Istanbul Cappadocia
Istanbul
is the largest city in Turkey and the heart of the country. It is also one of the largest agglomerations in Europe and the fifth largest cityin the world in terms of population within city limits. Interestingly, Istanbul is a transcontinental city as it is located on the Bosphorus waterway in northwest Turkey between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. This means the commercial center is in Europe while the rest of the city is in Asia.
Cappadocia
The name, traditionally used in Christian sources throughout history, continues in use as an international toursim concept to define a region of exceptional natural wonders, in particular characterized by fairy chimneys.
Istanbul & Cappadocia Package
-Arrive in Istanbul Airport (any time).
- Upon your arrival at the Airport, our representative will meet you at the entrance with a sign on which your name is written on and transfer you to your hotel.
-During transfer Basic information about The Istanbul City and your tour program
(if exists).
-Check-in to the Istanbul Hotel.
-Pick up in the morning from Hotel and start Bosphorus Tour + D. Bahce.
-Bosphorus Cruise, through the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and Asia, with a
possibility to take photographs of Dolmabahçe palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman
architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious aparments, Fortrees, Bridgees and historical
Palaces.
-After bosphorus cruise continues at Dolmabahce Palace museum is an last Ottoman palace built by
Sultan Abdulmecid in the middle of the 19th century..
-Time for lunch at one of the nice restaurant. (if we have time) **Extra (Hatay Akdeniz Restaurant).
-End of the tour, transfer to the Airport.
-Pick up in the morning from your Hotel with Professional Tour Guide and Driver start Full Day Old Istanbul City Tour
*Arrive the Historical Peninsula and start from Hippodrome area, where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place. Still hosting valuable obelisk that Theodosius and Serpent Column and German Fauntain the gift from German Emperor.
*Then visit Blue Mosque, famous with blue Iznik tiles and unique with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet 1616.
*5 min walking through Sultanahmet Sqaure, passing Hagia Sophia Museum which built Bizantian Emperor I. Justinianus at 532-537.( will be extra)
*Visit Topkapi Palace, where Imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans buily by Sultan II Mehmed between 1460-1478 . Today is a museum which exhibiting Chinese porcelain, weapons, calligraphy section, Holly Relics section where religiously important items are displayed, such as the mantle, footprint, a tooth and hair of the Prophet Mohammed, swords of the first caliphs, container of the Black Stone from Ka’ba, etc….
*After Topkapı stop the shopping Mall for lunch break and shopping.
**Please notted Hagia Sophia Museum and lunch extra.
*End of the tour, transfer to the Hotel.
*Pick up in the morning from Hotel and start our Tour.
*Visiting Miniatürk where we can see all historical miniatours.
*After Miniaturk visiting Panaroma 1453 Dome.
*Visiting Suleyman the Magnificent mosque.
*Visiting Leather factory shop
*Then visiting old historical bazaar where you can buy spicies, delight and ceramic.
*Time for lunch at one of the nice restaurant. **Extra (K. Mahmut Restaurant)
-End of the tour, transfer to the Hotel.
- Meet with our Guide at the Hotel and Transfer To Airport for Domestic Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia.
-Arrive the Kayseri Airport. (any time).
- Upon your arrival at the Airport, our representative will meet you at the entrance with a sign on which your name is written on and transfer you to your hotel.
-Basic information about your tour program (if exists) and transfer Cappadocia/check-in to the hotel.
Pick you afternoon from your Hotel and start our South Tour.
*Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley through Cavusin and explore the famous rock- cut
churches and hike 2 km. Then visit Cavusin village. Old Cavusin was abandoned several decades ago
due to avalanches. The current village of Cavusin is located on the road. Old Cavusin, with its rockcut
dwellings and stone houses, had several hermitages.
*Lunch will be local restauramt. **Lunch is include. Featuring a selection of Turkish cuisine
*After lunch drive to the Pigeon Valley. ( Güvercinlik vadisi) In the afternoon visit Underground
City, ( Özkonak) where early Christians lived in fear and faith. The houses in the village are
constructed around the nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city, which is one of the most
interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. The underground city was originally carved out
as eight floors; however four floors are available to visit. In wartime about 5000 people can refuge
in. The tunnels are still used today as storage areas, stables, and cellars.
*End of the tour,transfer to the hotel.
Pick you in the morning from your Hotel and start Full Day North Tour.
*Our first real encounter with Cappadocia almost Martian landscape is in the Dervent valley. We
visit Pasabag’s “fairy chimneys”, where the voice of the wind harmonizes with songs of the fairies.
*From here we pause at Avanos center of terracotta art which is a popular destination because of its
attractive old town with cobbled streets, and views over the river and is its production of earthenware
pottery, it is also the most economic activity in the town. The ceramic trade in this district and its
countless pottery factories date right back to the
Hittites, and the ceramic clay from the red silt of the Kızılırmak has always been used. A visit to
ceramic & tile center to see how the ceramics made by hand.
*Lunch will be Local restaurant. **Lunch is include. Featuring a selection of Turkish cuisine.
*After lunch we visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum to see the best examples of Byzantine
art in Cappadocia. People of Goreme, at the heart of the Cappadocia Region, realized that these soft
rocks could be easily carved out to form houses, churches, monasteries. These Christian sanctuaries
contain many examples of Byzantine art from the post-iconoclastic period.
*Pick you in the early morning around 06:00 am from your Hotel and start Baloon Tour.
*We will have chance to watch inflation of the balloons. Your pilot will briefly inform you and
explain rules and conditions about balloon flights then we are ready to take-off for the magnificent
experience
*During the balloon ride to altitudes may change to get the best view of valleys and canyons and
around the fairy chimneys, This is going to be one of your unforgettable trip in your lifetime. The
duration of the balloon trip is between 60 to 75 minutes., from take-off to landing.
*We are going to have celebration party with champagne, Every guests will have a commemorative
flight certificate written to their names. Afterwards return to hotels total balloon trip from beginning
to the end takes about three hours.
*End of the tour,transfer to the hotel.
- Meet with our Guide at the Hotel and Transfer To Airport for Domestic Flight from Kayseri to Istanbul.
-Arrive the Istanbul Airport. (any time).
- Upon your arrival at the Airport, our representative will meet you at the entrance with a sign on which your name is written on and transfer you to your hotel.
-Basic information about your tour program (if exists) and transfer Istanbul hotel/check-in to the hotel.
A tour starts in evening when the car pick you up from hotel to the place, enjoy with your dinner and
music then after the show will starts (Belly Dancer, Turkish Folklor, Modern Dans and Music and
ashuk-Mashuk sketch. (WITH DINNER)
*Meet with our Guide at the Hotel and Transfer to airport (any time).
*The end of our services.
INCLUDED IN PACKAGE
All Inclusive
- *5 Nights ISTANBUL Hotel & 2 Nights CAPPADOCIA Hotel BB accommodation.
- **Istanbul hotel ( ) Cappadocia hotel ( ) According to availability.
- *All transportation in Turkey by air-conditioned and non-smoking vehicle
- *All entrance fees to the sites and to the museums mentioned on the above program
- *Comprehensive sightseeing as itinerary,
- *Arabic or English speaking professional guide throughout.
- *Domestic Flights include.