Private tour: 12-Day Turkish Adventure Package Tour From Istanbul

Day 1 Istanbul Arrival

1. 1

   2 hours

   You arrive in the sleek and modern Istanbul International Airport, and we transfer you quickly and comfortably to your hotel.

Day 2 Istanbul

1. 1

   TopkapI Palace

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   Pick up at 08:30 am from your hotel for a day tour of old Istanbul city.
   Visit St. Sophia This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. 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. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE 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. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
   Lunch break at 13:00pm after the lunch Ada Vegas Travel will then take you to the Grand Covered Bazaar In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

2. 2

   Hagia Sophia Mosque

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Hagia Sophia Museum

3. 3

   Blue Mosque

   1 hour

   Blue Mosque

4. 4

   Hippodrome

   30 min

   Hippodrome

5. 5

   Grand Bazaar Jewelers

   1 hour

   Grand Bazaar

Day 3 Istanbul - Gallipoli - Canakkale

1. 1

   Gallipoli National Park

   2 hours

   After another great breakfast, we head out to the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli. Here we'll learn the history of the British attempt at invasion in 1915. We spend tonight in Guzelyali.

2. 2

   Canakkale Truva Heykeli

   1 hour

   Canakkale city

Day 4 Troy - Pergamon - Kusadasi

1. 1

   Troy (Truva)

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   Today brings us face to face with our ancient past.

2. 2

   Pergamon Ancient City

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   Pergamon Acropolis

3. 3

   Kusadasi Castle

   2 hours

   Kusadasi town

Day 5 Ephesus

1. 1

   Ancient City of Ephesus

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   After breakfast, we head out for another day of antiquities. Heading into the city of Ephesus and House of Mother Mary.
   Overnight in Kusadasi.

2. 2

   Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   house of virgin mary

Day 6 Pamukkale

1. 1

   Pamukkale Natural Park

   4 hours Admission ticket included

   Today is a day of fun and relaxation in the soothing hot springs of Pamukkale ("cotton castle" in Turkish).We stay tonight in Pamukkale.

Day 7 Demre - Antalya

1. 1

   Church of St. Nicholas

   6 hours Admission ticket included

   Today we get to visit Demre, home to the original St. Nicholas (Santa!!). Tonight we have a lovely dinner and overnight stay.

2. 2

   Old Bazaar

   2 hours

   Antalya city

Day 8 Perge - Aspendos - Konya

1. 1

   Perge Ancient City

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   We wake up after our nice night out and head out to the ancient ruins of Perge. We spend tonight in Konya.

2. 2

   Aspendos Ruins

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Aspendos theatre

3. 3

   Konya Kultur Sokagi

   4 hours

   Konya City

Day 9 Konya - Cappadocia

1. 1

   Sultanhani Kervansarayi

   3 hours Admission ticket included

   Today is all about the otherworldly landscape of Cappadocia. We visit the Konya and Mevlana Museum before heading out into this lunar landscape, created millions of years ago by an ocean that left these strange formations left standing in this incredible landscape.

2. 2

   Saratli Kirkgoz

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   Saratli underground city

3. 3

   Cappadocia Cave Dwellings

   4 hours

   Cappadocia

Day 10 Cappadocia

1. 1

   Goreme National Park

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   You will be picked up at approximately 09:30 from your hotel to join our tour. Tour starts with Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. After Uchisar, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to the 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. The next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses.
   After Cavusin you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch. After lunch, you visit a pottery workshop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go Pasabagi where you can see three-headed fairy chimneys. After Pasabagi you visit another workshop to see Cappadocian handwoven carpets and kilims. The next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals.
   The last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia.
   After tour transfer to hotel and overnight.

2. 2

   Pasabag

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   monks valley

3. 3

   Devrent Valley

   30 min

   devrent valley

4. 4

   Uchisar Castle

   30 min

   uchisar castle

Day 11 Cappadocia half day

1. 1

   Avanos Oren Yeri

   2 hours

   Here you can learn about Ihlara valley and more Fairy Chimneys as well as the archaeological sites that dot this landscape. Domestic flight from Cappadocia to Istanbul.

2. 2

   2 hours

   istanbul airport

Day 12 Istanbul return

1. 1

   2 hours

   After breakfast, we transfer you back to the airport for your flight home.