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Turkey is a wonderful tourist destination packed with ancient monuments and natural scenery. This Eurasian country is blessed with rich culture, culinary variety, and vast history.
Istanbul, is a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a soaring 6th-century dome and rare Christian mosaics.
Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyon houses numerous rock-face churches.
Meet and greet at Istanbul New Airport. Transfer to hotel (early check-in subject to availability, but we will do our best to arrange it). Afternoon at around 13:00hrs hotel pick-up for half-day tour. Drive by bus to Old City Walls, Golden Horn Then, Bosphorus Cruise along the Bosphorus, the winding strait separating Europe & Asia. Bosphorus coastline is a delightful mixture of the past and the present where one can enjoy the grand splendour and quaint beauty of the ancient wooden mansions, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. Rumeli Fortress (from the boat, no interior visit). At the end of the tour drop at hotel. Overnight at Istanbul Hotel.
Breakfast at hotel. Hotel pick-up for half-day city tour. Visits to St.Sophia Mosque, Byzantine Hippodrome, in which stand the obelisk brought from Egypt by Theodosius and the Serpent Column taken from Delphi by Constantine. Blue Mosque (will be visited from outside as inside there are restoration works), which has six minarets and a middle dome of 109 feet and Grand Covered Bazaar (closed on Sundays, will be visited Arasta Bazar) dating back to 15th century. It covers over 4,000 shops under one roof. After the tour drop at Grand Bazaar. Afternoon free at leisure. Overnight at Istanbul Hotel.
Box breakfast will be arranged. Early morning transfer to Istanbul New Apt to take an early morning flight to Kayseri. Upon arrival at Kayseri Erciyes Apt, drive to Cappadocia. Arrival to Cappadocia, visit to Red Valley which is one of the most beautiful trekking valleys in Cappadocia. Explore the famous rock-cut churches and hiking for 5km through the valley. After hiking, resting in Old Cavusin Village where is one of old Greek Villages in Cappadocia. The village is known with its houses and churches of the Christian clergymen. After lunch at local restaurant visit to Kaymakli Underground City, the place early Christians hid from persecutors. Finally visit to Pigeon Valley. After the tour transfer to hotel and check-in. Dinner and overnight at Cappadocia hotel.
Breakfast at hotel. Full-day tour of Cappadocia. Morning visits to Devrent Valley which has various types of fairy chimneys. Pasabaglari (Monk’s Valley) with some other types of fairy chimneys. Avanos Region, known with its pottery, a craft dating back to Hittite period. After lunch at local restaurant visits to Goreme Open-Air Museum, which is full of pink, rose and white tapering columns. These tall free standing cones of stone curve and twist as if pulled from earth like taffy. Others are tall like fairy chimneys. The caves were settled in the 4th century as monasteries. Visit some caves on the cliffs to see Byzantine frescoes decorating early Christian churches. Stop at Citadel of Uchisar and Esentepe for beautiful view of Cappadocia. You will also have chance to take photo in these places. Dinner and overnight at Cappadocia Hotel.
Breakfast at hotel. Free till departure. Hotel check-out latest at 12:00hrs Transfer to Kayseri Erciyes Airport to take a domestic flight to Istanbul . Upon arrival at Istanbul New Apt directly taking international flight back to India.
3nt Istanbul, 2nt Cappadocia
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All Transfers & Tours are on SIC basis
2nt Cappadocia, 3nt Istanbul
Daily Breakfasts
Return airport transfers
All Transfers & Tours are on SIC basis