Classical Turkey Tour 11-Days Istanbul, Cappadocia & Konya
Turkey
SKU : PT05
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11 Days
Description
11-Day Turkish Adventure: From Istanbul to Pamukkale
Day 1: Arrival & Hotel Check-in in Istanbul
- Welcome to Turkey! Transferred from Istanbul Airport to your hotel.
- Check in, rest, and meet your guide for an orientation about Istanbul and the 11-day tour.
- Overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul Highlights (Walking Tour)
- Explore the Blue Mosque, an Ottoman masterpiece from 1616.
- Visit the Turkish Islamic Art Museum, which showcases Islamic Art and Turkish Carpets.
- Tour the majestic Topkapı Palace, the Ottoman Sultans' residence.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Shop at the historic Grand Bazaar.
- Walk to the Suleymaniye Mosque, built in 1557.
- Explore the Spice Market for spices and Turkish delight.
- Return to the hotel. Estimated Time: 6-8 hours.
Day 3: Istanbul's Ancient Wonders (Walking Tour & Public Transportation)
- Visit the Roman Hippodrome, dating back to the 2nd century A.D.
- Explore the Basilica Cistern, a 6th-century structure with Medusa heads.
- Tour Hagia Sophia, a great church built in 537 by Justinianus.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Visit the Chora Church with unique mosaics.
- Return to the hotel. Estimated Time: 6-8 hours.
Day 4: Bosphorus Cruise & Flight to Cappadocia
- Bosphorus Boat Tour showcasing historical scenes of Istanbul.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Check out from the hotel and take a Bosphorus Cruise.
- Fly to Cappadocia.
- Check-in and rest for Day 5.
- Overnight in Cappadocia. Estimated Time: 6-8 hours.
Day 5: Cappadocia's Unique Landscape (Private Tour)
- Explore Devrent Valley (Imagination Valley) with Fairy Chimneys.
- Visit Pasabag (Monks Valley) with interesting fairy chimneys.
- Stop at a Pottery Workshop to learn about Hittite art.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Discover the Goreme Open Air Museum with cave churches.
- Visit Uchisar Castle and Pigeon Valley for photo opportunities.
- Pause for a photo break at Pigeon Valley.
- Return to the hotel. Estimated Time: 6-8 hours.
Day 6: Cappadocia's Underground Mysteries (Private Tour)
- Drive to Kaymaklı Underground City to explore Christian history.
- Hike in Ihlara Valley for 3.8 km by the river.
- Lunch at the canyon.
- Visit Sarıhan Caravanserai, a 13th-century residence.
- Return to the hotel. Estimated Time: 6-8 hours.
Day 7: Soganli Village & Historical Sites (Private Tour)
- Explore monastic life in Soganli Village.
- Visit the Sobessos Excavation site of a Roman City.
- Discover Keşlik Monastery to understand ancient lives.
- Drive to Mustafapasa (Sinassos), a re-inhabited Old Greek Village.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Hike in Red Valley for a 2-hour scenic adventure.
- Return to the hotel. Estimated Time: 6-8 hours.
Day 8: Konya & Mevlana Museum (Drive to Konya & Private Tour)
- Visit the Mevlana Museum in Konya after a drive from Cappadocia.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Check in to the hotel and relax.
- Overnight in Konya. Estimated Time: 8 hours.
Day 9: Drive To Pamukkale
- Drive to Pamukkale, stopping at Esrefoglu Mosque and Catalhoyuk.
- Check-in to the hotel.
- Overnight in Pamukkale. Estimated Time: 8 hours.
Day 10: Hierapolis (Private Pamukkale Tour)
- Explore Hierapolis, one of the greatest healing centers.
- Discover the travertine, Cotton Castle, formed by calcium.
- Return to the hotel. Estimated Time: 6-8 hours.
Day 11: Going back home
- If departing, transfer to the airport.
Includes
All private tours.
Accommodations B&B.
All private airport transfers.
Private English speaking guiding on tours.
Private A/C minivan on tours.
Admission fees to the museums and sights.
Lunch on tours days ( Local Restaurant).
Domestic Flight Tickets.
Excludes
Personal expenses.
Dinners.
Optional Actvities.
International Flight Tickets.
Gratuities for the guide and driver.
Alcoholic beverages.
Travel Styles
Nature & Adventure
Tour Type
Multi Days
Itinerary
- Welcome to Turkey! Upon your arrival at Istanbul Airport, our transferman will welcome you and take you to your hotel.
- After you check in to your hotel and rest a little bit, our guide will meet you in the lobby and give you an orientation about Istanbul and our 11-day tour.
- Overnight in Istanbul
- Blue Mosque For our first stop on our “Turkey in 12 Days” program, we will visit the Blue Mosque, which was built in 1616 by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I.
- Turkish Islamic Art Museum After, we will stop by the Turkish Islamic Art Museum to see some of the best work from Islamic Art with spectacular antiquity Turkish Carpets.
- Topkapı Palace We will continue our tour by visiting the great Ottoman Palace, Topkapi where Sultans lived for five centuries.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Grand Bazaar After lunch, we will stop at the Grand Bazaar – one of the oldest shopping malls in the world, which dates back to the 16th century.
- Suleymaniye Mosque We will then walk to Suleymaniye Mosque, which was built in 1557 by the great architect Sinan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Spice Market We will complete our adventures on the first and busiest day of the program by walking downhill from the Suleymaniye Mosque to the Spice Market where you can find delicious spices and Turkish delight.
- We will return to the hotel.
- Overnight in Istanbul.
- Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours. (This time range can be changed depending on crowd of the area and timing of the departure)
- Hippodrome Our first stop on Day 3 will be the great Roman Hippodrome, which dates back to the 2nd century A.D. In the Hippodrome, you can see the Obelisk of the Tuthmosis the Third, the German Fountain, the Serpent Column, and the Obelisk of Constantine.
- Underground Cistern (Basilica Cistern) We will stop and see the Basilica Cistern, which was built at the same time as Hagia Sophia. In this 6th-century structure, you will be able to see the heads of Medusa, which were brought here from the temples of Constantinople.
- Hagia Sophia We will visit Hagia Sophia, the great church built in 537 by Justinianus.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Chora Church After lunch, we will go to the Chora Church, built in 6th century A.C., to see the spectacular, one-of-a-kind mosaics and some frescoes.
- We will return to our hotel.
- Overnight in Istanbul.
- Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours. (This time range is subject to change, depending on crowds and timing of the departure)
- Bosphorus Boat Tour We will start by checking out from our hotel. We will then take a Bosphorus Cruise (approximately two hours). During this trip, you will be able to see some historical scenes of Istanbul such as the palaces, summer mansions, houses from the Ottoman Empire, and more.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Fly to Cappadocia Transfer to the Istanbul Airport to catch our flight to Cappadocia.
- We will check in to our hotel and rest up for Day 5.
- Overnight in Cappadocia.
- Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours. (This time range is subject to change, depending on crowds and timing of the departure)
- Devrent Valley (Imagination Valley) Day 5 will begin with an exploration of Cappadocia with Devrent Valley (also known as Imagination Valley), where we will see the different types of Fairy Chimney formations, which formed almost 30 million years ago.
- Pasabag (Monks Valley) We will then stop in Pasabag, where we will see the most interesting fairy chimneys, resembling those seen in The Hobbit and Smurfs.
- Pottery Workshop This trip offers the opportunity to stop by a local pottery shop, where details are shared of how people survived and created beautiful art dating back to the Hittite period.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Goreme Open Air Museum The stop at Goreme Open Air Museum allows you to discover some of the best cave churches of the 530 in Cappadocia.
- Uchisar Castle Region We will stop at Uchisar Castle and Pigeon Valley, two of the best spots for photography and photo opportunities in the world.
- Pigeon Valley Pause for a photo break at Pigeon Valley.
- We will return to our hotel.
- Overnight in Cappadocia.
- Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours. (This time range is subject to change, depending on crowds and timing of the departure)
- Kaymaklı Underground City To start Day 6, we will drive to Kaymakli Underground City to see how Christians protected and defended themselves from the persecutions and invasions for centuries.
- Ihlara Valley & Hike We will have to drive a bit more to reach Ihlara Canyon for a 3.8 km hike by the river and beautiful nature.
- Lunch at the Canyon.
- Sarıhan Caravanserai En route back to the hotel, we will stop in Sarihan Caravanserai to visit the 13th-century residence of the merchants and their camels.
- We will return to our hotel.
- Overnight in Cappadociaz
- Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours. (This time range is subject to change, depending on crowds and timing of the departure)
- Soganli Village We will meet in our hotel lobby to start our last day in Cappadocia. Our first adventure of the day will take us to Soganli Village where we can see one of the greatest examples of monastic life.
- Sobessos We will then drive to the Sobesos Excavation site of a Roman City with one-of-a-kind floral mosaics that have only recently been discovered.
- Keşlik Monastery Upon arrival at the Keşlik Monastery, you will have the opportunity to understand how the people survived and practiced their religion on a small site. This also gives us an idea about their little-known social lives.
- Mustafapasa (Sinassos) We are going to drive to Sinassos where we will see an Old Greek Village, which was re-inhabited after 1927.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Red Valley Hike We will drive (approximately 20 minutes) to Red Valley to begin our lovely 2-hour hike.
- We will return to our hotel and rest up for another day of adventures.
- Overnight in Cappadocia
- Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours. (This time range can be changed depending on crowd of the area and timing of the departure)
- Mevlana Museum We will start driving from Cappadocia early in the morning and we will stop by Suktanhan Caravanserai. Arrival at Konya, we will have lunch at a local restaurant and keep driving to Catalhoyuk the site from 8900. BC. Then we will visit the tomb of Mevlana in the center.
- Lunch at a local restaurant After lunch, we will check in to our hotel and relax.
- Overnight in Konya.
- Estimated Time: 8 hours. (This time range is subject to change, depending on crowds and timing of the departure)
- Drive to Pamukkale We will visit Esrefoglu Mosque en route which is one of the most important UNESCO sites. Keep driving to Pamukkale along the scenic road of Anatolia. Arrival in Pamukkale, check in to our hotel.
- Overnight in Pamukkale.
- Estimated Time: 8 hours. (This time range is subject to change, depending on crowds and timing of the departure)
- Hierapolis (Pamukkale / Cotton Castle) We will drive to one of the greatest healing centers in the world, Hierapolis. Hierapolis can be named as “Woodstock ‘69” of the ancient world. Since it was one of the healing regions of the time, people often carried their tombs with them to die. That’s why the name Necropolis (cemetery) of Hierapolis is so common in Anatolia. During this trip, guests also can see the travertine, Cotton Castle, formed by calcium.
- We will return to our hotel.
- Overnight in Pamukkale
- Estimated Time: 6 to 8 hours. (This time range is subject to change, depending on crowds and timing of the departure)
- If you plan to depart, we will transfer you to the airport.
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