12 Days
12 Days
12 Days

Turkey Taste (11 Nights - 12 Days)

Visit Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Pamukkale and Bodrum with your professional guide and A/C vehicle

Tour Details

  • HighlightsIstanbul - Cappadocia - Ephesus - Kusadasi - Pamukkale - Bodrum
  • Duration11 Nights - 12 Days
  • DepartureMINI Group : Saturday - Friday | Private : Everyday
  • Tour TypeMINI Group (Max 10 people) & Private
  • Guiding inMINI Group ( Max. 10 pax ): English, Spanish
  • Private : English, Spanish
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 : Istanbul Walking Tour ( Breakfast )
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, The Blue Mosque and Hippodrome, where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place.Visit the Grand Bazaar for shopping. Overnight in Istanbul.
 
DAY 3 : Underground Cistern, Spice Bazaar, Bosphorus Cruise, Sariyer, Ortakoy ( Breakfast )
Pick up from hotel for second day tour . Visit Underground Cistern. Some free time in Spice Bazaar. Than visit to the Spice Bazaar with its domed and vaulted shops selling spices and herbs, also known as Egyptian Bazaar. Then to the pier for a Bosporus cruise on a public ferry. Starting the trip from the Golden Horn and sailing through the waterway separating the two continents, Asia and Europe- with a possibility to take pictures of the marble palaces, old wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials. We get on land in Sariyer district which has the old and modern taste together. Visit Ortakoy where mostly locals go. Ortakoy, once literally “the village in the middle” (orta) the European Bosphorus Shore, is now among Istanbul ‘ s coolest, chic-est, most artsy neighborhoods, with trendy boutiques, atmospheric cafes and bistrots, and crowds of young, sophisticated residents and visitors. After the tour program transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
 
Day 4 : Istanbul – Cappadocia ( Breakfast )
Early morning Pick up from hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport for your flight to Kayseri. Arrival in Kayseri airport. And transfer to your hotel. Check in. 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.. 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 transfer to your cave hotel for overnight in Cappadocia.
 
DAY 5 : Full Day Cappadocia Tour (Breakfast )
Optional: Hot air balloon ride with sunrise, once in a lifetime experience in Cappadocia
In the morning, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; a journey in the past with its troglodyte houses, visit to Pasabag “fairy chimneys” where the voice of wind mixes with the “songs of fairies” near Zelve.
Lunch in Avanos, centre of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC. and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop. Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century). Continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. After the tour program transfer to your cave hotel for overnight in Cappadocia.
 
DAY 6 : Cappadocia – Izmir – Kusadasi ( Breakfast )
Free morning than Transfer to Cappadocia airport for your flight to Izmir. Arrival to Izmir and our representative will meet you and transfer to Kusadasi for free and overnight.
 
Day 7 : Ephesus ( Breakfast )
Having breakfast and depart for Ephesus. Arrival Ephesus. Visit Ephesus including Terrace Houses , The House of Virgin Mary, Artemission Temple. Stay overnight in Kusadasi.
 
Day 8 : Kusadasi – Pamukkale ( Breakfast – Dinner )
Drive to Pamukkale, on the way, visit to Laodicea. Discovery Travertine terraces and Hierapolis. 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. Overnight in Pamukkale.
 
Day 9 : Pamukkale – Bodrum ( Breakfast )
After breakfast Drive to Bodrum for tour of Bodrum. We will start visiting St. Peter's Castle, including underwater archeology museum. Castle was built by the Knights of St John in 1402 to dominate the harbour and it is one of the last and finest examples of Crusader architecture in the east. Then we will visit Halicarnassos Mausoleum which used to be one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World. Next stop will be the ancient theater of Halicarnassos, dated back to the 4th century BC with 5.000 capacity. Afternoon free in Bodrum .
 
Day 10 : Bodrum ( Breakfast )
Free day in Bodrum to relax.
 
Day 11 : Bodrum – Istanbul ( Breakfast )
Transfer to Bodrum airport to take flight to Istanbul. Arrival and transfer to your hotel. Free in Istanbul in the afternoon. Overnight in Istanbul.
 
DAY 12 : Fly 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
✅ 11 nights hotel accommodations including breakfast and tax in 4 Star Superior , Cave and Boutique Hotels
✅ 11 breakfast and 1 dinner
✅ Transportation by Brand-New A/C ´NON SMOKING’ vehicle ( Fully Air-conditioned. Specially designed comfortable seats )
✅ Guide’s, driver’s and Van’s expenses
✅ Government fees and local handling charges
✅ All entrance fees to the sites stated above the itinerary
✅ Bosphorus cruise in Istanbul
✅ Istanbul – Cappadocia – Izmir and Bodrum – Istanbul flight ticket including port tax.


Tour Excludes
  • ❌ Personal expenses
    ❌ Any drinks and the meals not mentioned in including section
    ❌ International flights


Tour Type MINI Group Tour (Max 10 people) Departs: Saturday - Friday
Hotel Standards In 4 Star Sperior Boutique and Cave Hotels
Price ( Min. 2 pax reservation ) 3.199-US$ per person
Single Supplement 610-US$ 
Tour Type Private Tours (Guaranteed Departurs Everyday)
Hotel Standards In 4 Star Boutique Hotels In 5 Star Hotels
2 - 3 pax 3.669-US$ per person Please ask
4 - 5 Pax 3.399-US$ per person Please ask
6 - 10 Pax 3.199-US$ per person Please ask
Single Supplement 610-US$  Please ask
Tour Type MINI Group Tour (Max 10 people) Departs: Saturday - Friday
Hotel Standards In 4 Star Sperior Boutique and Cave Hotels
Price ( Min. 2 pax reservation ) 3.199-US$ per person
Single Supplement 610-US$ 
Tour Type Private Tours (Guaranteed Departurs Everyday)
Hotel Standards In 4 Star Boutique Hotels In 5 Star Hotels
2 - 3 pax 3.669-US$ per person Please ask
4 - 5 Pax 3.399-US$ per person Please ask
6 - 10 Pax 3.199-US$ per person Please ask
Single Supplement 610-US$  Please ask
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Hotels in Hotel Name Type
Istanbul
  • 4 Star Superior Boutique
  • 4 Star Superior Boutique
  • 4 Star Superior Boutique
  • 4 Star Superior Boutique
Cappadocia

 

  • Cave Hotel
  • Cave Hotel
  • Cave Hotel
  • Cave Hotel
Kusadasi
  • S Class
Pamukkale
  • 5 Star
  • 5 Star
  • 5 Star
Bodrum
  • 5 Star
 
%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.