8 days Istanbul Cappadocia Pamukkale and Ephesus Tour from Istanbul

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Max group size 15 people

Day 1: Arrival to Istanbul

As Daily Istanbul Tours team, we are ready to give you our warmest welcome! Welcome to one of world’s most vibrant and fascinating cultural capitals; Istanbul! After arrival, meeting and assistance by our representative waiting for you by baring a sign with your name on it. We are going to pick you up and escort you to your hotel. About the following days, tour itinerary will be hand over or left at the hotel for you. Have a nice rest before your Turkey experience starts next day!

Overnight in Istanbul.
Comfort hotel option (Dosso Dossi Hotel (Deluxe Room) or Uyan Hotel (Deluxe Room))
Economic hotel option (Gulhane Park Hotel, Zeynep Sultan Hotel or Uyan Hotel (Standart Room))

Day 2: Free day in Istanbul (Breakfast included)

After enjoying your open buffet breakfast at the hotel, enjoy Istanbul old city on your own, your hotel will be in a walking distance from Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi palace or other places.

Overnight in Istanbul.
Comfort hotel option (Dosso Dossi Hotel (Deluxe Room) or Uyan Hotel (Deluxe Room))
Economic hotel option (Gulhane Park Hotel, Zeynep Sultan Hotel or Uyan Hotel (Standart Room))

Day 3: Northern Cappadocia Tour (Lunch included)

This morning, we will pick you up from your hotel and escort you to the airport (Ataturk or Sabiha Gokcen) to take Cappadocia flight. Once you arrive to Istanbul airport, please proceed to counter to do self check-in and take your boarding pass by presenting your passport. Upon the boarding pass information, please go to boarding gate and embark.After arrival, meeting and assistance by our representatives who bares a board with your names on it. Then driving to Nevsehir and meeting your guide to start the Northern Cappadocia Tour. The Cappadocia region preserved and sustained its cultural heritage; during the tour you witness traditional dwelling places, castles, cave food storages, and villages. Goreme Panorama offers a magnificent view with its fairy chimney landscape.  As the biggest monastery complex, we also go to see Open Air Museum. Ortahisar provides a nice example of using natural rock formations -fairy chimneys- as castle and food storages. Fairy Chimney Valley (Pasabag), Imagination Valley (Devrent) are between the highlights of our tour. This afternoon you will make a lunch break.
Then, walk along the Red River which is longest river of the country and we will be treated with a demonstration of centuries-old tradition; pottery. If you like, you may try to shape clay on potters’ wheel.
Following the passing though Love Valley, we get back to hotel.

Overnight in Cappadocia.
Comfort hotel option (Dervish Cave House (Suite Room) or Historical Goreme House (Suite Room))
Economic hotel option (Dervish Cave House (Standart Room) or Historical Goreme House (Standart Room))

Day 4: Southern Cappadocia Tour (Breakfast and Lunch included)

Optional hot air balloon is available for this morning.

After enjoying your open buffet breakfast at the hotel, your guide will come to pick you up around 09:30-09:45 and depart for Southern Cappadocia Tour. First visit will be to the tallest fairy chimney Uchisar Castle from where all Cappadocia is laid at your feet. Because of its location, it was used as a castle by many civilizations and many sections carved out into rock are connected each other with stairs, tunnels and passages. Then, be ready to have a scenic walk though the Rose Valley by observing cave-like churches and monasteries and arriving to Cavusin Village which used to have inhabitants lived in carved houses in massive rocks.  Also we will visit underground city of Kaymaklı where you will have a chance to see ruins of churches, kitchens, metal shops and stables. This afternoon you will make a lunch break.

Pigeon Valley will be our next stop, as a great place for hiking also gives visitors opportunity to see pigeons living in the dovecots carved into cliffs. Finally we will drive to Three Beauties Valley which offers us a stunning view of Cappadocia countryside and grape gardens as the region is famous with its local wine producers.

At the end of the tour, we drive back to hotel.

