REGULAR TURKEY TOUR / 9 NIGHTS - 10 DAYS

Day 1: (Istanbul)

After arriving at Istanbul airport, we meet our guide and go to our hotel.

Day 2: (Istanbul – Ankara – Cappadocia)

After we have breakfast, we leave the hotel with suitcases and go to Ankara, which is the capital of Turkey. Upon arriving in Ankara, we visit the Anıtkabir museum. We have lunch. We set out on the road to Cappadocia. At the end of the day, we arrive at our hotel in Cappadocia.

Day 3: (Cappadocia)

(You can do the optional balloon tour in the early morning) After breakfast, we leave the hotel without suitcases. We visit the Underground City of Özkonak and a workshop of stones typical of our region and our culture such as onyx, turquoise, zultanite. We have lunch. We visit the Göreme Open Air Museum to see an ancient open-air monastery and a Rug Workshop where you can learn about Turkish carpet culture. From there, we go to the ancient town of Uçhisar where we can see the most beautiful view of the Uçhisar Citadel. At the end of the day, we return to our hotel. (On this night, you can participate in the optional Turkish Night which is a folklore show.)

Day 4: (Cappadocia – Pamukkale)

After breakfast, we leave the hotel with suitcases. And we begin the road to Pamukkale. In Akşehir, we have lunch. We arrive at Pamukkale. We visit the ancient city of Hierapolis and the travertines of Pamukkale. At the end of the day, we arrive at our hotel in Pamukkale.

Day 5: (Pamukkale – Selçuk – İzmir)

After breakfast, we leave the hotel with suitcases. And we go to the town of Selçuk. We visit the House of the Virgin Mary, which is a very important sanctuary. We have lunch. We visit a Leather Workshop. We visited the Ancient City of Ephesus which was the center of the twelve Ionian cities at that time. At the end of the day, we arrive at our hotel which is in İzmir (Izmir).

Day 6: (İzmir – Bergama – Çanakkale)

After we have breakfast, we leave the hotel with suitcases, we visit Asclepeion of Pergamon (the oldest hospital in Anatolia). We have lunch. We are going to Çanakkale. We visit the ancient city of Troia. At the end of the day, we arrive at our hotel in Çanakkale.

Day 7: (Çanakkale – Tekirdağ – Istanbul)

After we have breakfast, we leave the hotel with suitcases, we go to Istanbul. When we arrive in Istanbul, we begin to Bosphorus Tour (Optional). We visit the Rüstem Paşa Mosque. We board a public boat and take a 1.5-hour Bosphorus cruise seeing the beauties of the banks of the Bosphorus canal. We have lunch. We visit the Cathedral of Saint George, which is the main Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church and headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, recognized as the spiritual leader of the Orthodox Christians of the world and we climb Pier Loti Hill to contemplate the spectacular panorama of the Golden Horn. We spend free time in the Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar). At the end of the day, we arrive at our hotel in Istanbul.

Day 8: (Istanbul) Historical Peninsula Tour (Optional)

After we have breakfast, we leave the hotel without suitcases and go to the Sultanahmet neighborhood and visit the Roman Hippodrome Square, the Sultanahmet Mosque (the Blue Mosque), the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, the Yerebatan Cistern, the Topkapı Palace including the St. Irene Church and the Harem section. We have lunch. We spend free time in Grand Bazaar. At the end of the day, we arrive at our hotel in Istanbul.

Day 9: (Istanbul) Western Istanbul Tour (Optional)

After breakfast, we leave the hotel without suitcases and begin the tour of Western Istanbul. We visit the Dolmabahçe Palace which is one of the most important examples of the western palaces of the Ottoman Empire including the Harem Section and the Museum of Painting. We have lunch. We arrive at Taksim Square and walk along Istiklal Street, which is a very famous pedestrian street, and climb the Galata Tower, which is a historical and very famous viewpoint in Istanbul. At the end of the day, we return to our hotel in Istanbul.

Day 10: (Istanbul)

After breakfast, we leave the hotel with suitcases and go to the airport. And we finish the tour with very good memories.    

●Four- and five-star hotel accommodation includes breakfast and dinner.

●Transportation service.

●The entrances to the museum, ancient cities and sites.

●Round-trip airport transfers.

●The service of the guide speaking English.

●All visits to be made in Ankara, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Selçuk, İzmir, Bergama, Çanakkale.   

●The international flight ticket. 

●Drinks with meals. 

●Istanbul central hotel accommodation.

●The cave hotel accommodation in Cappadocia.

● Dinner at the hotel accommodation in Istanbul.

●Balloon Tour.

●Turkish Night.

●Lunches. 

●Historic Peninsula Tour in Istanbul.

●Bosphorus tour in Istanbul.  

●Western Istanbul Tour.

Radisson Hotel Merter or similar for Istanbul 

Ottoman’s Life Deluxe Hotel or a similar one for Istanbul. (Central hotel in Istanbul)

Monark Hotel or a similar one for Cappadocia.

Evanthia Cave Suites Hotel or a similar one for Cappadocia. (Cave Hotel in Cappadocia)

Adem Pira Thermal Hotel or Colossae Thermal Hotel or similar for Pamukkale

Gray Mark Hotel or similar for İzmir

Oytun Park Hotel or similar for Çanakkale

Important Note: Hotel names may change depending on occupancy levels, as long as the same category and quality are maintained.  

The prices of our optional tour programs are;

Historical Peninsula Tour in Istanbul: 250 US Dollars

Bosphorus Tour in Istanbul: 100 US Dollars

Difference from the central hotel in Istanbul: 150 US Dollars per person and per night.

Difference from the cave hotel in Cappadocia: 150 US Dollars per person and per night.

Turkish Night: 90 US Dollars

Cappadocia Balloon Tour: Since Cappadocia balloon flight prices are constantly changing due to tourist demand, please request more detailed information.

Pamukkale Balloon Tour: Since Pamukkale balloon flight prices are constantly changing due to tourist demand, please request more detailed information.

Clients will be charged a cash fee of $100 (USD) per person upon arrival in Türkiye to pay local taxes related to the tour organization.  

The price of the tour is 1299 US dollars per person in a single room.

The price of the tour is 799 US dollars per person in a double room.

The price of the tour is 769 US dollars per person in a triple room.