Itinerary

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   Day 1 — Arrival in Istanbul and the hotel transfer

   After you land at Istanbul Airport you are met at the first exit door and taken to your hotel in Istanbul. The night is in Istanbul.

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   Day 2 — Walking tour of Istanbul’s old city

   Visited sights: Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, the Hippodrome, the Obelisk of Theodosius, and the Grand Bazaar. Breakfast and lunch are included. The tour is on foot. After breakfast at the hotel, the guide picks you up for a full day in the old city. The silhouettes of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque shape the skyline. Topkapi Palace is the Ottoman palace where the sultans lived. At the Hippodrome you see the gathering place of Roman Constantinople and the Obelisk of Theodosius, still standing with its carved faces. The last stop is the Grand Bazaar, Türkiye’s largest covered market, in the heart of the old city, with time to walk through it. After the tour you are taken back to your hotel for the night in Istanbul.

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   Day 3 — Flight to Cappadocia and the northern tour

   Visited sights: Devrent Valley, Pasabag (Monk’s Valley), Avanos, Goreme, and the Open Air Museum. Lunch is included. You are picked up very early and taken to the airport for the flight to Cappadocia. The flight lasts about an hour. On arrival you are met at the first exit door by a representative 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 for the night in Cappadocia.

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   Day 4 — Southern Cappadocia tour and the flight back to Istanbul

   Visited sights: Red and Rose Valley, Gulludere Valley, Cavusin Village, Kaymakli or Ozkonak Underground City, Ortahisar, Uchisar Castle, Pigeon Valley, and Three Beauties Valley. Breakfast and lunch are included. After breakfast at the hotel, 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 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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• 5 days, 4 nightsTRY 39,900per person

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Important notes

• Departure is guaranteed every day.
• On arrival in Istanbul you are met at the first exit door and taken to your hotel.
• The flight to Cappadocia starts very early. You are met at the first exit door, with a sign showing your name.
• The same welcome applies on the return from Cappadocia, and you stay one more night in Istanbul.
• On the last day you are taken to the airport four hours before your international flight. Check-in is self-service.
• Ask for a vegetarian or vegan lunch when you book.