8 Days Turkey Package Tour

The perfect itinerary for the first-time traveler! Thanks to this package, you will see the most popular hubs in Turkey. Be ready! Many places to see are waiting for you.

Duration: 8 Days
Tour Type: Regular
Departure Days: Everyday
Starting Place: Istanbul
Ending Place: Istanbul
Transportation: +

ITINERARY

Day 1 - Arrival in Istanbul

Meal: No Meal

When you arrive at Istanbul, after a long journey, you will be picked up from the airport and taken to your hotel in Istanbul. Rest of the day, you will be free. Our recommendation is to rest because of a tiring day.

Stay overnight in Istanbul.

Day 2 - Istanbul City Tour

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

08:30 ─ After the breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel to start the exploring tour. Today you will see these places waiting for your discovery; Hagia Sophia Museum – one of the largest museums of the world, Blue Mosque – the place of tile workmanship, Hippodrome – an icon from Byzantine Period, Grand Bazaar – a center of everything you need, and Topkapi Palace – a palace introduces us to Sultans’ lives. You will have a lunch at a local restaurant where you can find any food for your taste.

17:00 ─ The Istanbul tour will be over.
You will be transferred to your hotels.

Stay overnight in Istanbul.

Day 3 - Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

08:30 am ─ You will have breakfast at the hotel and met the tour guide at the hotel lobby. Then, you will drive to Spice Market and Egyptian Bazaar which is one of the world’s largest spice bazaars since 1665. Soon after, we embark on the Bosphorus ferry for an unforgettable cruise along the Bosphorus is a narrow, natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey. You will have a break for lunch. After lunch, we continue driving across the first Bosphorus Bridge & head for the summit of Camlica Hill, which offers 360° panoramic views of Istanbul overlooking the Sea of Marmara. After exploring the European side, we will drive back to Anatolian side to visit Beylerbeyi Palace which served as a summer house of Sultans from 1856 to 1887 and 1909 to 1922.

17:00 ─ The Bosphorus cruise and two continents tour will be over.
You will be transferred to your hotels.

Stay overnight in Istanbul.

Day 4 - Fly to Cappadocia & Cappadocia Tour

Meal: Lunch

05:00 am ─ You will be picked up from your hotels.
You will be transferred to the Airport.
06:40 am ─ Flying to Cappadocia from Istanbul. (The flight departure time can be changed due to operation and season.)
08:00 am ─ Landing to the Kayseri or Nevşehir Airports.
You will be transferred to the first destination of the Cappadocia tour.

You will see first the Devrent Valley where the rock formations are some of the best formed and most thickly clustered in Cappadocia, and looking at their fantastic shapes is like gazing at the clouds as a child. Next, we will visit Pasabag Monks Valley, which has a three-headed rock formation and some of Cappadocia’s best examples of mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys. After visiting the pottery center of Avanos and Goreme’s panoramic viewpoint, you will have a lunch break. The next stop is the Open Air Museum, the place of fresco-adorned rock-cut churches. Finally towards the end of the day tour before returning to your hotel, you will see the natural castles of Uchisar, the place of landscapes.

16:00 pam – The Cappadocia tour will be over.
You will be transferred to your hotels.

Stay overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 5 - Full Day Cappadocia Tour & Fly to Izmir

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

Today, you can join the hot air balloon flights for an extra fee.

09:30 ─ After having breakfast and checkout from the hotel, you will be picked up and transferred to the meeting point for the beginning of the South Cappadocia tour. Your tour guide will brief you on the day’s activities. The tour will begin by visiting Red Valley an area of spectacular rock formations and peaks. Then, we will visit Çavuşin Village dominated by a cliff where a cluster of abandoned houses spills down the slope in a crumbling stone jumble. We will take a break for lunch around noon. After lunch, visit the Underground City then you will drive to the Pigeon Valley which homes to thousands of dovecotes carved from the cliffs.

17:30 ─ The south of Cappadocia tour will be ended.
You will be transferred to the Kayseri or Nevşehir Airports. (It depends on the flight availability.)
19:30 ─ Flying to Izmir via Istanbul. (According to availability, flight departure and arrival time may change, and sometimes, there is a direct flight. In this case, you will fly directly.)
22:30 ─ Landing to the Izmir Airport.
You will be transferred to your hotels in Kuşadası.

Stay overnight in Kuşadası.

Day 6 - Full Day Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour

Meal: Breakfast Lunch

08:00 ─ You will be picked up from the hotel in Kuşadası, and taken to the meeting point in Selçuk where the full group will first meet.
08:30 ─ The tour, takes three hours and has a break for personal needs, will begin with the departing from Selçuk to Pamukkale
11:45 ─ Arriving in Pamukkale. You will have a lunch at a local restaurant.
13:00 ─ The guided tour will begin in Pamukkale which has been made eternally famous by the gleaming white calcite travertines (terraces) overrunning with warm, mineral-rich waters on the mountain above the village. Just above the travertines lies Hierapolis, once a Roman and Byzantine spa city which has considerable ruins and a museum. After seeing the Cotton Cliffs, which one of the natural wonders of the world formed by deposits of calcareous salts, our tour guide will provide an hour free time to explore the area on your own. As an option, you may choose to swim in the Pamukkale antique pools (at own expense) during this free time.

16:00 ─ The Pamukkale tour will be over.
You will be transferred to your hotels.
Arriving in Kuşadası.

Stay overnight in Kuşadası.

