Grand Tour of Turkey

Duration 16 Day

Departure All Year Round
Tours Highlight: Istanbul, Pergamon, Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Pamukkale, Fethiye, Blue Cruise, Olympos, Antalya, Cappadocia

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16 Day Grand Tour of Turkey
Duration: 16 Days / 15 Nights
Highlights: Istanbul, Pergamon, Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Pamukkale, Fethiye, Blue Cruise, Olympos, Antalya, Cappadocia
Departure Dates: Everyday

Istanbul, Pergamon, Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Pamukkale, Fethiye, Blue Cruise, Olympos, Antalya, Cappadocia - available daily

Arrive in Istanbul
Upon your arrival at Istanbul airport our transferman will be ready to meet and transfer you to your hotel. Time at leisure, stay overnight in Istanbul.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Classical Istanbul Tour

08:30am Pick up from your hotel to visit Topkapi Palace, with royal treasury and elegant four courts. After lunch, proceed to the Hagia Sophia, a great Byzantine architectural masterpiece, whose interior is resplendent with golden mosaics. Then admire the delicate design and Iznik tiles of the Blue Mosque. Explore the ancient Roman Hippodrome with Egyptian Obelisk and Serpentine Column. Finally, stop off at the dazzling Grand Bazaar with over 4000 shops. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 5:00pm.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour

08:30am pick up from your hotel to visit Spice Market and followed by a boat cruise through the Bosphorus, the strait dividing the European and Asian continents, Following lunch break in the afternoon, after  A drive to the Asian part of Istanbul crossing the Intercontinental Bosphorus bridge to visit  the luxuriously opulent Beylerbeyi Palace, the last residence of the sultans and                    Çamlica Hill The highest point where you can overlook Istanbul and take nice pictures.

At the end of the tour transfer to hotel to hotel.

Overnight in Istanbul

Ephesus & House of Virgin Mary

After arrival in Selcuk ( Where Ephesus is ) you will have short rest. After short rest, Ephesus and Virgin Mary’s House.

Full Day Ephesus Tour from Istanbul

What to Visit

Ephesus Library : According to recent excavations, the site was occupied as early as the late Neolithic period and developed through the Bronze and Iron Ages. Temple of Artemis, The temple of Artemision is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Antic world. It has been built in the areas of Ephesus on a flat area which has over the centuries turned into a swamp. Virgin Mary House, Virgin Mary House, It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John Isabey Mosque, Isa Bey Mosque is one of the most delicate examples of Seljukian architecture, situated below the basilica of Saint John. The mosque was built by the master Syrian architecture Ali son of Mushimish al -Damishki, between the years of 1374 and 1375. Ephesus Museum, Ephesus Archaeological Museum is located in Selcuk, which is 70km away from Izmir, where Ephesus ancient city is found.

At the end of the tour, drive to hotel. Overnight

Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi.

09:00 Your day will start by pick up from your hotel and drive to Pergamon.

Pergamon Tour

Today we will visit Pergamon, with its impressive theater and acropolis high atop the hill. Was famous for the Zeus Temple. We will also visit the Asclepion, which as a famous center of healing in the ancient world.

Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi.

Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour

After breakfast pick up from your hotel drive to Pamukkale

visiting; Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis with the Temple of Apollo, the breathtaking Theater, the fascinating Necropolis and the last the great baths of Hierapolis antique city, where St. Philip was martyred. St. Philip is connected with the early church in Hierapolis and played an important role in Pamukkale the history of the city. Finally we visit the calcium terraces and pools.

At the end of the tour you will be transferred to Denizli bus station for day bus to Fethiye

Day bus from Denizli to Fethiye,

Arrival in Fethiye Met on arrival and Transfer to hotel. Check in to hotel.

Overnight in Fethiye

Blue Cruise

Departure from Fethiye Harbour between 11 and 12 a.m. to Samanlik Bay for swimming - lunch or, depending on the sea conditions, to Butterfly Valley for lunch, a swim - optional visit of this natural reserve, hosting 136 kinds of different butterflies and moths.
Afterwards we cruise to Oludeniz (The Blue Lagoon) again sea conditions permitting.

Option for paragliding available.

Last stop of the day is St-Nicholas Island. Byzantine ruins, swim

1st night in the Cruise

Blue Cruise
 

Around sunrise departure to Aquarium or Firnaz Bay near Kalkan for breakfast - swimming.

