DAY - 1 ARRIVAL IN ISTANBUL                                                                                                                      Arrival in Istanbul International Airport, pick up and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY - 2 BYZANTINE & OTTOMAN RELICS TOUR (B-L)                                                                              08:15 am pick up from the reception and depart for the tour.  Visiting, Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar and Topkapi Palace. Tour ends around 4:00 pm. Return back to the hotel and overnight in Istanbul.

DAY - 3 BOSPHORUS & TWO CONTINENTS TOUR (B-L)                                                                          08:15 am pick up from the reception and depart for the tour.  Visiting Spice Bazaar, Bosphorus Cruise for an hour, Rumeli Fortress (vision from the sea), Beylerbeyi Palace, Bosphorus Bridge and Camlica Hill. Tour ends around 5:00 pm. Return back to the hotel and overnight in Istanbul.

DAY - 4 FLIGHT TO CAPPADOCIA / CAPPADOCIA TOUR #1 (B- L)                                                          05:00 am pick up from the reception and transfer to the airport. You will fly into either Kayseri or Nevsehir.  Arrival at the airport and depart for the tour. Visiting Devrent Valley, Monk's valley (Pasabagi) where you will find the world renowned fairy chimneys. After lunch break continue on to the Goreme Open-Air Museum where you will visit the numerous rock carved churches and monasteries. Tour will end with a visit to Uchisar, a natural rock castle. Transfer back to the hotel around 5:00 pm. Overnight in Cappadocia.

DAY - 5 CAPPADOCIA TOUR #2 (B-L)                                                                                                           09:30 am, depart from your hotel to visit Red valley, and explore the famous rock- cut churches and walk 4-5 km through the Gulludere valley. Then visit Çavusvillage. This village is famous for the houses and churches of the Christian clergymen. After lunch drive to the Pigeon valley. In the afternoon visit Kaymakli underground city where early Christians lived in fear and faith. Transfer back to the hotel around 5:00 pm. Overnight in Cappadocia.

 OPTIONAL TOUR: Hot Air Balloon Ride - $190 per person  

DAY - 6 DEPART TO KONYA (B-L)
08:00 am depart to Konya after breakfast by a private minivan (5 hours). Arriving in Konya, visiting Selimiye Cami, Tebrizi Cami, Alaaddin Cami, Mezar Anitlar Muzesi/Tombstone Museum, Karatay Medrese, Ince Minare Big Bazaar and Mevlana Museum and the tomb of Mevlana, the founder of the mystical Whirling Dervishes. Transfer to the hotel and overnight in Konya.

DAY - 7 CATALHOYUK & DEPART TO PAMUKKALE (B)
10:00 am depart to Pamukkale after breakfast by a private minivan (5 hours). We will stop at Catalhoyuk to visit the latest excavations. Arrival in Pamukkale, check into the hotel and overnight in Pamukkale.

DAY - 8 PAMUKKALE TOUR (B-L)
11:30 am pick up from the reception and depart for the tour. Visiting Pamukkale "Cotton Castle", once known as Hierapolis, famous for healing thermal/ mineral baths and beautiful snow-white "petrified waterfalls". After lunch, visiting Hierapolis, including the magnificently preserved Necropolis, the Main Street and Gates, the Thermal Baths, the Devil's Hole, and the Masterpiece Theater. Swimming or a therapeutic bath in a hotel pool's hot spring mineral waters (but not in the Cascade Pools) is one of your year-round options, before transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.

DAY - 9 EPHESUS TOUR (B-L)
09:15 am pick up from th reception and depart for the tour. Visiting the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Following this, we will make our way to Ephesus which was one of the most important cultural centers of the ancient word. Visiting Ephesus ruins, Odeon, Celcus Library and the Theatre which is still in use today for concerts. As we walk through this ancient site you will notice the streets paved with marble which gives a hint to this city's great wealth many years ago.  Our last stop is the House of Virgin Mary where it is believed that she arrived with Saint John 4-6 years after the death of Christ and spent her final days. Return back to the hotel around 5:00 pm. Overnight in Kusadasi.

DAY - 10 FLIGHT BACK TO ISTANBUL (B)
Pick up from your hotel 2 hours before your departure and transfer to the airport. Flight back to Istanbul (morning or afternoon). Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY - 11 GOODBYE (B)
Pick up 3 hours before your international flight and transfer to the airport. Have a safe trip back home!

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