Istanbul with Kusadasi & Pamukkale

Day 1: Arrival → Istanbul

Welcome to Turkey!!! Upon arrival at Istanbul Airport, meet and greet by our representative. He will transfer you to pre-booked 4 star hotel in Istanbul. Check in to the hotel and rest for the day. Dinner and Overnight stay at the hotel.

 

Day 2: Istanbul City Tour  

Morning, after breakfast at the hotel, at 8:30 hrs, pick up from your hotel for a day Tour of Old Istanbul City. Visit to Topkapi Palace - the great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of Crystal, Silver and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle, enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque - across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the Blue Mosque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Hippodrome - ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments, the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break at 13:00 hrs. After Lunch, Murtis Tour will then take you to the Grand Covered Bazaar in this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area, the goldsmiths street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand honed copper ware, brass ware and trays, water ewers, onyx ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Dinner and Overnight stay at the hotel.

 

Day 3: Istanbul Bosporus Cruise → Kusadasi       

Morning, after breakfast at the hotel, check out from the hotel and depart for Bosporus Cruise Tour. Enjoy a magical Istanbul Bosporus Boat Cruise and Grand Spice Bazaar. Tour starting at 08:30 hrs. Enjoy the array of sites you can see from the boat including Grand Spice Bazaar. Bosphorus by Boat, a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. Lunch break at the Turkish Restaurant. After Lunch, depart for Istanbul Ataturk airport for domestic flight to Izmir. Transfer from Izmir Airport to pre-booked 4 star hotel in Kusadasi. Check in to the hotel and rest for the day. Dinner and Overnight stay at the hotel.

 

Day 4: Kusadasi → Ephesus Tour → Turkish Village Sirince  

Morning, after breakfast at the hotel, at 08:30 hrs, departure from hotel to a fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved ancient sites in the world en route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsius Library, Grand theater and House of the Virgin Mary. Lunch break around 13:00 hrs. After Lunch, you will visit a place which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey, a carpet weaving center. Later do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirinces construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all original with their white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey especially fruit wines. You will visit the wine yards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with Turkish wine makers. In the evening, you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way you will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. After that you will visit Textile. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen. Later transfer back to the hotel. Dinner and Overnight stay at the hotel.

 

 Day 5: Kusadasi → Pamukkale Tour

Morning, after breakfast at the hotel, check out from the hotel and at 08:30 hrs, depart for Pamukkale. Afterwards you shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale - cotton castle and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. After Pamukkale tour, check into to the pre-booked 4 star hotel in Pamukkale and rest for the day. Dinner and Overnight stay at the hotel.

 

Day 6: Pamukkale → Istanbul → Departure

Morning, after breakfast at the hotel, check out from the hotel and depart for Denizli Airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival in Istanbul Airport, catch your Flight back home with sweet memories.

RAMADA HOTEL & SUITES BY WYNDHAM ISTANBUL GOLDEN HORN – 4 STAR / SIMILAR

SUHAN360 HOTEL & SPA – 4 STAR / SIMILAR

PAM THERMAL HOTEL – 4 STAR / SIMILAR

Istanbul Airport to Istanbul Hotel

Istanbul Hotel to Istanbul Ataturk Airport

Izmir Airport to Kusadasi Hotel

Kusadasi Hotel to Pamukkale Hotel

Pamukkale Hotel to Denizli Airport

4 Star Accommodation in Istanbul, Kusadasi and Pamukkale

Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (No Breakfast and No Lunch on Day 1 and No Lunch and No Dinner on Day 6)

Transfers as per Itinerary

Sightseeing as per Itinerary

Professional English Speaking Tour Guide

Entrance fees to the above mentioned Sightseeing

Transportation for Tours in a fully Air Conditioned Vehicle  

All Tours and Transfers on SIC Basis

Minimum 3 pax travelling together

Personal Expenses

International and Domestic Airfares to and from Turkey

Turkey Visa

Any Other Extra Meals

Anything not mentioned in the above Inclusions