Day 7 - Full Day Ephesus Tour & Fly to Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

08:30 ─ After the breakfast and checkout from the hotel, you will be picked up and met by your tour guide to begin your full day tour of Ephesus. Your tour guide will brief you on the day’s activities. You will first visit the Temple of Artemis, on the western edge of present-day Selçuk, was the biggest on earth, and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Next point is Europe’s most complete classical metropolis, Ephesus. After visiting this impressive site, you will have a break for lunch. When the lunchtime is over, you will see the House of Virgin Mary hidden within a beautiful atmosphere of the mountain covered with all trees, nature, and magnificent view. At the end of the tour, we will visit the Isabey Mosque.

17:00 ─ Ephesus tour will be over.
You will be transferred to Izmir Airport.
19:30 ─ Flying to Istanbul from Izmir. (Exactly flight departure time will be informed you at the time of booking.)
20:30 ─ Landing to the Istanbul Airport.
You will be transferred to your hotels in Istanbul.

Stay overnight in Istanbul.

Day 8 - Departure from Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast

You will have breakfast at the hotel, and check out before 11:00 pm. 8 days top-selling Turkey package tour will be ended.

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INCLUSIONS

  • All accommodations as per the itinerary
  • Internal flight tickets
  • All Airport transfer as mentioned
  • Professional tour guide on the tours
  • Meals mentioned in the itinerary
  • Entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
  • Car park, gasoline, highway, and bridge fees
  • All transportations in the tour
  • Local taxes and service charges
  • Personal Expenses
  • Drinks at lunch
  • Dinners
  • Entrance to the Cleopatra Antique Pool in Pamukkale (extra)
  • Entrance to the Hagia Sophia Mosque (extra)

HOTELS

Hotel in Istanbul

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Olimpiyat Hotel info tripadvisor
Hali Hotel info tripadvisor
Sphendon Hotel Hotel info tripadvisor
Emine Sultan Hotel info tripadvisor
Otel Nanda Hotel info tripadvisor
Sultan Hamit Hotel info tripadvisor

Hotel in Cappadocia

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Heaven Cave Hotel info tripadvisor
Diamond Cappadocia Hotel info tripadvisor
Peace Stone Hotel info tripadvisor
Tibet Stone Hotel info tripadvisor
Nature Park Hotel info tripadvisor
The Cave House Hotel info tripadvisor
ShoeString House Hotel info tripadvisor
Perissia Hotel info tripadvisor
Arte Cave Hotel info tripadvisor

Hotel in Kusadasi and Selcuk

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Karaaslan Hotel info tripadvisor
Efe Boutique Hotel info tripadvisor
Urkmez Hotel info tripadvisor
Derici Hotel info tripadvisor
Nilya Hotel info tripadvisor
Rebetika Hotel info tripadvisor
Sunday Beach Hotel info tripadvisor

The price of the tour covers hotel accommodations as mentioned above or similar quality hotels.

Option 1: We can upgrade your hotel accommodation according to your request at an additional cost.

Option 2: If you would like to book your hotel, we can cut mentioned hotel price out. And, we can quote a new tour package price without the hotel.

You can book the tour directly online if the mentioned hotels are suitable for you. If not, please make a request.

REMARKS

  • You are kindly requested to present yourself at the pickup point 15 minutes prior to the pre-advised pickup time.
  • Comfortable shoes and a hat is recommended as shade is limited in the summertime.
  • The order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion.
  • If you want to join the hot air balloon flight, please inform us.
  • If there is no direct flight from Antalya to Cappadocia or Cappadocia to Antalya on your travel dates then we use flight connection via Istanbul.
  • If your next destination is not returned back to Antalya. Also, we can provide your bus or flight ticket to other cities in Turkey instead of return back to Antalya.

13 REVIEWS

  1. Marko

    I just wanted to thank you and the Toursce team for all your work. We have a wonderful time in Turkey. You guys did a superb job, and I feel grateful for it. l fly to Rome tomorrow morning. I hope to return soon, and would definitely use the Toursce travel services again. Thank you!!!

  2. Farida

    Dear Tuna, You organised a wonderful trip for us. We enjoyed every minute of it. We will come again to visit other sites in beautiful Turkey. Of course, we will recommend you to our all friends. Thank you…

  3. Barbara

    We love traveling and few times travel around each year. Our recent visit to Turkey was an amazing experience. Turkey was on my bucket list among my favorite countries to travel to. Thank you toursce.com for arranging this amazing vacation in your beautiful country. We wouldn’t have organized this trip without your help. Hope to see you all soon guys. Leaving Turkey with beautiful memories and great experiences with amazing Turks’.

  4. Zainab

    I had a fabulous time with my wife on our 10 days tour trip. Toursce travel team took care of us as no other tour agency can do. Their travel agent went out of his way to come to our hotel and sat down and explained everything on the tour from transportation to hotels and even the tour guides and had everything written down in the program, such a great experience. I 100% would suggest to anyone coming to Turkey, Istanbul on a tour to call Toursce and have their plan out everything even if you are on a budget and she also brought us a treat. Extraordinary service and great experience I didn’t regret anything. It went very smoothly. Loved it !! Thank you Toursce’s team you’re amazing ❤️

  5. Gaye

    The trip allowed me to explore the country without the hassles of too many booking or arranging activities. This package was a good way to explore and learn the history of the country mixing it with some good food and shopping. The group members are small enough that we are able to interact with the other tour members as well as our tour guide. Some days were like private excursions. Our local tour guides had a lot of knowledge of the places we visited. They were happy to assist and gave us information about the different suggested areas. So we made an informed decision as tothe places to visit.

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