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1st day - ISTANBUL |
- Arrive in Istanbul and meet your travel company and transfer your hotel
- Overnight in Istanbul
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2nd day - ISTANBUL |
- Visit some of the best examples of Turkish and Byzantine arts as; Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Topkapi Palace and Hippodrome the ancient site of chariot races & Underground Cisterns.
- Overnight in Istanbul.
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3rd day - ISTANBUL |
- Bosphorus Tour, Egyptian Spice Bazaar
- Overnight in Istanbul
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4th day - CAPPADOCIA |
- Transfer to Istanbul Atatürk Airport & Flight to Kayseri & transfer to Cappadocia
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5th day - CAPPADOCIA |
- Visit Uçhisar Castle and Pigeon Valley
- Göreme Open Air Museum where you will find finest examples of rock cut churches decorated with frescoes.
- Monks valley where you will have an opportunity to see monks' chapel and monasteries. And later on to Zelve Open Air Museum – cave settlement where the Greek and Turkish communities lived.
- Visit Avanos to see pottery manufacturing
- Overnight in Cappadocia
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6th day - CAPPADOCIA |
- Walk through the Pancarlik Valley and explore some rock churches
- Visit Mustafapasa where Greek people lived. You will find well protected and restored old Greek styled houses.
- Continue through Cemil Köy, Taskinpasa, Sahiefendi to Soganli Valley
- Overnight in Cappadocia
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7th day - CAPPADOCIA |
- Visit the Derinkuyu Underground City
- Continue through Crater Lake to Gelveri ( Güzelyurt) and Ihlara Canyon where you will explore many hidden rock cut churches and frescoes .
- On the way back to Nevsehir, visit Agzikarahan Caravanserei.
- Overnight in Cappadocia.
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8th day - KIZKALESI |
- Drive to Tarsus, the birth place of St.Paul.
- On the way of Tarsus, visit Old Gümüsler Monastery
- Visit Viransehir and Kanlidivane
- Overnight in Kizkalesi (Korykos)
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9th day - EGIRDIR |
- Depart for Basilica and Tomb of Haghia Thekla who was the very first female Christian martyr.
- Continue to Konya, city of Whirling Dervishes, to visit Mevlana Museum
- Overnight in Egirdir.
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10th day - KUSADASI |
- Drive to Pamukkale -Cotton Castle- and visit the ruins of Hierapolis.
- Continue to Kusadasi and overnight there.
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11th day - KUSADASI |
- Visit the house of Virgin Mary.
- Continue to see the ruins of Ephesus
- Visit St. John Church & Selçuk Museum
- Overnight in Kusadasi
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12th day |
- Transfer to Izmir Airport for Istanbul or your home.
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