Best Of Turkey 10 Days Private Tour
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Day 1: Arrival Day
Stop At: Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Sanayi, 34906 Pendik/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
Arrival at Istanbul Airport where a professional driver will meet you and transfer to the hotel for check-in and the rest of the day is at your leisure.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 2: Classical Full Day Tour of Istanbul
Stop At: Hagia Sophia, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya Meydanฤฑ No:1, 34122 Fatih/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
Explore Hagia Sophia which was originally built by Emperor Constantine in the 4th century, and then converted into a mosque sometime in the 15th century by the ottomans.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Topkapฤฑ Sarayฤฑ, Sultanahmet, Cankurtaran, 34122 Fatih/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
Go to the Topkapi Palace, once used by the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to 19th centuries and see the magnificent collection of priceless jewels, silver, crystal, and porcelain, robes that were worn by the sultans and the relics of the prophet Mohammed. (Entrance to the Harem is extra).
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
We will visit the stunning Blue Mosque that was built for Sultan Ahmet I. The Blue Mosque is a unique piece of architecture with six minarets and features around 20,000 beautiful Iznik tiles.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
See the Grand Covered Bazaar with its many shops perfect for your holiday souvenirs. โจ
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 3: Bosphorus Cruise & Beylerbeyi Palace
Stop At: Mฤฑsฤฑr รarลฤฑsฤฑ, Rรผstem Paลa, Erzak Ambarฤฑ Sok. No:92, 34116 Fatih/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
Visit the exotic Egyptian Spice Market located on the Golden Horn before boarding your cruise of the Bosphorus where the waterway separates the two continents Europe and Asia.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Rumeli Fortress, Yahyakemal Cad. No.28, Istanbul 34470 Turkey
Pass by Rumeli fortress which was built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452, so he could prepare for his conquest of Istanbul.
Stop At: Beylerbeyi Palace, Abdullahaga Cad., Istanbul Turkey
Cross over the Bosphorus Bridge to Asia where you will visit Beylerbeyi Palace, which was once the summer address of the Ottoman Sultans, then on to Camlica Hill for a fantastic view of Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 4: Free Day in Istanbul
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Enjoy a day at your leisure where you can do a bit more shopping, see some more fantastic sights or relax in a Turkish Bath.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 5: Istanbul - Cappadocia
Stop At: Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Sanayi, 34906 Pendik/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
After breakfast transfer to Istanbul Airport for our domestic flight to Cappadocia. Transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia and the rest of the day is yours for some relaxation.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Cappadocia
Day 6: Full Day North Cappadocia Tour (Red Tour)
Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Explore the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see some of the best examples of Byzantine art that is in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
Continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
See the lunar landscape of Cappadocia with some rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
Walk-in Pasabag near Zelve and wonder at the โfairy chimneysโ where the sound of the wind mixes with the โsongs of fairiesโ.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia
Visit Avanos which has been the centre of terra cotta work of art since around 3000 BC, and you will get a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Cappadocia
Day 7: South Cappadocia Tour (Green Tour) โ Flight to Izmir
Stop At: Kizilcukur Valley, Yukarฤฑ, Kฤฑzฤฑlรงukur Vadisi, 50500 รavuลin/รrgรผp/Nevลehir, Turkey
After breakfast, you will get collected for a full-day tour of South Cappadocia. You will be able to see Kizilcukur, which is an isolated valley located behind Urgup. It features beautiful rock formation with some great hidden rock-carved churches.
The most exciting part of this area is the many tracks that connect the small villages and towns through gardens and vineyards like a spiders web. It is always possible to see the villagers working in the area and offering grapes, apples or apricots to you.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cavusin, 50502 รavuลin/Avanos/Nevลehir, Turkey
Explore Cavusin, one of the oldest settlements in the area, and can be found 2km from Goreme. The St.John the Baptist church offers a stunning panoramic view of the village, and the church with its paintings dating back to the 5th century, making it the oldest church in the area. It once had a large courtyard which is unusual for Cappadocia; however, this has been eroded.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
Visit the Underground City, one of the largest and deepest of the 40 others in Cappadocia and have eight floors, although not all are open to the public.
Visit the pigeon houses and rock formations and see some magnificent landscape.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevลehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkey
Visit the pigeon houses and rock formations and see some magnificent landscape.
