Day 1 - Arrival in Istanbul
Meal: No Meal
Upon your arrival in Istanbul, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotels. Rest of the day is free, you can discover Istanbul yourself.
Stay overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2 - Istanbul Old City
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
After the breakfast, you will be transferred to the old city area of Istanbul.
The tour will begin with visiting Topkapi Palace which is one of the most beautiful palaces in the world. This palace, which stands still for more than 550 years, is totally worth to see. After having lunch, you will proceed to the Hagia Sophia. The construction of the first Hagia Sophia was started by the Roman emperor Great Constantine, who declared the official religion of the Christian empire. Then you will admire the Blue Mosque. Because the mosque was made of blue, green and white colored Iznik tiles, and decorated with blue the inside of the half dome and the big dome, it is called “Blue Mosque”. You will walk on the Hippodrome of Constantinople which is a hippodrome with spectator capacity between 60,000 and 100,000 people. You will see the Obelisk or Theodosius Obelisk which is an Ancient Egyptian obelisk located on the south side of Sultanahmet Square near the Serpentine Column. The last destination is the Grand Bazaar which has more than 4000 shops. You can buy gifts for your friend in here.
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to your hotels.
Stay overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3 - Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
After having breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel for exploring the Spice Bazaar which is a perfect bazaar that addresses all the sensuous of people. Then you’ll take a relaxing Bosphorus boat cruise between the continents of Europe and Asia. It is necessary to try this brilliant experience. Then you will have a chance to see Dolmabahce Palace. While traveling Dolmabahce Palace, you will go back in time. The next exploring point is Beylerbeyi Palace which was built in 1864 by Sultan Abdulaziz, instead of a wooden palace destroyed by a fire. In the afternoon, you will have a panoramic view of Istanbul on Camlica Hill.
You will be transferred to your hotels when the tour is over.
Stay overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4 - Gallipoli Battlefield Areas
Meal: Lunch
You will be picked up your hotel in the early morning and transferred to Çanakkale. When you arrive there, your tour begins by visiting WWI battlefield areas. You will visit these sights as follow: Gallipoli National Park including the Gallipoli Battlefields, Anzac Cove, original tunnels and trenches at Johnston Jolly, the Nek Cemetery, Lone Pine Australian Memorial and Brighton Beach, Chunuk Bair New Zealander Memorial.
When the Gallipoli tour is over, you will be transferred to your hotels in Çanakkale.
Stay overnight in Çanakkale.
Day 5 - Troy Ancient City & Transfer to Kuşadası
Meal: Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel in Canakkale, our staff will come to your hotel for picking you up and you will be transferred to the Troy Ancient City. You will visit these sights: The Trojan Horse which was used in the movie Troy, The Trojan Horse which is in the Ancient City, Helen of Troy, The Trojan Wars, Battle between Achilles and Hector, The 3200 years old city walls of Troy VI and VII, The East gate of VI (VIP entrance of Troy VI), The Temple of Athena, Walls of Troy II and Megaron House, Walls of Troy I (The oldest ruins of Troy), The trench of Schliemann, The ramp of Troy II, The Scaean Gate, The Gate of Troy VI (Where possibly the tricky wooden horse was taken), Sanctuary (Sacrificing Altars), Roman Bath, Odeon (Musical theater), South gate of Troy VI, Bouleuterion, Ruins of Agora (Marketplace).
After the Troy tour bus transportation to Kusadasi via Izmir city. You will be transferred to your hotel in Kuşadası.
Stay overnight in Kuşadası.
Day 6 - Ephesus Ancient City Tour
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
You will have breakfast at the hotel and transferred to the Ephesus Ancient City. Ephesus tour will begin from the House of Virgin Mary. This is the house that she spent her last year here. You will discover the Ephesus Ancient City which is the most flourishing of 12 ion cities in the Aegean. You will see the spectacular monuments, and some of them are the Library of Celsus, Agora, Odeon, Trajan Fountain, Domitianus Temple, Theater and Roman Latrines. Before having lunch, you will visit the Isabey Mosque and the Temple of Artemis.
You will be transferred to your hotels in Kuşadası.
Stay overnight in Kuşadası.
Day 7 - Pamukkale & Hierapolis
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast checks out from the hotel in Kusadasi, you will be picked up by our agency representative for going to Pamukkale. It is famous for the healing properties of its thermal mineral baths and beautiful cascading snow-white terraced cliffside basins and waterfalls. Before visiting the ancient Roman city ruins of Hierapolis, you will have lunch. The tour will not finish just that. You also see well-preserved places such as the Necropolis, Avenue of Tombs, Gates, Thermal Baths, Devil’s Hole and the Masterpiece Theater.
At the end of the day, you will be transferred to your hotel in Pamukkale.
Stay overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 8 - Bus to Cappadocia from Pamukkale
Meal: Breakfast
After the breakfast at the hotel, check out and free time till bus departure in Denizli. You will be transferred to the Pamukkale Bus Station. You will have a 10 hours bus trip to Cappadocia. While going to Cappadocia, you will have 3 breaks for your personal needs.
When you arrive at the Cappadocia bus station, you will be transferred to your hotel.
Stay overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 9 - Cappadocia Tour I
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
You will depart from the hotel to travel to Red Valley and explore the rock-cut churches. Later you would visit the old Christian Cavusin Village, one of the most famous landmarks of Cappadocia. After lunch, you will explore the Pigeon Valley. You will explore Kaymakli Underground City. The underground city, one of the most interesting cultural riches of Cappadocia, was created by carving a soft tuff. Before turning back to the hotel, you will visit Ortahisar Castle and Mustafapasa Greek Village.
You will be transferred to your hotels.
Stay overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 10 - Cappadocia Tour II
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
You can join a hot air balloon flight today for an extra fee.
After having breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the tour area. Firstly, you will explore Devrent and Monk’s Valleys. You will able to see different kinds of shapes of fairy chimneys. Afterwards, you will drive to Avanos for watching people while they are making potteries. You will have lunch at a local restaurant. Then, we will go to the Goreme Open Air Museum. This museum is one of the best parts of Cappadocia. We will proceed to Uchisar where you can see a huge castle built by Christians.
After the tour, you will be transferred to the hotels.
Stay overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 11 - Flying to Istanbul
Meal: Breakfast
You will have breakfast at the hotel. After that, you will be transferred to the Cappadocia Airport for your flight. You will fly to Istanbul. Upon your arrival in Istanbul, you will be transferred to your hotel.
Stay overnight in Istanbul.
Day 12 - Turkey Package Tour Ends
Meal: Breakfast
After the breakfast at the hotel, check out before 12:00. You will be transferred to the airport according to your flight details.
12 Days package tour of Turkey is ended. Thanks for traveling with us!
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Anthony –
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Erika –
In the beginning, I just wanted to book an Istanbul old city tour. I wanted a guided tour because I love history. I was a little nervous as it was my first trip to your country. After talked with Erkan, I decided to book a 12-day Turkey package tour. He was very helpful in planning the tour package. It changed a lot of parts for me. He kindly answered every question I asked and was very patient. The tours, transfers, hotels, and all services were provided wonderfully and on time. Best of all, I had a travel consultant with whom I could contact via whatsapp at any time. The feeling of being able to reach 3 different numbers in case of need gave me a lot of confidence. Your guides were very knowledgeable, kind, and helpful. A heartfelt thank you to all your travel team.
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