Unexplored Luxury Turkey Itinerary - Option 3

Upon arrival at Istanbul or Sabiha Gokcen Airpot meet with our assistant and transfer to the hotel (early check-in subject to availability but we will do our best to arrange it). Rest of the day free at leisure. Overnight at Hotel / Istanbul. (No Meals)

Depart for Full-Day Old City Tour. Aqueduct of Valens (from the bus) which is the eldest aqueduct in the inner city and the most famous one and Suleymaniye Mosque is the largest imperial mosque and one of the best-known sights of İstanbul. Built by the Court Architect Master Sinan on the order of Süleyman The Magnificent. In the garden, there are two mausoleums: Tomb of Sultan Süleyman I and his wife Hürrem Sultan (Roxelana). Outside the walls see the Tomb of Master Architect Sinan. Visit to Rustem Pasa Mosque, it was built by Rustem Pasa in 1561 and and Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. After lunch Bosphorus Cruise by regular ferry enjoying the straits of both Europe and Asia with a possibility to photograph the unique beauties of the Bosphorus. Rumeli Fortress (fromthe boat - no interior visit), historical armament built by the Conqueror to control and protect the Bosphorus. GoldenHorn (from the bus), the arm of the Bosphorus and a natural harbour of the historical peninsula separating the old and the new parts of İstanbul where the first colonies settled during the Byzantines. The residential area for Byzantine Jews, Italian traders and other non-muslim minorities. Drive along the traces of history at Balat viewing Metal Church of St. Stephen the Bulgarian, Jewish Hospital (Or-Ahayim), Fener Orthodox Patriarchate and 22 kms. Long Byzantine City Walls, strongest fortification of the middle age. Cable car (teleferique) to Pierre Loti Coffee House. After the tour drive back to the hotel. Overnight at Hotel / Istanbul. (Breakfast-Lunch)

Day free till departure. Hotel check-out latest at 12:00hrs (mid-day) (pax can leave their luggage at the hotel as free but have to empty the rooms latest at 12:00hrs). PM transfer to Istanbul Airport to take a domestic flight to Kayseri. Upon arrival at Kayseri Airport meet with our assistant and transfer to Cappadocia. Upon arrival in Cappadocia check-in to the hotel. Overnight at Hotel / Cappadocia. (Breakfast)

Depart from hotel for Full-Day city tour. Visit to Devrent Valley has various tyes of fairy chimneys. Among these are those with caps, cones mushrooms like forms pillar and pointed rocks. Then drive to Avanos which is known for the pottery, a craft dating back to the Hittite period. After lunch at local restaurant proceed to Goreme Open Air Museum where the religious education was started. Visit churches, chapels and monasteries carved into fairy chimneys from the 10th to 13th centuries which frescoes painted on the walls. Rest to take a photos in Uchisar Castle. Uchisar Castle is the highest point in the region. The castle and its surrounds used to be the most populated area this settlement. After the tour transfer to the hotel. Overnight at Hotel / Cappadocia. (Breakfast-Lunch)

Day free till departure. Hotel check-out latest at 12:00hrs (mid-day) (pax can leave their luggage at the hotel as free but have to empty the rooms latest at 12:00hrs). PM transfer to Kayseri Airport to take a domestic flight to Antalya. Upon arrival at Antalya Airport meet with our assistant and transfer to the hotel. Overnight at Hotel / Antalya. (Breakfast)

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 than 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 at Hotel / Antalya. (Breakfast-Lunch)

Check-out from hotel and start to daily Pamukkale tour. Visit to Pamukkale which is a natural site that contains hot springs and travertines, terraces or carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. Local lunch at Turkish Restaurant. Then will visit Hierapolis Ancient City which has the biggest Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. After the tour drive to Kusadasi. Upon arrival in Kusadasi check-in to the hotel. Overnight at Hotel / Kusadasi. (Breakfast-Lunch)

After breakfast depart from hotel for daily Ephesus tour. Visit Ephesus ruins, including The Polio Fountain, The Temple of Hadrian that dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian in 138 AD. Then we visit Great Theatre,the largets ancient theatre with 25,000 seat capacity. After lunch at Turkish restaurant visit Library of Celsius, one of the most beautiful structure of Ephesus,buit in 117 AD. Our last stop is the House of Virgin Mary, where Mary may have spent her last days. The Temple of Artemis; The temple of Artemis or Artemision was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World. After the tour drive backto the hotel. Overnight at Hotel / Kusadasi (Breakfast-Lunch)

Day free till departure. Hotel check-out latest at 12:00hrs (mid-day) (pax can leave their luggage at the hotel as free but have to empty the rooms latest at 12:00hrs). PM transfer to Izmir Airport to take a domestic flight to Istanbul for an international flight connection to India. (Breakfast)