You will arrive at the airport in Istanbul on your first day and we will be there waiting for you, we will take you by private transfer to your hotel, the rest of the day is yours to relax and we will see you in the morning.

OPTIONAL TOUR: BOSPHORUS DINNER CRUISE
Cruise the Bosphorus and experience Istanbul by night on this evening tour that includes incredible panorama while sightseeing from your boat, a delicious Turkish meal, and an evening show filled with cultural highlights. Turkish music, belly dancing,  folk dancing along with a DJ performance will entertain you throughout this magical nighttime experience.

Overnight in Istanbul

The city of Istanbul's heart beats like no other, and as you get to know this city and walk its streets and visit the iconic sites within you to will begin to feel it, it grows on you and never leaves you, it's beautiful and vibrant and holds on to its history and culture whilst embracing modern life. Today's tour will include such incredible places such as the Topkapi Palace home to the Sultans and their many wives, the Grand Bazaar the oldest continuous market I the world, the 6^th century Hagia Sophia, The Blue Mosque, built-in 1616 and the Hippodrome and Obelisk located in the Sultanahmet Meydani.

Our recommendation:
After the day's tour ends and you have your own free time, we recommend also visiting the Spice Bazaar to enjoy the sights and smells of Turkish tea, spices, and candies. You will be on your own here as its not part of your tour package, but you will have plenty of time and can make your own way back to your hotel.

Important Notes:
Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays
Blue Mosque due to prayers on Fridays we are unable to enter
Hagia Sophia is closed on Mondays
Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays

We provide pickups from hotels in central areas in the following vicinities:
Sultanahmet, Sirkeci, Laleli, Aksaray, Taksim area. Pickup from anywhere outside these areas may incur an extra charge. Please speak to our crew if you have any questions.

Overnight in Istanbul

Dolmabahce Palace Tour And Bosphorus Boat Cruise
What better way to visit Istanbul than by boat cruise? Today you will cruise around the Bosphorus and Golden Horn. You will even get the chance to cross over to the Asian side of Istanbul. You will begin the day with a private transfer to the Dolmabahce, a grand palace built in European Baroque style. Located right on the Bosphorus, you will get the chance to tour the 285 rooms filled with hundreds of oil paintings and luxury decor.  Now you will view the sites of Istanbul in the most relaxing way; by boat! Spend 2.5 hours on the waters while you take in the most popular sites in Istanbul such as Maidens Tower, Ortakoy, Bosphorus Bridge, and Galata Tower to name a few. You will make one stop at Kucuksu Palace and step foot on the Asian side of the city.
At the end of your boat tour, you will disembark and you will change onto a tour bus which will take you to Pierre Loti Hill, a prime spot for 360 views of Istanbul above the Golden Horn. Have a Turkish coffee at a cafe up here and enjoy the view! Hop on the cable cars to get back down and then transfer to a bus tour which will take you around the old city walls.

Important Note:
Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Mondays, therefore on this day, only the tour will begin 2 hours later (11:30 am departure) on Mondays.
Dolmabahce Palace, Kucuksu Palace, and Pierre Loti Hill are the only sights you will tour by foot. The other sights will be seen from the boat or bus.

Your tour will end in Sultanahmet.

Flight From Istanbul To Cappadocia
From Istanbul, you will fly to Kayseri and transfer to the Cappadocia region where you will begin your tour the next day.

Overnight in the Cappadocia

- Early Morning - 
OPTIONAL TOUR: CAPPADOCIA HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT
If you are an early riser and would like to add this to your tour, then we can arrange all the details for you right down to the champagne, Cappadocia is world-famous for a sky full of hot air balloons, this amazing landscape takes on a new shape from with these unique rock formations. This extra activity takes place before that start of your full-day south Cappadocia tour and costs extra.

Full-Day North Cappadocia Tour
Cappadocia is an ancient land, with evidence of existence as far back as the troglodytes who carved out dwellings from the rockfaces, much later we see evidence of daily life of the early Christians that fled from persecution and made these rock dwellings their home, the mass expansion and development they made are astonishing. 

Today you will visit the open-air museum where hundreds of churches and monasteries are highly decorated with frescos and mosaics that have survived for thousands of years their colours are bright and still clear to this day. You will also go to a lovely old village of Avanos where for generation after generation the skill of pottery has been taught and is wonderful to watch, the clay is taken from the red river running through the village. You will also go up to Goreme Esentepe with some of the most stunning panoramic views of this region.

