Turkish Escape – 8 Nights 9 Days

03 Nights Istanbul | 02 N Cappadocia | 02 N Antalya | 01 N Pamukkale | 01 N Kusadasi

Program:

01 Day – Arrival to Istanbul transfer to Hotel by private car. Check in & Free time

02 Day – After Breakfast FD Istanbul City tour with lunch & Bosphorus Cruise Dinner tour

Sultanahmet Area, Blue Mosque (from exterior), Hagia Sophia Mosque, Hippodrome, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar

Bosphorus Cruise Dinner , Transfers are on SIC basis

Dinner and unlimited soft drink non alcohol

Belly dancer, DJ Music, Folklor Show

Note: Topkapi Palace closed on Tuesday & Grand Bazaar closed on Sunday

03 Day – After Breakfast FD Princess Island tour with lunch

Cruise on the Marmara Sea to go to Heybeliada for a sightseeing tour with electric cars and soon after that, we meet in the ferry again to go to the biggest island (Büyükada). While you are cruising to Buyukada, you willl have lunch in the boat as open buffet. Followed by lunch we will reach to island and you will have your free time to enjoy it. Return to Istanbul by ferry and transfer back to hotels.

04 Day – After Breakfast transfer to Airport for departure Kayseri or Nevsehir Airport then transfer to Cappadocia Hotel , Check in & Free time

05 Day– Optional Hot Air Balloon then breakfast at the hotel , After Breakfast FD Cappadocia City Red tour with lunch

Pick up from your hotel at 09:15 and the tour starts with Love Valley where you can discover the spectacular rock formations, magical fairy chimnies and our guide tells you about history of Cappadocia and volcanic formation of fairy chimnies.After you will visit the Paşabağları ( known as a Fairy Chimney Valley ) and you have a chance to see many fairy chimnies with one body and multiple caps and then we drive to Avanos town which is famous with potteries from period of the Hittite.The lunch is an optional(buffet or pottery kebab) and we spend approximately one hour for the lunch.After lunch we drive to Devrent Valley where you can see various types of fairy chimnies,like mushroom shape and animal shape and then we through to Ürgup and Ortahisar rock-cut castle to watch view of old Greek houses which were built in 1800s.After watching the best view of Cappadocia,we drive to Goreme Open Air Museum is a place where you can visit carved churches and chapels and monasteries.The churches were painted with frecoes from between 10th and 13th centuries.We finish our tour and back to your hotel.

06 Day– After Breakfast transfer to airport for departure Antalya and transfer to Antalya Hotel , Overnight in Antalya

07 Day – After Breakfast FD Antalya City & Waterfalls tour with lunch

Karpuzkaldıran Waterfall – Duden Waterfall – Tunektepe Cable Car – The Summit – Lunch –Oldtown -Oldtown Marina

08 Day – Check out the Hotel , FD Pamukkale City & Hieropolis tour with lunch then transfer to Pamukkale Hotel, Overnight in Pamukkale

09 Day – After Breakfast check out the hotel , FD EPhesus City tour with lunch then transfer to Kusadasi Hotel , Overnight in Kusadasi

First of all, we will visit the House of Mother Mary. This place is discovered by Lazarist priests after a German nun described the house and the mountain according to her visions as it is the last residence of Virgin Mary. This shrine is a pilgrimage center for Catholics, being cared by Lazarist Fathers. Lazarist Fathers still celebrating the mass every day. Then we will drive to Ephesus Ancient City. Ephesus was one of the most important harbor cities in antique world and also it is mentioned in the book of Revelations as one of the seven churches. Also Celsus Library and theater in Ephesus are the other highlights. In Ephesus we will see, Celcus Library, Temple of Hadrian, the fountain of Trajan and the Theater. We will have lunch in a local Turkish restaurant. After lunch we will visit Isa Bey Mosque which is built in 1375 by Anatolian Seljuks. The last stop of the tour will be the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, standing today next to Ephesus Ancient city

10 Day – Departure Transfers for Connect flight

Hotel Used:

Icon Hotel Istanbul or Similar  & Portal Cave Hotel Cappadocia or Similar & Best Western Plus Khan Hotel or similar & Lycus River Thermal Hotel or similar & Ramada Suites by Wydnham Kusadasi Hotel

Dosso Dossi Golden Horn Hotel or Similar & Portal Cave Hotel Cappadocia or Similar& Best Western Plus Khan Hotel or similar& Lycus River Thermal Hotel or similar & Ramada Suites by Wydnham Kusadasi Hotel

Tours:

FD Istanbul City tour with lunch

Bosphorus Cruise Dinner tour

FD Princess Island tour with lunch

FD Cappadocia City Red tour with lunch

FD Antalya & Waterfalls tour with lunch

FD Pamukkale City & Hieropolis Tour with lunch

FD Ephesus City tour with lunch

Inclusions:

All tours are on SIC basis (Regular)
09 Breakfast & 06 Lunch and 03 Dinner included ( 01 Bosphorus Cruise Dinner, 01 Pamukkale Hotel, 01 Kusadasi Hotel)
Airport transfers are on Private Basis
Hotel Taxes included

Exclusions:

Hot Air Balloon
Domestics Ticket
Visa
Personel Tips