These 8 days Best of Turkey in the winter tour provides you the comfort of your private car and transfers while your private guide shows you the best places. The tour includes the most popular sites in Turkey – Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale, and Aphrodisias. Transportation between the sites is provided with flights. All your local tours and transfers are private. Recommended if you have a tight agenda in Turkey and want to avoid long drives while enjoying your private tours.
What to see during the 8 days Best of Turkey in the winter tour?
Tours kinne wurde oanpast neffens de groep wêryn jo wolle gean. Us betûfte en betûfte reiskonsultanten sille jo winske fakânsjelokaasje kinne berikke sûnder nei yndividuele plakken te sykjen.
What to expect during the 8 days of Best of Turkey in the winter tour?
Dei 1: Oankomst yn Istanbûl
You will be greeted at the airport and transferred to your hotel with a private transfer. Accommodation in Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul and Grand Bazaar Tour
You will be picked up from your hotel by your guide at around 09:00 to visit the Byzantine and Ottoman Relics found in the Sultanahmet area. The tour is on foot as the places of visit are within walking distance of each other. You will visit Topkapi Palace (the Harem section is extra), Basilica Cistern (Underground Water Palace), and Roman Hippodrome in the morning. The lunch will be served at a nice local restaurant. After lunch, you will see Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Ancient Ottoman Cemetery, and Cemberlitas (Burnt Column). The tour ends with free time at the Grand Bazaar at about 16.30. The Grand Bazaar is the most popular historical shopping center in Istanbul with about 4.000 shops. At the end of the tour, we drive you back to your hotel.
Dei 3: Dolmabahce Palace, Bosporus en Pera Tour
Departure from your hotel after breakfast, and start the day by visiting Dolmabahce Palace, the last residence of Ottoman Sultans located on the shores of the Bosphorus. It was home to six sultans from 1856, when it was first inhabited, until 1922. The construction of the palace cost five million Ottoman Mecidiye gold coins, the equivalent of 35 tons of gold. The design contains eclectic elements from Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. The Museum-Palace has golden gilded ceilings, crystal staircases, and the largest Bohemian and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier collection in the world. After visiting this magnificent palace, you will get on a public boat for your Bosphorus tour of about 2 hours. Bosphorus is a 33 km long strait and is a natural border between Asia and Europe. The boat will go up to the narrowest part where Rumeli and Anatolian Fortresses are. During the cruise, you will see the most impressive sights along the shores of the Bosphorus including Ciragan Palace, Maiden´s Tower, Bosphorus bridges, Rumeli and Anadolu fortresses, and million dollars seaside mansions. The lunch is served at a nice local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit Istiklal Street and Pera District packed with music shops, bookstores, movie theaters, cafes, restaurants, and bars. You will also visit the Galata Tower offering a gorgeous view of the Old City and Pera districts. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel.
Dei 4: Gouden Hoarn Tour
Departure from your hotel after breakfast, and drive to Suleymaniye Mosque, the imperial mosque of the Ottoman Empire constructed by Architect Sinan. The next visit is to Chora Church Museum, a small but impressive building dating to the 11th century and unique with Christian frescoes and mosaics inside. The best spot looking over the Golden Horn is Pierre Loti Hill. We will have a break at the tea house there. The tour will go on with a short boat tour on Golden Horn. The lunch will be served at a nice local restaurant. After lunch, you will visit Spice Bazaar, the most popular place in the city for spices, Turkish delights, and coffee. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the airport for a late afternoon flight to Kayseri. Upon your arrival, you will be greeted and transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia.
Dei 5: Noard-Cappadocia Tour
Pick up fan jo hotel nei it moarnsiten, en jo sille besykje Devrent Imagination Valley en kuierje troch dit moannelânskip. Besykje dêrnei it Zelve Open Air Museum, wêr't jo tsjûge sille wêze fan huzen útstutsen yn 'e rotsen, in Seljukiaanske moskee, lykas ek de spoaren fan' e âlde beskavingen, Pasabagi mei de wrâldferneamde Fairy Chimneys, it doarp Avanos, wêr't jo tsjûge sille in demonstraasje fan it meitsjen fan ierdewurk mei âlde Hettityske techniken. Nei jo lunch op in lokale grot restaurant, wy sille besykje Uchisar Rock-Castle, dat is it heechste punt yn 'e regio, Esentepe in panoramysk sicht fan Goreme delling en Goreme Open Air Museum.
Dei 6: Southern Cappadocia Tour
Opsjonele ballontocht yn 'e iere moarn by sinne-opgong. Drop off by jo hotel foar it moarnsiten foar de dei tour.
Fertrek fan jo hotel nei it moarnsiten, en de tocht begjint mei in kuier fan 4 km troch de Rose Valley dy't de tsjerken besykje. De folgjende besite is oan it kristlike en Grykske doarp Cavusin. Wy sille lunch yn Pigeons Valley unyk mei lytse nissen útsnien yn 'e rotsen. Cappadocia hat ferskate ûndergrûnske stêden dy't brûkt wurde troch de ynwenners om te ûntkommen oan har fijannen en Kaymakli Underground City is ien fan 'e meast ferneamde. Jo sille ek it Ortahisar Natural Rock Castle besykje mei in prachtich útsicht oer de delling. Drop off by jo hotel yn 'e middei.
Dei 7: Efeze Tour
You will be transferred to the airport for an early flight to Izmir. Upon your arrival, you will be transferred to Ephesus ancient city, the most splendid ancient city in Turkey, and requires about 2 hours to visit. The next visit is to the Virgin Mary’s House where it is believed she spent the last years of her life and was buried there. After lunch, you will visit the remaining important places to see in the area: Ephesus Museum where the objects discovered in Ephesus are exhibited, the Temple of Artemis which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, St. John Castle, and the remains of Church situated at the top of Ayasoluk Hill and Isa Bey Mosque an important structure belonging to Turkish heritage. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel.
Day 8: Aphrodisias Ancient City and Hierapolis Pamukkale Tour
Departure from the hotel at around 08:30 and drive to Aphrodisias ancient city, the famous sculpture school, and the center of ancient Asia Minor. Aphrodisias Museum keeps some of the best examples of Greek and Roman sculpture works. We arrive at Pamukkale at around lunchtime. It is famous for white-colored rocks formed by thermal waters containing calcium bicarbonate. The ancient city Hierapolis at the site was a famous healing center and the hotels at the site are still booked for their thermal water pools in the present day. The Roman Pool known as the Cleopatra Pool at the site is still in use. You may use the ancient pool by paying the entrance fee at the site. After the tour, you will be transferred to Denizli Airport where you will catch your flight to Istanbul.
Ekstra Tour Details
- Alle dagen fertrek (It hiele jier troch)
- Duration: 8 dagen
- Privee / Groep
Wat is opnommen yn dizze ekskurzje?
Ynklusyf:
- Akkommodaasje BB
- Alle sightseeing en ekskurzjes neamd yn 'e rûte
- Lunch tidens de tochten
- Transfer tsjinst fan Hotels & Airport
- Ingelske gids
Utsein:
- Drank tidens de tocht
- Tips foar de gids en bestjoerder (opsjoneel)
- Yngong Cleopatra Pool
- Net neamd diners
- Net neamd flechten
- Tagongspriis foar Harem Seksje yn Topkapi Palace.
- Persoanlike kosten
Hokker ekstra aktiviteiten kinne jo dwaan?
- Pamukkale Paragliding
- Pamukkale Hot Air Balloon
- Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon
