6 days – Highlights of Turkey

Turkey: 3-4 Destinations, Ephesus

Featuring some of each destination’s must-see highlights, this trip is ready to book with the itinerary and services indicated. Please see full details below.

Quicklinks: Detailed Itinerary, Hotels, Prices & Dates

Overview

Destinations:Istanbul – Cappadocia – Ephesus
Duration:6 days / 5 nights (Customizable)
Departures:Every day, all year around
Priced From:Starting from Euro per person, land only
Includes:All accommodation at a choice of 4-5 star or boutique hotels, sightseeing tours, guidance, entrances, land transport, indicated meals & taxes.

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Brief Itinerary:

Day 1 – Arrive Istanbul. Overnight Istanbul.
Day 2 – Old City Tour. Overnight Istanbul.
Day 3 – Bosphorus Tour. Overnight Istanbul.
Day 4 – Fly to Cappadocia. Cappadocia Tour. Overnight Cappadocia.
Day 5 – Fly to Izmir. Overnight Kusadasi/Selcuk.
Day 6 – Ephesus Tour. Transfer to Izmir Airport. End of Service. (Fly to Istanbul or onward extension on request).

Detailed Itinerary:

All Turkey tours depart daily and are customizable where viable. Or use our suggested itinerary below:

Day 1

 

Turkey Highlights Tour: Istanbul, Ephesus, Cappadocia, escorted Turkey Tours by private guideIstanbul
Transfer from the airport to your hotel. Day at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul 

Day 2

 

Istanbul (B)
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)
Full Day Bosphorus & Two Continents Tour:
Pick up from your hotel to visit the bustling Spice Market – a colorful bazaar heaped with various sweets and spices. Then you’ll take 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. In the afternoon, visit the beautiful Beylerbeyi Palace following by a scenic stop on Camlica Hill for panoramic views over Istanbul. Drop off to hotel. Overnight Istanbul.

bosphorus tour(Optional Upgrade:
Upgrade to a private Bosphorus Cruise by ZOE Yacht. Teamed with Byzas Tours, a private cruise on Zoe Yacht offers the opportunity to enjoy the best possible Bosphorus experience with Comfort, Unique Views & a Relaxing Environment as key for you and your companion/s only. Highly recommended.

Day 4

 

cappadocia valley tours, turkeyIstanbul-Cappadocia (L)
Full Day Cappadocia Tour:
Transfer to the airport. Fly to Cappadocia. Transfer to the tour. 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.

(Optional Add-On: Cappadocia Balloon Tours over the beautiful valleys).

Day 5

 

Cappadocia-Kusadasi/Selcuk (B)

Transfer from the hotel to Cappadocia airport. Fly to Izmir via Istanbul (or direct flight if available). Transfer from the airport to the hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Kusadasi/Selcuk. 

Day 6

 

ephesus tours turkey - hadrian's gateFull Day Ephesus Tour (B, L)
Pick up from your hotel after breakfast 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 Temple of Artemis and Isabey Mosque. Transfer to Izmir Airport. End of Service. (Fly to Istanbul or onward extension on request).

Hotels

Great Choice of Hotels
When you email us to receive a trip quote, you’ll receive a suggested travel program with a choice of 3 hotels from our selection of 4-5 star, stylish boutique, special class or luxury hotels. All our tour packages are complemented with conveniently-located and established properties or the best available for rural regions. So rest assured that you will be able to retire in comfort each evening, and within easy reach of the center for exploring.

For more information, please see some of our boutique Turkey hotels here.

Prices & Dates:

Package Price – Departs Daily
Starting from Euro per person, land only.BOOK NOW
Please Note:
Prices based on double/twin-room occupancy at selected properties.
Subject to selected dates, availability at time of booking and advance booking.
If travelling with any children under 12 years, please email us
with their date of birth to determine their age at time of travel.

What’s Included:

  • All accommodation B&B at a choice of selected 4-5 star, boutique, special class or luxury hotels.
  • All sightseeing tours of the places mentioned in the program.
  • All tours with professional licensed English-speaking guidance.
  • All transport with new air-conditioned deluxe vehicles.
  • All meals where shown in the itinerary with this legend (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner).
  • All airport transfers throughout, as indicated in the itinerary.
  • All parking fees, ferry, tolls and petrol.
  • All entrance fees to the visited sites in the itinerary.
  • All taxes.

Not Included:

  • International airfare to Turkey.
  • Domestic flight tickets (will be quoted separately).
  • Drinks, travel insurance, visas, personal expenses, porters, optional tips.

Extra Options/Upgrades:

  • Istanbul – Private Yacht Cruise on the Bosphorus aboard Zoe Yacht. Prices on request.
  • Cappadocia – Hot Air Balloon tour over the valleys. Prices on request.

Schedule:

Departure dates guaranteed every day all year around for this tour.

Change This Trip:

We are happy to make some minor changes provided those are compatible and acceptable with the smooth operation of the tour packages offered.

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