Transfer to Cappadocia Airport for a flight to Izmir and overnight stay in Kuลadasฤฑ.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Kusadasi
Day 8: Pamukkale- Hierapolis
Stop At: Road to Pamukkale, Hieropolis-Pamukkale World Heritage Site, Pamukkale Turkey
Drive to Pamukkale and discover the pure white travertine terraces and the ruins of Hierapolis.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkey
The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are definitely one of the most spectacular natural wonders that you will be able to see from several mineral springs in a substantial white cliffside.
About 200 m overlooking the plain you can see how the calcite-laden waters have dripped over a number of terraced levels and created a fairyland of unusual solidified cascades and shell-shaped basins and look like creations made from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle).
Moreover, the water in the basins changes its colour according to how the light enters.
Also visit the ancient ruins of Hierapolis with its Basilica, theatre and Roman Baths.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Kusadasi
Day 9: Full Day Ephesus Tour
Stop At: ฤฐsa Bey Mosque, Atatรผrk, St. Jean Cd. No:1, 35920 Selรงuk/ฤฐzmir, Turkey
After breakfast, have a full day excursion in Ephesus.
The tour starts with Isabey Mosque, then drive to an ancient Greek city which was later a major Roman city on the west coast of Asia Minor called Ephesus.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Walk past the Celsus Library, the Temple of Hadrian and the Trajan Fountain in the Ancient Ephesus.
After walking on the historical marble street, you will fond the Great Theater where St. Paul preached.
Have lunch in a local restaurant with an open buffet.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: House of Virgin Mary, Sultaniye, 35920 Selรงuk/ฤฐzmir, Turkey
Visit the house of Virgin Mary, in the afternoon. It is believed where she spent the final years of her life.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport, Dokuz Eylรผl, 35410 Gaziemir/ฤฐzmir, Turkey
Transfer to Izmir airport for your flight to Istanbul.
Arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 10: Departure Day
Stop At: Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Sanayi, 34906 Pendik/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
Transfer to Istanbul Airport to connect to your international flight
Duration: 2 minutes
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Arrival Day
Stop At: Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Sanayi, 34906 Pendik/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
Arrival at Istanbul Airport where a professional driver will meet you and transfer to the hotel for check-in and the rest of the day is at your leisure.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 2: Classical Full Day Tour of Istanbul
Stop At: Hagia Sophia, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya Meydanฤฑ No:1, 34122 Fatih/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
Explore Hagia Sophia which was originally built by Emperor Constantine in the 4th century, and then converted into a mosque sometime in the 15th century by the ottomans.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Topkapฤฑ Sarayฤฑ, Sultanahmet, Cankurtaran, 34122 Fatih/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
Go to the Topkapi Palace, once used by the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to 19th centuries and see the magnificent collection of priceless jewels, silver, crystal, and porcelain, robes that were worn by the sultans and the relics of the prophet Mohammed. (Entrance to the Harem is extra).
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
We will visit the stunning Blue Mosque that was built for Sultan Ahmet I. The Blue Mosque is a unique piece of architecture with six minarets and features around 20,000 beautiful Iznik tiles.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
See the Grand Covered Bazaar with its many shops perfect for your holiday souvenirs. โจ
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 3: Bosphorus Cruise & Beylerbeyi Palace
Stop At: Mฤฑsฤฑr รarลฤฑsฤฑ, Rรผstem Paลa, Erzak Ambarฤฑ Sok. No:92, 34116 Fatih/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
Visit the exotic Egyptian Spice Market located on the Golden Horn before boarding your cruise of the Bosphorus where the waterway separates the two continents Europe and Asia.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Rumeli Fortress, Yahyakemal Cad. No.28, Istanbul 34470 Turkey
Pass by Rumeli fortress which was built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452, so he could prepare for his conquest of Istanbul.
