Tour 11 Days Istanbul, Antalya, Pamukkale, Kusadasi And Cappadoci

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Full day city tour in Istanbul. Half day tour in Gallipoli. Full day tour in Troy and Pergamon.. Full day in Ephesus and Sirince Village. Half day city tour in Pamukkale. Full day city tour in Antalya. Full day city tour in Cappadocia. Entrance fees to the archaeological sites as per description. Local taxes

Guide

Official English-speaking guide.

Transport

Air ticket Cappadocia-Istanbul (15 kg + 8 kg). All transfers as mentioned in this itinerary

Meals

Daily breakfast 8 Lunch and 8 Dinner

Accommodation

2-night Accommodation in Istanbul in 4* hotel category. 1-night Accommodation in Canakkale in 4* hotel category. 2-night Accommodation in Kusadasi in 4* hotel category. 1-night Accommodation in Pamukkale in 4* hotel category. 2-night Accommodation in Antalya in 4* hotel category. 2-night Accommodation in Cappadocia in a Cave Hotel (4*).

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Day 1 Arrival In Istanbul
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival In Istanbul

After your are arrival in Istanbul, a city once known as Byzantium and later Constantinople, one of our assistants will transfer you to the hotel in one of our private vehicles. You will check in at the hotel and the rest of the day will be free for you to relax and start enjoying this stunning city.

You can join the night cruise on the Bosphorus with dinner and a show. You can also choose to enjoy an hour’s pampering at the Hamam Cimberlitas. Ask our travel agents to learn more about this optional opportunity.
Day 2 Istanbul Full Day City Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Istanbul Full Day City Tour

After a tasty breakfast, you will go with your professional English-speaking guide to kick off a full-day adventure exploring Istanbul, an incredible city.

Your first visit will be the Roman Hipodrome. it was the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Your next point will be The Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque, it was 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.

Then you will visit Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind, it is the greatest surviving example of Byzantine Architecture. For 1000 years, it was once the largest church in the world, decorated with stunning 6th century golden mosaics, after this visit you will have lunch in a local restaurant.

After the lunch you will have some free time to walk around the Sultanahmet quarter and visit some of the great souvenirs shops and stores of the zone

At the end of the tour, you will be transfered back to your hotel for accommodation.
Day 3 Istanbul - Gallipoli - Canakkale
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Istanbul - Gallipoli - Canakkale

Early in the morning you will travel overland to the Gallipoli Peninsula, one of the most emotionally evocative places in Turkey, the World War I Battlefields of Gallipoli. In early 1915 French, British and colonial forces fought the Gallipoli campaign to secure a sea route to relieve their eastern ally, Russia. However, after eight months of fighting the Allied soldiers withdrew with heavy casualties, while the campaign also marked one of the greatest Ottoman victories. There are now many cemeteries and war memorials on the historic site, such as the Brighton Beach, the Beach Cemetery, Anzac Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery, the Anzac Commemorative Site, Respect to Mehmetik Statue dedicated to Little Mehmet who carried a Kiwi soldier to safety, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, the Nek, Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial. You will cross the Dardanelles, also known as the Hellespont, by ferry and head to Canakkale. Arrival, check in at your hotel and overnight stay.
Day 4 Canakkale - Troy - Pergamon - Kusadasi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Canakkale - Troy - Pergamon - Kusadasi

After a tasty breakfast you will begin a journey back in time as you will visit the ancient city of Troy, also called Ilion, which flourished because of its key position on trade routes between Europe and Asia.

You will continue to Pergamon, one of the cultural, commercial and medical centers of the ancient world in Asia Minor. In Pergamom you will visit the Acropolis, the steepest theater in the world, Asclepius, and you will have a panoramic view of the Altar of Zeus, mentioned in the Book of Revelations. Another important place that you will visit is the Library, which, according to archaeologists, competed with that of Alexandria, with more than 200,000 written records. The name of the city continues to live as a distortion of Pergamon, "pergamini" or ’parchment’, which was the paper that resulted from the treatment of sheepskins and rivalled papyrus for writing purposes.

You will then head to Kusadasi, check in at your hotel, enjoy your meal and rest.
Day 5 Kusadasi - Ephesus - Sirince - Kusadasi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Kusadasi - Ephesus - Sirince - Kusadasi

After a rich breakfast you will departure from the hotel with your guide to take the tour of Ephesus.

One of the best-preserved ancient sites in the world, you will visit the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, the famous Roman baths, Celsus Library and Grand theatre. You will have a lunch break and After that, you will visit a place, which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey, a carpet-weaving centre.

In the afternoon you will visit Sirince, a Turkish Village. It’s construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks, the houses on the slope are all Orginal with their white paints. There will be some free time to explore around of the village.

At the end of the day you will return to your hotel to hace dinner and accommodation.
Day 6 Kusadasi - Pamukkale
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Kusadasi - Pamukkale

After a tasty breakfast you will be driven to Pamukkale, also known as ’Cotton Castle’. The Turkish name refers to the surface of the snow-white limestone shaped over millennia by the calcite-rich springs. It is famous for the carbonate mineral left by the water of the area’s 17 thermal springs, which have drawn visitors since the time of Classical antiquity.