Overnight in Cappadocia

South Cappadocia Tour 

 Whether you choose to experience a hot air balloon ride or not, you will be able to enjoy breakfast at your hotel before your pick-up for the south Cappadocia day tour. On this day, you will tour the Underground City, where thousands of people lived underground while fleeing religious persecution; Meskendir Valley; Pigeon Valley, whereas the name suggests, pigeons have made a home; and Love Valley, known for the bizarre phallic-like rock formations. You will also be driven to the Uchisar Castle where you can get an incomparable panoramic view of the Cappadocia landscape. Cavusin Valley has some interesting history including the 5th Century Church of John the Baptist.
 - Evening -

 OPTIONAL TOUR: TURKISH NIGHT SHOW & DINNER
 Tonight again we have added the option for you to experience our Traditional Turkish Night Show. Where you will see Whirling Dervishes, belly dancing, and eat traditional Turkish food, and have unlimited drinks (alcoholic or soft drinks).

OPTIONAL TOUR: ATV (QUAD) BIKE SAFARI.

If you love adventure and want to see Cappadocia from a different perspective then our fully guided Quad Safari is suited to you. Ride on a sturdy ATV (quad) bike and experience this landscape in a completely different way. Our Safari provides a great opportunity to see an amazing view of these ancient valleys.

 Overnight in Cappadocia

Konya is a beautiful city and best known for the spiritual and mystical order of the whirling dervishes. An ancient city where people have lived for over 3000 years and during the times since it has been concurred and ruled by Seljukians, Byzantinians, Romans and the Ottomans till 1923 when it became part of the Turkish Republic.
The Konya of today is a large thriving vibrant and modern city scattered with fantastic museums and beautiful mosques, and also some of the countries oldest and best-preserved Madrasah it is here you will visit the many places throughout the city that depict the fascinating life of the great Sufi Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi the founder and spiritual leader of the Mevlana order.

You will also go to the cities grand bazaar maybe you would like to try your bartering skills. Later we will take you to the Felt House where even today the handmade crafted items are still made in the original traditional way, a time-worn handed down skill through generations over 2 and a half thousand years, you will be able to see how the process of felt is made.
The small quaint village of Sille is the last visit of the tour today just north of Konya, the Hagia Eleni Church was built by the Romans and the village has a fascinating history that your tour guide will tell you all about.

At the end of your day in Konya, we will drive  to the southern region of Antalya, you will be taken to your accommodation in Antalya.

Overnight stay in Antalya

 Full of history and beauty Antalya is also a large modern city offering its visitors a little of everything, surrounded by mountains and pine forests on 3 sides and the Mediterranean on the fourth, one of the places we will take you to is the old quarters of the ancient part of the city called Kaleici, translated this means inside the city, this is a beautiful part of Antalya with narrow cobbled streets it's here that Hadrian's gate has stood since the year 130 AD, also not far is Hidirlik Tower, built by the Romans in the 2nd century, it has been both a fortification and a lighthouse.
A little later the tour will change vehicles and you will find yourself floating along the blue waters of the Mediterranean to see not only this gorgeous coastline but also the waterfalls of Duden and Karpuzkaldiran.
Lastly today you will take the cable car up to the highest point of the city where the views are worth the climb, you will be able to not only look out across this sprawling metropolis but also across the Olympos mountains.


Overnight in Antalya 

This mornings journey will take you to Pamukkale, translated means cotton castle, and as soon as you see the white calcified pools of water that have trickled their way down the mountainside since time began, you will understand why. The waters are warm, thermal and calcium filled coming from deep within the earth, for centuries they have been known for their healing properties and because of this people have always flocked here especially before the era of modern medicine, at the top of this mountain the city of Hierapolis of which only the remains can be seen today, is scattered far and wide with an amazing almost intact amphitheatre and many other ruins, all clues to the size and wealth of the people that once lived here.

Don’t forget to bring along a swimming costume as you will be able to walk in the pools and there is also a large thermal pool where you can swim among the ancient ruins that lay just beneath the water's surface. In the evening we will transfer you to the Ephesus region and back to your hotel.

Overnight in Kusadasi 

This city will stay in your heart forever, of course, it’s a mighty place and every inch in every direction reminds us of the majesty and grandeur that this city once was with columns and pillars from marble streets to the buildings that are so incredibly preserved that we can see exactly how life was lived here from the civic and government buildings including the prison to the shops and courthouses and along to the latrines, brothel, library of Celsus, past the agora and on to the grand amphıtheatre where you can sit today in the upper seats and see the main long trade road where the ships would dock and unload their wares from across the globe Ephesus was at the time one of the most influential trading cities on earth, but there is more to Ephesus than the artefacts here, it’s the atmosphere that you will take with you.

There is more to see as just outside the city limits, it is widely believed that Mary the mother of Christ lived out the last of her days in a humble home on Bulbul Mountainside and you will see the house, grounds and baptismal font before travelling to the Temple of Artemis, the temple is long gone but the foundations show the size of this huge wonder of the world, lastly, you will visit the Isabey Mosque with its beautiful decorations covering this building which dates back to 1374 giving us a clear window on Seljukian architecture.

Overnight in Ephesus

Our last morning with you and the end of your tour. We will pick you up after breakfast at your hotel and transfer you to the airport in Izmir for your return flight back to Istanbul, where we say goodbye and wish you a safe onward journey.