12 days Turkey Tour Package

• 9-16 DAYS TOURS

12 days Turkey Tour Package
12 days Turkey Tour – Istanbul  Troy Pergamum Pamukkale Ephesus Cappadocia tour

Day 1: Istanbul
12 days Turkey Tour Package – On your arrival to the IST airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul, our representative will welcome you at the exit gate inside of the international terminal meet our driver who hold a sign M 55 at first exit of the gate. Then you will be transferred to your hotel and enjoy the rest of the time in the city.

Day 2: Private Istanbul Old City tour (*B)
After breakfast Pick up from your hotel and visit Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, hippodrome and Grand Bazaar. End of the day back to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul

Day 3: Free Day in  Istanbul (*B)
After breakfast enjoy Istanbul old city on your own, your hotel will be in a walking distance from Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi palace or other places. If you wish to have a guide for Istanbul old city, you can book old city tour with us. Overnight in Istanbul

Day 4: Istanbul to Canakkale
Your guide picks you up from your hotel in Istanbul around 06:30-07:00am and drive to Çanakkale, after arrive in Canakkale transfer to hotel. Free afternoon and overnight stay.

Day 5: Troy and Pergamum Tour(*B *L)
Around 08:30-08:45 am your guide will pick you up from your hotel and you will join your group to visit Troy Ancient City. You will be surprised with genially made Trojan Horse and you will discover over 10 ancient cities built one on another, dating back to 3500 BC, passing through Apollo Temple, fortified city walls, battle field where Hector and Achilles fought for power, Roman Theater, Greco-Roman Senate building roundly shaped that hosted deputies of democracy. After Troy, drive to Pergamum. You are going to have your lunch in a traditional restaurant. Then visit the ancient city of Pergamum which held one of the most important libraries in the ancient world. After tour, a ride to Kusadası and transfer to your hotel for overnight stay.

Day 6: Pamukkale Tour(*B *L)
After breakfast you will be picked from your hotel around 08:00-08:30am and join to Pamukkale Hierapolis tour. Pamukkale means “cotton castle” in Turkish and it is a natural site contains hot springs and travertine, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water with its temperate climate for most of the year. We will also visit the ancient city Hierapolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The hot springs there have been used as a spa since the 2nd century BC, and people came to soothe their ailments, with many of them retiring or dying here. The large Necropolis is filled with sarcophagi, including the Sarcophagus of Marcus Aurelius. You will have also the chance to swim in Cleopatra Swimming Pool. You will have your lunch during the excursion. End of the tour transfer back to hotel in Kusadasi.

Day 7: Ephesus Tour(*B *L)
After breakfast you will be picked from your hotel around 09:00-09:30 and you will be transferred to full day Ephesus tour. You will start your visit with one of the 7 wonders of ancient world; Artemis Temple, city ruins of Ephesus as Hadrian Temple, Celcius Library, theater, hamams, passing through old harbor path. You will have your lunch in a traditional Turkish restaurant. In the afternoon you will visit House of Virgin Mary where she spent her last 5 years, which is recognized by Vatican as pilgrimage destination for Christians, visited by Pope Leo XII and Benedict XVI.End of the tour transfer to airport and take a fly to Cappadocia, after arrive in Cappadocia transfer to hotel and overnight stay.

Day 8: Northern Cappadocia Tour(*B *L)
Your guide will pick you from your hotel around 10:00-10:15 am and you will start your visit by Goreme Panorama with its splendid over Goreme village, land of fairy chimneys. Then you will be fascinated by Open Air Museum, the biggest monastery complex of the region. You will continue with Ortahisar, a typical village with its castle and cave food storage. After you will visit one of the most interesting places, Fairy Chimney valley, Pasabag, with its mushroom like formed rocks. Passing through Imagination valley,Devrent, where you have the impression that animals are petrified in the rocks. You will enjoy your lunch in a restaurant with open buffet variety. Finally you will walk along Red River flourishing Avanos town famous with pottery cave workshops dating thousand years back to Hittites, the first civilization of Cappadocia. You are going to have fun trying to make potteries after you have a small demonstration. On the way back to your hotel, you will get into Love Valley which offers a magnificent view.

Day 9: Southern Cappadocia Tour(*B *L)
Optional balloon tour available for this morning.
Your guide will take you from your hotel around 10:00-10:15 am then you will join your tour. Your visit start with Uchisar Castle, the biggest fairy chimney used as a fortress by many civilizations. Then be ready to hike about 4 km in beautiful Red Valley passing through Rose valley discovering beautiful rock churches, arriving to Cavusin village, one of the ancient settlement of the region with its cave houses. For lunch you are going to traditional Turkish restaurant. In the afternoon you will be amazed Underground City widest of the regions served many centuries as refuge for the local people and saved early Christians from Roman persecution. Then you will visit Pigeon Valley with its lovely pigeons still living in pigeons houses which has a wonderful view over Uchisar castle. Finally you will drive to Three Beauties Valley with its beautiful view over Urgup town famous with its wine factories.
End of the tour transfer back to hotel and overnight stay in Cappadocia.

Day 10: Free day in Cappadocia and fly back to Istanbul. (*B)
Today is free for you to enjoy Cappadocia, late afternoon or with evening flight back to Istanbul and transfer to hotel, overnight in Istanbul.

Day 11: Istanbul(*B)
Today is free for you to explore this beautiful city or if you like we can organize Bosphorus tour or Turkish Bath for you. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 12: Istanbul, departure
According to your flight time we will transfer you to IST Airport or Sabiha Gokcen airport and you will do self check-in.

PRİCES:

1-) Tour Package with Group Tours + Standard Hotels

• Double Room: 1600 Euro – Per Person

2-) Tour Package with Group Tours + Comfort Hotels

Double Room: 1890 Euro – Per Person

Optional, Hot air balloon tour not included, please ask cost and details.

Important notice
Domestic flights might be from IST or Sabiha Gokcen airport.
Due to weather conditions if  your balloon tour  is cancelled you will be totally reimbursed.
Dear guests who are travelling with us, we would like to inform that we do not take any responsibility in case of lost and forgetting of any valuable belongings in buses, any kind of transfer vehicles, at airports or bus stations. Please keep your belongings with you.

*B breakfast
*L lunch