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5 Day itinerary in Turkey, Europe

A Short Break in Turkey

If this is your first time to Istanbul and you want to see all the highlights of this amazing city at a leisurely pace, this is the tour for you. This five-day stay will take you to the palaces of Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Bosphorus, Dolmabahce Palace, Pierre Loti Hill, Asian side a... Read More

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English

GUIDANCE

Tour Guide

starting point

İstanbul

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Rural home stays

Indigenous culture

Meet local people

Visit markets

Culture & Heritage

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Visit to St. Sophia ancient basilica

2

Enjoy the view from highest point of Cappadocia Uchisar Castle

3

Artemis Temple which used to be one of the 7 wonders of ancient world

4

Visit Topkapi Palace museum

Itinerary

Mid-Range Accommodation expand_more

Day 1

place Arrival Day

Arrival to Istanbul. On arrival meet our guide at the airport and drive to bosphorus through the Bosphorus (strait that separates the two continents) Asia and Europe), where you can see the beautiful Ottoman villas, the palaces of Dolmabahce, Ciragan, Beylerbeyi, the Rumeli Hisari fortress, etc. Transfer to the hotel.

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 2

place Istanbul to Cappadocia

After breakfast pick up from your hotel for the a day tour of old Istanbul city. Visit to St. Sophia This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. Topkapi Palace The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of cyrstal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families. The famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break at 13:00pm after the lunch Ada Vegas Travel will then take you to the Grand Covered Bazaar In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more then 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer to the airport and flight to cappadocia. On arrival transfer to cave hotel and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 3

place Cappadocia to Kusadasi

Early Morning Optional Hot air Balloon Tour discover cappadocia from air.You will be picked up approximatly 09:30 from your hotel to join our tour. Tour starts with Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. After Uchisar, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch. After lunch, you visit a pottery work shop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go Pasabagi where you can see three-headed fairy chimneys. After Pasabagi you visit another workshop to see Cappadocian hand woven carpets and kilims. Next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. Last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. After tour transfer to airport and flight to İzmir. On arrival transfer to kusadasi and overnight. (Breakfast & Lunch included)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 4

place Flight to Istanbul

After breakfast at the hotel pick up by the tour guide around 09:00-09:30 am and starting to Ephesus Tour. Visits to Artemis Temple which used to be one of the 7 wonders of ancient world,Ephesus Ancient City, Hadrian Temple, Celsus Library, Theater, Hamams and Old Harbor. Midday, lunch break in a local restaurant. Last visit to House of Virgin Mary where Virgin Mary spent her last 5 years before she died and recognized as a pilgrimage place by Vatican. End of the tour, transfer to airport and flight to İstanbul . and overnight. Breakfast-Lunch included

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 5

place End of trip

After breakfast meet with our guide and start a full day tour. Topkapi Palace – A huge walled complex hugging the Bosporus, the former palace of the Ottoman sultans is now a museum with an extraordinary collection of Chinese porcelain, art, artifacts and jewels including the Topkapi Diamond. Hagia Sophia – The Emperor Justinian built St.Sophia when Istanbul was Constantinople. This magnificent example of Byzantine architecture boasts a massive dome, a lengthy nave and an interior decorated with marble, precious stones and pillars from Ephesus. Blue Mosque – Six graceful minarets adorn the elegant mosque, one of the city’s most recognized landmarks. The superb interior is decorated with more than 20,000 blue Iznik tiles. Hippodrome – The large, open square was once the site of a Roman circus that rivaled the Colosseum and could seat 100,000 spectators. Monuments on the site include the Snake Column from Delphi and an Egyptian obelisk taken from the Temple of Karnak at Luxor. Depends on flight time transfer to airport l and our services end.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • 3* Hotel

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (4)
  • Lunch (3)

Transport expand_less

  • Airport Transfers
  • Flight Istanbul- Cappadocia
  • Flight Cappadocia to Izmir
  • Ground transfer Izmir to Kusadasi
  • Return flight to Istanbul

Activities expand_less

  • Visit Topkapi Palace former palace of the Ottoman sultans
  • Walk through the Grand Covered Bazaar
  • Tour in Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia
  • Visit Three Beauties, 3 fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia
  • Visits to Artemis Temple which used to be one of the 7 wonders of ancient world
  • Admire the Byzantine architecture of St.Sophia
  • Enter Blue Mosque decorated with more than 20,000 blue Iznik tiles
  • Visit Hippodrome the large, open square was once the site of a Roman circus

Not Included expand_less

  • Meals not specified as included
  • Beverages during meals
  • International flights
  • Tips for Guides and Drivers

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