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Day 1: On arrival in Istanbul, you are met and transferred to your hotel in the old city. The balance of the day is at leisure. Accomodation in Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul Old City: You are going to meet with your guide at 09.00 am at your hotel. The tour starts at the Hippodrome, a center for sport activities and ceremonies and it is also famous for the chariot races during the Roman and the Byzantine era. After the Hippodrome we will visit Blue Mosque. The Blue Mosque is the second largest mosque in Istanbul and it was built during the Ottoman Period. It is known for its blue Iznik tiles and being the only Ottoman mosque with 6 minarets. Then we will visit Topkapi Palace, which was the main palace of the Ottoman Sultans untill 1856. Many famous exhibitions are housed in the palace. After here we will have a lunch break and continue to Hagia Sophia, one of the most important buildings in the history of world architecture. Built as a church by the Byzantines and decorated with mosaic tile icons, it then served as a mosque during the Ottoman era. You will definitely be impressed by being in a 1500 years old museum. The tour ends with a visit to the Grand Bazaar. It is the largest bazaar in the world with its 52 small streets and more than 4000 shops. Accomodation in Istanbul. Meals: Breakfast
Day 3: Istanbul On Food – Cappadocia: The tour will start when you are picked up from your hotel and begin with a walk around the Spice market. Where you will have a chance to see where locals have been buying their spices for hundreds of years. We will then walk from Galata bridge to Karakoy where we have our Turkish breakfast which includes Turkish menemen, sucuklu omlet, kaymak and honey. Then we will catch a metro up to Pera and walk along the famous Istiklal street. We will make a tea stop and you will have the chance to learn how to play backgammon. In the afternoon we will catch a ferry to from the European side of Istanbul to the Asian side to Kadikoy where you are going to taste Mersin's tantuni or if you are feeling adventurous maybe be have liver wrap. We will continue to the fish market where you can sample stuffed or fried mussels as well as pickles. Turkish people love their pickles and we will visit a shop that only sells pickles. After the tour you will transfer to the airport for the domestic flight to Kayseri. On arrival you are met and transferred to your cave hotel in Goreme, in the heart of Cappadocia. Accomodation in Cappadocia. Meals: Breakfast
Day 4: Cappadocia: After breakfast at your hotel, you depart on a scheduled tour of the region, joining others for this excursion or private tour. Tour Start from Devrent Valley (Imagination Valley), spectacular fairy chimneys and beautiful land scapes. After Devrent valley, we will visit Pasabag (known as monk valley ) where double and triple headed rock formation. Lunch at Avanos, famous for pottery and Red river (Kızılırmak). After lunch, you will visit Goreme open air museum which heart of Cappadocia. Goreme open air museum famous for wall painting, dates back to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. The last stop will be Uchisar castle, natural and one of the biggest mass fairychimney of the region. Accomodation in Cappadocia. Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Day 5: Cappadocia: Today you depart on a scheduled tour of the region. You head first to the marvellous underground city at Kaymakli. There are 36 such cities in Cappadocia and Kaymakli is one of the largest. It is estimated that it may have accommodated up to 3500 people and parts of it are extremely old. On the first floor is a stable, church and living area. The second floor contains another church with a nave and two apses. Located in front of the apse is a baptismal font, and on the sides along the walls are seating platforms. The church level also contains some living spaces. The third floor contains the most important areas of the underground compound: storage places, wine or oil presses, and kitchens. After lunch in a local restaurant you drive to Rose Valley, where you enjoy a two-hour walk visiting churches along the way and seeing some classic fairy chimneys. Your final stop is at the picturesque Christan village of Cavusin, one of the oldest settlements in the area. You return to your hotel for the night. Accomodation in Cappadocia. Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Day 6: Cappadocia – Ephesus: After breakfast your time is at leisure until your transfer to the airport for the domestic flight to Izmir. On arrival you are met and transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi. Accomodation in Kusadasi. Meals: Breakfast.
Day 7: Ephesus - Istanbul: After breakfast, Your private guide will come to your hotel some time after 08.30 and later you set off to visit Ephesus. This was one of the great cities of antiquity and you begin at the remains of the fabled Temple of Artemis. You continue to the Odeon, before walking along the Curetes Way to Hadrian’s Temple and the splendid Library of Celsus. As you walk along the Sacred Way to the Agora, you pass baths and the Great Theatre. You then head to nearby Seljuk for lunch and in the afternoon you drive up to House of Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her final year. After the tour you will transfer to the airport for the domestic flight to Istanbul. On arrival you are met and transferred to your your hotel in Istanbul. Accomodation in Istanbul. Meals: breakfast
Day 8: Istanbul: Your tour ends today. Room checkout time is generally around 11.30 am. At around …. you will be transferred to the airport. Meals: Breakfast
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