, with its magnificent courtyards and its pavilions. At the end of the afternoon we will provide a transfer to the Taksim neighbourhood, the most commercialised and lively area of the city. There will be time to dine in one of its many restaurants, and you can also take the old tram that crosses the area or go to see the nearby Galata Tower. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

• Day 3

  Istanbul - Boat trip on Bosphorus

  This morning after breakfast, we proceed for a boat trip on the Bosphorus that will last about two hours. . The Bosphorus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, which separates Istanbul into two parts: the European part and the Asian one. We will enjoy seeing the liveliness of the strait with its multitude of boats. We will pass under the two bridges that unite Europe and Asia and we will admire the palaces of the sultans, the typical wooden houses and the Ottoman villas. Free time. Later return back to the hotel. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

• Day 4

  Istanbul - Ephesus - Kusadasi

  Today depart from Istanbul to Kusadasi. We continued route through the interior of Turkey. At lunch time, we arrive at EPHESUS, the best preserved ancient city of Asia Minor; 2000 years ago it had a quarter of a million inhabitants. We know Saint John´s Basilica, after it, the house of the Virgin Mary and the archaeological site (tickets included). We then continue to KUSADASI, a popular coastal town with a lot of atmosphere, commercial life and a small castle. Dinner and overnight stay in Kusadasi.

• Day 5

  Kusadasi - Bodrum - Marmaris

  This morning proceed to Marmaris. We leave for one of the natural wonders of Turkey, Lake BAFA. We continue to BODRUM, a very beautiful fortified city of Greek origin. You can visit its castle, stroll through its streets full of life and tourism or go around its sports marina. After lunch, we go on our way to MARMARIS, another very beautiful coastal tourist enclave with its castle, its marina and its fountains. On arrival check in to the hotel. Dinner and Overnight stay in Marmaris.

• Day 6

  Marmaris - Dalyan - Antalya

  Today after breakfast, proceed for DALYAN, an incredible place by a navigable river. We include a two- hour boat trip to see LYCIA’S ROYAL TOMBS, and still on the boat, we go on to a large lake where we stop at the thermal springs. If you want, you can bathe in the warm waters or have a mud bath! Time for lunch in one of the numerous restaurants in DAYLAN by the river. Continuation to ANTALYA, we will make a brief visit to this coastal city of more than a million inhabitants, the door of Adrian, the Ottoman district and its great waterfall that falls straight into the sea. On arrival check in to the hotel. Dinner and Overnight stay in Antalya.

• Day 7

  Antalya - Aspendos - Karaman - Nigde

  Today leave Antalya for ASPENDOS, we visit the Roman theatre which many believe to be the best preserved in the world. After this in SIDE we can admire the Greek temple of Apollo by the sea. Time to stroll around the port and through its streets full of life. Amidst impressive countryside we cross the Taurus Mountains, their peaks of over 3,500 metres in height are snow- covered for a large part of the year. A stop in KARAMAN where we visit TARTAN EVI, an ancient Ottoman mansion. Continuation to the region of Cappadocia. Arrive and check in to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay in Nigde. 

  Note: Sometimes the Tartan Evi may be closed, in which case the visit would be replaced by another to a mansion of similar characteristics in Cappadocia.

• Day 8

  Nigde - Capadocia

  This morning after breakfast check out from the hotel and proceed to Capadocia. A full day in the fantastic region of CAPPADOCIA, with its lunar landscapes, its churches and troglodyte villages. We start by visiting GUMUSLER, an incredible seventh century underground monastery with maybe the best Byzantine frescoes in Turkey. In KAYMAKLI we will see theunderground city that could house 30,000 people. We will visit the natural fortress of UCHISAR.After lunch, we will see the GOREME Valley with its open-air museum and its churches dug out of the rocks, entrance included. Dinner and overnight stay in Cappadocia.

• Day 9

  Capadocia - Ankara - Safranbolu

  Today after breakfast check out from the hotel and proceed to Safranbolu. Have a fantastic day in the heart of Anatolia. We stop in ANKARA, where we leave a free time to walk around and have lunch in the thriving center of the city. We continue towards the north of Turkey. The landscapes become greener. Arrive Safranbolu, this wonderful little city which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was an important stopping point on the caravan routes. In the couryard of a magnificent old Caravanserail we will include a traditional Turkish tea. Dinner and overnight stay in Safranbolu.

• Day 10

  Safranbolu - Gokgol Magarasi - Istanbul

  This morning check out from the hotel and proceed to Istanbul. Today, the leg of our trip follows the Black Sea and its verdant landscapes. In GOKGOL MAGARASI we provide entry tickets to this magnificent cave with its underground river and its multiple colours. InEREGLI, next to the Black Sea, we set aside time to have lunch. We also include a visit to its impressive Cehennemagzi Magarasi caves and tombs that are overflowing with mythology. On our way back to Istanbul, we stop to relax at EYDINPINAR, with a walk between its green paths to the waterfalls! Arrival in ISTANBUL, check in to the hotel. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

• Day 11

  Istanbul - Departure

  This morning after breakfast, its time to check out. Transfer to the airport for your onward flight or back home.