Best of Turkey (6N)

Day 1: Arrival at Istanbul

Istanbul is a city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. The Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultan Ahmed district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a soaring dome and Christian mosaics.

• Arrive at Istanbul Airport
• After baggage collection and immigration process, you will be greeted by our chauffeur at the arrival hall
• Check into your hotel
• Rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul
• Overnight in Istanbul

Included: Bed & Breakfast (BB).

Day 2: Istanbul city tour

• After breakfast depart for Istanbul city tour at 08.30 am
• Visit St. Sophie, Topkapi Palace, Sulthan Ahmed Imperila Mosque, Hippodrome & Grand Covered Bazaar
• Overnight in Istanbul

Included:
Bed & breakfast (BB)
Visit to the above sightseeing points

Day 3: Istanbul – Pamukkale

Pamukkale, meaning “cotton castle” in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. It is located in Turkey’s Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year. The ancient Greco-Roman and Byzantine city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white “castle” which is in total about 2,700 metres (8,860 ft) long, 600 m (1,970 ft) wide and 160 m (525 ft) high. It can be seen from the hills on the opposite side of the valley in the town of Denizli, 20 km away. Wearing shoes in the water is prohibited to protect the deposits.

• After breakfast check out from hotel and proceed to Istanbul airport to take your flight to Denizli
• Arrive at Denizli and proceed to Pamukkale hotel (Approx 17.2km)
• After lunch visit calcium terrace of Pamukkale & ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs
• Return to the hotel by late evening
• Overnight at Pamukkale

Included:
Bed, Breakfast & Dinner.
Visit to the above sightseeing points.

Day 4: Pumakkale – Kusadasi

Kuşadası is a resort town on Turkey’s Aegean coast, and the center of the seaside district of the same name within Aydın Province. Kuşadası is 95 km (59 mi) south of İzmir, and 71 km (44 mi) from Aydın. The municipality’s primary industry is tourism.

• After breakfast proceed for fully guided tour of Ephesus.
• Enroute visit the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library, Grand theatre and House of the Virgin Mary.
• Overnight at Kusadasi

Included:
Bed & Breakfast (BB)
Fully guided tour of Ephesus & Turkish Village Tour

Day 5: Pamukkale – Cappadocia

Cappadocia: In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine (Black Sea). Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of the Taurus Mountains that separate it from Cilicia, to the east by the upper Euphrates and the Armenian Highland, to the north by Pontus, and to the west by Lycaonia and eastern Galatia.

• After breakfast check out from hotel and will be dropped to Airport to take up a flight to Kayseri
• After reaching Kayseri, you will be transferred to Cappadocia hotel (Approx 71 km)
• Overnight at Cappadocia

Included: Bed & Breakfast (BB).