9 days Tour Turkey – Best of Turkey

Arrival to Istanbul by flight and transfer from airport to city hotel. Overnight in hotel (Istanbul)

Start your oriental adventure after a rich breakfast in Hotel. Visit Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque and Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Cami. Continue your sightseeing with our experienced guide to the Roman Hippodrome and then to city’s landmark , Agia Sofia (St. Sofia). Enjoy some free time at the Grand Bazaar and Istanbul Crafts Center where you can watch and marvel the skills of local craftsmen. Transfer back to hotel and overnight (Istanbul) 

After breakfast enjoy a day around Bosphorus. This river has been dominating the panorama of this historical city during centuries. Start your tour by the Egyptian Spice Market. Let yourself go in a universe of parfumes and colours. Continue on to Galata Bridge and the Golden horn. Visit the "Selamlik" section of the imposng Dolmabahce Palace built during the 19th century. Cross Bosphorus river and reach the Asian side of Istanbul. Enjoy best city’s view from the Camlica hill. Have a lunch stop and taste typical Turkish dishes and delicious recipies of the orient. Right after meal we head to Bosphorus to take the ferry for an afternoon cruise. Pass by the Castle of Rumeli Fortress, cross the tiny villages and marvel the marble palaces and the mansions testifying the wealth of this area during the centuries.
After cruise drive back to hotel to relax and enjoy your free time. Overnight in Hotel ( Istanbul)

Transfer to airport and morning flight to Cappadocia after breakfast. Explore with us the  Devrent and Monks Valleys. Discover Avanos and taste a delicious meal consisted of local dishes in a restaurant. Continue your guided tour to Goreme Open Air Museum. Discover Pigeon Valley, Uchisar Castle and then drive back to hotel for free time and overningh (Cappadocia) 

Start your day at the Derinkuyu Underground City. Continue to Ihlara Valley (Selime) and visit the convent of Yaprakhisar. End your day at Agzikarahan Caravanserai. Overnight in Hotel (Cappadocia)

Breakfast at hotel and morning flight to Izmir. Once in Izmir drive from airport to the most valuable sightseeing of Turkey, Ephesus. Explore the site with our experienced guide and travel in time through this greatly preserved ancient city. Continue on and drive to the House of Virgin Mary, considered as the last home of the Virgin. Discover the Temple of Artemis, now in ruins but a very detailed model in large scale shall let you know how the temple really looked like. Drive to Hotel and overnight (Kusadasi)

Breakfast and morning departure to explore the highlights of the region, Aydin, Priene, Miletus and Didyma. Drive back to your hotel to enjoy some free time and relax. Overnight (Kusadasi)

We continue our tour to Pamukkale. We shall drive through Aydın and visit Afrodisias. We continue on to Denizli and visit Pamukkale and the Hierapolis. Overnight in Hotel (Pamukkale)

Enjoy your last breakfast and take with you the best memories. We shall be transfered to the Airport for a flight back to Istanbul - End of tour.