Private 5-Day Tour of Istanbul and Cappadocia's Highlights

Itinerary

Day 1: ISTANBUL / ARRIVAL

Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Our assistant will meet you at the airport upon arrival to Istanbul and will transfer to your hotel to stay overnight.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 4 Star Istanbul Hotel

Day 2: ISTANBUL

Stop At: Hagia Sophia Museum / Church (Ayasofya), Ayasofya Square, Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Magnificent Byzantine church of St Sophia, one of the finest architectural works in the world, this church has been nominated as the 8th wonder of the world by many historians.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Grand Bazaar, which in addition to its historical importance, is a bazaar that will tempt you with its rich collection of precious handmade carpets, jewellery, leather and souvenirs. During your tour you will also visit a leather or carpet shop.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Blue Mosque, one of the largest mosques in Istanbul. Dating back to the 17th century, this is one of the principal adornments on the skyline of Istanbul and is also famous for its blue tiles and 6 minarets.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Topkapi Palace (including the jewellery section), the imperial residence from which the Great Ottoman Empire was ruled but today a museum holding large collections of Japanese and Chinese porcelains and displaying holy relics. Proceed to Little Hagia Sofia.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 4 Star Hotel in Istanbul

Day 3: ISTANBUL

Stop At: Misir Carsisi (Spice Market), Rustem Pasa Mahallesi, Erzak Ambari Sok. No:92 Eminonu - Fatih, Istanbul 34116 Turkey
Egyptian Spice Bazaar which is full of the mystical aromas of various spices and colourful shops selling fruit, vegetables, flowers, fish etc.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Bosphorus Cruise, Cankurtaran, Akbıyık Cd. No:79, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
we board our boat for a cruise along the Bosphorus, the waterway separating the two continents of Europe and Asia. As we travel, you will have the chance to see the European style palaces of the Ottomans and the palaces of Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi, in striking contrast to some of the modern villas that line the shores.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 4 Star Hotel in Istanbul.

Day 4: ISTANBUL /CAPPADOCIA

Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
After breakfast, departure from your hotel for your domestic flight to Cappadocia. Upon your arrival to Kayseri Airport, our assistant will meet you to transfer to the hotel in Cappadocia to stay overnight.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 4 Star Hotel in Cappadocia

Day 5: CAPPADOCIA

Stop At: Goreme, Goreme, Cappadocia
Visit the Goreme Open Air Museum, Goreme valley holds the highest concentration of rock-cut chapels and monasteries in Cappadocia. View the churches with superb Byzantine frescoes depicting scenes from the Old and New Testaments, the life of Christ and deeds of the Saints
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
Kaymakli Underground City, where five levels extend below ground and include; living quarters, kitchens, wine presses, storage rooms, stables and ventilation shafts. Early Christians carved out these subterranean complexes to avoid invaders who swept across the plains of Anatolia from the 6th to the 9th Century
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Derinkuyu Yeralti Sehri, Derinkuyu Turkey
This underground city extends several kilometers with small rooms and larger central squares where streets cross. The city could accommodate up to 20.000 people and had all the amenities of the Cappadocian underground complexes as storage rooms, refectories and chapels. We see here a religious school and a cruciform Church.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 4 Star Hotel in Cappadocia

Day 6: CAPPADOCIA / DEPARTURE

Stop At: Kayseri, Kayseri, Kayseri Province
After breakfast, transfer to the Kayseri Airport for your departure flight back to Istanbul.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.