Faith & Heritage Tour
11 days
per person
Meeting point
Istanbul Airport, the first exit door
Included
Breakfast at the hotels and lunch at restaurants
Islamic Heritage of Türkiye is a journey through sacred sites, historic cities, and buildings shaped by centuries of faith. It holds spiritual reflection and cultural discovery on one route.
Islamic Heritage of Türkiye follows the cultural and religious traditions that have shaped this region for centuries. From imperial mosques to historic madrasas and shrines, the route shows the mark of Islam on art, architecture, and daily life. It begins in cities where Ottoman and Seljuk monuments still stand. You walk mosque courtyards, see calligraphy and tilework, and pass through the atmosphere these places still hold. Along the way are historic neighbourhoods, religious centres, and traditions rooted in centuries of devotion.
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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 Spice Bazaar, the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus, Rumeli Fortress, Fatih Mosque, and the New Mosque. After breakfast the guide picks you up. The day starts at the 17th-century Spice Bazaar, then continues onto the Bosphorus, the strait that links Europe and Asia. You also see the Golden Horn and Rumeli Fortress, built to control the entrance to the strait. The two mosques are Fatih Mosque and the New Mosque. Fatih Mosque was built between 1463 and 1470 on the site of the Church of the Holy Apostles. The New Mosque was first called the Valide Sultan Mosque. At the end of the tour you are taken back to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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Visited sights: Eyüp Sultan Mosque and Pierre Loti Hill. After breakfast the guide picks you up. Eyüp Sultan Mosque is described as the most sacred place for the Islamic community after Mecca and Jerusalem. The visit takes in the mosque, the tomb, the cemetery, and the hill. You cross the marble plaza and begin at the mosque, named for Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad who died during a seventh-century siege of Constantinople. A cable car then goes up to Pierre Loti Hill for the view. At the end of the tour you are taken back to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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Visited sights: Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, the House of the Virgin Mary, Sirince, and Isabey Mosque. You are picked up early and taken to the airport for the flight to Izmir. The flight takes about an hour. On arrival a Solandra representative meets you at the first exit door, and the guide and driver begin the Ephesus tour. In Ephesus you see the Temple of Hadrian, the Library of Celsus, the theatre, the baths, and the old harbour. After lunch there is time in the hill village of Sirince, including a walk and a Turkish coffee. The last stop on the road is Isabey Mosque. The day’s sights also include the Temple of Artemis and the House of the Virgin Mary. At the end of the tour you are 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 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: Devrent Valley, Pasabag (Monk’s Valley), Avanos, Goreme, and the Open Air Museum. You are picked up early and taken to the airport for the flight to Cappadocia. The flight takes about an hour. On arrival a Solandra representative meets you at the first exit door. 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. Breakfast is not included on this day. Lunch is. 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. 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 to your hotel. The night is in Cappadocia.
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Visited sights: Sultanhan Caravanserai, Alaaddin Mosque, Sultan Selim Mosque, the Mevlana Mausoleum, and the tomb and mosque of Shams-i Tabrizi. After breakfast you drive to Konya along the old Silk Road, stopping at the 13th-century Sultanhan Caravanserai. In Konya you visit the Mevlana Mausoleum. After lunch you see the Ottoman Sultan Selim Mosque and Alaaddin Mosque, on the tumulus of Alaaddin Hill. The last stop is the tomb and mosque of Shams-i Tabrizi. 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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Visited sights: the Green Mosque, the Green Tomb, the Grand Bazaar, and Uludağ. After breakfast you go to the port and take the ferry to Bursa. In the city you visit the Green Mosque, the largest mosque there, and the Green Tomb. After lunch there is time in the Grand Bazaar for local goods such as chestnut, honey, olive oil, and Turkish delight. The last stop is Uludağ, the ancient Olympus, by cable car. If the cable car is not running, the view is from beneath the plane tree, which is more than a thousand years old. At the end of the tour you are taken back to your hotel in Istanbul. 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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