Welcome to Turkey

On arrival at Istanbul International Airport you will be met by our local representative and you will be transferred to the hotel.

Day is free, for you to explore the city at your own pace.

Istanbul is a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a soaring 6th-century dome and rare Christian mosaics.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Explore the magnificent and historical attraction is the city of Istanbul on this hop on hop off bus tour. This is a complete city tour which is the perfect introduction to Istanbul city center, taking you to a number of the city's most popular attractions in both Europe and Asia. This carefully designed tour also takes you to the major landmarks and places of interest giving you an insight into Istanbul's incredible history and diverse culture. It provides the opportunity to discover the reminiscence of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires as well as the modern Republic of Turkey we see today. You will discover Istanbul's distinctive blend of European and Middle Eastern cultures. Throughout the City Tour, you'll have the opportunity to hop off and explore many of Istanbul's attractions, such as the Egyptian Bazaar, Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Taksim Square, Beylerbeyi Palace, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sohpia, the old great wall of Constantinople, Aynal kavak Palace, cable car, Dolphinarium, the Rahmi Koc Museum and The Basilica Cistern. The tour also journeys across the famous Bosphorus Bridge; a suspension bridge connecting Europe and Asia and one of the prominent and most important landmarks of the city. Crossing the bridge provides spectacular views of the Bosphorus estuary, Europe and Asia.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and the driver will pick you up and proceed for a morning Bhosphorus cruise.

After the cruise, the driver will drop you to the airport for your onward flight to Izmir.

On arrival in Izmir, the driver will pick you up and drop you to the hotel in Kusadasi.

Day is free, for you to explore the city at your own pace.

Kuşadası is a beach resort town on Turkey’s western Aegean coast. A jumping-off point for visiting the classical ruins at nearby Ephesus (or Efes), it’s also a major cruise ship destination. Its seafront promenade, marina, and harbor are lined with hotels and restaurants. Just offshore on Pigeon Island is a walled Byzantine castle that once guarded the town, connected to the mainland via causeway.

Overnight in Kusadasi.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today explore the historical sites of Ephesus. Ephesus is once the commercial center of the ancient world, a visit to Ephesus is a highlight of any visit to Turkey. The city, whose wealth and patronage supported its splendid architectural program, was dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Today, it is one of the best-preserved antique cities. The great theatre with a capacity of 24,000 people and the Celcus Library are just some of the features that draw people here along with Hadrian’s Temple and many other wells preserved and restored ruins. It is recorded that St John brought the Virgin Mary to Ephesus and that she spent her last days in a small house on Mt Koressos nearby. This is now a popular place of pilgrimage and has received official sanctification from the Vatican. After visiting Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary, the tour stops off at Isa Bey Mosque. Constructed in the 14th century, this impressive mosque which was planned on the Great Mosque of Damascus, is situated on the outskirts of Selcuk. After the tour the driver will drop you back in Kusadasi hotel.

Ephesus is an ancient city in Turkey’s Central Aegean region, near modern-day Selçuk. Its excavated remains reflect centuries of history, from classical Greece to the Roman Empire when it was the Mediterranean’s main commercial center to the spread of Christianity. Paved streets wind past squares, baths and monumental ruins. The Temple of Hadrian was built before 138 A.D. for Emperor Hadrian’s visit.

Overnight in Kusadasi.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and the driver will pick you up and proceed for a full day Pamukkale tour.

The first destination is visiting Karahayit where you will see Red Spring Waters. After a beautiful visit to Karahayit, your driver will drive to Pamukkale and visit Hierapolis. The highlights of this tours is visiting the Hierapolis are Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinious Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater and Antique Pool. Later we will take some photos from the nicest corners of Pamukkale. A free time to explore the natural beauties of Pamukkale. Then meet with the guide, start walking in the middle of travertines from up to down without shoes and socks. Lunch will be serve in a local restaurant. After the tour your driver will drop you to the hotel in Pamukkale.

Pamukkale is a town in western Turkey known for the mineral-rich thermal waters flowing down white travertine terraces on a nearby hillside. It neighbors Hierapolis, an ancient Roman spa city founded around 190 B.C. Ruins there include a well-preserved theater and a necropolis with sarcophagi that stretch for 2km. The Antique Pool is famous for its submerged Roman columns, the result of an earthquake.

Overnight in Pamukkale.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and the driver will pick you up and drive you to a scenic and magnificent road to Antalya.

