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Turkey Highlights Tour

Istanbul - Cappadocia - Ephesus - Pamukkale - Istanbul
10 days / 9 nights : (Customizable - Departs Daily)

    • Daily departures everyday all year around
    • Choice of Private Independent Touring or Group Touring
    • Choice of 3/4/5 star or boutique hotels
    • Customize this trip to suit your dream vacation - just ask!
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Brief Itinerary:
Day 01
- Arrive Istanbul.
Day 02
- Old City Highlights.
Day 03
- Bosphorus Cruise.
Day 04
- Explore Cappadocia.
Day 05
- More Cappadocia.
Day 06
- Fly to Izmir.
Day 07
- Ephesus Tour.
Day 08
- Pamukkale Tour.
Day 09
- Fly to Istanbul.
Day 10 - Depart Turkey.

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Detailed Itinerary:

All tours depart daily and are customizable - or use our suggested itinerary below:


Day 1 - Istanbul

Transfer from the airport to your hotel. Free day. Overnight in Istanbul.

 

Turkey Highlights Tour: Istanbul, Ephesus, Cappadocia, escorted Turkey Tours by private guideDay 2 - Istanbul (B, L)

Full Day Old City Tour:
Pick up from your hotel to visit Topkapi Palace, with royal treasury and elegant four courts. After lunch, proceed to the Hagia Sophia, a great Byzantine architectural masterpiece, whose interior is resplendent with golden mosaics. Then admire the delicate design and Iznik tiles of the Blue Mosque. Explore the ancient Roman Hippodrome with Egyptian Obelisk and Serpentine Column. Finally, stop off at the dazzling Grand Bazaar with over 4000 shops. Drop off to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

 

Day 3 - Istanbul (B)

Half Day Bosphorus Cruise Tour:
Pick up from your hotel to visit the bustling Spice Market - a colorful bazaar heaped with various sweets and spices. Stop into the beautifully tiled tiny Rustem Pasha Mosque before taking a relaxing Bosphorus boat cruise between the continents of Europe and Asia - gliding past Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi Palaces, ornate wooden Ottoman mansions and mosques, Rumeli Fortress and the Bosphorus Bridge. Free afternoon at your leisure. Drop off to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

 

Day 4 - Istanbul-Cappadocia (B, L)

Full Day Cappadocia Tour:
Morning transfer to Istanbul airport. Fly to Kayseri. Transfer to Cappadocia. Start with a gentle hike through orchards, unusual volcanic rock formations and rock-cut houses at Red & Rose Valley. Visit the old Christian Village of Cavusin, followed by lunch and then an excursion to Pigeon Valley. In the afternoon, visit Kaymakli Underground City, which hid local Christians from Arab invaders, Ortahisar Castle and Mustafapasa Greek village. Drop off to hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

 

cappadocia valley tours, turkeyDay 5 - Cappadocia (B, L)
Full Day Cappadocia Tour:

Pick up from your hotel to explore Devrent and Monk's Valley, to see the extraordinary mushroom-shaped rock pinnacles or 'fairy chimneys'. Continue on to the small village of Avanos, famous for clay pottery design. After lunch, proceed to the Goreme Open Air Museum, featuring the most impressive rock-carved churches and Byzantine frescoes in all Cappadocia. Finally enjoy a view of the moonscape valleys from the rock-perched natural citadel at Uchisar. Drop off to hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

 

Day 6 - Cappadocia-Kusadasi (B, D)
Morning transfer to Kayseri airport and fly to Izmir via Istanbul. Transfer from the airport to the hotel in Kusadasi. Free afternoon. Overnight in Kusadasi.

 

pamukkale tours turkey -  terraced poolsDay 7 - Kusadasi (B, D)
Free day at your leisure. (Or optional extra tours available upon request: Add a tour of Pergamon or Pamukkale, Hieropolis & Aphrodisias.) Overnight in Kusadasi.

 

Day 8 - Kusadasi (B, L, D)
Full Day Ephesus Tour:
Pick up from your hotel to visit Ephesus. Begin the tour at the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent her final years.

Explore the marble white ancient city of Ephesus, with spectacular monuments such as the Library of Celsus, Agora, Odeon, Trajan Fountain, Hadrian's Gate, Domitianus Temple, Theater and Roman Latrines. After lunch, visit the Archaeology Museum and St. John's Basilica. Drop off to hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.

 

ephesus tours turkey - hadrian's gateDay 9 - Kusadasi-Istanbul (B)
Transfer to Izmir airport. Fly back to Istanbul. Transfer to your hotel. Free afternoon. Overnight in Istanbul.

 

Day 10 - Istanbul (B)
Transfer from the hotel to the airport. Departure.

 


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Schedule/Departure Dates:

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TURSAB Licensed Operator:

Byzas Tours is a fully licensed legal tour operator under TURSAB (the Turkish Tour Operator Authority)
with TURSAB License No. A-5339.

 

Prices:

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What's Included:

  • 9 nights B&B at your choice of 3/4/5 star or boutique hotels.
  • All tours of Istanbul, Cappadocia & Ephesus mentioned.
  • All tours with Professional licensed English speaking guidance.
  • All transport with new air-conditioned deluxe vehicles.
  • All meals shown in the itinerary (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner).
  • All domestic flight tickets (will be quoted separately)
  • All airport transfers throughout the trip.
  • All parking fees, ferry, tolls and petrol.
  • All entrance fees.
  • All taxes.

Not Included:

  • International Airfare to Turkey.
  • Optional tips to guide and driver.
  • Drinks.

 

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