Tastes of Egypt and Turkey in a 20-Day Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival Cairo (Friday)
1 stop
1
Free arrival transfer from Cairo airport to our hotel in Cairo. Check-in. Overnight in Cairo. (No Meal)
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Cai highlights (Saturday)
2 stops
2
Great Sphinx
(09:00-15:00) Today explore highlights of Cairo such as Pyramids, Sphinx, and Egyptian museum. Overnight in Cairo
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
3
The Egyptian Museum
visiting Egyptian museum
3 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 3
Train to Luxor (Sunday)
1 stop
4
Cairo
Accordıng to your pick up tıme meet your drıver for your evening sleeper train from Cairo to luxor (Breakfast) Train Details:Sleeping train 84 / Departure at 20:00 (CAI) *Hıghly recommended* NoteThe flight upgrade from cairo airport to Luxor airport with one night hotel accommodation including breakfast and all transfers from to airports instead of the overnight sleeping train, the price will be €190 pp. Optional Tour > Old cairo tour Islamic Coptic sites of cairo with Khan el kallile Brazzers tour (90€) (09:00 -13:00)
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Arrive at luxor & Karnak Luxor temples & Nile cruise boat (Monday)
4 stops
5
Luxor
06:00/ 12:00) Train Arrival Time: 06:00 (Luxor) Upon arrival at luxor Train you will be greeted with a sign your name is written on. Upon arrival at luxor greeted and start your HD tour. Optional Tour > Evening Karnak sound and light show( optional €45pp) (18:00-20:00)
5 hours • Admission ticket free
6
Temple of Karnak
You wisit Karnak Temple
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
7
Luxor Temple
You visit Luxor Temple
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
8
check in 5-nile cruise boat Lunch will be served on board. Overnight on board (Luxor)
12 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Nile Cruise Boat / King's Valley and Hatshepsuit Temple (Tuesday)
3 stops
9
Nile River Valley
(08:00-13:00) Early morning Great opportunity to make the Sun rise Hot air balloon ride. Upon breakfast, visit King’s Valley,& Hatshepsut Temple. Lunch will be served on board, after lunch enjoy sailing from luxor to Aswan. Overnight on board (Edfu) Optional Tour > sunrise hot air balloon (130€ pp) (04:00-06:00) Optional Tour > sunrise hot air balloon (130€ pp) (04:00-06:00)
20 hours • Admission ticket free
10
Valley of the Kings
Upon breakfast, visit King’s Valley.
3 minutes • Admission ticket not included
11
Visit Hatshepsut Temple
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 6
Nile Cruise / Edfu, komombo Temples Tour (Wednesday)
3 stops
12
Edfu
(08:00 -10:00)Edfu tour (16:00 -18:00) kom ombo tour Having breakfast and visit of Edfu temple, lunch on board, afternoon visit of komombo temple Oriental Dinner on board and Egyptian show. Overnight on board (Aswan) (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)
2 hours • Admission ticket free
13
Edfu
Visit Edfu
2 hours • Admission ticket free
14
Temple of Kom Ombo
afternoon visit of komombo temple
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 7
Nile Cruise / Aswan tour
2 stops
15
Nile River Valley
(08:00-12:00) After breakfast, tour of Philae Temple&Dam. Lunch on board. Overnight on board. (Aswan) (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner) Optional Tour > Nubian village tour (65€ pp) (15:00-18:00)
12 hours • Admission ticket free
16
Temple of Philae
After breakfast, tour of Philae Temple&Dam
4 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 8
Nile Cruise Boat / Transfer to Luxor (Friday)
2 stops
17
Aswan
(14:00 -21:00 )Aswan - Luxor transfer Breakfast and check out from the Nile cruise boat, Early morning optional tour of Abu simble temples, Afternoon, transfer from Aswan to Luxor hotel. overnight in Luxor (Breakfast) Optional Tour > Abu Simbel Tour (125€ pp) (04:00-14:00)
10 hours • Admission ticket free
18
Afternoon, transfer from Aswan to Luxor hotel - upgrade for hurghada resort All inclusive basis accommodation (90€ pp.)
7 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 9
Transfer from Luxor to Hurghada
1 stop
19
Upon breakfast at luxor hotel check out, transfer to hotel ın Hurghada. Check -In. Overnight in Hurghada. (Breakfast) Luxor Pick Up Tme: 07:00 Hurhgada Arrival Time: 13:00 Optional Tour > Dandra Temple Tour (45€ pp) (13:00-18:00) - upgrade for hurghada resort All inclusive basis accommodation (90€ pp.)
