Grand Turkey Tour 19-Days

Meal: No Meal

Your holiday would begin with the arrival in Istanbul. It is one of the most beautiful cities in Turkey. You would be greeted by our travel team at the airport and head towards the hotel.

Stay overnight in Istanbul.

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

Enjoy a hearty breakfast at the hotel. We will pick you up from the hotel and you will be transferred to the old city area of Istanbul. Places to visit are:

• Hagia Sophia Museum: Hagia Sophia, which started to serve as a museum in 1935, is the largest Byzantine church in Istanbul.
• Blue Mosque: It was built in the 17th century by Sultan Ahmet, the mosque is one of the most beautiful architectural structures and mosques of Istanbul and the world with its magnificent architecture and 6 minarets.
• Hippodrome: It was known as the Hippodrome in the Byzantine period. “Hippodrome” means the square of horses. In the Ottoman period, it referred to the Horse Square.
• Grand Bazaar: It is the place where examples of local handicrafts that have begun to disappear with time.
• Topkapi Palace: It is the place that hosts the most magnificent view of the world.

You will have lunch at the local restaurant.

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to your hotels.

Stay overnight in Istanbul.

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

After a delicious breakfast, you will be transferred to the Spice Bazaar. And also, you will have lunch on the tour.

• Spice Bazaar: It is one of the oldest covered bazaars of Istanbul. In this bazaar famous for its herbalists, nuts, delicatessen products, and various food items are sold in addition to the traditional products such as natural medicines, spices, flower seeds and rare plant roots. You can buy natural products in this bazaar.
• Bosphorus by Boat: The Bosphorus is a part of the city that includes the Bosphorus and the two coasts. You will have a chance to travel by boat.
• Dolmabahce Palace: The area where the Dolmabahçe Palace was a large bay of the Bosphorus, where the Ottoman Captain-Derya’s anchors the ships until four centuries ago. While you are traveling to the palace, you will lose track of time.
• Camlica Hill: Camlıca Hill is 268 meters high from the sea. Due to its natural and scenic location and its clean air, it is a frequent destination for local and foreign tourists.

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to your hotels.

Stay overnight in Istanbul.

Meal: Breakfast

It is a good chance of discovering by yourself. After searching on the website about Istanbul, you can go wherever you want. If you want to travel without searching on the website, every place in Istanbul is historical and has magnificent beauty. You should go out and discover all around Istanbul.

Stay overnight in Istanbul.

Meal: Lunch

In the early hours, we will drive south to the Gallipoli Peninsula. You should listen to the information from the guide. Later you will visit the places in Gallipoli such as:

• The Place of The Battle of Chunuk Bair: The Battle of Chunuk Bair was an attack on August 7, 1915, beginning with the attacks of Anzac and British troops on Conk Bayrish Ottoman territories, until 10 August 1915.
• The Place of The Battle of Lone Pine: The Battle of Lone Pine is the battle for three days in this region with the assaults of the Anzac region against Lone Pine on 6 August 1915.

You will be transferred to your hotels in Çanakkale.

Stay overnight in Çanakkale.

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

In the early hours, we will drive the Ancient Site of Troy for almost 1 hour. We will have a lunch break. In the afternoon the bus will be driven to Kusadasi. We will visit the beautiful ruins of Pergamon (2 hours drive) on the way. Pergamon was one of the most important centers of the Mysia region in ancient times. These stunning ruins, beautifully located on a hilltop, demonstrate that the architects and sculptors of Pergamon were among the most talented in the Hellenistic world. At the end of the day, we will go to the Kuşadası.

Stay overnight in Kuşadası.

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast, we will start the day visiting the ruins of the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. After that, we will visit Ephesus Ancient City, the best-preserved Greco-Roman city in the world, and also it is one of the most important centers of civilization, culture, science, and art in the ancient world. Here you will explore the Agora, Odeon, Celsius Library, Hadrian Temple, Roman Baths, Grand Theatre, and Marble Street. After a lunch break, we will visit the House of Virgin Mary, where it is thought that she has spent her final years.

You will be transferred to your hotels.

Stay overnight in Kuşadası.

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

08:00 ─ After the breakfast, you will be picked up by you the hotel and taken to the meeting point for joining the group members.
08:30 ─ Departing from Selçuk. And the bus journey will begin, that it takes three hours and has a break for personal needs.
11:45 ─ Time for lunch. You will have approximately an hour break.
13:00 ─ The white tour will begin in Pamukkale Town. The city covers bathtubs and terraces of carbonate minerals from streaming in water, traverses. Next stop is the Hierapolis city was built on a white travertine hill, measuring 2,700 meters in length, 600 meters wide and 160 meters high. And also you will see the basilica, the theater, and the Roman Baths. After all, our professional tour guide will give you an hour free time to explore the area on your own. Of course, to the exact time of re-meeting, you will be informed.
16:00 ─ The Pamukkale and Hierapolis tour will be ended.
You will be transferred to Kuşadası.
19:00 ─ Arriving at Kuşadası.

Stay overnight in Kuşadası.

