2. 1 Night
Kusadasi
1 Night
Pamukkale
1 Night
Konya
2 Nights
Cappadocia
3 Nights
Istanbul
Tour Inclusions
Meals included as per itinerary
Sightseeing and Transfers as per itinerary
Places Covered
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Day 2
Day 1
Daywise Itinerary
Istanbul: Arrival. Transfer to the hotel
Upon arriving at the airport we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. You can enjoy free time until your tour starts. Please, check the informative
posters placed at the hotel reception area which have all the information about your upcoming services such as meeting place, time and the guide's name.
Istanbul: Sighseeing tour. Cable car to Pierre Loti viewpoint. Topkapi Palace. Night transfer to Taksim
A sightseeing tour of the city. We find ourselves in a city built in two continents. On our tour, we will include a cable car ride up to the Pierre Loti viewpoint
and we will lenter the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent (the largest in Istanbul). We will see the walls, the Golden Horn, the fishing district, and we will
admire the exterior of Hagia Sofia. After the visit, we will offer tickets and a visit to the Top Kapi Palace, which was the administrative centre of the Ottoman
Empire, with its magnificent courtyards and its pavilions.
At the end of the afternoon we will provide a transfer to the Taksim neighbourhood, the most commercialised and lively area of the city. There will be time to
dine in one of its many restaurants, and you can also take the old tram that crosses the area or go to see the nearby Galata Tower.
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Istanbul: Boat trip on the Bosphorus.
Today we include a boat trip on the Bosphorus that will last about two hours. We will undertake the trip on a boat exclusively for Europamundo travellers.
The Bosphorus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, which separates Istanbul into two parts: the European part and the Asian
one. We will enjoy seeing the liveliness of the strait with its multitude of boats. We will pass under the two bridges that unite Europe and Asia and we will
admire the palaces of the sultans, the typical wooden houses and the Ottoman villas. Free time.
Istanbul- Ankara- Capadocia: High speed train. Arrival to the fantastic Cappadocia region. Dinner included.
Today we travel by train: from the station in the Asia district, we take the most modern and fast train in Turkey, a pleasant 4-hour trip through the Anatolian
landscapes, perhaps having a coffee in the train caf. Arrival in ANKARA. After a time to have lunch in the area of ??the station, travelling by bus, we will take
you to discover the Mausoleum of Ataturk. After that, we will continue en route to Cappadocia. We will pass through the SALT LAKE, with its incredible
landscapes. Arrival in AVANOS (CAPPADOCIA), dinner included.
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Cappadocia: landscapes of spectacular shapes. Picturesque towns. Dinner included.
Full day in the fantastic region of CAPPADOCIA, with its lunar landscapes, its churches and troglodyte villages. We will discover the GOREME Valley with its
open air museum and its churches carved into the rocks, entry tickets included. We will visit UCHISAR, a natural fortress. In KAIMACLI we will visit
www.sotc.in the underground city that could house 30,000 people. Returning to Avanos we stop at PASABAG, the valley of the fairies, we will walk in this
spectacular natural area. Free time and dinner included.
Cappadocia- Ihlara- Konya: Ihlara Valley, Caravanserai, Konya. Dinner included
At the far end of Cappadocia, we will visit the IHLARA Valley; known for the freshness of its waters, its churches and villages excavated in the rock. Then we
continue our route, with a stop in an old CARAVANSERAI from the 13th Century before arriving in KONYA where we visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana. Here
we will learn about the sect of the Dervishes (entrance included). Dinner included. At night, we suggest that you attend the dance performance of the
whirling dervishes in the cultural centre.
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Konya- Egridir-Pamukkale: Fantastic Cotton Castle at the end of the day. Dinner included
We take a scenic road between the lakes, and get to know EGRIDIR, a beautiful town next to a large lake, with its walls and mosques. There's time to have
lunch. We then continue to PAMUKKALE-Hierapolis, whose calcareous waters have created the Cotton Castle (entrance included). Dinner included.
Pamukkale- Ephesus- Kusadasi: Ephesus. Dinner included.
We leave for EPHESUS, the best preserved ancient city of Asia Minor; 2000 years ago it had a quarter of a million inhabitants. We see the house of the
Virgin Mary, the Basilica of Saint John and the impressive ruins of Ephesus (entrance included). We then go on to KUSADASI, a popular coastal town with a
lot of atmosphere, commercial life and a small castle. Dinner included.
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Kusadasi- Izmir- Bursa- Istanbul: Interior of Anatolia. Hanging bridges crossing the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus Strait.
We leave for the city with the fourth largest population in Turkey: IZMIR. We see the church of Saint Polycarp, the oldest in the city, which reminds us of the
importance of this area in early Christianity (entrance included). We then return to inland Turkey. Stop en route for lunch before reaching BURSA, the fourth
largest city in Turkey, whose historic centre has been declared UNESCO World Heritage, with its traditional commercial districts, mosques, religious schools,
public baths. The green mosque stands out. Arrival in ISTANBUL at the end of the day. End of our services. Please, check the time of your flight in case you
might need an additional night.
Important Note: The above itinerary is tentative and subjected to change without prior notice
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HOTEL DETAILS:
City Hotel Name
Istanbul
Movenpick Golden Horn(5*) / Double Tree By Hilton Piyalepasa(5*) /
Grand Cevahir(5*), Clarion Golden Horn(4*) Or Similar
Cappadocia
Avrasya(4*), Suhan Cappadocia(5*), By Cappadocia(5*) /
Ramada Cappadocia (5*) Or Similar
Konya Novotel Konya /Hilton Garden Konya(4*) Or Similar
Pamukkale Lycus River(5*) / Richmond Pamukkale Thermal(4*) Or Similar
Kusadasi Carina(3*) / Neopol Deluxe(4*) Or Similar
Accomodation
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Airfare
Visa Fees and Travel Insurance
Any expenses of personal nature
Meals other than that what is mentioned in your itinerary.
Any services not mentioned in the inclusions list
Drinks including Water during meals or sightseeing tours are not included
Surcharges as applicable due to peak season, surcharge dates, trade fair dates, Christmas, New
Year week.
Any personalised tours apart from the ones mentioned
5% TCS is applicable
Europamundo General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance and breakfast
buffet.
Includes arrival transfer - Boat: Tour of the Bosphorus in Istanbul.
City tour in : Istanbul.
Evening Transfer: Taksim Square in Istanbul.
Ticket admission: Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent and Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Mausoleum of Ataturk in
Ankara, Goreme Valley; Valley of Uchisar; Underground city of Kaimacli; Pasabag Valley in Capadocia, Valley of
Ihlara in Ihlara, Caravanserai; Mevlana Mausoleum in Konya, Pamukkale - Hierapolis in Pamukale, house of the
Virgin Mary, Basilica of St. John, Ruins of Ephesus, Church of Saint Polycarp in Izmir.
Funicular: Cableway Viewpoint of Pierre Loti in Istanbul.
High Speed Train: Istanbul - Ankara.
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