TURKEY 07 NIGHTS/08 DAYS

Arrive at Istanbul International Airport by 1220 Hrs

Upon arriving in Istanbul, you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel.

Proceed on walking tour in Taksim Square

Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Istanbul

Meal Plan: Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

Istanbul Old City

Today you will have a full-day guided tour of the Hagia Sophia Mosque, the pride of Byzantine architecture Byzantine Hippodrome, where chariot races were held Blue Mosque, famous for its blue Iznik tiles, Topkapi Palace, former residence of Ottoman Sultans, Grand Bazaar, Turkey’s largest covered market with 4000 shops Overnight stay at the hotel in Istanbul

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel

We will visit Spice market & we will embark on a cruise along the Bosphorus, the unique winding strait separating two continents. After lunch, we transfer to the airport. You will take a direct flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia, which is about 1 hour. Upon arrival, you will be met by a driver and be transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia.

The rest of the day is free time to explore at your leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel in Cappadocia.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel

Book an early morning optional hot air balloon tour to enjoy the magnificent view of the valleys and the region. After breakfast, we will visit Devrent and Pasabagi valleys, to see the amazing fairy chimneys of Cappadocia. Then head to the pottery town of Avanos. Watch the potters at work using kick wheels, a technique that has remained unchanged for generations. After lunch, visit Goreme Open Air Museum for the world’s most important Byzantine cave churches and the best-preserved cave wall paintings and frescos. Finally, you will be driven to Uchisar Castle, the highest point of the region, where we will have a fabulous panoramic view over Cappadocia and lastly we visit the Underground city.

Overnight stay at the hotel in Cappadocia

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

After breakfast, we depart for Antalya and on our route, we will visit the city of Konya, which is the home of the Whirling Dervishes, a religious order founded by the Sufi (Muslim sage), Mevlâna in the 13th century.

We will visit Selimiye mosque and Mevlana Museum and transferred to your hotel in Antalya Overnight stay at the hotel in Antalya

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

After breakfast at 9:00 – 9:30 am Pick up from your hotel & depart from hotel for Full-Day city tour and drive to Karpuz Kaldıran Waterfalls the place where the falls meet the sea and have a photo break in Konyaalti beach. Our next stop will be in Kaleiçi. And then visit to old town with the gate of Hadrian, the Clock Tower, Fluted Minaret, Palm Street and the ancient harbor. There are many beautiful old houses in Kaleici.

Drive to Kursunlu Waterfalls and free time. After the tour drive back to the hotel Overnight stay at the hotel in Antalya

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

After breakfast, the first visit will be to Hierapolis, the ancient Greco-Roman city on top of hot springs.

You will see the large necropolis, Great Baths, Frontinus Street, Theatre, Martyrion of St. Phillip, and the antique pool also known as Cleopatra’s pool. Finally, be amazed by travertines, (the terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water) on which you can enjoy a barefooted walk.

End of the tour, transfer to the airport and flight to Istanbul. Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel in Istanbul

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

Checkout and private transfer to the airport and board a flight by Qatar airways QR 240 departing Istanbul at 1350 Hrs and arrive Doha by 1750 Hrs, on arrival board a connecting flight QR 572 departing from Doha at 1955 Hrs and arrive Bangalore by 0220 Hrs on 21^st Feb 2025.

Meal Plan: Breakfast