7 Day Turkey Highlights

7 Day Turkey Highlights - Turkey Small Group Tours
What to see		* Istanbul * Blue Mosque * St. Sophia * Grand Bazaar * Topkapi Palace * Bosphorus Cruise * Ephesus * House Of Virgin Mary * Pamukkale * Hierapolis

7 Day Turkey Highlights


TOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1 - ARRIVE IN ISTANBUL
Upon your arrival we will pick you up from the airport and transfer to the Boutique Hotel in Sultanahmet area. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 2 - BYZANTINE & OTTOMAN RELICS TOUR
08:30 You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour of Old City. In this day you will be able to see:

HAGIA SOPHIA
Byzantium largest cathedral, converted to mosque 1453 by the Ottoman Empire and today open as a museum to see both religion remains.
BLUE MOSQUE
This mosque complex, containing Istanbul's only mosque with six minarets was built by Sedefkar Mehmet Aga for Sultan Ahmed 1st. early 17th century.
HIPPODROME
Center of sport activities and political events of the Eastern Roman Empire.
GRAND BAZAAR
Famous shopping center worldwide. Shopping possibilities for carpet, jewellery, leather etc
TOPKAPI PALACE
Built between 1475 and 1478 by Mehmet II, Fatih, the conqueror of Istanbul, served as the residence of the sultan and administrative seat of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years.
17:00 After the tour, you will be transfered back to your hotel.
20:00 You will be picked up from your hotel for Turkish Night & Belly Dancing Show.

DAY 3 - BOSPHORUS CRUISE & BEYLERBEYI PALACE TOUR
08:30 You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour of Two Continents . In this day you will be able to see:

SPICE BAZAAR: Mystical smells of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, flowers, caviar and dry fish etc...
BOSPHORUS BY BOAT: On the waterway separating the two continents, Asia and Europe. Opportunity to take photographs of marble palaces and ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture, besides modern residences and luxurious apartments.
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE: Unique chance to go from one continent (Asia) to another (Europe) in two minutes.
BEYLERBEYI PALACE: The summer residence of Ottoman Sultans with its original furniture and magnificent gardens with the harem on the Asian side.
CAMLICA HILL: Offers a panoramic view of Istanbul and Bosphorus from the highest point of the city. 5:00 pm back to the hotel and overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 4 - FLIGHT TO IZMIR & EPHESUS TOUR
You will be picked up from your hotel around 05:30 and transfer to airport.
Depart from Istanbul 07:30
Arrive Izmir at 08:30. Met on arrival and transfer to Ephesus.
(1 hour drive from Izmir to Ephesus)

Full day tour of Ephesus & The House of Virgin Mary starts around 09:30.
First you will visit The Temple of Artemis, which once was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Then you will visit the world famous ancient Greco-Roman City of Ephesus, the most well preserved example in the world. After visiting this impressive site, you will have a lunch break. After lunch you will visit The House of Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last days. This is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims. After the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.

DAY 5 - PAMUKKALE & HIERAPOLIS TOUR
Breakfast & check out the hotel.
08:30 You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour of Pamukkale. In Pamukkale, you will see the Cotton Cliffs, one of the natural wonders of the world formed by deposits of calcareous salts. Also visit the ancient ruins of the City of Hierapolis with its basilica , theatre and Roman Baths.
After the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.

DAY 6 - FLIGHT BACK TO ISTANBUL
12:00 pick up from your hotel and transfer to the Izmir airport.
14:00 flight to Istanbul. 15:00 am arrival in Istanbul, pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel. Free afternoon. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 7 - ISTANBUL / DEPARTURE
Breakfast at hotel, check out and as per your flight time transfer on to Istanbul international airport.

Note: If you do not have time or internet while your travelling to make your reservations, you can just pop into our office in Sultanahmet Istanbul and make your arrangements.