Day 1: Istanbul
Istanbul
Arrival at the airport where you will be greeted by our assistant at the point already communicated previously in the Travel Guide, you will be taken directly to the hotel. Dinner on your own Overnight stay.
Day 2: Istanbul
Istanbul (Breakfast, Lunch)
It starts in the morning with one of our professional guides who will be waiting for you at the lobby of the hotel, from here you will start your day to discover Istanbul on foot to be able to see the city directly (the hotel is located a few hundred meters from the major attractions), it starts from the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet) with its over twenty thousand turquoise ceramics.
From here you will pass to one of the most important monuments in Turkey and in the world: Hagia Sophia with its dome defines the landscape of the whole city, from here you will move on to visit one of the most evocative places: The Underground Cistern, its columns that carry centuries of history in a fascinating and unique context.
For lunch we have planned for you one of the most typical dishes of Turkish cuisine: the Döner Kebab, finally you can enjoy this dish in its homeland. Immediately after lunch you will return to the Byzantine Hippodrome and its monuments inside with all the history of the Roman Empire in one place with centuries of history running through it.
You will then have arrived at Topkapi Palace, the imperial palace of the Ottoman Sultans and their court, where you will discover their treasures and the most interesting aspects of the daily life of an imperial court. At the end of the day you will return to the hotel, dinner will be free and you can consult the Travel Guide for advice. Dinner on your own. Overnight stay.
Day 3: Istanbul
Istanbul (Breakfast, Lunch)
We start again in the morning with the same appointment as the day before, we will leave for the discovery of the Grand Bazaar and its thousands of shops, you will have time to go shopping and discover the largest and oldest indoor market in the world. Then leave for the Fener-Balat district (the entire district is a Unesco heritage site and home to the major Turkish television series), and you will have lunch in a typical restaurant of the area from here you will move with the new tram line to the Mosque of Rustem Pasha designed by the most important architect of the Ottoman era: Mimar Sinan, and finally you will continue towards the spice market and its fantastic colors and scents. You will finish the tour with a ride on the Bosphorus with the regular ferry at sunset. At the end of the Bosphorus tour you will return to the hotel where dinner on your own. Overnight stay.
Day 4: Cappadocia
Istanbul - Cappadocia (Breakfast, Dinner)
Free day in Istanbul to be able to walk around on your own, after lunch our driver will pick you up at 14:45 for the transfer to the airport for the TK2020 flight to Kayseri (not included), upon arrival you will be transferred to the hotel where you will have dinner.
Day 5: Cappadocia
Cappadocia (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
We leave in the morning at dawn to be able to participate in the excursion (optional, for a fee and subject to weather conditions) of the hot air balloon ride to admire the 'lunar' landscape of Cappadocia and return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, meet your guide to start with a visit to one of the underground cities of the region and the citadel of Uchisar. After lunch you will visit the Goreme Open Air Museum, one of the largest monastic complexes of churches and cave chapels in Turkey and the world. You will then continue with the Devrent Valley, famous for its characteristic rock formations and pinkish volcanic cones, followed by the Avanos Valley, a village on the banks of the Kizilirmak River (Red River), famous for its terracotta pottery; return to the hotel with dinner and overnight.
Day 6:
Cappadocia (Breakfast)
After breakfast our drivers will pick you up at your hotel to take you to the airport for the return home.
