Istanbul and Cappadocia Vacation Package

Your English-speaking driver will meet you at Gate Number 8 and assist you at Istanbul Airport and then escort you to your hotel to start your Trip to Turkey. Check in to your room and enjoy the afternoon free to explore Istanbul.

Overnight in Istanbul.

After breakfast, we will start our full day of the city with the Hagia Sophia. Originally built by Emperor Constantine in the 4th century, and converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in the 15th century. Next visit The Topkapi Palace, the residence of Ottoman Sultan's from the 15th to the 19th century with its impressive treasury, exquisite harem, attractive courtyards, and pavilions housing huge collections of antiquities.Then head to The Blue Mosque, another of the world's most important religious buildings, unique for its 6 minarets and it's celestial interior decorated with the famous blue Iznik tiles. Lunch at a local restaurant.

The next stop is Hippodrome, scene of chariot races. Last stop is at The Grand Bazaar. Transfer to hotel.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast. We begin in The Spice Bazaar, one of Istanbul’s most colorful and bustling attractions. Next, we take an unforgettable Cruise along the Bosphorus, the majestic strait that runs through Istanbul, linking Europe and Asia. During this tour, you will be able to see monuments such as the Palaces of Dolmabahce, Çiragan, Castle of Rumeli Hisarı, and others.

We continue the visit to the Beylerbeyi Palace, built in white marble by Sultan Abdulaziz in the 19th century; it served as a summer residence for later sultans and a guest house for foreign dignitaries. Lunch in a local restaurant. Climbing Çamlica Hill, known as the Hill of Lovers, it offers a majestic panoramic view of the Bosphorus and Istanbul. Finally, transfer back to your hotel.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

After an early checkout, you will be picked up from your hotel in Istanbul to embark on your flight to Kayseri Airport. Continuing your Istanbul & Cappadocia tour you will visit the famous “Devrent Valley and “Pasabagi” (or Monk`s Valley). After enjoying lunch at a local restaurant in Avanos, a town on the banks of Kizilirmak Red River, you will see some of the world-famous Turkish Handicrafts.

In the afternoon you will visit Göreme's Open Air Museum and Uchisar Rock Castle. Three Beauties Fairy Chimneys has a beautiful view over the city of Urgup, famous for its wine, and vineyards with apricot gardens where you can always take memorable photos. In the end, you will be transferred to your hotel after visiting Goreme Panorama, a panoramic stop south of Goreme.

Finally, you will be transferred to your hotel for a check-in.

Overnight in Cappadocia.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After Breakfast, full day excursion in Cappadocia. First, we will walk 4 km through The Red Valley. During this beautiful journey, you will observe the fauna and flora of Cappadocia, rich in minerals and full of vineyards. After lunch at a local restaurant, near The Pigeon Valley, the journey will continue to see the amazing underground city. It is from one of the best preserved and deep underground cities in the region, carved as early as the second millennium BC. The city extends on eight levels above the ground and is carved out of soft volcanic stone.

Before lunch, we will enter the Valley of Love, originally called The White Valley, which offers a beautiful view with its graceful-shaped chimneys. Then, we will visit the ancient Christian Village of Cavusin which offers spectacular views, as it has been largely eroded and partially collapsed. After this visit, we will go to the Village of Uchisar, where a natural stone castle offers great photographs from all its angles, and one of the landmarks of the region offers great photographs from all its angles. Finally visit a carpet workshop to appreciate how the Turkish rugs known in the world are woven, along with an onyx and jewelry workshop.

After the tour, you will be transferred to Kayseri airport for your flight back to Istanbul. Upon arrival at Istanbul airport, you will be transported to your hotel.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Istanbul International Airport for final departure and the End of Istanbul and Cappadocia Tour

Meals: Breakfast.