8 Days
starting from
8 Days
starting from
8 Days
starting from
8 Days
starting from

DISCOVER TURKEY in 8 DAYS BY PLANE

Istanbul - Ephesus - Cappadocia - Pamukkale by flights in 7 nights. 

Tour Details

  • HighlightsTopkapi Palace-Hagia Sophia-Blue Mosque-Hippodrome-Spice Market-Bosphorus Trip-Underground Cistern-Artemis Temple-Ephesus-House of Virgin Mary-Kaymakli Underground City-Devrent Valley-Pasabag Fairy Chimneys-Avanaos Town-Goreme Open Air Museum-Uchisar Rockj Castle, Pamukkale
  • Duration7 Nights - 8 Days
  • DepartureMini Group : Friday - Saturday - Tuesday Private : Everyday
  • Tour TypeMINI Group (Max 10 people) & Private
  • Guiding inEnglish
DAY 1 : Arrival to Istanbul
Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul Airport ( IST ) or to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport ( SAW ) , Our representative will meet you at the airport with your name sign and private transfer to the hotel for overnight stay in Istanbul.
 
DAY 2 : Full Day Istanbul Tour ( Breakfast )
09.00 a.m. After breakfast, pick up from hotel and Our journey begins in Istanbul, the only city in the world situated on two continents. Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul – its three names span more than 2600 years, nearly 1600 of them as the capital of two of the greatest empires the world has known, Byzantine and Ottoman. We visit the Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Hippodrome, where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place.Visit the Grand Bazaar for shopping. Overnight in Istanbul. 
 
DAY 3 : Full Day Istanbul Tour ( Breakfast )
08.30 a.m. After breakfast, pick up from hotel . First visit Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar): The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other concievable herb and spice then Boat trip on the bosphorus : A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway seperating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages.  Afternoon visit Underground cistern. Overnight in Istanbul. 
 
Day 4 : Istanbul – Cappadocia Tour & Cave Hotel ( Breakfast )
Pick up from hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport for flight.to Cappadocia . Arrive in Cappadocia. Meet by your guide and transfer to your hotel.Leave your luggages at the hotel and start for Private Cappadocia tour. First meeting with Cappadocia, visiting Three Sisters Fairy Chimneys in Urgup which are the most popular and seen on advertisements. Then we head on to Pigeons Valley, Pigeons have been always important for cappadocian people. That’s why people carved some pigeon houses to keep them in certain places. You will see that the houses for the pigeons are like the houses for the people. Then we descend into the center of the earth in the Kaymakli Underground City one of the largest and the deepest of 200 others in Cappadocia. After the tour program drive to your hotel. Cappadocia accommodation in a CAVE Hotel that not to be missed.
 
DAY 5 :  Cappadocia Tour - Izmir - Kusadasi ( Breakfast )
Optional: Hot air balloon ride with sunrise, once in a lifetime experience in Cappadocia
After breakfast take our second day private Cappadocia tour. Drive to Devrent Valley, take a walk through this lunar landscape where different rock formations can be seen.. Seeing the best examples of the fairy chimneys at Pasabag Fairy Chimneys Valley, we drive further to Avanos Town, which is famous with tile and pottery workshops. After lunch our next stop is Goreme Open Air Museum where you will enjoy the fantastic rock churches and beautiful frescos from various centuries decorating the walls of the churches. Then we drive to the Uchisar Rock Castle, which is the highest and the most dominant point, giving us a breathtaking panorama. We end the day visiting Esentepe Windy Hill for panaromic view and taking photos. Transfer to the airport for flight back to Izmir via Istanbul. Arrival to Izmir and transfer to Kusadasi for overnight.
 
DAY 6 : Ephesus Tour ( Breakfast )
After breakfast drive to Ephesus. First visit Artemis Temple where is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World. Continue to Ephesus, walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them The State Agora, Odeon, Memnius Monument, the Temple of Domitian, , Polio Fountain, Curetes Street, The Trajan Fountain, The Baths of Scholastica, Hadrian Temple, Latrina,  Celcus Library, the gate of Mihridates and Mazues, Commercial Agora and The Grand Theater are two of the most impressive buildings in Ephesus. Grand theatre was built in 3rd century B.C and it was later expanded to 24.000 spectators by the Romans in the 1st century A.D.
After Lunch visit House of Virgin Mary. This house is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council of 431 in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared it a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed here.
After the tour, drive to Kusadasi for overnight. 

