8 days Tour by flights Istanbul Cappadocia Konya Pamukkale Ephesus Small Group Tour (Max 10 pax)

8 days Tour by flights Istanbul Cappadocia Konya Pamukkale Ephesus Small Group Tour (Max 10 pax)
7 nights tour is the best seller tour for guests who wants to visit Istanbul, Cappadocia, Konya, Pamukkale, Ephesus. 2 flights ( Istanbul to Cappadocia and Izmir to Istanbul ) are included in this package . You do not have to make long drives except Cappadocia to Pamukkale . Because there is not any direct flight between Cappadocia and Pamukkale. Accommodations are in 4 star standarts Boutique hotels in Istanbul and in Cave Hotel in Cappadocia. Kusadasi is in Boutique hotel and Pamukkale is in 5 star Hotel.

Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul

Arrive at Istanbul Airport (IST) or SAW airport where the tour representative will meet you with your name sign and private transfer to the hotel for your overnight stay in Istanbul.

Day 2: Full-Day Istanbul Tour with Breakfast

After breakfast, enjoy a walking tour of Istanbul. Visit the Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Hippodrome, where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place. Visit the Grand Bazaar for shopping and spend the night in Istanbul. The Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays so the Spice Market will be visited instead.

Day 3: Istanbul – Izmir – Ephesus Tour – Kusadasi with Breakfast and Dinner

Start day 3 with early morning pickup from the hotel and transfer to Istanbul IST or SAW airport for your flight to Izmir. Arrive at Izmir Airport and be met by your tour guide. Drive to Ephesus and see the Artemis Temple before continuing to Ephesus, one of the 12 cities of Ionia (an ancient Greek district on the western coast of Asia Minor).

After Ephesus, visit the House of the Virgin Mary. This house is located in the Aladag Mountains 5 miles from Ephesus. Then drive to Kusadasi to stay overnight.

Day 4: Kusadasi – Pamukkale Tour with Breakfast and Dinner

Drive to Pamukkale to visit the Travertines, white terraces and pools and Hierapolis ancient city  with the Theatre, Apollo Temple and magnificent Necropolis, the graveyard. Stay overnight in a Thermal Hotel.

Day 5: Pamukkale – Cappadocia Cave Hotel with Breakfast

Drive to Cappadocia which will be approximately 8 hours of driving. Visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana, the worldwide famous mystic,Overnight in Cappadocia in a cave hotel.

Day 6: Cappadocia Tour Cave Hotel with Breakfast

See the Three Sisters Fairy Chimneys in Urgup. Then, visit Ozkonak Underground City. Visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum Continue to Uchisar Rock Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. Spend the night in a traditional Cappadocia cave hotel

Day 7: Full-Day Cappadocia Tour - Istanbul with Breakfast

In the morning, admire the lunar landscape of the Devrent Valley. Stop at Avanos, the center of terra cotta works of art since 3000 BC, and enjoy a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop.

Transfer to the airport for your domestic flight from Kayseri to Istanbul and then head to your hotel for an overnight stay.

Day 8: Home with Breakfast

After breakfast check out from the hotel and relax with a private transfer to the airport.

Depends upon flight availabilities , this program can be organised reverse. ( Istanbul - Ephesus - Pamukkale - Konya - Cappadocia ) Same places will be visited.
Saturday arrivals : Istanbul tour will be at the end of the tour on Friday. Istanbul to Izmir flight will be on Day 2.
Update for St. Sophia interior visit :
Live guiding is not allowed in St. Sophia after the 15th January 2024. Guests have to have their smart phones and headphones during their visit. If guests do not have a headphone, they can buy at the entrance at the cost of 3,5-USD
The system is similar to audio guide system. Guests who does not have smart phones will follow the signs and the given informations on the signs . For more information https://ar.demx.org.tr can be visited on your smart phone.

Depends upon flights/hotel availabilities, reverse (Istanbul-Capp.-Pamukkale-Ephesus-Izmir-Istanbul) can be organized.