Glimpses of Turkey

Upon your arrival in Istanbul, you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel in the old city. A welcome package with tour vouchers, an Istanbul map, and any other touristic information will be waiting for you upon arrival at your hotel. You will be having a welcome meeting at the hotel with your guide and fellow guests at 7 p.m. Tonight, we will have our dinner at Indian restaurant and have walking tour in Taksim square and Istiklal Street. Overnight in Istanbul

Today you will have a full-day guided tour of the Hagia Sophia Mosque, the pride of the Byzantine architecture Byzantine Hippodrome, where chariot races were held Blue Mosque, famous for its blue Iznik tiles Grand Bazaar, Turkey's largest covered market with 4000 shops Topkapi Palace, former residence of Ottoman Sultans Tonight, we will have our dinner at Indian restaurant and have walking tour in Taksim square and Istiklal Street. Overnight in Istanbul.

Pick up from your hotel in Istanbul and transfer to the airport with your private car and driver. You will take a direct flight from Istanbul to Cappadoccia, which is about 1 hour. Upon arrival, you will meet with your private car and driver and be transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia. The rest of the day is free time to explore at your leisure. You can able to have an optional ATV Ride Safari. Overnight in Cappadocia.

• You can book an early morning optional hot air balloon tour to enjoy the magnificent view of the valleys and the region.
• After breakfast, we will visit Devrent and Pasabagi valleys, to see the amazing fairy chimneys of Cappadocia. Then head to the pottery town of Avanos. Watch the potters at work using kick wheels, a technique that has remained unchanged for generations. After lunch, visit Goreme Open Air Museum for the world’s most important Byzantine cave churches and the best-preserved cave wall paintings and frescos. Finally, you will be driven to Uchisar Castle, the highest point of the region, where we will have a fabulous panoramic view over Cappadocia. Overnight in Cappadocia

After breakfast, we depart for Pamukkale and on our route, we will visit the city of Konya, which is the home of the Whirling Dervishes, a religious order founded by the Sufi (Muslim sage), Mevlâna in the 13th century. We will visit Selimiye mosque and Mevlana Museum and transferred to your hotel in Pamukkale and Overnight in Pamukkale.

After breakfast, the first visit will be to Hierapolis, the ancient Greco-Roman city on top of hot springs. You will see the large necropolis, Great Baths, Frontinus Street, Theatre, Martyrion of St. Phillip, and the antique pool also known as Cleopatra’s pool. Finally be amazed by travertines (also called Cotton Castle), the terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water on which you can enjoy a barefooted walk. End of the tour, drive to our hotel in Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.

After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel and see the Ancient Roman City of Ephesus, to explore the Arcadian Way, Roman Baths, Temple of Hadrian, the Celsius Library, and the Antique Theatre. In the afternoon visit the famous Sirince village with the cute village houses. At the end of the tour transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi

After breakfast, you will be transferred to airport for your flight to Istanbul. From there catch your return flight in evening back home.