Day 1: Welcome to Istanbul, Turkey
Welcome to Istanbul! This magical meeting place of East and West has more top-drawer attractions than it has minarets (and that's a lot). Istanbul’s strategic location has attracted many tourists over the centuries. Upon your arrival in Turkey you will have a private transfer to the hotel (Standard Check in time at the hotel is 03:00 pm). Rest of the Day is free. Overnight in Istanbul
Day 2: Istanbul to Cappadocia
Today after breakfast, you will have a private transfer for your onward flight to Cappadocia. * (Please be informed that internal flight cost is not included in the package price)
Welcome to Cappadocia! As if plucked from a whimsical fairytale and set down upon the stark Anatolian plains, Cappadocia is a geological oddity of honeycombed hills and towering boulders of otherworldly beauty. The fantastical topography is matched by the human history here. Upon arrival, you will have a private transfer to the hotel. Check in at the hotel and free time for dinner.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 3: Cappadocia Sightseeing - Full Day Goreme City Tour
If a balloon ride is on your bucket list, there's one place in the world you can't miss: the lunar landscape of Cappadocia, Turkey. Just hop in your basket and join the hosts of brightly hued balloons that float above the region's volcanic spires and honeycombed hills. (It can be operated on Day 03 or Day 04, subject to weather conditions) Please Note: Please be advised that children below 6 years old or under 120 centimeters tall are NOT allowed on Hot Air Balloon.
Breakfast at the hotel, departure from the hotel for Full Day Goreme City Tour. Firstly, you will stop to take photos at UC Guzeller which are famed fairy chimneys in Cappadocia. Next, visit to Goreme Open Air Museum where this religious education was started. You will visit the churches, chapels and monasteries carved into the fairy chimneys from the 10th to the 13th centuries with frescos painted on the walls. End of the tour, return back to the hotel.
Day 4: Cappadocia to Pamukkale via Konya – By Surface
Post breakfast, you will out check out from the hotel. Your Today begins with an early departure for Pamukkale via Konya. Today’s ride will be fairly long and tiring due to the long distance between Cappadocia and Pamukkale and lack of convenient lodging location.
On the way, visit to the Mausoleum of Mevlana (the world-wide famous mystic figure), proceed to Pamukkale. Arrival Pamukkale and transfer to the hotel directly. Check-in process at the hotel and free time on your own till dinner.
Overnight in Pamukkale
Day 5: Pamukkale to Kusadasi – By Surface
Breakfast at the hotel, you will check out from the hotel and proceed for your sightseeing tour to enjoy the natural spring water beauty with history. Pamukkale, meaning cotton castle in Turkish, is a natural site that contains hot springs and travertine’s, terraces or carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. Hierapolis is the place where you will see the Necropolis, the biggest cemetery of Anatolia with 1,200 graves. You will have free time to walk on warm water terraces, where people have bathed in for thousands of years. End of the tour, proceed to Kusadasi.
Arrival Kusadasi and transfer to your hotel. Check-in process at the hotel and free time on your own. Overnight in Kusadasi
Day 6: Kusadasi to Ephesus & Fly out from Izmir airport to Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, you will check out from the hotel. Later you will visit Ephesus ruins, including The Polio Fountain, The Temple of Hadrian that was dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian in 138 AD. Then you will visit Great Theatre, the largest ancient theatre with 25,000 seat capacity.
Later you will visit Library of Celsius, one of the most beautiful structures of Ephesus, built in 117 AD. The last stop will be House of Virgin Mary, where she spent her last years. End of the tour, drive to Izmir Airport for your evening flight to Istanbul (Kindly book your flight after 19:00pm in the evening).
Upon arrival Istanbul Airport and transfer to the hotel. Check in process at the hotel and free time on your own…. Overnight in Istanbul
Day 7: Istanbul Sightseeing: Classics and Highlights
Breakfast at the hotel and then meet the guide at the lobby of the hotel for Istanbul Classics and Highlights Tour. You will begin the Day with Roman Hippodrome, where the chariot races were organised by the Romans and Byzantines. Blue Mosque the only mosque with six minarets and its surroundings will be our next place to visit.
Next, you will see the German Fountain - a gift of Kaiser Wilhelm 2. And listen to the stories of his liaison with the orient. And then visit to St. Hagia Sophia Museum the Church of Divine Wisdom is the highlight of this Day. Following the visits your guide will take you the Spice Bazaar for shopping time on your own.
Overnight in Istanbul
Day 8: Departure
After breakfast, board the private vehicle and proceed to the airport for your flight back to home
Inclusions
• 07 Nights’ accommodation in 3star or similar hotels
• Daily breakfast and Dinner in hotel
• Cappadocia- Full Day Goreme City Tour
• Cappadocia to Pamukkale via Road Transfer - Visit to the Mausoleum of Mevlana
• Pamukkale- Visit to Natural Springs
• Kusadasi- Visit Ephesus ruins
• Istanbul- Istanbul Classic Highlight Tour
• Visa Assistance
• Internal transfers as per itinerary on SIC basis
Exclusions
• International air ticket, Domestic ticket if any, Airport taxes & Visa charges.
• Laundry, telephone, optional excursions and other items of a personal nature.
• Mandatory tipping to Van driver of USD 5 per person per Day is not included in the price.
• City taxes – To be paid at the hotel.
• Anything not mentioned in the itinerary or inclusions