Türkiye Tours
11 days
per person
Meeting point
Istanbul Airport, the first exit door
Included
Breakfast at the hotels
An 11-day, 10-night tour through Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus and Trabzon.
The tour starts in Istanbul. The Old City is walked. The next day you see the Basilica Cistern, Galata, the Spice Bazaar, the Bosphorus and Istiklal Street. The flight to Cappadocia on day 4 is very early. After the northern and southern tours you fly to Izmir and stay in Kusadasi. Pamukkale and Ephesus are done from those nights in Kusadasi. At the end of the Ephesus day you fly to Trabzon for Uzungol and Sumela. The return flight is at the end of day 10. The tour ends in Istanbul.
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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 on foot. You see the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, once home to the Ottoman sultans, the Hippodrome, and the Obelisk of Theodosius. The Hippodrome is where the crowds of old Constantinople gathered; the obelisks are still standing. 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 bridge, Rumeli Fortress, Taksim, Istiklal Street, the French Cultural Institute, Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church, Ağa Mosque, and Çiçek Pasajı. After breakfast the guide picks you up. The Basilica Cistern is the largest of the hundreds of ancient cisterns under Istanbul. The Galata Tower is one of the towers on the skyline. There is time in the Spice Bazaar, which dates from the 17th century. You then go to the Bosphorus bridge, which links Europe and Asia. Rumeli Fortress was built to control entry to the strait. After the Bosphorus you continue to Taksim and Istiklal Street, one of the busy pedestrian streets of Pera. The stops are the French Cultural Institute, Hagia Triada, the largest Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul, 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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Visited sights: Devrent Valley, Pasabag (Monk’s Valley), Avanos, Goreme, and the Open Air Museum. Breakfast on this day is not in the package. You are picked up very early and taken to the airport for the flight to Cappadocia. The flight lasts about an hour. On arrival a Solandra representative meets you at the first exit door, holding a sign with your name. 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 guide picks you up and 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 tour you are taken back to your hotel in Cappadocia. The night is again in Cappadocia.
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After breakfast you fly from Cappadocia Airport to Izmir. You are met at the first exit door and taken to your hotel in Kusadasi. 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. You 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 again 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 is believed to have spent her last days, and the site of the Temple of Artemis, counted among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. What remains is the foundation of the Hellenistic marble temple. At the end of the day you fly from Izmir Airport to Trabzon. You are met at the first exit door and taken to your hotel. The night is in Trabzon.
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Visited sights: a tea factory, the Sürmene knife outlet, the Uzungol viewing terrace, the artificial dam lake, and the artificial waterfalls. After breakfast the guide drives you to Uzungol in a private vehicle. At a tea factory on the way you hear how the tea is made. Then you stop at the Sürmene knife outlet. Anything you buy is a personal expense. The road follows the Solakli Valley, through villages on the slopes, into Uzungol. The first stop is the viewing terrace above the lake. The drive continues along the Haldizen Valley to the artificial dam lake and the artificial waterfalls. At the end of the tour you return to your hotel in Trabzon. The night is in Trabzon.
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Visited sights: Altindere National Park, Hagia Varvara Church, Sumela Monastery, Atatürk Mansion, Ortahisar, Gülbahar Hatun Mosque, Zağnos Bridge, Fatih (Ortahisar) Mosque, Trabzon Hagia Sophia Mosque, and Boztepe Hill. After breakfast you drive to Sumela Monastery in Altindere National Park. The road to the park takes about an hour. Inside the park you continue by shuttle. The last 300 metres are on a path through the forest. Hagia Varvara Church is among the sights. After lunch you return to the centre of Trabzon. Atatürk Mansion is one of the city’s houses of civil architecture. You see it with its original furniture and its garden. On the way you see Trabzon Castle, Gülbahar Hatun Mosque and tomb, Zağnos Valley, the historical Zağnos Pasha Bridge, and Ortahisar. You visit Trabzon’s Hagia Sophia Mosque, which is not the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, and the works in its garden. Fatih (Ortahisar) Mosque is also among the sights. The last stop is Boztepe, for a view over the city. At the end of the day you fly from Trabzon 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 Istanbul airport four hours before your international flight. Check-in is self-service. That is the end of the service.
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