- Hippodrome
- Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
- Ephesus Tour
- Sirince Village
- Pamukkale Cotton Castle
- Cappadocia Underground City
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Day 01: Departure from Delhi – Arrival Istanbul
Tonight, you will need to report 3.5 hours prior to departure at airport for your flight to Istanbul. Meet our Tour Manager at the Delhi International Airport. You will be assist for check in and boarding formalities. Arrival at Istanbul International Airport. Transfer to your hotel by private AC vehicle. Check in your hotel and time free for your own leisure.
Lunch on your own cost.
Istanbul, once was the capital city of Byzantium & Roman Empires and Ottoman State. It is a fascinating city, which actually crosses two continents Europe and Asia. It is a city of amalgamation of museums, bazaars, minarets, mosques, churches, palaces, and restaurants catering to every one’s taste, customs and fifteen million people. Overnight in Istanbul.
Dinner at an Indian Restaurant and overnight at hotel.
Day 2 – Istanbul City Tour
After breakfast, we have Istanbul City Tour. We’ll start our tour at around 10 am, our first visit will be Hippodrome, then Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque. Across from Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, it was built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Our next visit will be HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE. The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind! Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is the greatest surviving example of Byzantine Architecture. For 1000 years, it was once the largest church in the world, decorated with stunning 6th century golden mosaics. Today it is a mosque.
At 1300 hrs we stop at Restaurant for Local Lunch.
At 1430 hrs. we will take you to shopping area to explore the local market.
At 1700 hrs. You will be transferred back to your hotel.
At 1930 hrs. You will be picked up from Hotel’s Lobby and transfer to Indian Restaurant for Dinner, Dinner at an Indian restaurant.
Overnight in Istanbul.
MEALS: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Bosporus by Boat
After breakfast, we proceed to enjoy BOSPHORUS BY BOAT at around 1000 hours (duration–02 hrs.): a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. The shore lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion, you will see the magnificent sights of the following attractions from your boat. See Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavilions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of its marble facade faces the shore. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries. RUMELI FORTRESS (view from boat), Built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of Istanbul was completed in only four months to control and protect the infamous Bosporus passage. It is one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in the world. BEYLERBEYI PALACE (view from boat), is the summer residence of Ottoman sultans exists in its original renovated glory featuring original antique furniture and magnificent gardens with the Harem on the Asian side of Istanbul. Lunch break at the Indian Restaurant. After the lunch we will then take you to the GRAND SPICE BAZAAR, which is a unique atmosphere with reasonable prices for your shopping. Here you will find; Exotic Spices and Herbs, Turkish Baklava, Turkish Delights, Turkish Coffee, nuts and fruits, small souvenirs such as Ceramic Handicrafts, Evil Eyes totems, all naturel olive oil, soaps and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores.
Transfer back to your hotel, enroute Dinner in Indian Restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4 – Istanbul to Cappadocia via Ankara, Ankara City Tour enroute
After breakfast transfer to Istanbul Airport for domestic flight to Ankara. We pick you up from Ankara Airport Istanbul to Cappadocia via Ankara. Half Day Ankara Tour visiting; The Mausoleum of Ataturk and Salt Lake on the way.
Lunch in Local Turkish Restaurant.
End of the tour, transfer to hotel in Cappadocia. Check-in and your Dinner will be served in your Hotel, Overnight in Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast, Local Lunch and Dinner included
Day 5 – Cappadocia Underground City & Goreme Open Air Museum
For our guests who would like to experience the Hot Air Balloon Tour (OPTIONAL), they’ll get picked up from the hotel at 05:30 am in the morning before the sunrise and will go to the area where hundreds of Hot Air Balloon will take off through the air. We will watch the sunrise over those splendid fairy chimneys and valleys that impress people with their exquisiteness. After making our flight in about 1 hour, we will celebrate our experience with champagne when we land and collect our flight certificate. Then we will return to our hotel and have our delicious breakfast. After breakfast at 09:30 depart for Cappadocia Tour. We will drive you to Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best preserved Underground cities in Cappadocia. After this tour, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. Next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses. After Cavusin you go to the Local restaurant to have lunch.
After lunch, you visit a pottery work shop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go to Love Valley. Love Valley Cappadocia is a hidden valley with scenic formations to say the least. Despite the resemblance to man hood, these amazing rock formations are far from man-made. Next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. Last stop is Three Beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. This tour will end approximately at 18.00 and we will return back to our hotel. Dinner in Hotel and overnight in Cappadocia.
Breakfast, Local Lunch and Dinner
Day 6 – Cappadocia to Antalya via Konya. Enroute Mevlana City Tour
After Breakfast check-out from hotel and you will be picked up from your hotel lobby for transfers from Cappadocia to Antalya via Konya. Enroute Half Day Mevlana Tour. Lunch in Local Turkish Restaurant.
End of the tour, transfer to hotel in Antalya. Check-in and your Dinner will be served in your Hotel, Overnight in Antalya.
Meals: Breakfast, Local Lunch and Dinner included
Day 7 – Full Day Antalya Old City & Waterfalls Tour
After Breakfast check-out from hotel and you will be picked up from your hotel lobby for transfers to Full Day Antalya Old City & Waterfalls Tour : visiting; Old Antalya (Kaleici), Hadrian’s Gate, The Clock Tower, Republic Square, Fluted Minaret, Palm Street, The ancient harbor and Waterfalls. Lunch in Local Turkish Restaurant. End of the tour, transfer to hotel in Antalya. Check-in and your Dinner will be served in your Hotel, Overnight in Antalya.
Meals: Breakfast, Local Lunch and Dinner included
Day 8 – Kusadasi – Ephesus Tour – Turkish Village Sirince
After breakfast, around 08:30 am, departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best- preserved ancient sites in the world en – route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library and Grand theatre. Lunch break around 13:00 pm. After the lunch, we will visit a place, which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet-weaving centre. After lunch, we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince’s construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all original with their white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey – especially fruit wines. We will see the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine. In the evening, you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way, we will visit one of the famous leather production centres of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided
tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen. Return back to hotel. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9 – Kusadasi – Izmir – India via Istanbul – End of Tour
After breakfast, free time till departure, transfer to Izmir Airport for your return flight to home via Istanbul connection. We hope the tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again.
Meals: Breakfast
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CAPPADOCIA : GARDEN BY CAPPADOCIA AVANOS HOTEL or similar
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