Türkiye Tours
10 days
per person
Meeting point
Istanbul Airport, the first exit door
Included
Breakfast at the hotels and lunch at restaurants
Istanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamum, Pamukkale, Ephesus and Cappadocia come together in the Ancient Türkiye Tour, a journey through the layers of history that define Türkiye. From ancient legends and biblical cities to imperial capitals and surreal landscapes, this tour holds history, culture, and natural beauty in one line.
The Ancient Türkiye Tour crosses Türkiye’s most historically significant regions, tracing stories that span millennia. It begins in Istanbul, a city shaped by empires, where monuments and lively streets reflect a meeting of East and West. The journey continues to Gallipoli, a place of remembrance, where the landscape carries stories of courage and sacrifice. Troy follows, where legend and archaeology sit together, and then Pergamon, once a centre of culture, learning, and early Christianity. In Pamukkale you see the white travertine terraces left by mineral-rich thermal waters, and Hierapolis above them. In Ephesus you walk the ruins of one of the great cities of the ancient world, where history, faith, and daily life still read clearly. The journey closes in Cappadocia, among valleys and fairy chimneys.
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After you land at Istanbul Airport, a Solandra representative meets you at the first exit door and takes you to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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Visited sights: Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, the Hippodrome, the Obelisk of Theodosius, and the Grand Bazaar. After breakfast the guide picks you up from the hotel for a full day in the Old City. You see the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, once home to the Ottoman sultans and to the first president of Turkey, and the Hippodrome, where the obelisks still stand. The last stop is the Grand Bazaar, the large covered market at the heart of the old city. There is time to walk it. At the end of the tour you are taken back to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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Visited sights: the Basilica Cistern, the Galata Tower, the Spice Bazaar, the Bosphorus, Rumeli Fortress, Taksim and Istiklal Street, the French Cultural Institute, Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church, the Ağa Mosque, and Çiçek Pasajı. After breakfast the guide picks you up. You visit the Basilica Cistern, the largest of the hundreds of ancient cisterns under Istanbul, then the Galata Tower and the 17th-century Spice Bazaar. On the Bosphorus you see the strait that links Europe and Asia, and Rumeli Fortress, built to control the entrance. The day ends on Taksim and Istiklal: the French Cultural Institute, Hagia Triada, the largest Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul, the Ağa Mosque, and Çiçek Pasajı. At the end of the tour you are taken back to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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The driver picks you up from the hotel around 06:30–07:00. After a drive of about five hours you visit Gallipoli. The stops are the Dardanelles memorials, Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery, the ANZAC Commemorative Site, the Respect to Mehmetçik statue, the Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston’s Jolly, the Turkish 57th Infantry Regiment Cemetery, The Nek, and the Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial. At the end of the tour you are taken to your hotel. The night is in Çanakkale.
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After breakfast you explore the ruins of Homer’s Troy, with the wooden horse and the cities built one upon another, the setting of the Trojan War. Troy was immortalised in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Before the Asclepion you have lunch in a small village. Pergamon follows, a city that reached its height in the Hellenistic period: the library built with Roman tile, the acropolis, and one of the steepest theatres. At the end of the tour you are taken to your hotel. The night is in Kusadasi.
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Visited sights: the calcium terraces, the Hierapolis museum, the Hierapolis theatre, the Roman bath, the Temple of Apollo, and the Cleopatra thermal pool. Swimming in the pool is optional. After breakfast you drive to Pamukkale and see the white travertine terraces left by the hot springs, the “cotton castle” the town is named for. After lunch you visit Hierapolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site: the museum, the theatre, the Roman bath, and the Temple of Apollo. In antiquity people came here to be healed. Walking the terraces is part of the tour. Swimming in the Cleopatra pool is optional. At the end of the day you return to your hotel in Kusadasi. The night is in Kusadasi.
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Visited sights: Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and the House of the Virgin Mary. After breakfast you drive to Ephesus. In the ancient city you see the Temple of Hadrian, the Library of Celsus, the theatre, the baths, and the old harbour. After lunch you visit the House of the Virgin Mary, where she spent her last days, and the Temple of Artemis, counted among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. At the end of the day you are taken to Izmir Airport for the flight to Cappadocia. On arrival a Solandra representative meets you at the first exit door and takes you to your hotel. The night is in Cappadocia.
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Visited sights: Devrent Valley, Pasabag (Monk’s Valley), Avanos, Goreme, and the Open Air Museum. After breakfast the guide picks you up. The day covers Devrent Valley and its chimneys, Pasabag, Avanos, the Goreme valley, and the Open Air Museum, where churches and early Christian dwellings cut from the soft rock are still standing. After the tour you are taken to your hotel. The night is in Cappadocia.
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Visited sights: Red and Rose Valley, Gulludere Valley, Cavusin Village, Kaymakli or Ozkonak Underground City, Ortahisar, Uchisar Castle, Pigeon Valley, and Three Beauties Valley. After breakfast the southern tour begins. In Red and Rose Valley the rock colour changes through the day, and there is a short walk in Gulludere Valley. In old Greek Cavusin you visit the houses and churches linked with Saint John the Baptist and Nikephoros Phokas. In the afternoon you see Kaymakli or Ozkonak, one of the widest underground cities in Cappadocia, used by people sheltering from raids and disaster. Uchisar Castle is the highest point of the region and the place for a panorama of Cappadocia. Pigeon Valley looks back at the castle, and pigeons still live in the dovecotes. The last stop is Three Beauties Valley, known for its vineyards and the view. At the end of the day you fly from Cappadocia Airport back to Istanbul. You are met at the first exit door and taken to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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You are taken to the airport four hours before your international flight. Check-in is self-service. That is the end of the service.
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