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COME AND ENJOY THE OTTOMAN STORY, DELICIOUS FOODS, SKI LODGES, CAVES HOTEL, BREATH-TAKING SCENERY AND SHOPPING !
4 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Full Board
Outlet Shopping
Roof Top Dinner in Istanbul
Day 1 ISTANBUL - BOLU
Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace
Day 2 BOLU - CAPPADOCIA
Mausoleum of Artaturk & Salt Lake
Day 3 CAPPADOCIA
Pigeon Valley, Dervent valley, Cardak Underground City, Carpet
. Weaving Centre.
Day 4 CAPPADOCIA - KONYA - PAMUKKALE
Caravanserai, Mellana Museum, Textile Outlet
Day 5 PAMUKKALE - KUSADASI
Ancient city of Hierapolis, Cotton Castle, Ephesus, Turkish Delight &
Olive Oil Outlet
Day 6 KUSADASI - BURSA
Silk Market, Grand Mosque , Leather Outlet
Day 7 BURSA - ISTANBUL
Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar & dinner
at roof top restaurant
Day 8 ISTANBUL TRANSFER
Transfer to airport
Day 1 Arrival Istanbul - Bolu (258 Km, 3 Hrs)
Upon arrival into Istanbul International Airport, we will Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, the seat of the Ottoman Empire after it shifted the capital from Bursa.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople, located in Sultanahmet/Istanbul, was a public arena mainly for chariot races. The word hippodrome comes from the Greek hippos (horse) and dromos (way). The Hippodrome of Constantinople was also home to gladiatorial games, official ceremonies, celebrations, protests, torture to the convicts and so on. Hippodrome functioned all in Roman (203-330 CE), Byzantine (330-1453 CE), and Ottoman (1453-1922) periods.
Topkapı Palace Museum, Turkish Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi, museum in Istanbul that exhibits the imperial collections of the Ottoman Empire and maintains an extensive collection of books and manuscripts in its library. It is housed in a palace complex that served as the administrative centre and residence of the imperial Ottoman court from about 1478 to 1856. It opened as a museum in 1924, a year after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. The Topkapı Palace Museum is notable not only for its architecture and collections but also for the history and culture of the Ottoman Empire that it recalls. About 30 sultans ruled from the Topkapı Palace for nearly four centuries during the Ottoman Empire’s 600-year reign, beginning with Mehmed II.
We then drive to Bolu for dinner and overnight
Early morning hot air ballon ride
Hotel - 4**** Soylu Hotel or similar
Included Meals - Lunch & Dinner
Day 2 Bolu - Ankara (190 Km, 2 hrs 30 Min) - Cappadocia 331 Km. 3 hrs 30 min (B/L/D)
After a good breakfast, we will drive to Ankara. We will visit Ankara's most visited attraction is also Turkey's most important modern pilgrimage site. Sitting on a hilltop, just to the west of the city center, is the mausoleum of Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal), the founder of the state of Turkey. Enroute we will visit Salk Lake, the second largest lake in Turkey. Here we can witness the lake’s seasonal color changes and to steep in the mineral rich water, mud, and salt. Due to climate changes, this lake has been shrinking as the days goes by.
We stayed overnight in Cappadocia and have dinner here.
Walk way to the top
Thousand of pigeon make their home here
Walk way to the top
Hotel - 4**** AltinozHotel
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 Cappadocia Day Tour (B/L/D)
After a good breakfast, we will visit the Pigeon Valley which has beautiful scenery. The pigeons in this region dated back to the 9th century and their presence here are very important to the community as their droppings are used for fertilizing the grape-yards and farms which allowed Cappadocia to produce delicious wine. Here the fairy chimneys are craved for pigeons’ nests. Nearby there is a famous tree which is adorned with many “Evil Eyes” trinkets.
Following, we will stop by Dervent Valley which has never been inhabited by humans or pigeons before. Here you will find incredible pink-hued rock formations and geological anomalies that have been formed by centuries of erosion by wind and water and form Martian-like landscape. After a local lunch we will continue to the carpet weaving center to observe the well known Turkish carpet in the making. We then continued to Avcilar Valley which had been renamed to Gerome which is the center of Cappadocia, the city that was formed 60 million years ago by erosion of soft layers of lava and ash from Mount Erciyes (Argeus), Mount Hasan and Mount Güllü composing with wind and rain over millions of years. Human settlement in the Cappadocia region dates back to the Paleolithic era.
We stayed overnight in Cappadocia.
The clay from the red river that produces all those beautiful claypot.
Walk way to the top
Thousand of pigeon make their home here
The clay from the red river that produces all those beautiful claypot.
