Small-Group Turkey Boutique Tour Istanbul - Cappadocia - Konya - Antalya - Fethiye - Pamukkale - Ephesus 14 days

Arrival to Istanbul

Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul Airport ( IST ) or to Sabiha Gokcen Airport ( SAW ) , Our representative will meet you at the airport with your name sign and private transfer to the hotel for overnight stay in Istanbul.

Overnight in Istanbul in Selected Boutique Class Hotels in Sultanahmet

Full Day Istanbul Tour (Breakfast)

Our tour starts with Hippodrome Square where used to take place for chariot races and the Byzantine riots during Roman and Byzantine period.

Only a short walk away, reaches Hagia Sophia built in 532 AD by Roman Emperor Justinian I.

Visit Blue Mosque, which has its fame from its beautiful blue Iznik tiles

We will continue walking to Topkapi Palace, was not only the residence of the Ottoman sultans, but also the administrative and educational center of the state. It was constructed between 1460 and 1478 by Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople. We will visit the Topkapi Palace including weapons section.

We will visit Grand Bazaar where is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 1,200 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. Opened in 1461, it is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops.

Drive back to our hotel

Overnight in Istanbul in Selected Boutique Class Hotels in Sultanahmet

Istanbul Tour (Breakfast)

Our tour starts with the one of Istanbul's splendid historical buildings is the Basilica Cistern located in the southwest of Hagia Sophia. This large underground cistern built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527-565) was named as Yerebatan Palace ere among the people due to the marble columns rising from the water and countless seemingly like. It is also known as Basilica Cistern since there is a Basilica in the place where the cistern is located.

You will have time in Spice Bazaar. Than visit to the Spice Bazaar with its domed and vaulted shops selling spices and herbs, also known as Egyptian Bazaar.

Then to the pier for a Bosporus cruise on a public ferry. Starting the trip from the Golden Horn and sailing through the waterway separating the two continents, Asia and Europe- with a possibility to take pictures of the marble palaces, old wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials. We get on land in Sariyer district which has the old and modern taste together. Visit Ortakoy where mostly locals go. Ortakoy, once literally “the village in the middle” (orta) the European Bosphorus Shore, is now among Istanbul ‘ s coolest, chic-est, most artsy neighborhoods, with trendy boutiques, atmospheric cafes and bistrots, and crowds of young, sophisticated residents and visitors.

After the tour program drive to your hotel for overnight in Istanbul.

Overnight in Istanbul in Selected Boutique Class Hotels in Sultanahmet

Istanbul - Fly to Cappadocia & Tour (Breakfast)

Early morning Pick up from hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport for your flight to Kayseri.

Upon your arrival to Kayseri / Nevsehir airport, you will be welcomed and transfer to Cappadocia region.

We will visit Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. After the tour program transfer to your hotel. Stay overnight in Cappadocia.

End of the tour, drive to your hotel for overnight in Cappadocia.

Overnight in Selected Unique Cave Hotels in Cappadocia

Cappadocia Tour (Breakfast)

In the morning, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; a journey in the past with its troglodyte houses, visit to Pasabag “fairy chimneys” where the voice of wind mixes with the “songs of fairies” near Zelve.

Lunch in Avanos, centre of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC. and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop.

Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century).

Continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. After the tour program transfer to your hotel. Stay overnight in Cappadocia.

Overnight in Selected Unique Cave Hotels in Cappadocia

Cappadocia - Tour (Breakfast)

First meeting with Cappadocia, visiting Three Sisters Fairy Chimneys in Urgup which are the most popular and seen on advertisements. That’s why people carved some pigeon houses to keep them in certain places. You will see that the houses for the pigeons are like the houses for the people.

Then we descend into the center of the earth in the Kaymakli Underground City one of the largest and the deepest of 200 others in Cappadocia.

After this, we drive to Mustafapasa through the unspoiled villages of Cappadocia, surrounded by the “table-top” mountains. On the way, we visit the Ayvali Village. We continue to Mustafapasa (Sinasos), an old Greek town with its spectacular old Greek houses; very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture.

End of the tour, drive back to your hotel for overnight.

Overnight in Selected Unique Cave Hotels in Cappadocia

Cappadocia – Konya (Breakfast)

After breakfast, departure for Konya. On the way visit to the 13th century Seljukian masterpiece Sultanhan Caravanserai and arrival in Konya.

Then, continue with the Mausoleum of Mevlana, the world-wide famous mystic. After, proceed to Karatay Theological School in which beautiful tiles are on display.

End of the tour, check in to your hotel for overnight in Konya.

