» Itinerary
Day 1: Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and meeting at the airport, transfer to the hotel, check-in. Leisure in the afternoon. Overnight Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul
TEAM TRAVEL professional tour guide will meet you at the lobby of hotel at 08:30am or 09:00am, holding a sign with your names on it, for a full day sightseeing tour of Istanbul. Discovery of Sultanahmet, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia, Hippodrome, Topkapi Palace and Grand Bazaar. Tour ends: Approximately 5pm. Overnight Istanbul 3* hotel.
Day3: Istanbul
After breakfast, check-out from hotel. Guided Bosphorus cruise with Dolmabahçe Palace. Visit to the exotic and aromatic Egyptian Spice Market, cross over to Asia to Camlica Hill for a view of Istanbul. During the cruise, view of Ottoman seaside mansions, marble palaces and small fishing villages. Departure from Istanbul to Cappadocia by overnight bus. Bus Departs at 21:30pm from Istanbul Distance: Istanbul - Cappadocia (442 miles) Driving time 10 Hours (Non-stop).
Day 4: Istanbul - Cappadocia
Arrive at 07:00am to Cappadocia, leave your baggage at the hotel and start the tour.
The tour will start about 09:00am with pick up from your hotel. Today's visit will start with a visit, to the underground city, Soganli Valley, Sobessos Mosaics, Keslik Monastery and Mustafapasa Old Greek Town. The tour will end approximately about 5pm. Overnight Cappadocia 3* hotel.
Day 5: Cappadocia
Full day guided tour, discovery of Cappadocia. Visit to Goreme Open Air Museum, Uchisar Castle, Fairy Chimneys, Avanos. Overnight hotel Cappadocia.
Day 6: Cappadocia - Ephesus
Ihlara Canyon. Walking in Ihlara Canyon, a "mirage" in the steps of Anatolia up to Belisirma village, the ancient Peristrema: "Valley of the Sky" along the Melendiz River. Rock-cut churches, spread across a wild plantation, surprise you with their successful painted representations from the Bible. Lunch in Belisirma a local restaurant by the river. Stop by Selime, a village with cave houses at the end of the canyon and a "star wars" like landscape. Overnight bus to kusadasi. Distances: Cappadocia – Ephesus (432 miles) Driving time 10 Hours (Non-stop).
Day 7: Ephesus
Full day guided tour of Ephesus (House of the Virgin Mary) tour. Visiting; Grand Theatre where St. Paul preached to the Ephesians, the second-century Temple of Serapi, the elegant façades of the Temple of Hadrian and the Library of Celsus. The site of Meryemana is reputed to be the house of the Virgin Mary.
End of the tour overnight bus to Istanbul.
If you like you are able to fly back to Istanbul from Izmir. For flight you have to make your reservation beafore you start your tour. Please inform us.
Day 8: Departure
Arrive in Istabul early morning.
If you have more time take additional day tours in Istanbul’s vicinity.
Terms & Conditions Tours:
Transportation is provided by mini-buses or buses according to the number of passengers travelling. All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour and/or driver guides. Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours. Visits, stops and other tour components may be deleted, added and/or substituted from the tour without notice. Meals, or other expenses of personal nature are not included (unless published for a particular tour in Turkey Team Tours brochure).
Responsibility:
Turkey Team Travel as an agent for all issued tickets or vouchers and all arrangements for transportation, conveyance or hotel accommodation assumes no liability or responsibility for (1) any injuries, loss, damage, accidents (2) delay, irregularities or inconvenience by any defect in a vehicle (3) traffic conditions, access to sites, additional costs or other conditions beyond its control. Turkey Team Travel reserves the right to cancel or change any tours, schedules, or rates and to cancel or substitute routes and stops on any tour without prior notice & to substitute equipment as needed.
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