Private 10-Day Turkey Exploring Trip from Istanbul

Itinerary

Day 1: Istanbul

Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Caddesi No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
Welcome to Turkey! After your arrival in Istanbul, we will transfer from you from the airport to your central hotel. Enjoy a relaxed overnight stay in Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels

Day 2: Private Istanbul City Tour

Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Starting the day at 9am, we will begin our private city tour of Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Hagia Sophia Museum / Church (Ayasofya), Ayasofya Square, Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
hagia sophia
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
blue mosque
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels

Day 3: Istanbul to Izmir Airport / Kusadasi

Stop At: Kusadasi Market, Kusadasi Turkey
Enjoy a free day in Istanbul until the your domestic afternoon flight to Izmir. Upon arrival, we will transfer you from airport and check in to your hotel in Kusadasi, where you will spend the night.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels

Day 4: Private Ephesus Tour

Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Our fully-guided Ephesus Tour starts at 9am, letting you experience one of the best-preserved ancient ruins in the world. Once the commercial center of the ancient world, with wealth and patronage to support a splendid architectural program, Ephesus was dedicated to the goddess Artemis.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Selcuk 35100 Turkey
house of virgin mary
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Selcuk Turkey
artemis temple
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels

Day 5: Private Pamukkale Tour

Stop At: Pamukkale Natural Park, Pamukkale orenyeri kocacukur alani pamukkale kasabasi, Pamukkale Turkey
Today at 9.30am we will depart for our tour of Pamukkale. Take in this remarkable place, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Admire the stunning hot springs and limestone travertines, and the ancient city of Hierapolis.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels

Day 6: Izmir - Kayseri Airport / Cappadocia

Stop At: Cappadocia Cave Dwellings, Urgup Turkey
After breakfast, we depart for Izmir Airport for our domestic flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival, transfer from Kayseri airport to your Cave hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore Cappadocia, where you will spend the night in a Cave Hotel
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels

Day 7: Private Cappadocia Tour

Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme Turkey
After breakfast we will start our private Cappadocia tour including visits to the Goreme Open Air Museum, Dervent Valley, and Pasabag Valley.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Aktepe Koyu Turkey
devrent valley
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
monks valley
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels

Day 8: Private Cappadocia Tour / Istanbul

Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
After breakfast we will head to one of the most interesting sites of Cappadocia: Kaymakli Underground City. The Christians hid from the armies of Rome and the raids of hostile tribes in these self-sufficient cities, with halls for stocks of crops barns, rooms, kitchens and ventilation channels.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels

Day 9: Istanbul

Stop At: Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Today you don't have to wake up early. At 10.30am we will start a different city tour of Istanbul, giving you a new point of view on this amazing place.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu - Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkey
spice bazaar
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight at selected hotels

Day 10: Istanbul - End of Tour

Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Caddesi No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
After breakfast, check out from your hotel. We hope your private luxury Turkey tour was a memorable one and we would love to see you again in the future. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing US.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.