Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrive in Istanbul

   • Meet your tour guide at the airport in Istanbul who will transfer you to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. 

   Overnight in Istanbul.

2. Day 2: Istanbul City Tour

   • Have breakfast, and then, you will be picked up by your guide from your hotel between 8:00 am-9:30 am. Final timing will be confirmed a day before. Today you will depart for the Istanbul City Tour.

   • See "Topkapi Palace", the great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. The palace houses an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain. See the robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, and the Holy Mantle, enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed.

   • Next on the list is the "Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque", situated across St. Sophia, built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet; it is known as the "Blue Mosque" because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.

   • Go outside the Blue Mosque and find the "Hippodrome ". The Ancient Hippodrome was the scene of chariot races and entertainment. The Hippodrome comprises three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column, and Constantine's Column.

   • Take a short, enjoyable lunch break, and head to the Grand Spice Bazaar for shopping.

   • Return to the hotel after the shopping tour. 

   Overnight in Istanbul.

   Breakfast and lunch included.

3. Day 3: Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Flight to Cappadocia

   • Have breakfast, and then, you will be picked up by your guide from your hotel between 8:00 am-9:30 am. Board a boat tour and enjoy the array of sites you can see from the boat including Grand Spice Bazaar.

   • Travel on the Bosphorus by boat which is a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia.

   • Take a lunch break at the Turkish restaurant.

   • Depart after lunch and go to Istanbul Airport to board a domestic flight to Cappadocia.

   • Transfer from the airport and check into your hotel in Cappadocia. 

   Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.

   Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

4. Day 4: Cappadocia Underground City & Goreme Open Air Museum

   • Have breakfast, and then, you will be picked up by your guide from your hotel between 8:00 am-9:30 am. Drive to Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best-preserved underground cities in Cappadocia.

   • Visit Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia.

   • After Uchisar, go to 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.

   • Go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch after Cavusin.

   • Visit a pottery workshop to see how to make potteries after lunch.

   • Go to Love Valley. Love Valley Cappadocia is a hidden valley with scenic formations, to say the least. Despite the resemblance to manhood, these amazing rock formations are far from man-made.

   • Visit another workshop after Love Valley 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.

   • Head to a wine shop in Urgup for wine tasting.

   • Make the last stop at Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia.

   • End this tour approximately at 06:00 pm and return to the hotel.

   Overnight in Cappadocia.

   Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

5. Day 5: Cappadocia to Istanbul - End of Tour

   • Savour breakfast and spend some free time in Cappadocia.

   • Depart for Kayseri Airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to home

   Breakfast included.