1 day • Admission ticket free
Day 10
Leisure Day / Late Check Out (Sunday)
1 stop
20
Hurghada
Today is the leisure day.. Late check out from hurghada resort (20:00) + departure transfer to hurghada airport. for your flight to Istanbul Flight from hurghada airport to Istanbul (Breakfast)
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 11
Arrival to Istanbul / Leisure Day (Monday)
1 stop
21
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Upon arrival at Istanbul AP greeted and drive to your hotel. Check İn. Rest of the day ıs yours. Overnight in Istanbul. (Breakfast) Optional Tour > Hurrem Sultan Turkish bath (90€ pp)
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 12
Treasures of Istanbul (Tuesday)
5 stops
22
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
According to your tour pick up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Explore Hagia Sophia; was the largest building on earth barring the Egyptian Pyramids or the Great Wall of China. It was the religious center of the city during the Byzantine period.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
23
Hippodrome
Continue to with Hippodrome; Built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus in 203AD, during the Roman period hippodrome was the civil center for the people of the city where once 100,000 spectators could be held.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
24
Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque; Built by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I in the year 1616, Blue mosque today is one of the most famous landmarks of the old city with its famous six minarets and magnificent dome.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
25
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar; With 18 entrances and more than 4000 shops it is one of the greatest bazaars in the World. At the end of the tour drive you back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul
2 hours • Admission ticket free
26
Basilica Cistern
Next, Basilica cistern; is the size of a cathedral; it is 143m long and 65m wide and can hold up to 80,000 cubic meters (or 17.5 million gallons) of water. There are 336 giant columns (mostly Ionic or Corinthian in style) supporting the structure in 12 rows of 28 columns
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 13
Cruising on Bosphorus / Flight to Izmir (Wednesday)
4 stops
27
Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, leave your luggage at the lobby. According your pick up time meet with your guide and start your half-day tour. Visit Spice Bazaar; It was called Egyptian Bazaar during the ottoman period because shopkeepers used to sell herbs and spices brought throughout Egypt and Asia
2 minutes • Admission ticket free
28
Bosphorus Strait
Cruising on Bosphorus; where you will enjoy a magnificent view. A great history wıth beautiful nature. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion, you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, Rustem Pasa Mosque, Rumeli Fortress and further along with the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
29
Istanbul Airport
After tour drive you back to your hotel. Take your luggage and drive to Airport for your 1hour 15min domestic flight to Izmir.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
30
Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport
Upon arrival you wıll be greeted by your drıver who wıll drıve you safely to your hotel. Check in. Overnight in Kusadasi
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 14
Ancient Ephesus Tour (Thursday)
3 stops
31
House of Virgin Mary
According to your tour pick-up time, meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Visit The House of Virgin Mary; a church was built from the 6C AD to the top of the foundations of a house from 1C AD and it is declared by the church to be the final house where Mary spent her last days.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
32
Ancient City of Ephesus
Your tour continues with the Ancient Ephesus; The best-preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD, Ephesus was the second-largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250,000 citizens. Ephesus is also so well preserved that, walking on the ancient streets among the beautiful monuments such as the third largest library of the ancient world or the largest roman theatre on the Asia continent, gives you the feeling of a time traveller.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
33
The Temple of Artemis
Next; the Temple of Artemis or Artemision was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in antiquity and made Ephesus a much-visited pilgrimage place. After the tour drives you back to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 15
Pamukkale Tour (Friday)
4 stops
34
Kusadasi
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, According to your tour pick-up time, meet with your guide and start your full-day tour.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
35
Pamukkale Thermal Pools
Visit Pamukkale; Pools of Heaven on Earth… Pamukkale has always been a very popular settlement where hot springs were believed to have healing powers so it is considered to be the earliest spa on earth where in history people travelled long distances in order to find a cure. The unique terraces were formed by running warm spring water at a temperature of 35 C, containing calcium bicarbonate. Today Pamukkale is declared as a worlds heritage site by UNESCO
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
36
Hierapolis & Pamukkale
Visit; ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. Also, The Sacred Pool is one of the highlights of the site. Theır shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
37
Antalya
At the end of the tour drive you to Antalya. Check in. Overnight in Antalya.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 16
