ISTANBUL - CAPPADOCIA - EPHESUS TOUR

DAY 1 – ISTANBUL  (B/L/X)

Early morning arrival Istanbul apt and welcomed by Driver or Transferman. Transfer to City center. Join main grp and Stary full-day Istanbul Old City Tour with lunch.  start the visits with Hagia (Aya) Sophia, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. Then comes the Hippodrome, in which stands the obelisk brought from Egypt by Theodosius and the Serpent Column taken from Delphi by Constantine, followed by the visit to Blue Mosque, which has six minarets and a middle dome of 109 feet. Topkapi Palace, Imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans exhibiting Chinese porcelain, weapons, calligraphy section, etc… Treasury section is also included. Harem section is excluded. Visit Leather or Jewellery shops. Lunch at Local Restaurant. After lunch continue tour. Late afternoon transfer back to your hotel. No dinner. Overnight at a hotel in the Taksim area.

DAY 2 – ISTANBUL (B/L/X)

After breakfast, departure for full day Istanbul Tour with lunch. See GOLDEN HORN (from the bus), SPICE BAZAAR (mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers, etc.), BOSPHORUS CRUISE, RUMELI FORTRESS (from the boat, no visit )(historical armament built by the Conqueror to control and protect the Bosphorus. A unique example of military architecture. Visit to a leather showroom if time permits.)
Lunch at a local restaurant, then visit DOLMABAHCE PALACE (recent residence for Ottoman Sultans built by two Ottoman architects Karabet and Nikogos Balyan on a 110.000 m² area and served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire. Famous with great collection of European antiquity, furniture, and 4.5 tons chandelier, the palace has 285 rooms and 46 halls.) also visioned during the tour IMPERIAL GARDENS OF ROYAL YILDIZ PALACE • CIRAGAN PALACE HOTEL KEMPINSKI, BOSPHORUS BRIDGE connecting EUROPE & ASIA continents, BEYLERBEYİ PALACE from the sea. Transfer to airport and fly to Ankara.
Transfer to your hotel. Dinner & Overnight at your Ankara hotel 4* ( dinner in between 19:00 – 22:00 if cannot catch because of flight etc , no dinner and no refund)

DAY 3 ANKARA / CAPPADOCIA ( B/L/D )
Tour starts in the morning from the Hotel   Visit the Hittite Museum (Anatolian Civilizations Museum )  and Mausoleum of Atatürk ( Anitkabir) . After lunch drive to Cappadocia. Dinner & overnight at hotel in Cappadocia.

DAY 4 CAPPADOCIA ( B/L/D )

Breakfast at the hotel, morning visit to the underground city of Kaymakli or Cardak & Citadel of Uçhisar. After lunch continue with the valley of "Göreme" & open-air museum. The last sites will be valley and Avanos. Return to hotel for dinner & overnight at hotel at Cappadocia

DAY 5 CAPPADOCIA / KONYA / PAMUKKALE ( B/L/D )  
Early departure for Konya. On the way visit the 13 th century Seljukian caravanserai "Sultanhan". The next stop will be Konya which is famous for the Mevlana Museum and the Theological Scholl of Whirling Dervishes. Lunch en-route, drive to Pamukkale. Dinner & Overnight at the thermal hotel in Pamukkale.

DAY 6 PAMUKKALE / KUSADASI / İZMİR ( B/L/X )

Breakfast and visit the ancient city of Hierapolis. The ruins of the biggest Necropolis Graveyard of the ancient world, Roman Baths, Basilica, and calcium cliffs. Drive to Meryemana and visit the House of Virgin Mary. After lunch continue to Ephesus, the Roman Capital of Asia Minor. Visit the ruins of the Odeon, Hercules Gate, the Temple of Hadrian, the magnificent library, Agora, and fantastic Greco-roman theatre. Drive to İzmir airport for your flight  than change to International flight at Istanbul by themselves or transfer to your hotels ın Kusadası or İzmir  

Rates included: 5night Hotels 4*, breakfast, lunch and dinner as on itinerary, museum entry fees, Local tours by English speaking guide, shuttle transfers,  Ist-Ankara flight ticket, Bosphorus cruise by regular boat

Excluded: guide & driver tips, all drinks and all other extra expenses