Day 1.
Day One (Istanbul – Canakkale)
Upon arrival meeting with your tour director at Istanbul Airport and commence with sightseeing, covering the following: Istanbul City Walls (Admission is not required – passing by coach view only), it boasts several impressive castles a fortification. Massive walls of ancient Constantinople, built by the Emperor Theodosius II over 1500 years ago, are in many places still standing. Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque) (Admission is not required – inside visit), a 16th century’s religious center and the only mosque in Istanbul with 6 minarets. Hippodrome square (Admission is not required – walking orientation), where horse carriage and gladiator fights took place during the Byzantian Empire. It is decorated today with an Egyptian Column, Serpentine Column. Hagia Sophia Museum (Admission is included – inside visit), a unique combination of Christianity and Islam religion in the same holding place. Topkapi Palace Museum (Admission is included – inside visit) – a museum palace with a wide collection of Porcelains, Treasuries, religious collect peace. It is the first Great Imperial Palace of Ottoman Dynasty. Gallipoli Peninsula (Admission is not required – passing by coach view only), today Gallipoli has protected landscapes covered in a pine forest, it is a place where the first war of the world held. We will witness the peninsula while we are crossing the Asia side of Turkey. Troy Hollywood Wooden Horse (Admission is not required – photo stop), in the pier city center. Once we reach there, we will be greeted by the huge replica of a wooden Trojan horse, it is a vivid reminder of the ancient Trojan war. Dinner and overnight in Canakkale
Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 2.
Day Two (Canakkale – Pergamon – Kusadasi)
Bergama Town Center (Admission is not required – walking orientation), it is a popular district, we will see the town center and local people living area and we will also get a chance to take photos of Acropolis from a distance, Acropolis is an architectural masterpiece that is perched on the city’s highest point. Feast your eyes on the beautiful Agean Sea (Admission is not required – passing by coach view only) view with lush olive trees and some Greek and Turkish islands Turkish Delight & Apple Tea (Shopping stop), you will have a free time to enjoy Turkish made local products. Artemis Temple (Admission is not required – walking orientation), one of the ancient wonders of the world. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi
Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 3.
Day Three (Kusadasi – Pamukkale)
Leather outlet shopping center & fashion show (Shopping stop), we start our day with an upbeat fashion show showcasing high-quality leather products made in Turkey Ephesus ancient city (Admission is included – inside visit), one of the world’s most outstanding archaeological sites. Walk-in its well-preserved marble streets to the Library of Celsius, the Odeon, Grand Theatre, Temple of Hadrian, Roman Bath, etc. Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) & Hierapolis Ancient City (Admission is included – walking orientation), visit the extensive ruins of Hierapolis- known for its thermal baths and health center. Thereafter, see “Cotton Castle” or Pamukkale’s magical and unique terraces & castles created by deposits of white limestone from thermal springs. Cotton textile factory outlet (Shopping stop), you will have free time to enjoy Turkish made local products. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale
Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 4.
Day Four (Pamukkale – Konya – Cappadocia)
Ancient Caravanserai (Tepesi Delikhan) (Admission is not required – inside visit), it is an 700 years old ancient caravanserai. Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (Admission is not required – inside visit), which used to be the cloister for Mevlevi Dervishes. Mevlana was a philosopher and mystic of Islam, but not a Muslim of the orthodox type. His doctrine advocates unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning, goodness, charity, and awareness through love. To him and to his disciples all religions are more or less truth. Looking with the same eye on Muslim, Jew and Christian alike, his peaceful and tolerant teaching has appealed to men of all sects and creeds. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 5.
Day Five (Cappadocia)
Turkey’s handmade crafts through a Turkish carpet weaving course (Shopping stop) Pigeon Valley (Admission is not required – walking orientation), great photo spot where we will see the valley of Goreme with a bird-eye view Goreme Valley (Admission is not required– walking orientation) fascinating fairy chimneys at Goreme, Cappadocia. Uchisar “castle” village (Admission is not required – walking orientation), a fantasy-land of strange and wonderful works of man and nature. Esentepe Hill and Fairy Chimneys Valley (Admission is not required – walking orientation), moon landscape of Cappadocia, where you will be able to see fairy chimneys valley. Avanos Pottery Village (Admission is not required – shopping stop), set on the banks of the Kizilirmak (Red River). Local people made their hand made potteries. Underground City (Admission is included – inside visit), once a place of refuge for 15000 Christians. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall and food storage rooms in this eight-story city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways. Turquoise & Onyx handmade store (Shopping stop), the name given by Marco Polo which means the color of Turks. We will see handmade onyx and turquoise arts. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 6.
Day Six (Cappadocia – Ankara)
Salt Lake (Admission is not required – walking orientation), called Tatta in antiquity, is a closed-end lake surrounded by plateaus. The sources that feed the lake are insufficient, the river Melendiz and River Pecenekozu. Ankara – the capital of Turkey, it is the second-largest city of Turkey. Ataturk Mausoleum (Admission is not required – walking orientation), the final resting place of the founder of modern Turkey. Anka Shopping Mall, it is the largest shopping mall center in the capital of Turkey Dinner and overnight in Ankara
Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 7.
Day Seven (Ankara – Istanbul)
Bosphorous Cruise Tour (Admission is included – private charter boat), here, you will be able to soak in the sights and sounds of Turkey’s Asia and Europe sector as you cruise through this water channel that is the very best of life in Istanbul. Grand Bazaar (Admission is not required – shopping stop), which has more than 4000 shops selling local products handicrafts. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 8.
Day Eight (Istanbul – Departure)
Transfer to the airport for your flight back home, bringing back wonderful memories and superb souvenirs from your Turkish vacation
Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
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