On arrival in Antalya, the driver will drop you to the hotel.

Day is free, for you to explore the beautiful city of Antalya at your own pace.

Antalya is a Turkish resort city with a yacht-filled Old Harbor and beaches flanked by large hotels. It's a gateway to Turkey's southern Mediterranean region, known as the Turquoise Coast for its blue waters. Remnants remain from Antalya's time as a major Roman port. These include Hadrian’s Gate, built to honor the Roman emperor’s visit in 130 A.D and 2nd-century Hidirlik Tower, with harbor views.

Overnight in Antalya.

Breakfast at the hotel.

We depart from the hotel and start with a visit to the beautiful Duden Waterfalls. After we continue to the city center and visit Hadrian's Gate, the clock tower at Kalekapisi, Republic Square with its Ataturk statue and overlook amazing views of the Mediterranean coast and Olympos Mountains. Descending from the square, you'll explore the narrow winding streets of historical Antalya (Kaleici), filled with graceful Ottoman-era houses and gardens. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant (pax account). After lunch, we will embark on a boat at the Antalya Marina where you will experience the uniqueness of having a chance to travel by a romantic wooden yacht on the turquoise-colored South Coast, passing by the Duden Waterfalls and the Antalya cliff, the Taurus Mountains. This coast is probably the most charming of the Turkish Riviera, where you will have the chance to swim in the clear-blue waters.

Overnight in Antalya.
 

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and the driver will pick you up and drop you to the airport for your onward flight to Kayseri.

On arrival in Kayseri, the driver will pick you up and drop you to the hotel in Cappadocia.

Day is free, for you to explore the ancient city at your own pace.

Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyon houses numerous rock-face churches.

Overnight in Cappadocia.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today explore the south tour of Cappadocia. The highlights of the tours are the Pigeon Valley, is an area of Cappadocia that the local farmers have created over the years. Local farmers used to farm pigeon manure as they realized it was a rich resource of fertilizer for their crops and soil. So all these pigeon houses have been carved into the rock faces over the centuries. You make the stop to enjoy the view over the valley and the Cappadocia region. The Uchisar Castle Panorama, is one of the largest rock formations in Cappadocia, known as the Castle of Uchisar. It is the highest point over Cappadocia, which allows amazing views over the whole region and even as far as the Erciyes Mountains. It is the perfect spot to offer you all the best views over this amazing landscape of Cappadocia. The Meskendir Valley, houses a small church that has a ceiling that has been carved out into a cross formation that is adorned in geometric red frescos. After visiting the church and having a taste of history enjoy the small stroll through the valley that is a cool escape from the dry landscape surrounding you. The Rose Valley is located behind the town of Urgup, but what makes it so interesting to most visitors and locals alike are all the walking tracks within the valley that link up all nearby villages and small settlements. There are scattered vineyards and gardens throughout the valley and it is always possible to see the locals still working who will give you a taste of their products, should you be lucky enough to spot them! You will also get the chance to see the Red Valley from the layers and layers of different coloured rock formations that give it a predominantly red colour. The Red Valley is beautiful to wander through, where you may feel like you have the place to yourself, but also beautiful to capture from a viewpoint to appreciate the beautiful colour of these unusual rock layers. The Cavusin Village is a labyrinth of rock houses scattered into the rock formations that make up the town. It is one of the oldest dwellings within Cappadocia and today you will visit the village to admire the amazing feat of how the locals have dug into these rocks to create their own homes, some of which date back several centuries. The village is also famous for housing the Church of John the Baptist which dates back to the 5th Century. When you arrive at Love Valley you will see clearly why it gets its name. The rock formations here are phallic like, giving the valley the name of love. These formations have been formed over the centuries by the natural erosion of volcanic rock. The valley is an especially unusual landscape of Cappadocia with the area being made up of cones, pillars, pinnacles, mushrooms, and the well-known fairy chimneys. The Underground City, The Christians who populated this area created these amazing underground cities when they were fleeing persecution back in the 14th Century. Some of the underground cities date back further than this and all hold an amazing moment of time from our ancient past. Be amazed at the architecture and the structure of these dwellings, which include many levels that separated the house dwellings from schools, cellars and even animal stables.

Overnight in Cappadocia.

After breakfast. The day is free until checkout time. The driver will pick you up and drop you to the airport for your onward flight.