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SCHEDULE
DEPARTURE ISTANBUL (-/-/D)
Istanbul City Walls Golden Horn Pierre Loti Hill Cable Car Tour Bosphorus Sightseeing Cruise
ATTRACTIONS
ISTANBUL
HAGIA SOPHIA: One of the greatest and unique religious structure used as a mosque, church and museum, which houses two completely different cultures inside it, Islamic and Christian.
BLUE MOSQUE (SULTAN AHMET MOSQUE): Giving the mosque its famous name with 27,000 pieces of Iznik blue tiles, is a 16th century’s religious center and the only mosque in Istanbul with 6 minarets.
HIPPODROME SQUARE: An open-air museum with 4 monuments from different periods. Originally was the stadium where the Roman chariot races took place.
TOPKAPI PALACE: A museum place with a wide collection of Porcelains, Treasuries, religious collect pieces. It is the first Great Imperial Palace of Ottoman Dynasty.
GRAND BAZAAR: Turkey’s largest covered market at the heart of the Old City, offering the best local products and handicrafts.
ISTANBUL CITY WALLS: Known to be the most elaborate ancient defense system ever constructed by the Emperor Theodosius II over 1500 years ago, which are mostly still standing.
GOLDEN HORN: A horn-shaped fiord and old trading harbor and a popular residential area during the Byzantine period, many markets and the Chamber of Commerce still line its shores today.
PIERRE LOTI HILL CABLE CAR: Known for its views across Istanbul's natural harbor, the Golden Horn, which is named after the famous French novelist and traveler.
BOSPHORUS SIGHTSEEING CRUISE: Enjoy the 2 hours nostalgic sightseeing cruise on the Bosphorus Strait along both Europe and Asia continents.
ISTANBUL (B/L/D)
Hagia Sophia Blue Mosque Hippodrome Square Topkapi Palace Grand Bazaar
ISTANBUL (B/L/D)
FLIGHT HOME
Sample itinerary may be subject to change without notice. Please contact for detailed info.
ISTANBUL KAYSERI (1H20M) –NORTH CAPPADOCIA (110KM
1H30M) (B/L/D)
Devrent Valley Pasabag Monks Valley Avanos Pottery Village Goreme Museum Uchisar Rock Castle Turkish Night Show
Kaymakli Underground City Red Valley Cavusin Village Ortahisar Castle Pigeon Valley Hot Air Balloon Ride*
CAPPADOCIA – KAYSERI ISTANBUL DEPARTURE (B/L/-)
SOUTH CAPPADOCIA (B/L/D)
FREE & LEISURE DAY
CAPPADOCIA
DEVRENT VALLEY: This region spreads over three valleys and contains natural rock formations that look almost like animal sculptures.
PASABAG MONKS VALLEY: Highly remarkable fairy chimneys in Cappadocia with twin and even triples rock caps can be seen here. This style is unique even for Cappadocia and these earth pillars are named mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys.
AVANOS POTTERY VILLAGE: Famous for its distinctive red earthenware pottery. A lively center with all kind of amenities and markets situated on the banks of the longest river in Turkey, the Red River.
GOREME MUSEUM: This outdoor museum contains the remains of many churches carved into the famous Cappadocia stone and excellent frescoes (wall paintings).
UCHISAR ROCK CASTLE: This natural carved-out hill is situated at the highest point in town with a breathtaking view of all the surrounding formations.
TURKISH NIGHT SHOW: Highlights the dance traditions of various regions of Turkey, complete with traditional costumes and of course, exhilarating belly dancers.
KAYMAKLI UNDERGROUND CITY: Once a place for 15000 refugees and the widest cave-city in Cappadocia, it was built under the hill with 8 storeys underground.
RED VALLEY: The best sunset spot in Cappadocia, witness the unique stone formation, red-rose colored rocks, and mysterious caves at the sunset café.
CAVUSIN VILLAGE: One of the oldest settlements in town which contains two historical churches and its paintings date back to the 5th century.
ORTAHISAR CASTLE: At the central among the Cappadocian towns, honeycombed with caves and tunnels, picturesque stone houses and camouflaged by nature.
PIGEON VALLEY: A moderate walk in a green valley with many different rock formations and hundreds of pigeon houses carved into fairy-chimneys.
HOT AIR BALLOON SUNRISE TOUR*: Fly over the charming landscape during sun rise time (extra charges apply).