10-Day Highlights of Turkey Private Tour from Istanbul

DAY 1: Arrival To Istanbul

– You will be picked up from the airport and transferred to your Hotel. Overnight stay in Istanbul

Day 2: Istanbul Old City Tour

– You will meet your guide at hotel and start Istanbul Old city tour. You will visit Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace and Grand Bazaar. Overnight stay in Istanbul

Day 3: Istanbul City Tour

– You will have a two hour Bosphorus boat trip, and afterwards visit Spice Market, Suleymaniye Mosque, Basilica Cistern and Archeological Museum. Overnight stay in Istanbul

Day 4: Istanbul-Canakkale

– Departure from Istanbul and approximately 5 hours driving to Troy; visit The ancient city of Troy; and 1h driving to Assos visit the Temple of Athena and the ancient city of Assos and overnight stay in Assos.

Day 5: Canakkale-Kusadası

– Departure from Assos and 3 hours driving to Bergama; visit the Acropolis of Pergamon; after the tour 3 hours transfer to Kusadasi and overnight stay

Day 6: Ephesus Tour
-Visit the ancient city of Ephesus, The house of Virgin Mary and the Temple of Artemis. Overnight stay in Kusadasi

Day 7: Kusadası-Pamukkale

– Departure from Kusadasi and 2 and half hour driving to Aphrodisias, the city of Aphrodite; after you visit this well preserved ancient city, you will drive 1 more hour to Pamukkale; during Pamukkale and Hierapolis sightseeing, you will have chance to swim in the ancient pool where Cleopatra swam during her visit to this ancient site; overnight in Pamukkale

Day 8: Pamukkale- Konya-Capadoccia

Departure from Pamukkale and 4h 30min driving to Konya visiting the Konya Mevlana Mouseleum and 3 hours driving to Capadoccia and overnight.

Day 9: Cappadocia

– Optional hot-air balloon flight early in the morning; Cappadocia tour: Imaginary Valley, Monks valley, Zelve and Goreme open-air museum, Kaymaklı underground city. Overnight in Capadoccia

Day 10: Cappadocia- Istanbul

Transfer to airport for Istanbul flight. (Depending on your departure time back home we can arrange the date of this flight. If your flight is early then you can fly on day 9)