Cruising to Kas where we stop in the harbour for lunch - visit of this charming fishing village. Of ancient Antiphellos, as Kas was once known, only Lycian rock tombs - sarcophagi and the Roman theatre are left. But the charm of the town remains!

In a bay near Kekova we stop for swimming

2st night in the Cruise

Blue Cruise

Departure to Sunken City of Kekova (this Lycian - Roman archaeological site is protected, so only looking!). Lunch.
Simena, a traditional Turkish fishing village with no car access and Byzantine/Ottoman castle.
In Gokkaya Bay optional water sports are available. Dinner, relax in this pirates haven or party the night away at the Smugglers Inn

3st night in the Cruise

Blue Cruise

After breakfast we have a look at the Pirates Cave (sea conditions permitting) before cruising to Andriace harbour (lunch).
Bus transfer to the archaeological site of Myra, and to Demre for the St-Nicholas Church, shopping and banking when requested by your group.

Bus transfer to the Tree houses in Olympos where we arrive between 4 and 6 p.m.

Overnight in Olympos

Olympos

Free day in Olympos. Spend all your day on the beach. In the evening bus to Antalya (duration 2 hours). Arrival and transfer to hotel in Antalya, Transfer to Hotel. Check in.

Overnight in Antalya

Antalya Tour

08:15 pick up from your hotel to visit Perge antique site in detail; Stadium, Roman Gate, Nymphaeum, Roman Bath, Hellenistic gate, Colonnaded Main Street and the Agora. Lunch on the Koprupazari stream near the Aspendos Theater after lunch visit Aspendos Theater and the Historical Aqueducts. Shopping Break where also the Turkish handcrafts are introduced-bull; Introduction of Side and an hour and a half free time.

After tour overnight bus to Cappadocia with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus at 20:00 (duration 10 hours)

Overnight bus to Cappadocia

Arrival in Cappadocia and Transfer to hotel. Short rest at the hotel in Cappadocia. Depart for the I. Day Cappadocia Tours.

North Cappadocia Tour

Your day starts with a pick up at 9:30 and tour of the local highlights of Cappadocia.

You will visit: Devrent Valley to see the unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to Pasabag (Monk's Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles.Drive to the city of Avanos for lunch.In the afternoon visit another beautiful open air museum at Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly, before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at Uchisar.

Overnight in Cappadocia.

South Cappadocia Tour

Your day starts with a pick up at 9:30 and tour of Valley and Villages in Cappadocia

Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley,and explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the Gulludere valley (Rose valley). Then visit Cavusin village.This village is famous for the houses and churches of the christian clegymen. Drive to the pigeon valley for lunch. In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı underground city. Where early christians lived in fear and faith. after under grand city drive back to hotel.

At the end of the tour,  transfer to Kayseri airport. fly to Istanbul.
20:20 Fly from Kayseri to Istanbul, Arrival and Transfer to hotel in Istanbul. Check in Overnight.l

After Breakfast. Free Day in Istanbul.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Departure

After Arrival in Istanbul, transfer to hotel.

End of Seven Wonders Turkey Tours and services.

• Airport transfers ( Arrival and Departure )
• Flight Tickets ( Istanbul to Izmir, Keyseri to Istanbul )
• Bus Tickets (Pamukkale to Fethiye, Antalya to Cappadocia)
• All bus station transfers
• Hotels 12 Nights
  * Istanbul Hotel 3 Star
  * Cappadocia Cave Hotel
  * Antalya Hotel 3 Star
  * Fethiye Hotel 3 Star
  * Selcuk or Kusadasi Hotel 3 Star
• Tours
  * 2 Full Day Guided Istanbul Tours
  * 1 Full Day Guided Antalya Tours
  * 2 Full Day Guided Cappadocia Tours
  * 1 Full Day Guided Antalya Tour
  * 1 Full Day Guided Pamukkale Tour
  * 1 Full Day Guided Ephesus Tour
  * 1 Full Day Guided Pergamon Tour
  * 4 Days 3 Nights Blue Cruise From Fethiye to Olympos
  * Lunch
  * Museum Tickets
  * Hotel pick up and drop off
• All transportation by non-smoking and aircondationed touristical vehicle
• Service charge and Local taxes