Stop At: Beylerbeyi Palace, Abdullahaga Cad., Istanbul Turkey
Cross over the Bosphorus Bridge to Asia where you will visit Beylerbeyi Palace, which was once the summer address of the Ottoman Sultans, then on to Camlica Hill for a fantastic view of Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 4: Free Day in Istanbul
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Enjoy a day at your leisure where you can do a bit more shopping, see some more fantastic sights or relax in a Turkish Bath.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 5: Istanbul - Cappadocia
Stop At: Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Sanayi, 34906 Pendik/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
After breakfast transfer to Istanbul Airport for our domestic flight to Cappadocia. Transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia and the rest of the day is yours for some relaxation.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Cappadocia
Day 6: Full Day North Cappadocia Tour (Red Tour)
Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Explore the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see some of the best examples of Byzantine art that is in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
Continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
See the lunar landscape of Cappadocia with some rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
Walk-in Pasabag near Zelve and wonder at the โfairy chimneysโ where the sound of the wind mixes with the โsongs of fairiesโ.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia
Visit Avanos which has been the centre of terra cotta work of art since around 3000 BC, and you will get a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Cappadocia
Day 7: South Cappadocia Tour (Green Tour) โ Flight to Izmir
Stop At: Kizilcukur Valley, Yukarฤฑ, Kฤฑzฤฑlรงukur Vadisi, 50500 รavuลin/รrgรผp/Nevลehir, Turkey
After breakfast, you will get collected for a full-day tour of South Cappadocia. You will be able to see Kizilcukur, which is an isolated valley located behind Urgup. It features beautiful rock formation with some great hidden rock-carved churches.
The most exciting part of this area is the many tracks that connect the small villages and towns through gardens and vineyards like a spiders web. It is always possible to see the villagers working in the area and offering grapes, apples or apricots to you.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cavusin, 50502 รavuลin/Avanos/Nevลehir, Turkey
Explore Cavusin, one of the oldest settlements in the area, and can be found 2km from Goreme. The St.John the Baptist church offers a stunning panoramic view of the village, and the church with its paintings dating back to the 5th century, making it the oldest church in the area. It once had a large courtyard which is unusual for Cappadocia; however, this has been eroded.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
Visit the Underground City, one of the largest and deepest of the 40 others in Cappadocia and have eight floors, although not all are open to the public.
Visit the pigeon houses and rock formations and see some magnificent landscape.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevลehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkey
Visit the pigeon houses and rock formations and see some magnificent landscape.
Transfer to Cappadocia Airport for a flight to Izmir and overnight stay in Kuลadasฤฑ.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Kusadasi
Day 8: Pamukkale- Hierapolis
Stop At: Road to Pamukkale, Hieropolis-Pamukkale World Heritage Site, Pamukkale Turkey
Drive to Pamukkale and discover the pure white travertine terraces and the ruins of Hierapolis.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkey
The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are definitely one of the most spectacular natural wonders that you will be able to see from several mineral springs in a substantial white cliffside.
About 200 m overlooking the plain you can see how the calcite-laden waters have dripped over a number of terraced levels and created a fairyland of unusual solidified cascades and shell-shaped basins and look like creations made from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle).
Moreover, the water in the basins changes its colour according to how the light enters.
Also visit the ancient ruins of Hierapolis with its Basilica, theatre and Roman Baths.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel in Kusadasi
Day 9: Full Day Ephesus Tour
Stop At: ฤฐsa Bey Mosque, Atatรผrk, St. Jean Cd. No:1, 35920 Selรงuk/ฤฐzmir, Turkey
After breakfast, have a full day excursion in Ephesus.
The tour starts with Isabey Mosque, then drive to an ancient Greek city which was later a major Roman city on the west coast of Asia Minor called Ephesus.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Walk past the Celsus Library, the Temple of Hadrian and the Trajan Fountain in the Ancient Ephesus.
After walking on the historical marble street, you will fond the Great Theater where St. Paul preached.
Have lunch in a local restaurant with an open buffet.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: House of Virgin Mary, Sultaniye, 35920 Selรงuk/ฤฐzmir, Turkey
Visit the house of Virgin Mary, in the afternoon. It is believed where she spent the final years of her life.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport, Dokuz Eylรผl, 35410 Gaziemir/ฤฐzmir, Turkey
Transfer to Izmir airport for your flight to Istanbul.
Arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel in Istanbul
Day 10: Departure Day
Stop At: Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Sanayi, 34906 Pendik/ฤฐstanbul, Turkey
Transfer to Istanbul Airport to connect to your international flight
Duration: 2 minutes
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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