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Itinerary
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Day 1
Arrival
in Istanbul Ataturk airport and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul .
P.S : If
your flight is from/to Sabiha Gokcen Airport there is 30Euro
extra one way per car.
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Day 2 - Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick up from your hotel to visit the Hagia Sophia a
5th century church, once the greatest in all the world. The
next stop is at the Blue Mosque renowned for its striking
blue Iznik tiled interior. Afterwards, visit the ancient
Roman Hippodrome. Following a lunch break in the old town,
visit Imperial Palace of Topkapi from which Ottoman Sultans
ruled their grand empire for over 400 years and visit the
Suleymaniye Mosque.
Tour finishes around 17:00, transfer back to hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul
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Day 3 - Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick up from your hotel to visit Spice Market and
followed by a boat cruise through the Bosphorus, the strait
dividing the European and Asian continents, Following lunch
break in the afternoon, visit the luxuriously opulent
Dolmabahce Palace, the last residence of the sultans. A
drive to the Asian part of Istanbul crossing the
Intercontinental Bosphorus bridge to visit Camlica Hill The
highest point where you can overlook Istanbul and take nice
pictures.
Overnight bus to Cappadocia with non smoking fully air-conditioned(duration
11 hours)
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Day 4 - Cappadocia Tour 1
Breakfast Included
Arrival in Cappadocia and transfer to hotel to fresh up
before start tour.
Depart from your hotel to visit Devrent Valley to see the
unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to Paşabağ (Monk's Valley) to
see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Drive to
the city of Avanos for lunch. In the afternoon visit another
beautiful open air museum at Göreme where the remains of
rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back
hundreds of years. Lastly, before returning to your hotel,
visit the natural castles at Uçhisar. Overnight in
Cappadocia
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Day 5 - Cappadocia Tour 2
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley and explore the
famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the
Güllüdere valley (Rose valley). Then visit Çavuşin
village. This village is famous for the houses and churches
of the christian clegymen. Drive to the pigeon valley for
lunch. In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı underground city.
Where early christians lived in fear and faith. On the way
back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar.
After tour overnight bus to Pamukkale with non smoking,
fully air-conditioned bus at 21:00 (duration 10 hours)
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Day 6 - Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour
Lunch Included
Arrival in Pamukkale and transfer to hotel to fresh up
before start tour.
Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis with the Temple
of Apollo, the breathtaking Theater, the fascinating
Necropolis and the last the great baths of Hierapolis
antique city, where St. Philip was martyred. St. Philip is
connected with the early church in Hierapolis and played an
important role in Pamukkale the history of the city. Finally
we visit the calcium terraces and pools. Stay overnight in
Pamukkale
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Day 7 - Kusadasi
Breakfast Included
Free day and bus to Kusadasi (Ephesus). Transfer to hotel
and stay overnight t in Kusadasi
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Day 8 - Ephesus Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
The tour begins by visiting the remains of the Artemis
Temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Afterwards, it proceeds to the spectacular main site of
Ephesus, undoubtedly the most superbly preserved Greco-Roman
city. Unmistakable highlights surviving among the ruins are
the Celsius Library, Agora, Theater, Odeon, Trajan Fountain,
Domitianus Temple and Roman Latrines. Following a lunch
break, visit the House of Virgin Mary; reputed to be where
she spent her final days.
After tour overnight bus to Istanbul at 21:30 (duration 11
hours)
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Day 9 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Free day and
overnight in Istanbul
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Day 10 - End of Tour
Breakfast Included
After breakfast check out from hotel (before 12:00),
transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport regarding your flight
details. End of tour and services.
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