6-Day Private Guided Tour to Istanbul and Cappadocia

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival Airport Transfer Istanbul
1 stop
1
Istanbul
You will be picked from Istanbul Airport and taken to your hotel. Today there is no scheduled activity, you will meet with our guide next day at 09:30 AM
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Old City Classical Istanbul
7 stops
2
Istanbul
You will be picked up from your hotel with a private van service and private tour guide at 09:00 am for an Istanbul tour to discover the Old city.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Blue Mosque
Built between 1609-1616, this impressive mosque has six minarets. Why is it called "Blue Mosque?" There are two stories: the first, more common one is that the interior is covered in Blue İznik tiles. The second is: many years ago, ancient sailors who sailed by the mosque on the Marmara Sea saw the blue colors of the sea reflected in the mosque.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Hippodrome
The ancient Hippodrome was the center of Byzantine civic life, from political and theological controversies to chariot races and riots. Built in 203 by Emperor Septimus Severus, it is estimated that the arena could accommodate up to 100,000 spectators.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Hagia Sophia Museum / Hagia Sophia / Santa Sofia Built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, it played a very important role in the Christian and Islamic worlds. After the Ottoman conquest, the bells, altar, iconoclastic and sacrificial vessels were removed and most of the mosaics were eventually plastered, turning the church into a mosque, then a museum, and now a mosque for the second time. The most important stop of an Istanbul tour is operated in Old City Istanbul / Constantinople. *Please note that tour guides do not prioritize jumping there as it is no longer a museum.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
6
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar / Kapalı Çarşı One of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world with over 4,000 shops with colorful products of ceramic, leather, rugs, carpets, handicrafts, clothes, silver, and gold.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
7
Basilica Cistern
Byzantine Cistern; was the water storage of Byzantine Empire providing clean drinking water to the citizens of city, especially during period of siege. Binbirdirek and Serefiye Cisterns are the options that you can visit by talking with your tour guide on tour day. *Please remember that Basilica Cistern is under restoration until end of 2022 so it's not open to visit.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
TopkapI Palace
(Optional 90 USD)Topkapi Palace Museum / Topkapı Sarayı More than just an Imperial Residence of Ottoman Sultans, it was the seat of the Supreme Executive and Judiciary Council for almost 400 years long. Topkapi Palace is a great monument of Oriental architecture which resembles the power of the Ottoman Empire.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 3
Istanbul Bosphorus Region Tour
8 stops
9
Istanbul
Your Istanbul tour guide will wait you at your hotel lobby or cruise port and start your Istanbul Bosphorus Region Tour;
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)
Spice Market is a colorful indoor bazaar and has lots of shops offering a variety of products. Some of them are spices, purses, flavored teas, Turkish delight, nuts, as well as ceramics, and small souvenirs. Spice Bazaar is located in Eminonu Square which is the connection place of Bosphorus and Golden Horn.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
11
Bosphorus Bridge
Bosphorus Cruise; is operated with public ferry to see both Istanbul’s European and Asian side. On the way we see Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Rumeli Fortress, old Ottoman villas, Bosphorus bridge, mosques. Your best Istanbul tour memories will be in Bosphorus. * Please advise if you prefer Private Yacht Option for Bosphorus Cruise.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
12
Dolmabahce Palace
(Optional 90 USD)Dolmabahce Palace; Elegance and beauty with most luxury decoration, chandeliers, rugs, crystals, ceramic fireplaces. Beautiful palace, right on the Bosphorus with gorgeous furnishings, paintings, porcelains made for Dolmabahce.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
13
Taksim Square
Taksim Square; A great place defining modern Turkey which witnessed important historical moments.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
14
Cicek Pasaji
Cicek Passage; A combined structure of traditional and modern construction methods and architecture style by Ottoman Empire is reflected here. Cicek Passage has very good food joints, cafes, shops, bars, night clubs around Taksim.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
15
Istiklal Caddesi
Istiklal Street; (Istiklal Caddesi) and Galata Tower along with embassies of European countries in Taksim.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
16
Istanbul
After finishing your private Istanbul trip here, your private guide can drop you off back to your hotel.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Istanbul - Flight to Cappadocia
1 stop
17
Cappadocia
You will be picked up from your Istanbul hotel by our private van service and you will be transferred to Istanbul Airport for a flight to Kayseri or Nevsehir city. Upon arrival, you will be met by our representative at the airport holding a name sign with your name on it.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Cappadocia Red Tour & Hot Air Balloon (Optional )
4 stops
18
Goreme
Hot Air Balloon (Optional) In the early morning you will be picked up from your hotel for a Balloon Ride over the valleys of Cappadocia for a duration of 1-hour. After the Balloon flight, you will have a celebration in the valley and a ceremony of flight certificate. After the ceremony, you will be transferred back to your hotel for breakfast.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
19
Devrent Valley
Cappadocia is already well known for its unusual rock formations, but at Devrent Valley—nicknamed Imagination Valley—these large stones are the densest cluster found anywhere else in the region and they seem to take on a life of their own. We will walk through this amazing valley
1 hour • Admission ticket free
20
Fairy Chimneys
Pasabagi (Monk's Valley) A stone-sculpted wonderland of billowing tuff cliffs and towering fairy chimneys; Monks Valley is the postcard image of Cappadocia and it’s every bit as compelling in real life. Named for the Christian monks who once hid out in the rocks, the valley’s UNESCO-listed landscapes are both a geological wonder and a key part of Cappadocia’s history.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
21
Avanos
Avanos which is known for the pottery, a craft dating back to the Hittite period. The red clay which is worked by local craftsmen comes from the residue in the Kizilirmak River, the longest river of Turkey.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Valleys & Underground Cities (Blue) Tour
7 stops
22
Goreme
(Optional) Jeep&Safari Tour; Discover hidden corners of Cappadocia—famed for its unique lunar landscapes, underground cities, and volcanic rock-cut churches—during this rugged jeep safari. Riding in a sturdy vehicle, you’ll get access to sights off-limits to walking and bus tours, including one of the oldest cave monasteries in Cappadocia.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
23
Rose Valley, one of the most beautiful trekking valleys in Cappadocia, and explore the famous rock- cut churches by hiking through the valley.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
24
Cavusin
Rest in Cavusin, an old Greek village, known for its Christian houses and churches.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
25
Ortahisar
Ortahisar Castle similar to Uchisar Castle in style, where storage caves can also be observed.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
26
Kaymakli Underground City
Descend towards the center of the earth with a trip to the Underground City of Kaymakli, one of the largest and deepest of Cappadocia’s many such settlements. Discover this underground city and its stables, cellars, storage rooms, refectories, churches, and wineries.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
27
Pigeon Valley
Visit the Pigeon Valley. See spectacular view of dovecotes (pigeon or dove houses), old abandoned cave homes and old Greek houses of Uchisar and Ortshisar Castle, the biggest mass of fairy chimneys in Cappadocia. 4.30 pm.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
28
Istanbul
At the end of the tour, we can transfer to two places. If you want to stay in Cappadocia, you will be transferred to your hotel. If you want to fly to another city, you will be transferred to the airport. Just let your tour guide know. Necessary adjustments will be made.
3 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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