Day
1: ARRIVAL to ISTANBUL
Arrival to Ataturk Istanbul airport and meet for transfer on to your hotel. Check in, rest of the day at your leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day
2
: ISTANBUL (B)
Breakfast, Here you have a day free at leisure to discover the hidden treasures of Istanbul.
Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3: ISTANBUL - SAFRANBOLU (B)
After Breakfast, check out. Transfer onto the Istanbul main bus terminal, for the day bus to Safranbolu (as per departure time) .
Arrival to Safranbolu, meet our representative at the bus terminal and transfer to your hotel, check in, Overnight in Safranbolu.
Day 4: SAFRANBOLU (B)
After breakfast, Free day for you to discover Safranbolu From the 13th century to the advent of the railway in the early 20th century, Safranbolu was an important caravan station on the main East-West trade route. The Old Mosque, Old Bath and Suleyman Pasha Medrese were built in 1322. During it's apogee in the 17th century, Safranbolu's architecture influenced urban development throughout much of the Ottoman Empire. Overnight in Safranbolu.
Day
5: SAFRANBOLU - ANKARA - CAPPADOCIA (B)
Breakfast, check out. Then from your hotel you will be transferred on to the bus terminal for the day
bus to Cappadocia(as per departure time) arriving to Ankara bus station, you will then be connected
with the bus that departs for Cappadocia. Evening arrival to Urgup(Cappadocia) bus terminal, meet
our representative at the bus terminal and transfer to your hotel, check in, Overnight stay in Urgup
(Cappadocia).
Day 6: CAPPADOCIA (B,L)
After breakfast, We will join the North Tour to visit Devrent Valley to
see the unique fairy-chimneys. Drive to Pasabag (Monk's
Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Drive to the city of Avanos.
In the afternoon visit another beautiful Open
Air Museum at Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back
hundreds of years. Lastly, before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at Uchisar.
Overnight in Urgup (Cappadocia).
Day 7: CAPPADOCIA - PAMUKKALE (B,L)
After breakfast, Depart from your hotel to visit Red Valley, and explore the famous
rock- cut churches and hike 5km through the Gulludere
Valley. Then visit Cavusin Village. This village is famous for the houses
and churches of the christian clegymen. After lunch Drive to the Pigeon Valley. In the
afternoon visit Kaymakli Underground City. Where early christians lived in fear and
faith. On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar. From here we take you
to the bus station for the overnight bus to Pamukkale.
Day 8: PAMUKKALE - SELCUK / KUSADASI (L)
Arrival early morning and after a short rest, depart on a full day tour to visit the natural formation of the Traverten
at Pamukkale and the ruins of Hierapolis. End of the tour, transfer on to Selcuk (or
Kusadasi) when we arrive in Selcuk/ Kusadasi we will transfer you to the hotel, check in.
Overnight in Selcuk /Kusadasi.
Day 9: SELCUK /KUSADASI - ISTANBUL (B,L)
After breakfast, Check out. Then from your hotel, we depart on a full day tour to visit the remains of Artemis Temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Then on to visit Ephesus Ancient City, the best preserved Greco-Roman city in the world. Here you will explore the Agora, Odeon, Curetes Street, public toilets, Celsius Library, Roman baths, Grand Theatre, Marble Street. After a lunch break depart for the House
of Virgin Mary and visit the chapel where she is said to have spent her last days. End of the day we transfer you to the bus station and send you on the overnight bus to Istanbul.
Day 10: ISTANBUL
Arrival early morning to the Istanbul bus terminal. Service Ends.
(we do provide a free shuttle bus to the Sultanahmet area, which you may take ).
