Turkey Delights Private 10 days Guided Tour

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10 days (approximately)
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Offered in: English

This Private tour includes the highlights of Turkey. Surround yourself in the world-famous attractions on an 10-day fully guided tour. Gives you a thorough overview of the country's most popular destinations. Perfect for travelers who are short on time or people who hate planning, all logistical details, including domestic flights, accommodation, and most meals, are included and accounted for.
Istanbul is the world’s most gorgeous and mysterious city
Cappadocia is the land of Mysterious with amazing rock formations
Ephesus Walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings
Pamukkale Discover the Travertine terraces
Pergamum Acropolis and the Asklepion,
Troy, the legendary Trojan horse
Gallipoli The WW1 battlefields
* Selected Boutique, Cave and 4 star Hotels
* Private tour ensures personal service
* Informative, friendly and professional guide
* Private tour by minibus
* Domestic flight included.

What's Included

Domestic flight Istanbul to Cappadocia ( luggage limit is 15 kilos check in and 8 kilos cabin )
9 Breakfasts and 4 Dinners
Hotels in Kusadasi : Efe Boutique or Neopoll Deluxe or similar
Professional licensed tour guide
Cave Hotels in Cappadocia : Meleklerevi or Zeydem Suites or similar
Transportation with brand new air-conditioned minivan/minibus
Hotels in Pamukkale: Colossae Thermal or Pam Thermal Hotel or similar
9 nights accommodation in given Selected hotels
Boutique Hotels in Istanbul : Yasmak Sultan or Dosso Dossi Old City or similar
Entrance fees (Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the line)
Hotels in Canakkale: Akol Hotel or Buyuk Truva Hotel or similar
International flight tickets
Any drinks and the meals not mentioned in including section
Personal expenses
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Private pick up and transfer from Istanbul Airport ( IST ) and Sabiha Gokcen ( SAW )

Itinerary

Duration: 10 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Arrival to Istanbul

    1 stop
  • 1
    Istanbul

    Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul Airport ( IST ) or to Sabiha Gokcen Airport ( SAW ) , Our representative will meet you at the airport with your name sign and private transfer to the hotel for overnight stay in Istanbul.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    Full Day Istanbul Tour (Breakfast)

    5 stops
  • 2
    Hippodrome

    Our tour starts with Hippodrome Square where used to take place for chariot races and the Byzantine riots during Roman and Byzantine period.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

    Only a short walk away, reaches Hagia Sophia built in 532 AD by Roman Emperor Justinian I. Update for St. Sophia interior visit : Live guiding is not allowed in St. Sophia after the 15th January 2024. Guests have to have their smart phones and headphones during their visit. If guests do not have a headphone, they can buy at the entrance at the cost of 3,5-USD The system is similar to audio guide system. Guests who does not have smart phones will follow the signs and the given informations on the signs .

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Blue Mosque

    Visit Blue Mosque, which has its fame from its beautiful blue Iznik tiles

    45 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    TopkapI Palace

    We will continue walking to Topkapi Palace, was not only the residence of the Ottoman sultans, but also the administrative and educational center of the state. It was constructed between 1460 and 1478 by Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople. We will visit the Topkapi Palace including weapons section.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 6
    Grand Bazaar

    We will visit Grand Bazaar where is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 1,200 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. Opened in 1461, it is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops. Drive back to our hotel

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
    • Day 3

    Istanbul Fly to Cappadocia & Cappadocia Tour ( Cave Hotel ) (Breakfast )

    5 stops
  • 7
    Cappadocia

    Our driver will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to airport for your flight to Cappadocia. Upon your arrival to Kayseri or Nevsehir airport, your guide will meet with you with your name sign. After greetings, you will continue to the Cappadocia region around 50 minutes.

    50 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Fairy Chimneys

    First meeting with Cappadocia, visiting Three Sisters Fairy Chimneys in Urgup which are the most popular and seen on advertisements.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 9
    Pigeon Valley

    Then we head on to Pigeons Valley, Pigeons have been always important for cappadocian people. That’s why people carved some pigeon houses to keep them in certain places. You will see that the houses for the pigeons are like the houses for the people.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 10
    Ozkonak Underground City

    Then we descend into the center of the earth in the Ozkonak Underground City one of the largest and the deepest of 200 others in Cappadocia.

    1 hour 15 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 11
    Cappadocia

    After the tour program drive to your hotel for overnight in Cappadocia.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
    • Day 4

    Cappadocia Tour - Cave Hotel (Breakfast )

    5 stops
  • 12
    Pasabag

    Seeing the best examples of the fairy chimneys at Pasabag Fairy Chimneys Valley. Pasabağ contains some of the most striking fairy chimneys in Cappadocia with twin and even triple rock caps - formations that are unique even for Cappadocia! Locals refer to them as the mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys.