Hotel - 4**** Altinoz Hotel or similar
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 Cappadocia - Konya (227 KM 4 Hrs) - Pamukkale (394 KM 5 Hrs)
Enjoy a delicious breakfast and we set to drive to Konya and visit a Caravanserai of the 13th century where traders ply the Silk Route put up for their nights. Upon arriving in Konya, we will go for lunch. Konya is an important historical center that has witnessed various civilisations since ancient times to the present day. Anatolia's doors opened to the Turks after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, and Konya then became their capital of the Seljuks. Konya was annexed into the borders of the Ottoman Empire in 1465. Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, the great 13th-century Sufi saint, poet and Islamic jurist, was buried here when he died on 17 December 1273. He is the founder of Mevlevi Derviş, or Whirling Dervish Sufi order. After visiting the Mevlana Museum, we will continue our drive to Pamukkale. Upon arrival we will stop for a tour of Turkey's major export, the Textile Outlet. Check into hotel and have our dinner.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel - 4**** Tripolis Hotel
Day 5 Pamukkale - Kusadasi (189 KM, 3 Hrs)
After breakfast we will proceed to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Antique City of Hierapolis, an area of natural hot spring where it descends over cliffs which create fascinating travertines in the form of white terrace and basin, known as the Cotton Castle. It has been used as a natural healing place since the 2nd century and the ruin spread over a large area. Here you will be able to a mixture of Pagan, Roman, Jewish and early Christian influences. You may easily pick up the Roman theatre, Temple of Apollo, Plutonium, Nymphaeum and the Necropolis (burial ground).
After lunch we will drive to Selcuk for the visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ephesus. Excavations have revealed grand monuments of the Roman Imperial period including the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre. Little remains of the famous Temple of Artemis, one of the “Seven Wonders of the World,” which drew pilgrims from all around the Mediterranean. Since the 5th century, the House of the Virgin Mary, a domed cruciform chapel seven kilometres from Ephesus, became a major place of Christian pilgrimage. The Ancient City of Ephesus is an outstanding example of a Roman port city, with a sea channel and harbour basin. The city, whose wealth and patronage supported its splendid building and design was dedicated to the goddess Artemis. We then proceed to stop for some shopping at Turkish Delight and Olive Oil Outlet. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel - 4**** Carina Hotel
Day 6 Kusadasi - Bursa (423 Km, 4 Hrs 30 Min)
After an early breakfast we will enjoy a morning live Fashion Show at a Leather Outlet. We continue to Bursa for lunch. Under the UNESCO Silk Road, Bursa is recognised as an important town in Classical Antiquity.
After lunch we will proceed to visit the Grand Mosque, a prominent landmark in Bursa’s downtown with two towering minarets and 20 domes. Commissioned by Sultan Yıldırım Bayezid I, Bursa Grand Mosque was opened in 1399 and built in the Seljuk style of architecture, consisting of both Seljuk and early Ottoman elements. We proceed to Koza Han (Silk Bazaar). This bazaar was ordered by Bayezid 11 to be built in 1490 for merchants to do business and taxes being collected was used to finance the Sultan’s mosque in Istanbul. Transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight in Bursa.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel - 4**** Tiara Thermal Hotel or similar
Day 7 Bursa - Istanbul (153 Km, 2 Hrs 30 Min)
After breakfast we will drive to Istanbul. Upon arrival, we have lunch at a local retsurant. Then we will visit the Grand Bazaar. The Grand Bazaar (or Covered Bazaar, Turkish Kapalicarsi) in Istanbul is one of the largest covered markets in thr world with more than 58 streets and 4000 shops, which attrcat around 250,000 to 400,000 visitors on a daily basis.Dinner and overnight in Istanbul
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel - 4**** Ramada Encore Hotel or similar
Day 8 Istanbul Transfer
Sfter breakfast is free and easy until pick up to transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Included Meals - Breakfast
*** Itinerary can be adjusted according to you arrival and departure of your confirm flight itinerary.
*** Itinerary can be modified to suit your travelling style and interest.
Hot Air Balloon Ride (Optional)
What's Included
7 Nights
Accommodation
Local Guide
License English speaking guide
7 breakfast,
7 lunches, 7dinners
On-Trip Transportation
Tourism registered vehicle
Entrance Tickets
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Uchisar Castle
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Open Air Museum
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Dark Church
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Hierapolis
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Ephesus
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House of Mar
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Topkapi Palace
Activities
2 small Bottle Water daily oer pax
Gratuities
Guide & driver only
What's Excluded
Travel Insurance
Visa
If applicable
International or
Domestic Flight
Tickets
Personal Expenses
Own shopping, mini bar,
medical expenses & etc
Different transfer Location
Emergency
Natural disaster, force majeure or
government sudden restriction
Personal Expenses
PRC Test, Doctor Fees
& etc