10 Days Turkey Tour

Destinations : Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace,

Your day will commence with a visit to the ancient Byzantine Hippodrome where you will see  the Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, Fountain of Wilhelm II, the elegant Blue Mosque famous with its heavenly six minarets . The Mosque is known as the Blue Mosque because of blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design. You will visit the Hagia Sophia Museum, built during the reign of Emperor Theodosius and burned down in the fire of Nika Revolt in 532 A.D. Day tour will continue with a visit to the Grand Bazaar, exploring a labyrinth of streets and passages housing more than 4,000 shops. After lunch you will be guided to visit the Topkapi Palace, residence and administrative center of the Ottoman Sultans. After the tour you will be leaded back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Destinations: Anatolian Civilizations museum, Ataturk Mausoleum

After early breakfast in lstanbul we take early departure to Ankara  the capital city of Turkey , we will visit Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, the best museum of  Turkey . the museum was elected as the first ‘ Museum of the year ‘ in Switzerland on april 19, 1997. Last stop in Ankara is the Anıtkabir  Ataturk Mausoleum . Mustafa Kemal Atatürk the national hero who founded the Turkish Republic. Overnight in Ankara.

Destinations: Salt lake , Kaymaklı Underground City, Sunset Red Valley

We start our day  early in the morning , drive to Cappadocia . On the way we will stop the Salt Lake. The lake is the second largest lake of Turkey where you are able to walk on .Next destination is Kaymaklı Underground City, one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia.  Fascinating to view  the living quarters , tunnels and wine cellars. the Red Valley, with its fabulous volcanic rock formations, is in the heart of Cappadocia . Overnight  in Cappadocia.

Destinations : Devrent Valley, Paşabağ, Göreme Open Air Museum ,Uçhisar

In the morning, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; a journey in the past with its troglodyte houses, visit to Pasabag “fairy chimneys” where  you can see fairy chimneys with three caps. Lunch in Avanos . Avanos is really well known with traditional  pottery workshops . ın the afternoon  visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings . Continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. Overnight in  Cappadocia

Meeting at the hotel reception at 08:30am

After breakfast  drive to Konya. On the way you will visit to Sultanhani Caravanseria. It was a caravan stop on the ancient Silk Road direction. It was named as Sultan Han (meaning  caravansarai ). Caravanserais supported the flow  of commerce, information and people across a network of trade routes of Asia, North Africa and South Eastern Europe on the legendary Silkdside  Road and the Spice road. In Konya center, visit toMuseum of  Mevlana . Known as Mevlana Celaddin-i Rumi. He lived in 13th century . He was great mystic,poet and father of whirling Dervishes. He has many poems and words of wisdom which have been translated into many languages. Drive to Pamukkale. Overnight Pamukkale.

Drive to Pamukkale (cotton castle in turkish). Drive to Pamukale ancient city Hierapolis. Discover the travertine terraces (calsium, deposit) are one of the most spectacular natural wonders ever. Terraces are created,hot springs water loses carbon dioxide as it flows down the slopes, leaving deposits of limestone. The layers of White calcium carbonate, built up in steps on the plateau. You can start to Pamukkale with visiting the ancient city Hiearapolis is a World Herritage Site. You can see ancient ruins in here. . Drive to Ephesus, on the way, visit  Aphrodisias. Aphrodisias was founded   near a marble quarry that was used in the Helenistic and Roman times . Aphrodisias  was known also with sculpture school. A lot of sculptures can be seen today can be seen today around rhe ancient city and in the museum of Aphrodisias. Lunch in Aphrodisias.  Overnight Kusadasi.

Meeting at the hotel reception at 09:00am

Visit the House of Virgin Mary is located on the top of mt Koressos (in turkish mt Bulbul,/mt nightingale)in the vicinity of  Ephesus.  The shrine of Virgin Mary enjoys a marvelous atmosphere hidden inthe green. Drive back to Ephesus.We will spend several hours walking in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Caesar, Cicero, Apostles Paul and John and many other familiar historical names. The recently opened Terrace Houses where the wealthiest Romans lived are an excellent example of sensitive excavation and presentation. The mosaics and frescos are spectacular. Tradition has it that Virgi Mary was brought here by St John after the Crucifixion and lived her final years near the city of Ephesus on an isolated mountaintop.  We will continue with Saint John Church where Apostle John spent his final years and he was buried here. Overnight Kusadasi near Ephesus.

Meeting at the hotel reception at 08:00am

Visit Pergamon or Pergamum that became an important and the wealthiest  kingdom during the Hellenistic period, Pergamon had the second best library in the ancient Greek civilisation (the ancient Library of Pergamum), after Alexandria. When the Ptolemies stopped exporting papyrus, partly because of competitors and partly because of shortages, the Pergamenes invented a new substance to use in codices, called pergaminus or parchment after the city. This was made of fine calf skin, a predecessor of vellum. Asclepion, located to the southwest of the lower city, was a sanctuary dedicated to the god of health, Asclepics which was one of the largest hospitals in history, is located to the west of the city, which was a great center of culture, art and medicine and continue on to Canakkale. According.to time  you can visit the famous archeological and mythological site of Troy. Home of the ‘Trojan War’. Overnight in Canakkale.

Meeting at the hotel reception at 09:00am. Take a ferry to  Gallipoli . Gallipoli is World War 1 Battlefields. Visit the heartbreaking memorial sites dedicate to Turkish,Australiian and  New Zeland SOLDIERS. Drive to Istanbul . overnight in Istanbul.

Drive to airport for your international flight.