Overview

Best 10 Days Turkey itinerary for the first time travelers .

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Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrival in Istanbul

 Meal: No Meal

When you arrive at Istanbul, our confidential transportation service will pick you up from the airport to transfer you to the hotel. Today you may want to rest the whole day because of tiring travel. Spend the rest of the day at your own leisure.

 Stay overnight in Istanbul.

 Day 2 – Istanbul City Tour

 Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

You will be picked up from the hotel for visiting historical sites of Istanbul such as Topkapı Palace that you will see the royal treasures and four elegant courts. After taking lunch at a local restaurant, you will see the Hagia Sophia, a great Byzantine architectural masterpiece adorned with golden mosaics. Next stop is the Blue Mosque owner of unique Iznik Tiles and delicate design. Through the end of the tour, you will visit the ancient Roman Hippodrome an ancient sports center with Egyptian Obelisk and Serpent Column. Final destination before ending tour is dazzling Grand Bazaar with more than 4000 shops.

 At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel.

 Stay overnight in Istanbul.

 Day 3 – Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour

 Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

We will pick you up from the hotel for visiting Spice Market, a colorful market that began life in the 17th century and draws flocks of locals and visitors with its spice, herb, sweet, fruit, food, flower and other stalls. You will embark for Bosphorus Boat Cruise between the continents of Europe and Asia. Then, we will drive to the European side. You will see the Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi Palaces, ornate wooden Ottoman mansions and mosques, Rumelia Fortress and the Bosphorus Bridge. In the afternoon we will visit Beylerbeyi Palace which was the summer residence of Ottoman sultans and you will get a chance to see the whole of Istanbul on Camlica Hill.

 You will be taken to your hotel after the tour is over.

Optional 1: If you don’t want to join the full day tour, you can join the half-day one (The half-day tour ends at 12:30 pm and has no lunch). Please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Optional 2: Upgrade to a private Bosphorus cruise. It offers the opportunity to enjoy the best possible Bosphorus experience with comfort, unique views & a relaxing environment as key for you and your companion/s only.

 Stay overnight in Istanbul.

 Day 4 – Fly to Cappadocia & Cappadocia Tour

 Meal: Lunch

In the morning, you will be picked from the hotel and transferred to the airport for flying Cappadocia.
(Please note that flight departure time is changing according to season and month)
The tour will begin with a gentle walk through orchards, unusual volcanic rock formations and rock-cut houses at Red & Rose Valley after you will be taken to Cappadocia when you arrive at the destination point. The next stop is the old Christian village of Çavuşin, it once used to be a thriving and close-knit community of Turks and Greeks living side by side. After lunch at a local restaurant, Pigeon Valley where along the trail, manmade ancient caves although no longer inhabited are visible, and a further insight into the history of the region. In the afternoon, visit Kaymakli Underground City, which hid local Christians from Arab invaders, Ortahisar Castle, and Mustafapaşa Greek village.

 At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.

 Stay overnight in Cappadocia.

 Day 5 – Cappadocia Day Tour & Optional Balloon Flight

 Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

You can join the hot air balloon flight today for an extra fee.

You will have breakfast at the hotel, and then, you will be transferred to visit Devrent and Monks Valley where you can see the extraordinary mushroom-shaped and unique fairy chimneys. The route will continue through Avanos. This area is well known throughout the whole of Turkey for pottery pieces produce using clay from the nearby Red River. You will have a lunch at a local restaurant and go on to the Goreme Open Air Museum which it is a mass collection of historical monasteries and cave churches and also within some of those churches exist the finest specimens of ancient Byzantine frescoes. Finally, enjoy a view of the moonscape valleys from the rock-perched natural Citadel at Uchisar.

 You will be transferred to your hotels in Cappadocia after the tour is over.

 Stay overnight in Cappadocia.

 Day 6 – Fly to Izmir & Leisure Day

 Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast in the morning, you’ll be transferred to the airport to fly to Izmir through Istanbul (or direct flight if available on your travel date). When you will get Kuşadası, you will be met and taken to your hotel. In the afternoon, you will have leisure time in Kuşadası.

 Stay overnight in Kuşadası.

 Day 7 – Ephesus Tour

 Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

You will have breakfast at the hotel, and then, you will be transferred to visit Ephesus. The tour will begin with the House of Virgin Mary, which regarded as a holy site for Muslims and Christians. Then, you will explore the marble white ancient city of Ephesus, with spectacular monuments, such as the Library of Celsus, Agora, Odeon, Trajan Fountain, Domitianus Temple, Theater and Roman Latrines. After lunch, you will visit Isabey Mosque and the Temple of Artemis which is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

 When the tour ends, you will be transferred to your hotels in Kuşadası.

 Stay overnight in Kuşadası.

 Day 8 – Fly to Antalya & Free Day

 Meal: Breakfast

You will be free today so, you can travel everywhere and you can do whatever you want. Or you can ask for an extra tour such as a boat trip or Priene, Miletos & Didyma day tour.  Please note that flight departure time is changing daily that is why you may spend part of your day in Kusadasi or Antalya. Upon arrival to Antalya. Check into the hotel in Antalya.

 Stay overnight in Antalya.

 Day 9 – Antalya Free Day 2

 Meal: Breakfast

You will be free today so, you can travel everywhere and you can do whatever you want. Or you can ask for an extra tour.

 Stay overnight in Antalya.

 Day 10 – Antalya Free Day 3

 Meal: Breakfast

You will have breakfast and check out from the hotel. 10 days Turkey vacation package will be ended, thank you for choosing us!

Included

  • All transportations in the tour itinerary
  • All accommodations as per the itinerary
  • Internal flight tickets
  • Pick up and drop off for the tours
  • Professional tour guide on the tours
  • Meals mentioned in the itinerary
  • Entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary

Excluded

  • Personal Expenses
  • Drinks at the lunches
  • Dinners
  • Optinal Tours

Pricing

Per person in dbl room : 1300 Usd