Turkey Tour – 9 Nights & 10 Days – Please fill the enquiry form at the side of this page and we will contact you back.
Turkey Tour is for the ones who wants to cover highlights of Turkey in 10 Days. All the well-known sites of Turkey will be seen
Reservations and Payments
Reservations will be confirmed upon receipt of your non-refundable, non-transferable deposit, which must be received at the time of reservation. Full payment is due upon arrival to Istanbul (in Cash – there is additional %6 charge on credit card payments)
9 Nights -10 Days
Arrive in Istanbul for your Turkey Tour. After your transfer you will meet your guide at the hotel lobby. After completion of Arrivals, a welcome meeting will be performed by your Guide. Overnight in Istanbul
After Breakfast, you will meet your guide and we will cruise on the Bosphorus. Then we will visit St Sophia where was built in 537 AD as the greates church of christianity. Following the fall of Constantinople, it was converted in to a Mosque. From 1934 to 2020 it was used as museum. Thereafter, We will continue to Blue Mosque which was built in 1616 AD. After our Lunch , we will visit Topkapı Place where was the administration center of Ottoman Empire for 4 centuries. We will visit the exhibitions such as ; Weaponary, Clocks , Kitchen , Sacred Trusts and more. Last, we will visit Spice Bazaar where is 350 years old a bazaar and famous for Spices, Safran, Herbal Teas and Turkish Delight.
Overnight in Istanbul
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After breakfast, you will check out from your hotel and drive for Ankara. Once you arrive to Ankara, first you will have a lunch break. After Lunch, Visit the Moseleum of Ataturk who was the founder of Turkish Republic. Also Moseleum of Ataturk house the Ataturk Museum. Meanwhile you will have a tour at the Museum and learn about the Independence War and Revoulitions of Ataturk.
Last, you will have a panaromic drive in the city and see the Ataturk Statue, First Parliment and visit the Ataturk Castle and old city.
Overnight in Ankara
Istanbul to Ankara is about 5 hours driving.
After breakfast, we will continue to Cappadocia. On our way, we will stop at the Salt Lake. seens like a frozen lake because of the salt layers above it. Once we arrive to Cappadocia, we will have a lunch break. After that you will have a panaromic stop at Pigeon Valley. Afterwards we will continue to Ortahisar Valley to see the beauty of landscaping in Cappadocia. Finally, we will visit a Local Winery for wine tasting.
At the end of the day, you will be taken to your hotel.
Ankara-Cappadocia 280km – Approx 3 Hours driving. Overnight in Cappadocia
Experience the Hot Air Baloon flight in the early morning (Optional). Hot air ballooning is one of the must-do activities during Turkey Tour.
After Breakfast, Continue to Goreme Open Air Museum to see the valley and the Goreme Village. Then you will visit the Pottery Workshop and see the pottery making in Cappadocia Area. After that you will continue to Dervent Valley.
After Lunch, drive to Uchisar Castle where was used as an volcanic watch tower by Romans and we will stop for a Panaromic View of the Castle. Before we get to our hotel you will visit the Onxy Workshops and will have opportunity to shop for Onxy and Jewelleries made out of Natural Turkish Stones. Last you will drive to your Hotel.
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After breakfast, Drive for Konya (ancient Iconium).
Before we leave Cappadocia, you will experience the the carpet weaving of the Cappadocian Ladies in Ladies Carpet Weaving Cooperative. You can also shop for genue hand knotted carpets. After that, will visit the Underground City.
When you get to Konya, we will first have a lunch break. Then you will visit the complex of Mevlana Celalettin Rumi and his tomb. Although Rumi lived in the 13th century and had quotations about love. He is the spiritual leader of the whirling dervishes. Last, we will visit the Alaattin Hill and the ruins around it from Seljcuk Empire Period. Ovenight in Konya
First we will have Breakfast. Then you will drive for Pamukkale. (About 5 Hours drive). Before we get to Pamukklae, we will stop for lunch. After that we will visit the white water terraces and the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis. Following to that, You will have your free time at the site. Overnight in Pamukkale at the Thermal Hotel. Enjoy the Thermal Pool & Spa Activities (Spa center may apply extra service fee)
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After Breakfast we will drive for one of the highlight of Turkey Tour – Ephesus, famous throughout the ancient world for its Temple of Artemis. First visit Hadrian Temple. Roman were Pagan and adoring to the Emperors as Gods. Correspondingly, Romans dedicated it to Hadrian in 118AD. Then Proceed to Celsus Library. Basically, the library is the best structure of its kind. Also, The facade of the library is embellished with four statues personifying virtue, wisdom, fate and genius. As well as you will walk the Marble Road, that runs between the Celsus Library and the Great Theater which is part of the sacred walkway.
After Lunch visit House of the Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last years. As a matter of fact, The house was discovered in 1891 based on the visions of a German nun. Then Pope Paul VI visited the shrine in 1967, Pope John Paul II came in 1979 and Pope Benedict XVI visited in 2006.
Finally, we will visit a Turkish Leather Outlet for a fashion show and shopping for the world’s top quality leather jackets. Overnight in Izmir
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First we will have Breakfast. Then we will drive for Bursa . Once we reach to Bursa, we will stop for lunch. Then we will visit the Unesco Sites in Bursa such as Great Mosque – Green Mosque and Tomb. Today is the last day of our Turkey Tour. Then we will drive for Istanbul. We will have our farewell dinner at the Hotel
Overnight in Istanbul.
Total drive time is about 5 hours.
Transfer to airport for your flight back home. (own arrangement – guides will help you)
