9 Day Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus Tour
DAY 1: Istanbul Upon Arrival at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, you will be greeted at the gate and transfered to your hotel. You will start out with a brief instruction and have the rest of the day to see Istanbul on your own.
DAY 2: Bosphorus cruise and Dolmabahce palace Starting after breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel and begin with a full days tour, starting with the Bosphorus cruise, Dolmabahce Palace, Asian side and Camlica Hill. Lunch will be served on the tour, at the end of the day you will be transfered back to the hotel. The rest of the day is yours and we will stay in Istanbul for the night.
DAY 3: Istanbul You will have breakfast at the hotel in the morning, and the day is yours to go out and explore Istanbul. On your own you can see St. Sophia, Topkapi palace, Blue Mosque, Cistern and the Grand Bazaar. The rest of the day is yours until that evening when we take an overnight bus to Cappadocia.
DAY 4: North Cappadocia tour When we arrive in Goreme, you will be transfered to your hotel, after a quick check-in we will be picked up at 09:30 am, for a full days tour of Northern Cappadocia to visit the Goreme open air museum, Devrent, Avanos , Pasabag and Cavusin Village. We will have lunch on the tour around noon, a professional english speaking guide will be provided for the day. After the tour you will have the rest of the evening free.
DAY 5: South Cappadocia tour After breakfast at the hotel, there will be a 09:30 am pick up from the hotel and full days tour of Southern Cappadocia to visit Piegon Valley, Underground City, Ihlara Canyon, Selime village, Caravansari and Yaprakhisar. We will have lunch on the tour around noon, a professional english speaking guide will be provided for the day. At the end of the tour we will return to Goreme for transfer to the bus station, and take an overnight bus to Pamukkale.
DAY 6: Pamukkale When you arrive in Pamukale, you will be transfered to your hotel. The remainder of the day is yours to visit the sight seeing areas of Pamukkale on your own, it is just a 20 minute walk, and do not recommend a tour. You will remain overnight in Pamukkale.
DAY 7: Selcuk After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transfered to the bus station to go to Selcuk, after we arrive, you will be transfered your to the hotel, and have the remainder of the day free to explore.
DAY 8: Ephesus After we have breakfast at the hotel, we will depart for full days tour of the Ephesus Ruins, Temple of Artemis, the Hadrian, Celcius Library and House of the Virgin Mary. We will have lunch on the tour, and end the day with transfer to the bus station, and take an overnight bus to Istanbul.
DAY 9: Istanbul When you arrive, there will be transportation to the airport provided according your flight time, unless you decide to extend your time with us, by enjoying another one of our many tours.
INCLUDED: All airport transfers, bus tickets, Hotels with breakfast, Day tours (entrance fees guide lunch and transportation) Hotel bus station hotel transfers and taxes.
Important notice :This price quoted, includes prices for budget hotels, If would like your accomidations to include better quality hotels, please let us know ahead of time. If you are not sure what hotel you are looking for, imform us of your budget and we will do our best to upgrade you. The different quality ratings of hotels are Budget Hotel, 3-4-5 Star Hotel or special Certificate Boutique Hotels, which can be equal or better than a 4 star.