6 DAY TOUR ISTANBUL, CAPPADOCIA & EPHESUS

DAY 1 – ARRIVAL TO ISTANBUL: Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul Airport, where our representative will meet you and provide a private transfer to the hotel for overnight stay in Istanbul.

DAY 2 – FULL DAY ISTANBUL TOUR: 9:00 a.m. After breakfast our journey begins in Istanbul, the only city in the world situated on two continents. Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - its three names span more than 2600 years, nearly 1600 of them as the capital of two of the greatest empires the world has known, Byzantine and Ottoman. Visit the Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, The Blue Mosque and
Hippodrome, where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place. Visit the Grand Bazaar.

HAGA SOPHIA                                                          BLUE MOSQUE
TOPKAPI PALACE                                                         COVERED BAZAAR

DAY 3 – CAPPADOCIA TOUR: After breakfast transfer to Istanbul airport for flight to Cappadocia  After a 1 hour flight arrive in Kayseri. We check in at the hotel. After a time to relax we start our Private Cappadocia tour.
Visit Goreme, Open Air Museum, Underground Cities, Fairy Chimneys and much more. Overnight stay.

UNDERGROUND CITY                                                                HOME DWELLINGS IN CAVES

DAY 4 – CAPPADOCIA TOUR - IZMIR: After breakfast take our second day private Cappadocia tour. First
visit Zelve then walking in Ihlara Canyon Valley, a "mirage" in the Steps of Anatolia up to Belisirma village,
the ancient Peristrema: "Valley of the Sky" along the Melendiz River. Rock-cut churches, spread across a wild
plantation, surprises you with their successfully painted representations from the Bible. Climb on top of the
Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. Transfer to the airport for flight
to Izmir via Istanbul. Arrive in Izmirl. Transfer to the hotel for overnight.

IHLARA CANYON                                         UCHISAR ROCK CASTLE, PERISTREMA

DAY 5 – EPHESUS TOUR - ISTANBUL: Pick up from hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport for morning flight
to Izmir. Met by your tour guide and drive to Ephesus. First visit the Artemission Templewhere is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World. Continue to Ephesus.visit Ephesus, one of the 12 cities of Ionia (an ancient Greek district on the western coast of Asia Minor) it was a major departure point for trade routes into Asia Minor.
Known in antiquity for its sacred shrines, notably a famous temple (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World) to the goddess Artemis, or Diana, After Ephesus,  visit the House of the Virgin Mary.
At the third Ecumenical Council of 431 in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in
37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir
declared it a place of pilgrimage in 1892. Drive to Izmir airport for your flight back to Istanbul. Meet representative and transfer to the hotel.

TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS, EPHESUS                                    HOUSE OF MARY, EPHESUS
TEMPLE OF HADRIAN, EPHESUS                                          MAIN STREET, EPHESUS

DAY 6 – HOME: After breakfast check out from the hotel and private transfer to Istanbul airport for flight home.

FEATURES
 5 nights accommodations based on bed and breakfast (cave hotel in Cappadocia).
 Professional licensed English speaking guide.
 Istanbul – Izmir – Istanbul domestic return flight tickets including airport tax.
 All airport transfers and transportation with private AC vehicle.
 All entrance fees to the sites stated above the itinerary.
This package excludes: Personal expenses & any meals and drinks.

DEPARTURE DATES AND PRICES

PRIVATE TOUR RATES IN 3, 4, 5 STARS HOTELS AND DELUXE HOTELS

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