# 10-Day The Turkish Tour from Antalya: Nigde | Capadocia | Konya | Pamukale | Kusadasi | Istanbul **Airport Pick-up in Antalya | Breakfasts and Admission Included** Tour in EU — Antalya → Istanbul. Listed and booked on Yatra For Fun (yatraforfun.com) — our Kathmandu concierge confirms availability, prices it in NPR, and sends a payment link within 2 business hours. ## Key facts - Type: multiday - Country: EU - Route: Antalya → Istanbul - Duration: 10.00 day - Price from: $1,380 - Rating: 4.50 / 5 (14 reviews) - Operator: Tours4Fun Provider 9942 ## Summary • Admission to Roman theatre in Aspendos, Greek Temple of Apollo in Side , Tartan Evi in Karaman , Gumusler Monastery; Underground city of Kainacli; Goreme Valley; Uchisar , Valley of Ihlara , Caravanserai; Mevlana Mausoleum in Konya , Pamukkale - Hierapolis , house of the Virgin Mary, Basilica of St. John, Ruins of Ephesus , Suleiman the Great Mosque and TopKapi Palace in Istanbul • Boat: on the Bosphorus in Istanbul • Breakfasts buffet and 6 Dinners • City tour in: Istanbul • Evening transfer: Taksim Square in Istanbul • Funicular: Viewpoint of Pierre Loti in Istanbul • Antalya Airport pick-up service ## Categories No Mandatory Fee, Shared Room Available, City Center Hotel, Daily breakfast, Select Meals Included, More Free Time ## Itinerary ### Day 1: Antalya TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS: Arrival transfer. Dinner included. Welcome to Europe!!! On arrival at the airport we shall be waiting to transfer you to the hotel. You can enjoy free time until your tour starts, information about the meeting place and start time can be found on the information boards in the hotel reception area. At 17.00 hrs (aprox)- We will make a brief visit to ANTALYA a coastal city of more than a million inhabitants, the door of Adrian, the Ottoman district and its great waterfall that falls straight into the sea. Dinner and accommodation. Note: All mentioned hotels below are for your reference only, you might also check-in other same-level hotels. ### Day 2: Antalya - Aspendos - Side - Karaman - Nigde TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS: Contrast of the Anatolian region between the coast and the high mountains. Dinner included. We leave Antalya for ASPENDOS, we visit the Roman theatre which many believe to be the best preserved in the world. After this in SIDE we can admire the Greek temple of Apollo by the sea. Time to stroll around the port and through its streets full of life. Amidst impressive countryside we cross the Taurus Mountains, their peaks of over 3,500 meters in height are snow- covered for a large part of the year. A stop in KARAMAN where we visit TARTAN EVI, an ancient Ottoman mansion. Continuation to the region of Cappadocia. NIGDE, dinner and accommodation. ### Day 3: Nigde - Avanos - Cappadocia TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS: landscapes with spectacular shapes. Picturesque towns. Dinner included. A full day in the fantastic region of CAPPADOCIA, with its lunar landscapes, its churches and troglodyte villages. We start by visiting GUMUSLER, an incredible seventh century underground monastery with maybe the best Byzantine frescoes in Turkey. In KAYMAKLI we will see the underground city that could house 30,000 people. We will visit the natural fortress of UCHISAR. After lunch, we will see the GOREME Valley with its open-air museum and its churches dug out of the rocks, entrance included. Hotel in AVANOS. ### Day 4: Capadocia - Ihlara - Konya TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS: 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. ### Day 5: Konya - Egridir -Pamukkale TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS: 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). ### Day 6: Pamukkale - Ephesus - Kusadasi Scenery: Varied, with views of the sea at the end. Note: Comfortable footwear is recommended for the visit to Ephesus. 08:30 a.m . - Departure from Pamukkale. 11:30 a.m. - Ephesus. We'll visit this incredible complex of Roman ruins; 2,000 years ago, the city was home to a quarter of a million people. Our guided tour will include the House of the Virgin Mary, the Basilica of St. John, and the impressive ruins of Ephesus (admission included). You'll have free time for lunch. 04:00 p.m. - Departure from Ephesus. We'll head toward the Aegean coast. 04:30 p.m. - Kusadasi. This lively coastal city is known for its bustling commercial scene and nightlife. We'll visit a leather goods gallery to learn about the famous lambskin products crafted in this region. You'll have time in the center to explore the bazaars and visit the small castle. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay. Note: During high season, from May to October (inclusive), accommodation will be in Izmir. In this case, after visiting Ephesus, we'll head directly to Izmir without stopping in Kusadasi. We'll enjoy a brief panoramic tour of the city, located on the Aegean Sea coast. The following day, on our way to Istanbul, we'll make an additional stop for lunch in the traditional town of Balikesir. ### Day 7: Kusadasi - Izmir - Bursa - Istambul TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT: 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 make a brief visit with our guide to this city considered the most westernized and modern city in the country in terms of values, ideology and lifestyle. 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. ### Day 8: Istanbul TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS: Sightseeing 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 enter 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 center 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 neighborhood, the most commercialized 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. ### Day 9: Istanbul TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS: Boat trip on the Bosphorus. Today we include a boat trip on the Bosphorus that will last about two hours, exclusively for Europamundo travelers. The Bosphorus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, which separates Istanbul into two parts: the European and Asian parts. 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. ### Day 10: Istanbul After breakfast, end of our services. ## Guide languages English Live, Spanish Live ## Links - Yatra page: https://yatraforfun.com/tour/105195840-the-turkish-tour-from-antalya-10-day - WhatsApp concierge: https://wa.me/9779708072951