    1 hour 15 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 13
    Avanos

    We drive further to Avanos Town, which is famous with tile and pottery workshops. We will have a lunch break here in Avanos.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 14
    Goreme Open-Air Museum

    After lunch our next stop is Goreme Open Air Museum where you will enjoy the fantastic rock churches and beautiful frescos from various centuries decorating the walls of the churches.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 15
    Uchisar Castle

    Then we drive to the Uchisar Rock Castle, which is the highest and the most dominant point, giving us a breathtaking panorama.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 16
    Cappadocia

    End of the tour, drive back to your hotel for overnight.

    50 minutes • Admission ticket free
    • Day 5

    Cappadocia – Konya – Pamukkale (Breakfast, Dinner )

    3 stops
  • 17
    Cappadocia

    After breakfast check out from your hotel and drive to Pamukkale.

    3 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 18
    Mevlana Muzesi

    Upon our arrival to Konya, we will have a visit to the Mausoleum of Mevlana, the world-wide famous mystic. Then, have a lunch break in Konya and continue to drive our final stop for the day; Pamukkale.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 19
    Pamukkale

    Upon our arrival to Pamukkale, check in to your thermal hotel for overnight. You will have a chance to swim in thermal pools until 22.30.

    50 minutes • Admission ticket free
    • Day 6

    Pamukkale Tour & Kusadasi (Breakfast, Dinner )

    3 stops
  • 20
    Pamukkale

    After breakfast check out from the hotel and drive to Hierapolis and traverten terraces.

    2 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 21
    Hierapolis & Pamukkale

    Visit the ancient city of Hierapolis with the Theatre, Apollo Temple and magnificent Necropolis, the graveyard . We wil visit The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most spectacular natural wonders we ever have seen from various mineral springs in a vast white cliff side. It looks like creations from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle): Then drive to Kusadasi for overnight.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 22
    Kusadasi

    After the tour, drive to Kusadasi around 3 hours. Upon our arrival to Kusadasi, check in to your hotel for overnight.

    Admission ticket free
    • Day 7

    Kusadasi – Ephesus (Breakfast, Dinner )

    5 stops
  • 23
    Kusadasi

    After breakfast, drive to Ephesus region around 25 minutes.

    Admission ticket free
  • 24
    The Temple of Artemis

    First visit Artemis Temple where is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 25
    Ancient City of Ephesus

    Continue to Ephesus, walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them The State Agora, Odeon, Memnius Monument, the Temple of Domitian, Polio Fountain, Curetes Street, The Trajan Fountain, The Baths of Scholastica, Hadrian Temple, Latrina, Celcus Library, the gate of Mihridates and Mazues, Commercial Agora and The Grand Theater are two of the most impressive buildings in Ephesus. Grand theatre was built in 3rd century B.C and it was later expanded to 24.000 spectators by the Romans in the 1st century A.D.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 26
    Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)

    Then, we will visit the House of Virgin Mary. This house is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council of 431 in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared it a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed here.

    50 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 27
    Kusadasi

    End of the tour, drive back to your hotel for overnight in Kusadasi.

    Admission ticket free
    • Day 8

    Kusadasi – Pergamum – Canakkale ( Breakfast, Dinner)

    4 stops
  • 28
    Kusadasi

    After breakfast, check out from your hotel and drive to Pergamum around 2 hours.

    Admission ticket free
  • 29
    Pergamon Ancient City

    Pergamon is in the north of the Aegean of West Anatolia with the frontiers to ancient Mysia, forms a significant part of the Aegean and Asia Minor. We are going to visit Acropolis of Pergamon

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 30
    Troy (Truva)

    Then, continue driving to Mythological city of Troy. Visit the famous archaeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the “Trojan Horse” and “Helen of Troy”.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 31
    Canakkale

    End of the tour, drive to Canakkale for overnight.

    Admission ticket free
    • Day 9

    Canakkale – Gallipoli – Istanbul ( Breakfast)

    3 stops
  • 32
    Canakkale

    After breakfast check out from our hotel and take a ferry to the other cast of Canakkale; Gallipoli (Eceabat)

    Admission ticket free
  • 33
    Gallipoli Battlefield

    Morning departure for Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove ,Chunuk Bair, Lone pine cemetery and The Nek

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 34
    Istanbul

    End of the tour, we will have a lunch break on the way to Istanbul. After lunch, we will drive to Istanbul around 4,5 hours. Upon arrival to Istanbul, check in your hotel for overnight.

    Admission ticket free
    • Day 10

    Home ( Breakfast )

    1 stop
  • 35
    Istanbul

    After breakfast check out from the hotel and private transfer to Istanbul Airport for your flight back home or Istanbul cruise port to your ship. The end of our services.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required. Depends upon availabilties in domestic flight and public holidays, Tour operator can change the itinerary between Cappadocia airport on Day 3 to Izmir airport on Day 6 and do the reverse itinerary without changing any site visits, hotel accommodations and other service standards
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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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