Overnight in a 5 star Hotel in Konya.

Antalya ( Breakfast – Dinner)

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and drive to Antalya around 4 hours.

First visit the Perge Ancien city. Perge, which is the closest to the Antalya city center, ancient city is one of the Turkey’s cultural treasures. It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List thanks to the importance of the ruins and artifacts found in the excavations in addition to being one of the largest and most important ancient settlements that have survived as a whole. The reason why Perge is a favorite settlement for history and art lovers is that it was one of the most important sculpture production centers of Ancient Age. The Antalya Museum, where the statues uncovered during the excavations is exhibited, is considered one of the richest Roman sculpture museums in the world. After the ancient city, a visit to the Museum will give you clues about the splendor Perge once had and will increase your admiration for the city.

After, we will visit Aspendos theatre. The theatre in Aspendos is considered to be the best-preserved theatre of antiquity. The Roman builders of this structure managed to express the state of ideal balance between the auditorium and the skene building and, what's more, the whole theatre matches perfectly into the landscape.

Kursunlu Waterfall is on a terrain rich in flora amongst the pine trees 7 km ahead when turned to left at the 24th km of the Antalya - Mersin road.

A canyon for 2 km shapes the environs of the waterfall that falls from 18 m in height where seven small lakes connect each other through small falls. The area is open to visitors since 1986. The waterfall and picnic area, which cover 33 hectares of land, provide comfortable atmosphere with the fountains, seats, grills and playgrounds.

End of the tour, check in to your hotel for overnight in Antalya.

Overnight in a Boutique Hotel located in Old Town in Antalya.

Antalya – St. Nicholas – Myra – Kekova – Kalkan (Breakfast, Dinner)

After breakfast check out from your hotel and drive to south to Mediteranean untouched bays . Visit St. Nicholas and stop in Kekove to take a private boat to Sunken City and Simena.

After delicious fish lunch in a village drive to Kalkan though famous Kas and Kaputas beach. Arrival to Kalkan.

Fethiye - End of the tour, check in to your hotel for overnight in Fethiye

Overnight in a boutique hotel in Kalkan.

Kalkan – Pamukkale (Breakfast, Dinner)

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and depart for Pamukkale.

Discovery of Travertine terraces and Hierapolis. The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most spectacular natural wonders we ever have seen from various mineral springs in a vast white cliff side, about 200 m overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have dripped down over a series of terraced levels and created a fairyland of bizarre solidified cascades and shell-shaped basins. It looks like creations from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle): “pamuk” for cotton and “kale” for castle. Moreover the water in the basins is changing its color according to how the light enters.

End of your tour, drive back to your Thermal hotel for overnight in Pamukkale. You can use the thermal pools until 22:00.

Overnight in a 5 star Thermal hotel in Pamukkale.

Pamukkale – Aphrodisias – Sirince (Breakfast)

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and depart for Aprodisias.

Aphrodisias was a small ancient Greek Hellenistic city in the historic Caria cultural region of western Anatolia, Turkey.

Aphrodisias was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who had here her unique cult image, the Aphrodite of Aphrodisias.

Kusadasi Overnight - Then continue to Kusadasi around 2 hours. Upon your arrival, check in your hotel for overnight.

Overnight in a boutique hotel in Sirince villiage.

Ephesus – Sirince (Breakfast)

After breakfast drive to Ephesus where We will spend several hours walking in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Caesar, Cicero, Apostles Paul and John and many other familiar historical names.

The recently opened Slope Houses where the wealthiest Romans lived are an excellent example of sensitive excavation and presentation. The mosaics and frescos are spectacular.

Tradition has it that Virgin Mary was brought here by St John after the Crucifixion and lived her final years near the city of Ephesus on an isolated mountaintop. A lovely chapel is constructed on the site tended by Franciscans and open to visitors. It has been designated a pilgrimage site by the Pope.

Kusadasi Overnight - End of the tour, drive back to your hotel for overnight in Kusadasi

Overnight in a boutique class hotel in Sirince villiage.

Izmir – Istanbul (Breakfast)

After breakfast, our driver will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to Izmir airport, for your flight back to Istnabul.

Upon your arrival to Istanbul, our representative will welcome you with your name sign. Then transfer you to your hotel in Istanbul, for overnight.

Overnight in Istanbul in Selected Boutique Class Hotels in Sultanahmet

Istanbul - Home (Breakfast)

After breakfast, according to your departure flight time, our driver will pick you up from your hotel lobby and transfer you to Istanbul Airport.

End of our services.