After lunch you will visit the ancient city of Hierapolis, meaning sacred city, which was built on top of the travertine formation. In the archaeological site, you will be amazed at the remains of the magnificently preserved Necropolis, temple ruins, the main street and the Domitian Gate with a Monumental Arch, the ancient Roman baths, among the largest in all Asia Minor, the mighty Theater and the Devil’s Hole, a mysterious hole in the ground next to Apollo’s Temple, where poisonous gases emanated due to the underground volcanic activity.

Continue to the town of Pamukkale for your dinner and overnight stay.

In Pamukkale’s Antique Pool (beside the Temple of Apollo) you can partake in the most atmospheric hot spring experience with half-submerged columns and chunks of fallen marble scattered in the water all around you.
Day 7 Pamukkale - Antalya
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Pamukkale - Antalya

Early in the morning you will have the opportunity to take the Optional Ballon Ride Tour over Pamukkale, you will depart to the area where balloons take-off at 05:30 in the morning. Once you’ll be on the the Balloon, you will witness the magnificent and unique view of nature by viewing the morning sunrise over the ancient city of Hierapolis and Cotton White Travertines which is listed as one of the best 7 wonders of the world and registered in the UNESCO heritage list. After the Hot Air Balloon Excursion, you will celebrate your landing with a champagne ceremony and return to the hotel for a delicious breakfast.

After a tasty breakfast, you will depart for Antalya, it is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province, It is also seen as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey.

Once you reach Antalya, you will check in to your hotel and have some free time to start enjoying this city at your own pace.

At night you will have dinner and overnight at the hotel in Antalya.
Day 8 Full Day Antalya City Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Full Day Antalya City Tour

After a tasty breakfast you will be driven to Antalya Old City, it is a small historic part of Antalyas modern city. In history it was once the sprawling modern Roman town, then the Byzantine Empire, then Seljuks, and finally the Ottoman Turkish town.

The tour will start at The Hadrian’s Gate also called Hadrianus Gate or The Three Gates, is a triumphal arch which was built in the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian. then you will visit the Antalya’s broken wonder, the Broken Minaret of the Korkut Mosque, which itself was built originally as a Roman temple in the 2nd century AD, and thus did not have a minaret at all. later you will pass by the Hıdırlık Tower, it is a landmark tower of tawny stone, it is believed to be built in Hellenistic era on a square plan and later turned into circular tower in 2nd century AD and was used as either a fortification or a lighthouse.

You will back to the hotel to have lunch and than depart for Duden Waterfalls. All the streams of the region aim at finding their way into the Mediterranean and they pour down the slopes of the Taurus, sometimes overland sometimes underground and reaching their destination, result in lovely waterfalls, of which there are more than twenty.

After Visiting this amazing places you will back to hotel and have the rest of the day for your own.

At night you will have dinner at the hotel and accommodation.
Day 9 Antalya - Konya - Cappadocia
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Antalya - Konya - Cappadocia

After a restful breakfast early in the morning you will begin the journey by bus to Cappadocia,

You will stop stop in Konya to have lunch and stretch your legs and visit the imposing Green - Tiled Mausoleum of Mevlana, the mystic founder of the Sufi sect (Whirling Dervishes). After this visit you will continue your way to Cappadocia.

At your arrival in Cappadocia you will go to your hotel to have dinner and rest.
Day 10 The Stunning Cappadocia
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

The Stunning Cappadocia

After a delicious breakfast you will depart with your english-speaking guide for the tour to the Magical and Stunning Cappadocia.

You will drive to the first stop of this tour, Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best preserved Underground cities in Cappadocia, with ten floors to a depth of 40 meters, although you can visit only the first 4 floors. After this visit you will go to Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia, it’s famous for frescoes dating to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks.

Your next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses. Later you will go to some restaurant in Avanos to have lunch and then continue the tour visiting a pottery work shop, to see how to make potteries.

In the afternoon you will pass the Love Valley. It’s a hidden valley with scenic formations to say the least, despite the resemblance to man hood, these amazing rock formations are far from man-made. Your route will continue in Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. For the last stop is Three Beauties, This beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadoci
Day 11 See You Soon Cappadocia!
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

See You Soon Cappadocia!

After enjoying a satisfying breakfast, we will promptly arrange your transfer to Cappadocia airport, ensuring a seamless journey for your return flight to Istanbul, and then connect with your flight back home.

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11 Days Istanbul, Antalya, Pamukkale, Kusadasi And Cappadoci

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Itinerary of your trip 11 Days Istanbul, Antalya, Pamukkale, Kusadasi And Cappadoci

Arrival In Istanbul

Istanbul Full Day City Tour

Istanbul - Gallipoli - Canakkale

Canakkale - Troy - Pergamon - Kusadasi

Kusadasi - Ephesus - Sirince - Kusadasi

Kusadasi - Pamukkale

Pamukkale - Antalya

Full Day Antalya City Tour

Antalya - Konya - Cappadocia

The Stunning Cappadocia

See You Soon Cappadocia!

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