8-Day Turkey Highlight Tour from Istanbul

8-Day Turkey Highlight Tour from Istanbul

This is a reasonably priced tour version of semi-private (small-group) tours at the most popular destinations in Turkey including Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, and Pamukkale. The transport between the main sites is provided by domestic flights to save your time and all your land transport during the tours and transfers are provided with comfortable A/C vans. The tour is operated all-year-round. You will be hosted at well known 4-star hotels.

Day 1: Arrival to Istanbul: Transfer to hotel. Accommodation in Istanbul.

Day 2: Istanbul Old City Tour: Topkapi Palace,Caferaga Madrasah, Roman Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar. Accommodation in Istanbul. (L)

Day 3: Bosphorus Cruise and Flight to Cappadocia: Spice Market and Bosphorus boat tour with public boat. Accommodation in Cappadocia. (B)

Day 4: Blue Cappadocia Tour: Devrent Imagination Valley,Zelve Open Air Museum,Pasabagi Avanos, Uchisar Rock-Castle,Goreme Open Air Museum.Accommodation in Cappadocia. (B, L)

Day 5: Green Cappadocia Tour: Kaymakli Underground City,Soganli Valley, Sobessos. Taskinpasa Madrasah,Keslik Monastery,Mustafapasa.Accommodation in Cappadocia. (B, L)

Day 6: Flight to Kusadasi and Free Day: Accommodation in Kusadasi. (B)

Day 7: Pamukkale Travertines and Hierapolis Ancient City: Pamukkale – thermal water travertines-,Hierapolis,Necropolis (cemetery),Roman Bath, Domitian Gate,Main Street, Byzantium Gate. Optional visit for Cleopatra's Pool they charge extra entrance fee of 35 TL. Accommodation in Kusadasi. (B, L)

Day 8: Ephesus Tour and Flight to Istanbul: Temple of Hadrian, Domitian's temple, Hercules gate, famous Celsus Library, Great theater and other Roman sites. We will also visit House of Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis and Isa Bey Mosque.Evening flight to Istanbul. Your tour ends with arrival to Istanbul Airport. (B, L)

The hotel information on the tour as follows :

Istanbul - Armada Hotel Old City

Cappadocia - MDC Cave Hotel Urgup

Ephesus - Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel Kusadasi