Day 1
Fly to Istanbul. Transfer to your city centre hotel and overnight in Istanbul
Day 2
After breakfast in your hotel, your guide will meet you at your hotel and you will start your full day tour of Old City of Sultan Ahmet. The tour will start at Hippodrome and Obelisk of Theodosius followed by Sultan Ahmet Mosque which is famous for its striking blue Iznik tiles and 6 minarets. After visiting Sultan Ahmet Mosque, you will across the opposite side of the Sultan Ahmet square to face one of the grandest churches of all times. Built in between 532 to 537 by the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and served as the Cathedral of Constantinople until 1453 Hagia Sophia is a great architectural beauty and an important monument both for Byzantine and for Ottoman Empires. After Hagia Sophia the group will visit the historical Cistern before lunch break. After lunch break Imperial Palace of the Ottoman Empire, Topkapi Palace will be visited.
Historic areas of Istanbul are under the World Heritage Site list of UNESCO since 1985
Day 3
2 Hours of Bosphorus Cruise will give you a different look at Istanbul. Bosphorus straight dividing Europe and Asia is one of the most strategic as well as beautiful passages in the world. Its shores are lined with fine neighborhoods, Ottoman Palaces, fortresses, old wooden villas, famous hotels, parks and gardens, restaurants and cafeterias and so on.
In the afternoon fly to Kayseri and transfer to Cappadocia. You will be met at the airport and transfer to Cappadocia which takes about 45 minutes. You will check into your caves style hotel and overnight in Cappadocia
Day 4
Optional Hot Air Balloon ride is highly recommended at sun rise time. You will need to wake up early but it’s all well worth to experience this amazing ride. Return back to the hotel and have breakfast and after breakfast start Group Tour of Hiking & Underground City Tour of Cappadocia. Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley, and explore the famous rock-cut churches. Hike 5 km through the Gulludere valley. Then visit Cavusin village. This village is famous for the houses and churches of the Christian clergymen. After lunch drive to the beautiful Pigeon valley. In the afternoon visit Kaymakli underground city, where early Christians lived in fear of their faith being discovered. On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar. Return back to the cave style hotel and overnight in Cappadocia.
There are 36 underground cities in Cappadocia and the widest one is Kaymakli Underground City. These troglodyte cave-cities were excavated as early as Hittite times and expanded over the centuries as various pillaging armies crossed Central Anatolia in search of captives and plunder. The Kaymakli Underground City has low, narrow and sloping passages and consists of 8 floors below ground, although only four of them are open to the public today.
Day 5
Transfer to Kayseri Airport to take the direct flight to Izmir at 08:30 arriving in Izmir at 10:05. You will be met at the airport at start the Full Day Ephesus Tour. The tour starts with Isa Bey Mosque, then drive to an ancient Greek city, later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor which is Ephesus, stroll past the Celsius library, the Temple Of Hadrian and the Trajan Fountain in the Ancient Ephesus. After walking on the historical marble street the Great Theatre where St. Paul preached will meet at the end. After lunch break in a local Turkish restaurant proceed to the shrine of Mother Mary, it is believed where she spent the final years of her life. Temple Of Artemis (Diana), on the side of one of the seven wonders of ancient World. At the end of the tour transfer back to Izmir. Overnight in Izmir
Day 6
Fly to Istanbul to get connected with your outbound flight back home. End Of Services