Istanbul Trip Overview
It is a guaranteed departing tour – it departs even with one person! Tour starts and ends in Istanbul. 16 days package takes you through Turkey’s most fascinating sights and cities. Fascinating Turkey is a small group luxury tour that includes deluxe accommodation, expert guide, meals, 9 seater deluxe minivan, and much more.
Additional Info
Duration: 16 days
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey
It is a guaranteed departing tour – it departs even with one person! Tour starts and ends in Istanbul. 16 days package takes you through Turkey’s most fascinating sights and cities. Fascinating Turkey is a small group luxury tour that includes deluxe accommodation, expert guide, meals, 9 seater deluxe minivan, and much more.
Itinerary
Day 1: ISTANBUL – WELCOME DINNER
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Welcome dinner and briefing will be held.
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Star Hotels – Marriot Sisli, Polat Bosphorus, Polat Reinassance or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 2: ISTANBUL – Old City Sightseeing
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Enjoy a full-day tour including a visit to Topkapi Palace Museum, the residence of the Ottoman Sultans between 1453–1852 (excluding harem). Visit the Hippodrome, which was once the center of life where chariot racing and other public events took place. Tour the Blue Mosque built between 1609 and 1616, famous for its blue ceramic tiles. Next, see St. Sophia, a church built in the 6th-century Byzantine capital, converted to a mosque by the Ottomans, and now a museum and one of the world’s greatest architectural wonders. Your last stop will be the famous Grand Bazaar, the world’s largest and oldest covered market with over 60 streets. Join an optional dinner with belly dancing entertainment. B. L
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: 5 Star Hotels – Mariot Sisli, Polat Bosphorus, Polat Reinassance or similar deluxe hotels
Day 3: ISTANBUL – ANKARA
Stop At: Ankara, Ankara
This morning depart on an optional tour of St. Sophia, a church built in the 6th century Byzantine capital, converted to a mosque by the Ottomans, and now a museum and one of the world’s greatest architectural wonders. Continue to cruise along Bosphorus cruise, enjoying the strait that separates Asia and Europe. Its shores are lined with fine neighborhoods, Ottoman palaces, fortresses, old wooden villas, hotels, parks and gardens, restaurants, and cafés. Depart for the capital city of Ankara for overnight. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Star Hotels – Marriot Sisli, Polat Bosphorus, Polat Reinassance or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 4: ANKARA – HACI BEKTAS – CAPPADOCIA
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, a historic caravanserai holding artifacts from up to 7500 years old including the most extensive and valuable collection of Hittite artifacts in the world. Visit the Mausoleum of Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey. Drive to CAPPADOCIA, touring the 13th-century caravanserai en route. Pay a visit to the underground city of Saratli, one of the many underground settlements built for protection and religious reasons. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant and join an optional Whirling Dervishes performance. Overnight in CAPPADOCIA. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Avanos Hilton Kapadokya
Day 5: CAPPADOCIA
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Consider an optional early morning hot air balloon tour and experience floating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and caves at sunrise. After breakfast visit Goreme, a historical region of Turkey, located among the rock formations, which was first settled back in the Roman period. Many rock churches can still be seen today, as Christianity was then the prevailing religion in that region. Continue to the town of Avanos renowned for its high-quality earthenware. Also visit Pasabagi, Red Valley and attend a brief regional pottery workshop in a cave. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Avanos Hilton Kapadokya
Day 6: CAPPADOCIA – SULTANHANIM – KONYA
Stop At: Konya, Konya
Early morning departure for Konya visit mausoleum of the Sufi philosopher Mevlana and historical Karatay Madrasa built in n 1251 by the Emir of the city Celaleddin Karatay, serving the Seljuk sultan. At the end of the visits, you will transfer to your hotel, dinner and overnight. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel – Hilton Konya
Day 7: KONYA – ANTALYA
Stop At: Antalya, Antalya, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
Early morning departure for Antalya by driving lush valleys of Taurus mountains, upon arriving in the region you will proceed to visit Perge and Aspendos afternoon is free for personal activities. Dinner at the hotel. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel – Antalya The Marmara
Day 8: ANTALYA
Stop At: Antalya, Turkey
Your day will be leisure in Antalya, there will be an optional boat trip along the shores of the Mediterranean sea
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel – Antalya The Marmara
Day 9: ANTALYA – PAMUKKALE
Stop At: Pamukkale, Pamukkale
After breakfast drive to Pamukkale. Upon arrive in the region you will visit the unique cotton fortress of Pamukkale, with its white lime cascades formed by mineral springs, and the ruins of the Roman health spa of Hierapolis. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel – Doga Thermal Hotel
Day 10: PAMUKKALE – BODRUM
Stop At: Bodrum City, Bodrum City, Bodrum District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast drive to Bodrum to visit the Castle of St.Peter and the renowned Underwater Museum that was awarded the best Underwater Museum of the World in the 2000s. Dinner & Overnight in Bodrum. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Kempinski Hotel, Bodrum Doria Hotel or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 11: BODRUM (optional excursion to Kos island overnight in Bodrum)
Stop At: Bodrum City, Bodrum City, Bodrum District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast, the day is free for personal activities. Optional excursion to island Kos. Overnight in Bodrum. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Kempinski Hotel, Bodrum Doria Hotel or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 12: BODRUM – KUSADASI
Stop At: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast, you will proceed to KUSADASI, en route you will visit the Priene, Miletus and Didyma, the tree beauties along the shores of the Aegean sea. At the end of the visits, you will proceed to the KUSADASI hotel, dinner and overnight at your hotel. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Ramada Kusadasi, DoubleTree by Hilton Kusadasi or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 13: EPHESUS, VIRGIN MARY’S HOUSE, EPHESUS MUSEUM
Stop At: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast you will proceed to KUSADASI, right before you check in to your hotel you will proceed to visit famous ruins of Ephesus, an important cultural center of the ancient world, and explore 2,000-year-old marble streets, a theater, the Library of Celsius, a gymnasium and Hadrian’s Temple. Take a short drive to see St. Mary’s stone cottage where it is believed Virgin Mary spent her last years accompanied by St. John. Continue to a regional rug production center to have a firsthand experience of this unique art form. Join an optional afternoon tour of Sirince. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels – Ramada Kusadasi, DoubleTree by Hilton Kusadasi or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 14: PERGAMUM – TROY – CANAKKALE
Stop At: Canakkale, Canakkale, Canakkale Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Visit the ancient Medical Center Asclepion in Pergamum and continue to a traditional local village for lunch with locals. Then continue to Troy with its famous wooden horse, best known for being the setting of the Trojan War and many cities built on top of each other. Continue to Canakkale for overnight. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Parion Hotel
Day 15: DARDANELLES – GALLIPOLI – ISTANBUL
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
In the morning depart for Gallipoli, the site of many battles during WWI. Visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery and Chunuk Bair, and then drive to Istanbul. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner. Overnight in Istanbul. BD
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Star Hotels – Mariot Sisli, Polat Bosphorus, Polat Reinassance or similar deluxe hotels
Day 16: ISTANBUL – RETURN
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
After breakfast tansfer to the airport for your return flight home.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 5 Star Hotels – Mariot Sisli, Polat Bosphorus, Polat Reinassance or similar deluxe hotels
