Day
1: ARRIVAL to ISTANBUL
Arrival to Istanbul airport and meet for transfer on to your hotel. Rest
of the day at leisure (as per your flight arrival time). Overnight in Istanbul
Day
2: ISTANBUL (B,L)
After breakfast at the hotel meet with guide to depart on a full day
tour to explore some of the most important sights in Istanbul. Visit
the Blue Mosque, Haghia Sophia Museum, Hippodrome and Obelisk, Grand Bazaar and
Topkapi Palace (excludes: extra entrance to Harem & Treasury rooms).
After tour, return to hotel with the evening then at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day
3: ISTANBUL (B)
Depart from the hotel for a mornings Cruise on the Bosphorous which
separates the East from West. During the cruise we visit the Spice
(Egyptian) Bazaar and Rumeli Fortress. At end of cruise, transfer back
to your hotel with the remainder of the day is at leisure. (There is the
option to extend this to a full days tour including visits to Dolmabahce
Palace, Bosphorous Bridge and Camlica Hill for panoramic views). Overnight in Istanbul.
Day
4: ISTANBUL - CAPPADOCIA (L)
Check out and transfer to Istanbul airport in the
early morning for departure on the flight to Kayseri. On arrival meet
with the transfer to take you on to Urgup for start of the tour. Today
visit Devrent Valley and Pasabagi(Monk's Valley) where you will
find the world famous fairy chimneys. Break for lunch in Avanos. Then on
to visit Goreme Open Air Museum to explore the numerous churches
and monasteries with their frescoes. These churches and monasteries
where carved from the soft volcanic stone and decorated by Medieval
Orthodox Christian Monks around 1000-1200AD. A visit to Ortahisar
natural rock castle for panoramic views. After tour, on to hotel with
for check-in with the evening at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day
5
: CAPPADOCIA - ISTANBUL (B,L)
Breakfast at hotel, check out then depart on another full day tour
this time starting with a visit to the famous Derinkuyu Underground
City which was built as a defence and hiding site during the period of
spreading Christianity. Then on to Cavusin Old Christian Village where
you will find a triple Apse church and the monastery of St John the
Baptist. In Sinasos Old Greek Village you find old Greek and Ottoman
houses. The days touring includes an easy grade 3km hike through
Red Valley offering some great scenery that would otherwise not be
accessible by car and a visit to Uchisar natural rock castle. At end
of the tour, collect luggage from hotel reception and transfer on to
Kayseri airport for the return flight to Istanbul. Arrival, transfer to
hotel and remainder of evening at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day
6: ISTANBUL (B)
Breakfast at hotel, check out and as per your flight time transfer on
to Istanbul international airport.
