10 Day Private The Best of Turkey Tour

Day 1 · ISTANBUL (World Heritage Site)

1. 1

   Suleymaniye Mosque

   2 hours

   Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Depending on arrival time, visit to the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent and enjoy the view of the Golden Horn from the garden of the mosque.

Overnight at 4 Star Ramada Old City Hotel or similar in Istanbul.

Day 2 · ISTANBUL (World Heritage Site)

1. 1

   TopkapI Palace

   3 hours Admission included

   Visit Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar.

2. 2

   Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

   2 hours Admission included

   Visit to Hagia Sophia.

3. 3

   Blue Mosque

   one hour

   Visit to Blue Mosque.

4. 4

   Grand Bazaar

   one hour

   Visit to the Grand Bazaar.

Overnight at 4 Star Ramada Old City Hotel or similar in Istanbul.

Day 3 · GALLIPOLI – DARDANELLES – CANAKKALE

1. 1

   Gallipoli Battlefield

   2 hours Admission included

   Visit to Gallipoli Battlefield including World War I memorial of ANZAC Cove, Chunuk Bair and Lone Pine Cemetery.

2. 2

   Canakkale Truva Heykeli

   one hour

   Crossing Dardanelles and brief visit to city of Canakkale.

Overnight at 4 Star Akol Hotel or similar in Canakkale.

Day 4 · TROY (World Heritage Site) – PERGAMON (World Heritage Site) – KUSADASI

1. 1

   Troy (Truva)

   2 hours Admission included

   Visit to the legendary city of Troy and see replica of the Trojan horse.

2. 2

   Pergamon Ancient City

   2 hours Admission included

   Visit to the ancient hospital complex of Asklepion in Pergamon.

Overnight at 4 Star Marina Hotel or similar in Kusadasi.

Day 5 · EPHESUS (World Heritage Site) – CLAROS – KUSADASI

1. 1

   Ephesus Ancient City

   3 hours Admission included

   Visit to the incredible city of Ephesus and its colossal Greek Theatre, the Marble Road, the Celsus Library.

2. 2

   The House of the Virgin Mary

   one hour Admission included

   Visit to the house of Virgin Mary.

3. 3

   Claros

   one hour Admission included

   Visit to the temple of Apollo in Claros.

4. 4

   The Temple of Artemis

   one hour

   Visit to the Temple of Diana.

5. 5

   Selcuk Efes Kent Bellegi-History Museum

   2 hours Admission included

   Visit to the Museum of Ephesus in Selcuk.

Overnight at 4 Star Marina Hotel or similar in Kusadasi.

Day 6 · APHRODISIAS (World Heritage Site) – LAODICEIA – PAMUKKALE (World Heritage Site)

1. 1

   Aphrodisias

   2 hours Admission included

   Visit to the Aphrodisias, the city of art and beauty, dedicated to the Goddess Aphrodite.

2. 2

   Laodicea

   2 hours Admission included

   Visit to the Laodicea, it is one of the Seven Churches of Revelation.

3. 3

   Pamukkale Natural Park

   2 hours Admission included

   Visit to. the Pamukkale or Cotton Castle in Turkish, it is worldwide famous for its white calcium travertine, Hierapolis, the ancient necropolis (city of the dead), Pluto’s Gate or Door to Hell.

Overnight at 5 Star Lycus River Hotel or similar in Pamukkale.

Day 7 · KONYA – CAPPADOCIA (World Heritage Site)

1. 1

   Mevlana Muzesi

   one hour Admission included

   Visit to Konya, the Whirling Dervish Museum, exhibition of Dervish costumes, instruments, illuminated manuscripts and various ethnographic artifacts.

2. 2

   Karatay Medresesi Museum

   one hour Admission included

   Visit to the Karatay Madrasa, a 13th century school, now a museum displaying historic ceramics and archaeological relics.

Overnight at Cave Hotel in Cappadocia.

Day 8 · CAPPADOCIA (World Heritage Site)

1. 1

   Goreme National Park

   8 hours Admission included

   Cappadocia, unique landscape of volcanic rock formations, amazing underground churches and cities carved into the rocks by early Christians, going off the tourist track and visit small villages and discover the unknown parts of Cappadocia. Visit Magic Valley, Goreme and Zelve Open Air Museum, Pasabag Valley and Cavusin Village. Optional hot air balloon ride over Cappadocia early in the morning.

2. 2

   Zelve Open Air Museum

   2 hours Admission included

   Visit to Zelve Open Air Museum.

3. 3

   Pasabag Vadisi

   one hour

   Visit to the Pasabag Valley.

Overnight at Cave Hotel in Cappadocia.

Day 9 · CAPPADOCIA – FLY TO ISTANBUL (World Heritage Site)

1. 1

   Urgup Museum

   one hour

   Visit Sinasos (Mustafa Pasha), explore the old Greek village with historical Greek and Ottoman houses, see the church of Constantine-Helen, see interesting rock formations in Urgup.

2. 2

   Kaymakli Underground City

   one hour Admission included

   Visit to theKaymakli underground city.

3. 3

   Ortahisar Kalesi

   30 min

   Visit to Ortahisar town.

4. 4

   Uchisar Castle

   30 hours

   Visit to the Uchisar.

Overnight at 4 Star Ramada Old City Hotel or similar in Istanbul.

Day 10 · ISTANBUL (World Heritage Site)

1. 1

   Meet Transfer

   Passing by

   After breakfast, transfer to the Istanbul airport and end of our service.