Antalya City Tour (Saturday)
3 stops
38
Tunektepe Teleferik Tesisi
Today you visit the cable car ride 'from sea to sky'. Enjoy amazing views from the top of Tunektepe which stands 1365 mt above sea level. You will see the beautiful coastline of the Antalya region, gorgeous mountains, pine forests, and turquoise Mediterranean sea. Great pictures taken during the trip will remind you of this unforgettable experience.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
39
Upper Duden Waterfalls
Next; Duden waterfalls are the most beautiful and the most visited in the Antalya region. Walk through the beautiful park and listen to the sound of falling water.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
40
Kaleiçi
After lunch at a local restaurant with a beautiful panoramic view you will have 1-1.5 hours of free time to explore the old town (Kaleici). You will see top attractions of the city: Hadrianus Gate, Clock Tower, Kesik Minare (Truncated Minaret) and city walls dated back to the 2d century. Old Town with its narrow stone streets is also a great place to explore numerous boutiques, art galleries, and interesting museums. Do not forget to buy some memorable souvenirs from the authentic shops before leaving Kaleici. Overnight in Antalya.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 17
Konya&Cappadocia (Sunday)
4 stops
41
Antalya
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out and drive to Konya
3 hours • Admission ticket free
42
Mevlana Muzesi
visit the museum of 13th century Philosopher Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi. 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
2 hours • Admission ticket free
43
Sultanhani Kervansarayi
Then visit 700-years-old Sultanhan Caravanserail (ancient traders and travellers on silk road)
1 hour • Admission ticket free
44
Cappadocia
After lunch travel to Cappadocia. Check ın. Overnight in Cappadocia
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 18
Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia (Monday)
6 stops
45
Goreme Open-Air Museum
According to your tour pick-up time, meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Explore Goreme Museum; consists of many rock-cut churches from the second half of 9C with beautiful colorful frescoes decorating the walls.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
46
Devrent Valley
Devrent Valley; famous for its quirky animal shaped rocks. It looks like a sculpture zoo made by nature..
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
47
Pasabag
Pasabagi which means: the Pacha's vineyard. This site is also called Monks Valley. The hermitage of Simeon monks was here
1 hour • Admission ticket free
48
Avanos Oren Yeri
Next Avanos; where you will enjoy typical Turkish Lunch and experience make Potter with local experts.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
49
Goreme Panorama
Next we continues to Goreme Panaroma, which has one of the best panoramic view of the Fairy chimneys.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
50
Uchisar
Next Uchisar the Naturel highest Rock Castle provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area At the end of the tour drive you back to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 19
Underground Cities of Cappadocia / Flight to Istanbul (Tuesday)
7 stops
51
Rose Valley
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, Today you visit Rose Valley; is an incredibly unique area of Cappadocia with sharp ridges, tinted in pink especially during sunset!the minerals in the sandstone have a pink tinge..
1 hour • Admission ticket free
52
Cavusin
Next Cavusin; is surrounded by a valley, which becomes gradually wider, called as Red Valley. The houses of the village were cut into massive rock formations. The village is famous with its rock-chuches.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
53
Pigeon Valley
Next; Pigeon Valley; earned its name from the countless man made dovecotes (Pigeon Houses) that have been carved into the soft volcanic tuff. Pigeon Valley is one of the best spots for walking in the marvelous Cappadocia region.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
54
Ozkonak Underground City
Next; Underground Cities; once a place of refuge for 15000 christians. These settlements were of enormous value to the development of christianity as they provided shelter and worship and were in use until the end of 7C AD. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall and food storage rooms in this eight-storey city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
55
Ortahisar
our continue with Ortahisar; famous for its friendly inhabitants, picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
56
Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR)
After tour drives to Kayseri Airport for your flight to Istanbul.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
57
Istanbul Airport
Upon arrival you wıll be greeted by your driver who wıll drıve you safely to your hotel. Check in. Overnight in Istanbul
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 20
Departure Day (Wednesday)
1 stop
58
Istanbul Airport
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out and according to your flight deperture time drives to Istanbul Airport. End of our service.
1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Some historical sites may be closed during religious or national holidays. Before booking the tour, you can contact our team and confirm whether there will be a closed sites for the dates you want to take the tour.
• The flight tickets including 25kg baggage+8kg cabin luggage
• Entry tickets are excluded. Your guide will have pre-paid skip-the-line tickets to avoid long ticket queues. The cost of used entry tickets can be paid to your guide in cash Lira, USD, or Euro.
• Free entry to hıstorical sites for childrens 8yr and below

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