You will be arriving at the new Istanbul International Airport You will need to have a Turkish Visa, which can be easily obtained online, www.evisa.gov.tr. The cost, at the present, is $60 for Canadian citizens.
Your local host will be meeting you outside the Baggage Claim, holding a sign with your name who will then take you to your hotel.
Full-day private guided tour of Istanbul
During this tour you will visit:
- Blue Mosque,
- Hippodrome,
- Hagia Sophia,
- Underground Cistern,
- Topkapi Palace,
- The Grand Bazaar.
Your guide will take you back to your hotel in the afternoon.
Full-day private guided tour of Istanbul
During this tour you will visit:
- Spice Bazaar,
- Galata Bridge,
- Galata Tower.
You will also enjoy a Bosphorus Cruise to enjoy the beauty of the city from the water.
Your guide will take you back to your hotel in the afternoon.
Departure - private transfer to the airport.
Direct flight to Kayseiri (Capadochia)
Arrival transfer, en route to the hotel, start your touring with a stop at Kaymakli underground city.
Stop at Esentepe to see the panoramic view of Goreme Valley and also Uchisar, the tallest point in Cappadocia before checking at your hotel.
Tonight, you will have a special wine tasting in the 1000-year-old chapel of your hotel.
Very early this morning (at around 04:30) you will be picked up from your hotel for an enjoyable hot-air balloon ride over this unusual landscape. The ride ends with a taste of local champagne after which you are brought back to your hotel, where you can enjoy your breakfast.
After breakfast, at 09:00 your guide will meet you at your hotel and take you on another tour.
You will visit today:
- Goreme Valley,
- Devrent Imagination Valley,
Right after the tour, enjoy the performance of the Whirling Dervishes in an old caravanserai, a roadside inn from the Seljuk period in the afternoon or early evening.
Private transfer to the airport.
Direct flight to Izmir.
Arrival transfer to Sirince.
Today you are taken to one of the highlights of any tour to Turkey, a visit to Ephesus. One of the best-preserved cities of antiquity and also the largest open-air Museum.
If you are interested, you can also visit the House of the Virgin Mary, a place of pilgrimage for the Catholic Church. Overnight stay will be at the charming hillside village of Sirince, just outside of Ephesus at the Nisanyan Houses.
After breakfast, depart from Sirince for a pleasant ride to Bodrum (about 2 ½ hours).
It is the undisputed "hot-spot" of the Aegean Coast. This swinging, singing, dancing town, with its bohemian atmosphere, gathers together Turkey’s artists, intellectuals and lovers of the good life and is the new "St. Tropez" of the Mediterranean.
Afternoon and evening will be at your leisure to explore the city.
Leisure day.
Start your day with a drive to Pamukkale, (3.5 hour drive) which is one of the natural wonders of Turkey.
you will make a stop in Mugla, the major city of this region, where you will enjoy the best meatballs in Turkey, according to many locals at the “Kofteci Kemal” restaurant!
You will arrive in Pamukkale in mid-afternoon. Together with the ancient city of Hierapolis which is located next to Pamukkale, this region is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites.
You will depart from Pamukkale after breakfast and start your drive to Sagalassos, about a 3 1/2-hour drive which will be punctuated with a wonderful stop.
First stop is Lake Salda. It is one of Turkey's deepest, clearest and cleanest lakes.
In the afternoon, you will arrive at the village of Aglasun and will have overnight stay at the Sagalassos Lodge in an ‘Alpine setting’.
One of the highlights of this trip is today’s visit to the amazing ancient city of Sagalassos, one of the world's most well-preserved ancient cities.
After the tour, start your drive to Antalya and transfer to Eski Masal Hotel for overnight stay. (Breakfast and Lunch)
PERGE / ASPENDOS / ANTALYA
Your guide will meet you at your hotel lobby and take you for an exciting tour around Antalya.
You will visit the ancient archeological sites of Perge and Aspendos,
In the afternoon, visit some of the important sites in the city of Antalya.
Return to your hotel in the afternoon.
Private departure transfer.
