16 Day Best of Turkey Tour and Blue Cruise

DAY 1
Arrival
On your Arrival in Istanbul Our Driver will be waiting for you at istanbul airport,pick up and transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay at 4* Hotel in Istanbul.

DAY 2
Byzantine - Ottoman Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
You will be picked up from your from your hotel at 08:15 am and depart for the tour to visit the Hagia Sophia a 5th century church, once the greatest in all the world. The next stop is at the Blue Mosque renowned for its striking blue Iznik tiled interior. Afterwards, visit the ancient Roman Hippodrome. Following a lunch break in the old town, visitImperial Palace of Topkapi from which Ottoman Sultans ruled their grand empire for over 400 years.Tour is finished around at 17:00 pm,and transfer back to hotel.Overnight stay at 4* Hotel in Istanbul.

DAY 3
Gallipoli, Dardanelles - Canakkale
Included meals:Lunch
You will be picked up from your hotel early in the morning at 06:30 am istanbul and drive to Gallipoli. Visit Dardanelles, Kabatepe War Museum, Brighton Beach and Anzac Cove where the dawn service is held each Anzac Day. We will also visit the Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly and Chunk Bair New Zealand Memorial and Kilitbahir Fortress. Stop for lunch. Then cross the Dardanelles and arrive in Canakkale. Check in to your hotel. After the tour transfer to hotel,Overnight stay at 3* Hotel in Canakkale.

DAY 4
Troy Tour - Drive to Kusadasi
Included meals: Breakfest-Lunch
You will be picked up from your hotel 08:30 am and depart to Visit the ancient city of Troy, famous for the legendary Trojan horse from the times of Beautiful Helen, Queen of Sparta, and Paris, the Trojan Prince. After tour drive to Kusadasi (Duration 4 Hours) and Overnight stay at 4* Hotel in Kusadasi.

DAY 5
Ephesus and Virgin Mary House Tour
Included meals: Breakfest-Lunch-Dinner
You will be picked up from your hotel 08:00 for the Ephesus Tour, We will visit the ruins of the Temple of Artemis,one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Then on, to visit Ephesus Ancient City, the best preserved Greco-Roman city in the world. Here you will explore the Agora, Odeon, Curettes Street, public toilets, Celsius Library, Hadrian Temple, Roman Baths, Grand Theatre, Marble Street. After a lunch break depart for the House of Virgin Mary and visit the chapel where she is said to have spent her last day. After tour transfer to your hotel for dinner and stay overnight. Overnight stay in Kusadasi.

DAY 6
Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour - Then Drive to Fethiye
Included meals:Breakfest-Lunch
After having the breakfast and check out hotel; You will be picked up from your hotel at08:30for Pamukale tour (Full day)
Today we will visit Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis with the Temple of Apollo, the breathtaking Theater, the fascinating Necropolis and the last the great baths of Hierapolis antique city, where St. Philip was martyred. St. Philip is connected with the early church in Hierapolis and played an important role in Pamukkale the history of the city.You will also visit Karahayit town which is known by its Red Water and healing thermal springs. Finally we visit the calcium terraces and pools,you will have time(around 1 hour ) to swim at Cleopatra pool with additional cos. After tour Bus to Fethiye with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus (duration 4 hours). Overnight stay at 4* Hotel in Fethiye

DAY 7
Blue Cruise
Included meals: Breakfest-Lunch-Dinner
Departure from Fethiye Harbour between 11 and 12 a.m. to Samanlik Bay for swimming - lunch or, depending on the sea conditions, to Butterfly Valley for lunch, a swim - optional visit of this natural reserve, hosting 136 kinds of different butterflies and moths.
Afterwards we cruise to Oludeniz (The Blue Lagoon) again sea conditions permitting. Option for paragliding available.
Last stop of the day is St-Nicholas Island. Byzantine ruins, swim, dinner - 1st night.

DAY 8
Blue Cruise
Included meals: Breakfest-Lunch-Dinner
Around sunrise departure to Aquarium or Firnaz Bay near Kalkan for breakfast - swimming.
Cruising to Kas where we stop in the harbour for lunch - visit of this charming fishing village. Of ancient Antiphellos, as Kas was once known, only Lycian rock tombs - sarcophagi and the Roman theatre are left. But the charm of the town remains!
In a bay near Kekova we stop for swimming, dinner - the 2nd night

DAY 9
Blue Cruise
Included meals: Breakfest-Lunch-Dinner
Departure to Sunken City of Kekova (this Lycian - Roman archaeological site is protected, so only looking!). Lunch.
Simena, a traditional Turkish fishing village with no car access and Byzantine/Ottoman castle.
In Gokkaya Bay optional water sports are available. Dinner, relax in this pirates haven or party the night away at the Smugglers Inn

DAY 10
Blue Cruise
Included meals: Breakfest-Lunch-Dinner
After breakfast we have a look at the Pirates Cave (sea conditions permitting) before cruising to Andriace harbour (lunch).
Bus transfer to the archaeological site of Myra, and to Demre for the St-Nicholas Church, shopping and banking when requested by your group.
Bus transfer to the Tree houses in Olympos where we arrive between 4 and 6 p.m.

DAY 11
Olympos
Included meals: Breakfest
Free day in Olympos. Spend all your day on the beach. In the evening bus to Antalya (duration 2 hours). Overnight in Antalya

DAY 12
Antalya - Aspendos-Perge Tour
Included meals: Breakfest-Lunch
You will be picked up from your hotel 08:15 am to visit Perge antique site in detail; Stadium, Roman Gate, Nymphaeum, Roman Bath, Hellenistic gate, Colonnaded Main Street and the Agora. Lunch on the Köprüpazari stream near the Aspendos Theater after lunch visit Aspendos Theater and the Historical Aqueducts. Shopping Break where also the Turkish handcrafts are introduced-bull; Introduction of Side and an hour and a half free time.
After tour overnight bus to Cappadocia with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus at 20:00 (duration 10 hours)

DAY 13
Cappadocia Tour (Northof Cappadocia)
Included meals: Breakfest-Lunch
Arrival in Goreme and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start tour..Depart from your hotel to visit Devrent Valley to see the unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to Pasabag (Monk's Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles.Drive to the city of Avanos for lunch.In the afternoon visit another beautiful open air museum at Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly, before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at Uchisar. After the tour transfer back to Hotel
Overnight at cave hotel in Cappadocia.

DAY 14
Return flight back to Istanbul
Cappadocia Tour (South of Cappadocia)
included meals:Breakfast - Lunch
Hot Air Balloon Ride Optional (if you like ;we can rrange Hot Air Balloon Ride early in the morning at 05:30 am(it takes 1 Hours flight.)
After having the breakfast and check out; You will be picked up from your hotel at 09:30 am. and depart for the the second day tour ofCappadocia including Kizilcukur, Cavusin Village, Derinkuyu Underground City, Ortahisar, Catalkaya. After the tour transfer to Kayseri airport to get the fly back to Istanbul
20:15 Fly from Kayseri to Istanbul
21:40 Arrival in Istanbul. Our Driver will be waiting for you with your name holding on the board at the airport, and transfer to your hotel .End of services.

DAY 15
Day at Leisure
included meals: Breakfest
Full free day to wander around and do shopping on your own. Overnight stay at 4* Hotel in Istanbul.

DAY 16
Departure.
Breakfast Included
After Breakfast and check-out hotel You will picked up from your hotel two hours prior (Regarding to your flight time)and transfered to Istanbul International Airport.