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Day 01
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Istanbul - ArrivalDay
Meet at the airport Transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to
explore Istanbul. Overnightin Istanbul.
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Day 02
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Istanbul CityTour
Pick up at 08:30am from your hotel for the day tour of old Istanbul city.
Visit to TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing
an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the
famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet
Mohammed.
SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia 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.
HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of
Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break at 13:00pm after the
lunch Murtis Tour will then take you to the GRAND COVERED BAZAAR in this labyrinth of streets and
passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths' street, the carpet
sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and
trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in
Istanbul.
Please Note : St. Sophia Museum is closed on Mondays, Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays and The
Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays
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Day 03
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Istanbul Bosporus Cruise and Flight to Izmir /Kusadasi
After breakfast depart for Bosporus Cruise tour. Enjoy a magical Istanbul Bosporus Boat Cruise and Grand
Spice Bazaar. Tour starting at 08:30. Enjoy the array of sites you can see from the boat including: GRAND
SPICE BAZAAR.BOSPHORUS BY BOAT a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating
Europe and Asia. Lunch break at an Indian restaurant. After the lunch depart for Istanbul Ataturk airport for
domestic flight to Izmir. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel in Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight in
Kusadasi.
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Day 04
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Kusadasi - Ephesus Tour - Turkish VillageSirince
08:30 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, Celsius Library, Grand theatre
and House of the Virgin Mary. Lunch break around 13:00pm. 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. Wewill visit the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with
Turkish wine makers. 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 centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to
get a good factory rate. After that you will visit Textile. 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 Overnight in Kusadasi.
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Day 05
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Kusadasi - PamukkaleTour
A t08:30 we depart for Pamukkale .Afterwards we shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the
ruins of Hierapolis,then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. After the tour transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight inPamukkale
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Day 06
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Pamukkale to Antalya
After breakfast, at 10:00m we depart for Antalya. After 2 hours we will have coffee break, after coffee break
then continue to Antalya. Overnight in Antalya
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Day 07
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Antalya Old City Tour andWaterfalls
After breakfast at 08:30 am drive to Antalya old City ( Kaleiçi ) Marina, Clock Tower, Hadrian's Gate, Broken
Minaret, Hıdırlık Tower: Kaleici is a small historic part of Antalya’s modern city, also known as the Old City of
Antalya. In history it was once the sprawling modern Roman town, then the Byzantine Empire, then Seljuks,
and finally the Ottoman Turkish town. The Hadrian's Gate (or Hadrianus Gate or The Three Gates is a
triumphal arch which was built in the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Antalya's broken wonder is the
Broken Minaret of the Korkut Mosque, which itself was built originally as a Roman temple in the 2nd century
AD, and thus did not have a minaret at all. Hıdırlık Tower is a landmark tower of tawny stone in Antalya,
Turkey, where Kaleiçi meets Karaalioglu Park. It is believed to be built in Hellenistic era on a square plan and
later turned into circular tower in 2nd century AD and was either used as a fortification or a lighthouse in the
past. we have lunch than depart for Duden waterfalls. All the streams of the region aim at finding their way into
the Mediterranean and they pour down the slopes of the Taurus, sometimes overland sometimes underground
and reaching their destination, result in lovely waterfalls, of which there are more than twenty. After tour come
back to hotel and rest of day is yours. Overnight inAntalya.
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Day 08
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Antalya - Konya –Cappadocia
After breakfast early in the morning at 08:00 drive to Konya. Once you reach Konya stop at a restaurant for
lunch at 13:00pm. After the lunch visit the imposing green - tiled Mausoleum of Mevlana, the mystic founder of
the Sufi sect (Whirling Dervishes). After the Konya Mevlana tour drive to Cappadocia. Arrival to Cappadocia
around 18:30pm and checkintoyourhotel.Overnight inCappadocia.
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Day 09
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Cappadocia Tour with Underground City and Goreme Open AirMuseum
Hot air balloon in the morning! You will be picked up from the hotel between 4-5 am. Sunrise will be up in the
air watching the beautiful scenery and magnificent sight of hundreds of hot air balloons. Celebratory
champagne (non alcoholic) post the ride and dropped back to the hotel by 7.
You will be picked up approximately 09:30 We will drive you to Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best
preserved Underground cities in Cappadocia. Than visit to Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia.
After Uchisar, youvisit 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 restaurant in Avanos to
have lunch. After lunch, you visit a pottery work shop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go Pasabagi
where you can see three - headed fairy chimneys.
After Pasabagi you visit another workshop to see Cappadocian handwoven carpets and kilims. Next stop is
Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like
animals. Then you head to a wine shop in Urgup for wine tasting. Last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful
fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. This tour will end approximately 18:00 and
you will be returned back to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.
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Day 10
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Cappadocia to Istanbul - End ofTour
After breakfast you will have free time shopping in Cappadocia. Today we depart for Kayseri Airport for our
domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like
to see you in the future in one of our tours again.
Notes
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INCLUSION:
- Accommodation in well appointed room
- Daily breakfast
- Sightseeing as per the itinerary
- Return airport transfers on SIC basis.
EXCLUSION:
- Air fare / Train Fare
- Visa
- Entry fees at sightseeing spots.
- Any additional meals other than specified.
- Items of personal nature like porterage, tips laundry, telephone calls, mineral water etc
- Optional Activities not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Anything not mentioned in the itinerary.
NOTES:
GST will be extra on the total invoice
The above is just the quote no blocking has been made
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