Overnight in Cappadocia.
Comfort hotel option (Dervish Cave House (Suite Room) or Historical Goreme House (Suite Room))
Economic hotel option (Dervish Cave House (Standart Room) or Historical Goreme House (Standart Room))

Day 5: Fly from Cappadocia to Izmir

After enjoying your open buffet breakfast at the hotel, according to your flight time we will escort you to airport to take Izmir flight. (Some days direct, some days via Istanbul) After arrival to Izmir, meeting and assistance by our representative and transfer to hotel.

Overnight in Kusadasi.
Comfort hotel option (Charisma Deluxe Hotel or Double Tree by Hilton) 
Economic hotel option (Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel or Efe Boutique Hotel)

Day 6: Pamukkale Tour (Breakfast and Lunch included)

After enjoying your open buffet breakfast at the hotel, we will come to pick you up around 08:00-08:30 and depart for Pamukkale Tour. First visit will be to the Pamukkale travertines, a massive calcified cliff which is called as ‘cotton castle’ by Turks. For centuries, underground calcite-laden waters have been pouring out and created terraces of carbonate. Pamukkale is one of the most extraordinary natural sites of Turkey. Afterwards, we go to visit Hellenistic Spa Town; Hierapolis Ancient City which was founded by the Attalid kings of Pergamom at the end of the 2nd century B.C. The therapeutic virtues of water were widely used, people used to come here to soothe their ailments and many of them retired and died here. The city ruins include baths, temple ruins, a monumental arch, a nymphaeum, a necropolis and a theatre. The swimming suits should not be forgotten to swim in Cleopatra Pool. In the afternoon you will make a lunch break. End of the day, transfer back to hotel.

Overnight in Kusadasi. 
Comfort hotel option (Charisma Deluxe Hotel or Double Tree by Hilton) 
Economic hotel option (Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel or Efe Boutique Hotel)

Day 7: Ephesus Tour (Breakfast and Lunch included)

After enjoying your open buffet breakfast at the hotel, your guide will come to pick you up around 09:00-09:30 and start Ephesus Tour. We will start our tour with the ruins of world famous Artemis Temple which used to be one of the richest cities of ancient Greek world and declared as one of the 7 wonders of ancient world.  After Artemis Temple, we head to Ephesus Ancient city, walking though this marble city with a great atmosphere will leave you speechless. Especially façade of Celsus Library dramatically impress the visitors.  Cameras should not be forgotten. In the afternoon you will make a lunch break. Our next visit will be to a pilgrimage place recognized by Vatican; House of Virgin Mary. 

End of the tour, transfer to airport to take return flight to Istanbul. Upon your arrival, meeting and assistance by our representatives who bares a board with your names on it. As the last part of our service, we will transfer you to your hotel.
Comfort hotel option (Dosso Dossi Hotel (Deluxe Room) or Uyan Hotel (Deluxe Room))
Economic hotel option (Gulhane Park Hotel, Zeynep Sultan Hotel or Uyan Hotel (Standart Room))

Day 8: Departure from Istanbul

According to your flight time, we will escort you to airport. (Considering flight time you may have morning at leisure for independent activities.)

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Price Details:

Comfort hotel option Per person 1270 USD with credit card and 1190 USD with cash payment
Economic hotel option Per person 1030 USD with credit card and 970 USD with cash payment

Hot air Balloon tour in Cappadocia available with this trip.
Balloon tour cost you per person 140 USD with credit card and 130 USD with cash payment.

Please Note:

The prices for double or triple room, single supplement is 25% on this trip.
Flights might be from Ataturk or Sabiha Gokcen Airport.
Due to weather conditions if  your balloon tour is cancelled you will be totally reimbursed.

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Included

• All transfers from and to the hotel
• Domestic flights
• Hotels with breakfast
• Transportation
• Lunch
• English speaking guide
• Entrance fees for sights and museums mentioned on the itinerary
• Taxes

Excluded

• Personal expenses
• Cleopatra swimming pool entrance
• Beverages during lunch
• Dinner
• Medical insurance
• Tip to guide and driver