DAY 1

ISTANBUL ARRIVAL – CANAKKALE (L / D)

Arrival Istanbul International Airport. Meet your professional tour guide at the Ataturk airport. Proceed to half day Istanbul city tour. Blue Mosque which is of the largest mosque in Istanbul, built to compete with St. Sophia. Dating back from 17^th century. Mosque is famous for its blue tiles and 6 minarets. Hippodrome Square former center of sportive and political activities of Constantinople. See the famous Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column and Wilhelm II fountain. Topkapi Palace (treasury room included) the seat of the Ottoman Empire after it shifted its capital from Edirne to Istanbul. It is today a museum palace with Treasuries, Royal Antiques, Court yards, Holy Relics etc. After lunch drive to Canakkale. Dinner and overnight at Canakkale.

DAY 2

CANAKKALE –PERGAMUM - IZMIR– KUSADASI (B / L / D)

After breakfast visit Troy and continue to Kusadasi , You will visit Pergamum. Troy is the famous mythology city in Homer’s epic poem, lliad, one of the oldest settlements in the world. Pergamum. Visit; Asklepion which is the first organized hospital in Anatolia. Upon Arrival to Kusadasi check in to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 3

KUSADASI – PAMUKKALE (B / L / D)

After breakfast Full day Kusadasi tour. Ephesus which is one of the biggest ancient cities in the world; see the Grand Theater, the Library of Celsus, Marble Street etc. After lunch at a local restaurant later proceed to Pamukkale. Visit Hieropolis and the cotton castle upon arrival. Cotton Castle is a magical and unique terraces and castles created by deposits of white limestone from thermal springs. This spectacular natural wonder is also in world heritage protection list of UNESCO. Hierapolis, The city was founded in 190 B.C. by Eumenes II, king of Pergamum. In the 2nd and 3rd centuries, it reached the height of its development as a Roman thermal bath center. Don’t forget to bring your swimwear to enjoy the thermal swimming pools of Pamukkale year-round! Dinner and overnight at the Hotel in Pamukkale.

DAY 4

PAMUKKALE-KONYA-CAPPADOCIA (B / L / D)

After breakfast proceed to Cappadocia via Konya, you will visit the blue-green domed Mevlana Museum, which used to be a school for Mevlevi Dervishes. Continue from Konya and make a photostop at Sultanhani, one of the best-preserved Caravanserais (inns) in Anatolia.

DAY 5

CAPPADOCIA (B / L / D)

After breakfast you will enjoy full day Cappadocia tour. Visit the Underground City of Kaymakli, one of the largest underground cities there, said to have existed since the Hittite period. You will get a chance to see bedrooms, kitchens, dining halls, wine cellars, chapels, stables and more. Proceed to Uchisar, an old village of small dwellings carved into massive rocks. Gather some picture perfect memories at Valley of Birds and Uchisar, a fantasyland of strange and wonderful works of man and nature. Onroute, make a stop at the carpet factory. Proceed to hotel for dinner.

DAY 6

CAPPADOCIA-ANKARA-BOLU (B / L / D)

This morning, continue our journey to Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Visit the Magnificent Ataturk Mouseleum where the final resting place for Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (which also known as “Father of Modern Turkey”). Then, continue our journey to Bolu.

DAY 7

BOLU – ISTANBUL (B / L / D)

Morning proceed to Istanbul. En-route enjoy a leisure drive along the shores of Marmara Sea and back to Istanbul. Süleymaniye Mosque which is the biggest mosque of Istanbul built by Magnificent Sultan Suleyman. Bosphorus Cruise; we will see the beauty of Bosphorus Channel which spreads over Asia and Europe Continents. This is the great experience to be between Asia and Europe Continents on the boat. We see and take pictures of Ottoman Palaces, Rumeli Castle, Anatolian Castle and the life style of people on the coast line of Bosphorus. Then, proceed to collection of porcelain, antiques, and other treasures. Make a stop at the covered Grand Bazaar. After dinner at local restaurant proceed to hotel for check in and overnight.

DAY 8

ISTANBUL DEPARTURE (B)

Have a breakfast at your hotel then free at your leisure until transfer to airport for your flight. Farewell ISTANBUL

END OF TOURS

PRICE PER PERSON IN MYR (GROUND ARRANGEMENT ONLY) 

 Hotel used or similar