 
DAY 7 : Kusadasi - Pamukkale - Istanbul ( Breakfast ) 
Drive to Pamukkale. Visit the ancient city of Hierapolis & Pamukkale with the Theatre, Apollo Temple and magnificent Necropolis, the graveyard . and The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most spectacular natural wonders we ever have seen from various mineral springs in a vast white cliff side, about 200 m overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have dripped down over a series of terraced levels and created a fairyland of bizarre solidified cascades and shell-shaped basins. It looks like creations from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle): Moreover the water in the basins is changing its color according to how the light enters.
After the tour, we drive to Denizli airport for our flight back to Istanbul at after 1 hour flight, arrival in Istanbul . met by our representative and transfer to the hotel for overnight.
 
DAY 8 : Home ( Breakfast ) 
After breakfast check out from the hotel and private transfer to Istanbul Airport or to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airport for your flight back home.
The end of our services. 
 
Update for St. Sophia interior visit : 
Live guiding is not allowed in St. Sophia after the 15th January 2024. Guests have to have their smart phones and headphones during their visit. If guests do not have a headphone, they can buy at the entrance at the cost of 3,5-USD
The system is similar to audio guide system. Guests who does not have smart phones will follow the signs and the given informations on the signs . For more information https://ar.demx.org.tr can be visited on your smart phone.

Tour Includes

✅ Professional licensed Tour guide
✅ 7 nights accommodation based on bed & breakfast in Boutiue hotels (Cappadocia in a Cave Hotel)
✅ Return private airport transfers
✅ Transportation with private AC vehicle
✅ All entrance fees to the sites stated above the itinerary
✅ Istanbul – Cappadocia, Cappadocia - Izmir, Denizli - Istanbul domestic return flight tickets including airport tax


Tour Excludes
  • ❌ Personal expenses
    ❌ Any drinks and the meals not mentioned in includes section


Tour Type MINI Group Tour (Max 10 people) Departs: Friday - Saturday - Tuesday
Hotel Standards In 4 star Boutique & Cave Hotels  
Price (Min. 2 pax reservation) 1.639-US$ per person
Single supplement 248-US$ 
Tour Type Private Tours (Guaranteed Departures Everyday)
Hotel Standards In 4 Star Boutique and Cave Hotels In 5 Star and Cave Hotels
2 - 3 Pax 1.909-US$ per person 2.319-US$ per person
4 - 5 Pax 1.649-US$ per person 2.169-US$ per person
6 - 10 Pax 1.439-US$ per person 1.969-US$ per person
Single Supp. 248-US$ per person 545-US$ per person
Tour Type MINI Group Tour (Max 10 people) Departs: Friday - Saturday - Tuesday
Hotel Standards In 4 star Boutique & Cave Hotels  
Price (Min. 2 pax reservation) 1.639-US$ per person
Single supplement 248-US$ 
Tour Type Private Tours (Guaranteed Departures Everyday)
Hotel Standards In 4 Star Boutique and Cave Hotels In 5 Star and Cave Hotels
2 - 3 Pax 1.909-US$ per person 2.319-US$ per person
4 - 5 Pax 1.649-US$ per person 2.169-US$ per person
6 - 10 Pax 1.439-US$ per person 1.969-US$ per person
Single Supp. 248-US$ per person 545-US$ per person
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Hotels in Hotel Name Type
Istanbul
  • 5 Star
  • 5 Star
  • 5 Star
  • 5 Star
  • 4 Star Boutique
  • 4 Star Boutique
  • 4 Star Boutique
Kusadasi
  • 5 Star
  • 5 Star
  • 5 Star
  • 4 Star Superior Boutique
  • 4 Star Superior
  • 4 Star
Cappadocia
  • Cave Hotel
  • Cave Hotel
  • Cave Hotel
  • Cave Hotel
 
%20 Special Discounted Dates for 2021 Reservations
Months Days
May 5, 11, 19
June 7, 26
July 6, 12, 13, 15
August 13, 16, 29
September 1, 19
October 12, 21
November 7, 10, 19
December 6
We would like to offer you these optional visits below to make your tour more tasty and memorable. You may add them into your itinerary during reservation.

 Please note that all optional activities can not be added into all itineraries and/or one reservation due to lack of time. 
Please see optional visit list below.