8-day Turkey Tour: Istanbul-ankara-cappadocia-pamukkale-ephesus-izmir

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8-day Turkey Tour: Istanbul-ankara-cappadocia-pamukkale-ephesus-izmir

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Day 1: Arrival to Istanbul

Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Arrive at Istanbul Airport and transfer to the hotel. Overnight.
Mileage: 20 km Meals: N/A Overnight. : Istanbul 4**** hotel
Duration: 50 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at YiฤŸitalp 4**** in old city or similar first class hotel

Day 2: Istanbul

Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu - Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkey
It is known for its dried fruits, cheeses, sausages, jams, nuts, seeds, and the well-known family of confections, Turkish Delight. While known for its vast selection of edibles, jewelry and other goods can be found as well.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Bosphorus Cruise: BOSPHORUS is one of the world's best-known natural straits. You will see both the European and the Asian coastline of the Bosphorus with beautiful Yalฤฑs (Ottoman wooden houses), Palaces etc.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
The Blue Mosque (Called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish) is an historical mosque in Istanbul. It was built in the 17th century.. The mosque is known as the Blue Mosque because of 20,000 blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkey
Hippodrome of Constantinople, located in Sultanahmet/Istanbul, was a public arena mainly for chariot races. The word hippodrome comes from the Greek hippos (horse) and dromos (way). The Hippodrome of Constantinople was also home to gladiatorial games, official ceremonies, celebrations, protests, torture to the convicts and so on.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Hagia Sophia Museum, Ayasofya Square, Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
HAGIA SOPHIA is a 6th century church, a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture, welcomes you with its legends and mosaics. You will have a chance to touch the history of this church, a main attraction of the city since its construction.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Kapali Carsi : One of the largest and oldest covered bazaars in the world, the Grand Bazaar is 30,700 square meters with over 60 streets and alleys and 4,000 shops.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Breakfast at the hotel . Drive from your hotel to Spice Market for shopping . Free time. Then meet and proceed to take 1,5 hrs Bosphorus Cruise excursion along the bosphorus , that is dividing the 2 continents Asia & Europe . During the excursion you will enjoy the beauty of Istanbul , with its forest , Palaces and wooden old houses built on both continents . Lunch at local restaurant . After lunch visit Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) , Hippodrome and the famous Hagia Sophia . Free time at Grand Bazaar .
Overnight: Istanbul Meals: Breakfast - Lunch
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
โ€ข Breakfast
โ€ข Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at YiฤŸitalp 4**** in old city or similar first class hotel

Day 3: Istanbul / Ankara

Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Topkapi Palace : Topkapฤฑ Palace was not only the residence of the Ottoman sultans, but also the administrative and educational centre of the state. Initially constructed between 1460 and 1478 by Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople, and expanded upon and altered many times throughout its long history, the palace served as the home of the Ottoman sultans and their court until the middle of the 19th century.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Ankara, Ankara
Breakfast at the hotel . Departure from the hotel to visit Topkapi Palace ( harem section entrance free is not included ) the house of the ottoman sultans . Departure from the hotel to Ankara โ€“ the capital of Turkey . Arrival to Ankara in early evening . Overnight: Istanbul Meals: Breakfast - Dinner
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
โ€ข Breakfast
โ€ข Dinner
Accommodation included: Point ou Latanya ou Anadolu Downtown ou Green park ou similar 5***** hotels in Ankara

Day 4: Ankara - Cappadocia

Stop At: Anadolu Medeniyetleri Muzesi, Gozcu Sokak No: 2 Ulus, Ankara 06240 Turkey
The collections in this museum place an unusual emphasis on the earlier of Anatolia's occupiers, and start with an interesting exhibit of finds from the Catal Huyuk site, often described as the earliest known human community in the world. Other highlights include a collection of tablets, the translations of which remind you how little some things in the world have changed over the millennia.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Anitkabir Command Anittepe, Ankara 06570 Turkey
Atatรผrk Mausoleum
This mausoleum is the eternal resting place of Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, revolutionary, brave soldier, great leader and international figure. It overlooks Ankara and was completed being built in 1953 and in November 1953, Ataturk was buried there. The Mausoleum is adorned with statues, relief's and embellishments created by many of Turkey's artists


Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
โ€ข Breakfast
โ€ข Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinler Urgup ou Perissia ou Avrasya ou Dinler Nevsehir ou similar 4**** hotels

Day 5: Cappadocia

Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkey
Perhaps one of the most recognizable attractions in Cappadocia, Turkey, the unusual edifices at the Gรถreme Open-Air Museum (Gรถreme Aรงฤฑk Hava Mรผzesi) are an important part of monastic history. A popular Byzantine settlement in the fourth century, the cave churches found at Gรถreme were carved out of soft volcanic cliffs.


Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Fairy Chimneys, Goreme Turkey
Breakfast . Full day visit at Cappadocia . Visit Gรถreme Open Air Museum - a UNESCO Heritage site , a fantastic region with itโ€™s cave churches located on the valley. Then proceed to Uchisar Village and then the spectacular fairy chimneys. Visit Derbent Valley with and explore the natural rock formations and get a chance to attend the workshops of carpets and onyx-stones . Overnight: Cappadocia Meals: Breakfast - Dinner
Optional Tour | HOT AIR BALLOON TOUR
In the early morning departure from your hotel . a chance to live this unique experience, an overlooking to Cappadocia from the sky , see the beauty of the region the rock formations, fairy chimneys, natural formations, lunar landscapes . Book early this experience.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI NevลŸehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkey
You can see unique panoramic view of Pigeon Valley, take photos, see hundreds of pigeon houses, feed the pigeons.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Breakfast . Full day visit at Cappadocia . Visit Gรถreme Open Air Museum - a UNESCO Heritage site , a fantastic region with itโ€™s cave churches located on the valley. Then proceed to Uchisar Village and then the spectacular fairy chimneys. Visit Derbent Valley with and explore the natural rock formations and get a chance to attend the workshops of carpets and onyx-stones . Overnight: Cappadocia Meals: Breakfast - Dinner
Optional Tour | HOT AIR BALLOON TOUR
In the early morning departure from your hotel . a chance to live this unique experience, an overlooking to Cappadocia from the sky , see the beauty of the region the rock formations, fairy chimneys, natural formations, lunar landscapes . Book early this experience.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
โ€ข Breakfast
โ€ข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Dinler Urgup ou Perissia ou Avrasya ou Dinler Nevsehir ou similar 4**** hotels

Day 6: Cappadocia - Pamukkale

Stop At: Sultanhani Kervansarayi, SultanhanI Zafer Mahallesi Sehit Murat Caddesi No 3, Sultanhani 68190 Turkey
Located on Konya and Aksaray Road, famous Sultan Hani Caravanserai (Kervansaray in Turkish) is the biggest masterpieces in Seljuk Period. This glorious structure was built by grand architect Muhammad bin Havlan el-Dimiski by the order of Anatolia Seljuk Sultan Aladdin Keykubat I between 1228 and 1229.
ARCHITECTURE
Itโ€™s enchanting, marvellous and splendid architectural tissue grabs the visitors. This rectangular planned structure covers the field of 4.800 m2 hence; it looks like a castle. This great building consists of two separate blocks; one block includes a marble door furnished with fascinating geometrical figures, a huge courtyard surrounded by an arcade of rooms, a mosque symbolising the Seljuk art style and the special rooms for the passengers.
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkey
After the breakfast at the hotel , drive to Pamukkale. En route visit Sultanhan Caravansarai that was built during Seljuk Empire and used long years as a stop over for the travellers and merchants. Continue to Pamukkale . Visit Cotton Steps โ€“ a UNESCO heritage site that has been believed to have healing thermal water.
Overnight: Pamukkale Meals: Breakfast - Dinner
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
โ€ข Breakfast
โ€ข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Colossae ou Richmond ou Adempira ou Lycus River ou similar 5***** hotels

Day 7: Pamukkale - Ephesus - Izmir

Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Ephesus was an ancient city which is located on the west coast of Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era. In the Roman period, it was for many years the fourth largest city of the Roman Empire; ranking behind Rome, Alexandria and Antioch. Here was the capital of Roman Empire in Asia Minor. The city's importance as a commercial center declined as the harbour was slowly silted up by the Cayster River (Kรผรงรผk Menderes). Ephesus had a population of more than 250,000 in the 1st century BC.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Selcuk 35100 Turkey
It is known with certainty that the Virgin Mary went to Ephesus and lived there for some time. Whether or not she died in Ephesus was not known until Anne Catherine Emmerichโ€™s vision. The stigmatized German nun who had never been to Ephesus had a vision of the House of the Virgin Mary and described it in detail to the German writer Clemens Brentano who later published a book about it. Catherine Emmerich died in 1884. In 1891 Paul, Superior of the Lazarists from Izmir read about her vision and found a little building which corresponded with Emmerichโ€™s descriptions. Archeological evidence showed that the little house was from the 6C AD but that the foundations were from the 1C AD.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkey
The Temple of Artemis At Ephesus a goddess whom the Greeks associated with Artemis was passionately venerated in an archaic icon. The original was carved of wood, with many breast-like protuberances apparently emphasizing fertility over the virginity traditionally associated with the Greek Artemis. Like Near Eastern and Egyptian deities (and unlike Grek ones), her body and legs are enclosed within a tapering pillar-like term, from which her feet protrude.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Izmir, Izmir, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Breakfast . Drive to Selcuk โ€“ Ephesus . Visit the Ephesus Ruins โ€“ the city that was dedicated to Artemis I the Odeon, Temple of Hadrian, the House of Love, the Library of Celsus, the Agora .Then proceed for Virgin Mary House - has been believed it is the final resting place of the mother of Jesus . Then stop at Leather Production Store . Proceed for Izmir . Overnight: ฤฐzmir Meals: Breakfast - Dinner
Blanca ou Kaya Prestige ou similar 4**** hotels
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
โ€ข Breakfast
โ€ข Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Blanca ou Kaya Prestige ou similar 4**** hotels in Izmir

Day 8: Izmir Departure

Stop At: Izmir Province, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Breakfast . ( If the pick up time for departure fligt permits ) Transfer to airport and fly home .End of our services Meals: Breakfast Overnight. : N/A
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
โ€ข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.

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