Meal: Breakfast and Dinner

A car will transfer you to Blue Voyage mini-cruise on a wooden gulet in 4 hours. Boat trips realized by the well-known humanist intellectuals of the 1950s with full of discovery and peace have developed as an alternative holiday concept after this date. It has small cabins, but ample deck space for sunbathing. Food is freshly prepared on board, and all you do is to admire at the blue of the Mediterranean. This is the best way to see the Mediterranean. The boarding starts at 15:30 from Marmaris Harbour. Guests who arrive early may leave their luggage at our office. On the first day, the service starts on the boat with dinner and overnight in Marmaris Port. Marmaris, on Turkey’s southwest coast, is a port city of Muğla province that intersects at the point where the Aegean and Mediterranean. The most valuable work of art that you can see is Marmaris Castle based on 1577. There is also a mosque and 8-room caravansary covered with arches from the Ottoman Period.

Stay overnight in Marmaris.

NOTE:  Please note that the blue cruise program may change from Fethiye to Olympos without prior notice, depending on the availability, and you will be staying in Olympos instead of Kas at the end of the blue cruise.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After you have breakfast, you will be informed about the cruise itinerary and the boat. The cruise will move towards Ekincik Gulf. You may join our optional Dalyan Tour from here. You will be taken from your yacht by a small boat called Piyade. You will arrive at Caretta-Caretta (turtle) Beach and take a swimming break here. You will enjoy the natural beauty of the delta as you cruise along the river. You will see the ancient Rock Tombs and finally arrive at mud baths to relax and be rejuvenated. A fishing village called Dalyan will be our final destination after we return to our yacht by Piyade boat. You will have dinner, and then overnight in the Gulf of Ekincik.

Stay overnight in the private cabin.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Due to the rough sea of Disibilmez and Kurtoğlu, we will travel in the Fethiye Gulf which is famous all around the world. We will anchor at Adali Bay for breakfast. We will go to Manastir Bay for brunch break, and if you want, you can bring your swimsuit, and swim. It is a nice beach for those looking for a quiet place. Here is also called the Cleopatra Bay or the Sunken Bath because of the beautiful underwater remains of an ancient bath. We will anchor at Tersane Island for dinner, and we will spend the night here and rest.

Stay overnight in the private cabin.

Meal: Breakfast

After you have breakfast, we will cruise to Kizil Island. We will have lunch here, and you will have time for swimming. In the late afternoon, the car will pick you up, and transfer the magnificent little town of Kaş in 2 hours.

Stay overnight in Kaş.

Meal: Breakfast

You have free time for exploring the Lycian tombs. It is an ancient region covering the Teke Peninsula of Anatolia. Lycia is also a federation of ancient cities in this region and later a province of the Roman Empire. Lycia means “Light Country”.

Stay overnight in Kaş.

Meal: Breakfast

You will have free time in the morning. You can visit the Antiphellos. Antiphellos was a very small settlement in the 4th century BC. It was the port of Phellos above. You can visit the Rock-cut Tombs. The rock tombs were built for high-status people. They are graves built on rocks suitable for carving and processing. In the Afternoon we will transfer you to Antalya by private car.

Stay overnight in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

You will have a full guided tour of the ancient sites around Antalya. In Perge, we will visit the Stadium (seating 12,000), Bath and Colonnaded Street. Perge was once the capital of Pamphylia. The city’s acropolis is thought to have been established during the Bronze Age. During the Hellenistic period, the city is considered one of the richest and most beautiful cities in the old world. It is also the home of the Greek mathematician Pergelius Apollonius. In Aspendos, you can see the 2nd century AD Roman theatre, seating capacity 15,000. Aspendos is an ancient city famous for its ancient theaters.

Stay overnight in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast

You should check out from the hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cappadocia (according to your travel date, this may be via Istanbul as there are direct flights only 2 times a week in summer). When you arrive in Cappadocia, we will drop you at the cave hotel.

Stay overnight in Cappadocia.

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

For an extra fee, you can join hot air balloon. We will pick you up from the hotel. You will have a quick snack and a safety briefing. After that, you will soar over fairy chimneys, and dip low to skim cave dwellings. It will be like flying like a bird. This may be your favorite part of your Turkey tour. It will be a never-forgotten memory for you. After flying, you will have a soft drink. Later we will turn back to the hotel for breakfast at 8.30 am.

Full Day Cappadocia Tour – (North): We will start traveling from the Zelve open air museum, which is made up of three valleys, and is the place where the fairy chimneys are the most in the Cappadocia region. You will see the Devrent Valley. One of the fascinating places of the legendary Cappadocia is the Devrent Valley. You explore the valley by dreaming. The last destination for the day is Goreme panoramic viewpoint and the natural Castle at Uchisar.

Stay overnight in Cappadocia.

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

We will start the day visiting Derinkuyu Underground City and the beautiful Valley of Ihlara. There are 36 underground cities in Cappadocia, and one of them is Derinkuyu Underground City. As the world’s second largest canyon, Valley of Ihlara is Cappadocia’s wonder of nature. You will explore the famous rock-hewn churches and hike 4 km through the valley. After the tour, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to Istanbul.

Stay overnight in Istanbul.

Meal: Breakfast

We will pick you up from the hotel according to your flight schedule and transfer to the airport.

19 Days Turkey tour package is ended.