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Istanbul Tour day 1 Welcome to Turkey: Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel, Your first day is free to beginning exploring Istanbul, Turkey's largest city. The city has long been known for it's strategic location at the entrance of Black Sea and for being the traditional crossroads between Europe and Asia. Depending on your arrival time, you may like to take an optional Bosphorus Cruise. Tonight you have the option of dinner with belly dancing entertainment.
Istanbul Tour day 2 , We depart at 9:00 for the Istanbul city tour. Topkapi Palace: the great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the Sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle, enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the Blue Mosque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Staying overnight in Hotel
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Cappadocia Tour day 3 Morning transfer from your hotel to Atatürk Airport to fly to Kayseri. At 7.30am arrival at Kayseri Airport, you will be transferred to your hotel in Ürgüp and have a full day to tour the riches of this incredible "moonscape" of Cappadocia including the Goreme open-air Museum, with its dozens of painted cave-churches. The surrealistic geological formation of Cappadocia is one of the wonders of the world. It is the result of the natural forces during the intense volcanic activity. Then we will continue to the pottery making village of Avanos where you will watch clay turning into a form of artwork. Later on a visit to a traditional Turkish hand-made carpet workshop. Then staying overnight in Cappadocia.
Cappadocia Tour day 4 A morning visit to the Underground City of Kaymakli with a visit to Avcilar and the Pigeons Valley to experience the moon-like topography of Cappadocia. Then continue to the Open Air Museum in Goreme with rock-cut churches and Pasabagi Valley. Also with a stop to the pottery-making town of Avanos. We will then drive to Kusadası overnight on a bus.
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Izmir Tour day 5 The tour today starts at 09:00am with a visit to The Great Ancient site of Asia Minor, Ephesus with its temples, library, market and spectacular theater. Continue to Virgin Mary's cottage and the Temple of Diana. After this you will have an overnight stay in Kusadası.
Izmir Tour day 6 Departure transfers by our representative to the Izmir Airport for your flight to Istanbul or the next destination.
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Istanbul Tour day 7 A short visit to the Spice Market (closed on Sundays), followed by the most enjoyable cruise that starts between the two continents. A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahçe Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Çiragan Palace, 300 meters of its marble facade faces the shore. At Ortaköy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortaköy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries. Rumeli fortress built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of Istanbul, was completed in only four months to control and protect Bosphorus. It is one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in the world. After that you'll enjoy a tour around Beylerbeyi Palace. The summer residence of Ottoman Sultans with its original furniture and magnificent gardens with the Harem on the Asian. Bosphorus Bridge is a unique chance to step from one continent(Asia) to another(Europe). Camlica Hill is the highest point in Istanbul, at the top of it you can rest and admire the magnificent panorama of Istanbul and Bosphorus from the beautiful gardens, landscaped in traditional style. after which you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Istanbul Tour day 8 You will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight, for home.
*For A List Of Other Hotels Please Ask And We Will Accommodate You*
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