Day 1 - Arrive in Istanbul
Meal: No Meal
Upon your arrival at the airport in Istanbul, you will be welcomed by our staff holding your name sign.
You will be transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free.
Stay overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2 - Istanbul City Tour
Meal: Breakfast
08:30 am ─ After having breakfast at the hotel, our staff will come to pick you up. And you will be transferred to the old city area of Istanbul.
Visiting: Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar.
12:30 ─ The Istanbul city tour will be ended.
Your tour will end in Grand Bazaar. You will have free afternoon to explore the city.
Stay overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3 - Bosphorus Cruise Tour
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
After having breakfast at the hotel, you will have free time to explore the town until tour pick-up time.
12:30/13:00 ─ Our staff will come to pick you up. And you will be transferred to the boat for lunch and a sightseeing cruise on Bosphorus between Europe & Asia continents.
Visiting: Bosphorus cruise (cruise between two continents), Just take a seat on our boat and get your camera ready for the best view of Istanbul’s landmarks from the sea (from the boat only, no interior visit). You will have a sea view of the Bosphorus Bridge, Dolmabahce Palace, Ciragan Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, old mansions and old Pasha villas, Rumeli Hisari Fortress, and Istanbul city.
17:00 ─ Bosphorus Cruise tour will be ended.
Stay overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4 - Fly to Cappadocia & Cappadocia Tour
Meal: Lunch
05:00 am ─ You will be picked up from your hotels and transferred to the airport in Istanbul.
07:00 am ─ Flying to Cappadocia from Istanbul. (Please note that flight departure times may change according to seasons.)
08:00 am ─ Landing at the airport.
Upon your arrival at the airport, you will be transferred to the Cappadocia tour I area.
Visiting: Devrent Valley, Pasabag Valley (fairy chimneys), Goreme panoramic, Avanos, Zelve Open Air Museum, Uchisar.
17:00 ─ The Cappadocia tour will be ended.
You will be transferred to your hotel.
Stay overnight in Cappadocia
Day 5 - Cappadocia Tour II & Overnight Bus to Pamukkale
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
09:30 am ─ You will have breakfast and checkout from the hotel. Our staff will come to pick you up from your hotel.
You will be transferred to the area of the Cappadocia tour.
Visiting: Red Valley, Underground City, Gulludere Valley, Cavusin Village, Pigeon Valley.
17:00 ─ The Cappadocia tour is ended.
You will be transferred to the Cappadocia Bus Station.
20:00 ─ You will have a bus trip to Pamukkale which has breaks for your personal needs.
Overnight bus trip to Pamukkale.
Day 6 - Pamukkale Tour & Transfer to Kusadasi
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
05:30/06:00 am ─ Arrival at the Denizli Bus Station.
You will be transferred to the hotel for the freshen-up till tour departure time.
09:30 am ─ After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to Pamukkale.
Visiting: White Calcium Terraces, Hierapolis Ancient City, The Necropolis, Bath and Basilica, Frontinius Gate, Frontinius Street, Latrina, Northern Byzantine Gate, Fountain of the Tritons, The Temple of Apollon, Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool.
16:00 ─ The Pamukkale tour will be ended.
You will be transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Stay overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 7 - Ephesus Tour & Fly to Istanbul
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
08:30 am ─ After breakfast and checkout from the hotel, our staff will come to pick you up from your hotel.
You will be transferred to the Ephesus Ancient City.
You will be visiting these sights as follows: Temple of Artemis, Ephesus Ancient City, Ephesus Library, Isabey Mosque, House of Virgin Mary.
17:00 ─ Ephesus tour will be ended.
You will be transferred to the airport in Izmir.
19:30 ─ Flying from Izmir to Istanbul.
20:45 ─ Landing at the airport in Istanbul.
Upon your arrival at the airport, you will be transferred to your hotel.
Stay overnight in Istanbul.
Day 8 - Free Day in Istanbul
Meal: Breakfast
You are free today. There are so many things to do in Istanbul.
Stay overnight in Istanbul.
Day 9 - Leaving from Istanbul
Meal: Breakfast
You will have breakfast at the hotel and checkout before 11:30 am. According to your departure flight from Istanbul, you will be transferred to the airport.
9 Days best of Turkey tour is ended. Thank you for choosing the best service in Turkey!
Elize –
Hi Erkan,
Just to let you know that everything worked out impeccably with your organization in Turkey. The hotels, locations, local guided tours, foods, all transfers, air balloon, and free time ended up as a precise combination. All the hotels were very nice, very familiar, and we were very well received. The cave hotel’s room in Cappadocia was very interesting. Thanks for setting things up in the itinerary so fast.
Best Regards and Happy New Year.
Alexanra –
That was a faultless excursion across the country, the team has done an appreciable job by co-ordinating different partners all together on time. There was no lag at any place for the tours and transfers. We would have been lost our way if we did the travel alone without a local tour guide. All the local tour guides were really supportive and knowledgeable. We wish to visit Turkey again soon.
Miller –
Really enjoyed these tours of Turkey itinerary. So many amazing sights (Ephesus, Capadoccia, Pummalake) and very well organized. Tuna was in touch daily with updates to the itinerary. All internal flights were straightforward too. The optional Capadoccia hot air balloon ride will live in my memory forever! Our hotels were fine more 3* than 4* but the service and breakfasts were great. The lunches at the tours were fine too. We would have preferred if the hotel on the final day in Istanbul was in Taksim for the nightlife. Definitely, worth considering if you are looking for somewhere to have a holiday around.
Andrew –
It was my first package tour and a great experience. You meet lots of wonderful people in the program from all over the world. The program is packed with good sites and experienced guides that will give you great insights. Hotel accommodations were excellent but the food is average or that is linked to personal tastes. We had excellent English guides in the cities. They are a true lover of Turkish history and culture and will always give you the best info around sights.
Yuan –
We were on honeymoon in Turkey and booked this tour package. We liked it and it is by far the best tour we have ever done. We were picked up in time for the tours all the time. Our guides were absolutely lovely and very passionate about their jobs. We just made an amazing vacation in Turkey. Turkey is a huge country and wonderful nature and a very old history. we can highly recommend this tour company. That was a very professional and enjoyable company to book a tour in Turkey. Thank you, guys.