Estambul-Capadocia
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This 7-night life tour begins in Istanbul, a city with a rich cultural diversity and considered one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. In it we will spend 4 nights visiting their mosques, basilicas, castles and corners with charm, like the Grand Bazaar, or enjoying a romantic cruise on the Bosphorus. We will then travel to Cappadocia, where we expect a few days full of emotions and adventures. We travel in balloon and enjoy the view from the air of this extraordinary landscape, or delving into the bowels of the Earth and discover ancient subterranean cities.
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Estambul-Capadocia
Turkey, straddling Europe and Asia, its multicultural character has given rise to majestic Muslim, Christian, and Jewish temples.
This 7-night tour begins in Istanbul, a city with great cultural richness and diversity and considered one of the most beautiful in Europe. We will spend 4 nights there visiting its mosques, basilicas, castles, and charming spots like the Grand Bazaar, or enjoying a romantic cruise on the Bosphorus.
We will also travel to Cappadocia where days full of excitement and adventure await us. We can travel by balloon and enjoy the views from the air of this extraordinary landscape, or delve into the depths of the earth and discover ancient underground cities.
The trip includes:
Domestic flight Ephesus-Istanbul.
1 night bed, breakfast, and dinner accommodation in Ankara.
3 nights bed, breakfast, and dinner accommodation in Cappadocia.
This 7-night tour begins in Istanbul, a city with great cultural richness and diversity and considered one of the most beautiful in Europe. We will spend 4 nights there visiting its mosques, basilicas, castles, and charming spots like the Grand Bazaar, or enjoying a romantic cruise on the Bosphorus.
We will also travel to Cappadocia where days full of excitement and adventure await us. We can travel by balloon and enjoy the views from the air of this extraordinary landscape, or delve into the depths of the earth and discover ancient underground cities.
The trip includes:
Assistance at the airport by our representative and airport-hotel-airport transfers included.
Domestic flight Ephesus-Istanbul. 3 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in Istanbul.
1 night bed, breakfast, and dinner accommodation in Ankara. 3 nights bed, breakfast, and dinner accommodation in Cappadocia.
Excursions and visits indicated in the itinerary.
Bed tax, government taxes, service charge, fuel, and management fees.
Cancellation insurance and travel insurance, with worldwide health assistance coverage from the departure date to the arrival date.
Itinerary
1
Arrival in Istanbul
Meet & Greet at the airport.
Departure to Istanbul.
Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Hotel accommodation.
Day 1
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Day 2
Istanbul: free day (optional excursion Bosphorus + Sultanahmet)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free day with the possibility of an optional excursion 'Bosphorus and Sultanahmet District'. Accommodation at the hotel.
Optional excursion: Bosphorus and Sultanahmet District (Full day with lunch)
Departure from the hotel for a visit to the Egyptian Bazaar (spice market) and then a boat tour on the Bosphorus, the strait that separates Europe from Asia, where we can enjoy the great beauty of Istanbul's forests, palaces, and the yalı, wooden mansions built on both shores. In the afternoon, visit the Sultanahmet district with the Roman Hippodrome square, the Blue Mosque, unique among all Ottoman mosques for having 6 minarets, and the splendid 6th-century Hagia Sophia basilica. Return to the hotel.
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Day 3
Istanbul - Ankara
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure from the hotel to visit Topkapi Palace (harem section entrance free is not included ) the house of the ottoman sultans. Free time at Grand Bazaar (closed during the first day of the religious holidays).
In the afternoon (+/- 13:00) departure from the hotel to Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Arrival to Ankara in early evening.
Dinner & overnight at the hotel.
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Day 4
Ankara - Cappadocia
Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit Anatolian Civilizations Museum where you will see the Neolithic & Paleolithic ruins from Urartu , Hatti, Hittite, Phrygia civilizations, then proceed to Mausoleum of Ataturk , the founder of Turkish Republic.
Departure by bus to Cappadocia (about 290 km). On the way, we will stop to visit one of the subway cities built by Christian communities to protect themselves from Arab attacks. The subway city we will visit preserves the stables, common rooms, meeting rooms and small rooms for families.
Arrival in Cappadocia, dinner at the hotel and overnight.
5
Day 5
Cappadocia
Optional Hot Air Balloon Tour.
In the early morning departure from your hotel . a chance to live this unique experience, an overlooking to Cappadocia from the sky , see the beauty of the region the rock formations, fairy chimneys, natural formations, lunar landscapes. Breakfast at the hotel. Full day visit at Cappadocia: visit Göreme Open Air Museum - a UNESCO Heritage site , a fantastic region with it’s cave churches located on the valley. Then proceed to Uchisar Village and then spectacular fairy chimneys. Visit Derbent Valley with and explore the natural rock formations and get a chance to attend the workshops of carpets and onyx-stones. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.6
Day 6
Cappadocia - Pamukkale
Breakfast at the hotel.
Drive to Pamukkale. En route visit Sultanhan Caravansarai that was built during Seljuk Empire and used long years as a stop over for the travellers and merchants. Continue to Pamukkale and visit to Cotton Steps – a UNESCO heritage site that has been believed to have healing thermal water.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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Day 7
Pamukkale - Ephesus - Istanbul
Breakfast.
Departure for Selçuk-Ephesus.
Arrival and visit to the ruins of Ephesus, a city dedicated to Artemis I, the Odeon, the Temple of Hadrian, the House of Love, the Library of Celsus, the Agora, Marble Street, and the Theatre. Visit to the House of the Virgin Mary, the supposed last abode of the Mother of Jesus.
Stop at a leather production centre and transfer to the airport to take the domestic flight to Istanbul.
Arrival in Istanbul.
Transfer and accommodation at the hotel.
8
Day 8
Depart from Istanbul
Breakfast at the hotel.
At the time according to the departure flight, transfer to the airport.
