# 8-Day Mapping Turkey Tour from Estambul: Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Izmir | Welcome Dinner/Farewell Lunch | Exclusive Small Group of 24 Pax

Tour in EU — Istanbul → Istanbul.
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## Key facts

- Type: multiday
- Country: EU
- Route: Istanbul → Istanbul
- Duration: 8.00 day
- Price from: $2,539.42
- Rating: 5.00 / 5 (10 reviews)
- Operator: Tours4Fun Provider 10368

## Summary

• Premium Accommodations: Stay in 4-5 star chain hotels with complimentary breakfast included • 24/7 Airport Transfers: Enjoy free round-the-clock airport pickup and drop-off service • Warm Welcomes and Fond Farewells: Savor a special welcome dinner and a memorable farewell dinner • Guided visits in Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Esmirna

## Categories

No Mandatory Fee, City Center Hotel, Daily breakfast, Select Meals Included, More Free Time, High Value Tour

## Itinerary

### Day 1: Istanbul

Meet & greet at the airport and take a private transfer to your hotel. At 19:00, meet with your Tour Director at the hotel´s Reception Desk for a welcome meeting. You will also meet your journey's fellow travelers. Welcome Dinner in a local Restornt and accommodation at your hotel. Accommodation at your hotel.

### Day 2: Istanbul

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Departure from the hotel to visit the Topkapi Palace, residence of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire . Enjoy lunch at a lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Sultanahmet neighborhood with the Roman Hippodrome square , the Blue Mosque, unique among all Ottoman mosques in having 6 minarets and the splendid 6th century Hagia Sophia Mosque. In the evening visit the Egyptian Bazaar. Accommodation at your hotel.

### Day 3: Istanbul - Cappadocia

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. In the morning, we will have a panoramic tour of the city, passing through the important neighborhoods of the historical part and the modern part of the city, including a walk along the pedestrian street of Istiklal. Time at leisure in the Grand Bazaar (closed on Sundays, religious holidays and on October 29), a building that houses more than 4,000 shops inside. Take a boat trip through the Bosphorus, the strait that separates Europe from Asia where we can enjoy the great beauty of the forests of Istanbul, its palaces and the yal?, wooden palaces built on both banks. After the tour, transfer to the airport to take a domestic flight to Cappadocia . Arrival in Cappadocia and transfer to your hotel. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel

### Day 4: Cappadocia

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Mapping-in-Depth( minimum with 8 pax): Sunrise balloon ride: optionally, depart early morning for a sunrise balloon ride over this amazing land. A champagne breakfast will be served. The ride takes us over such unique sites as ancient Göreme and the mystical Fairy Chimneys and lush landscape. For those who do not wish to take the ride, a delectable buffet breakfast awaits them, and there will be an opportunity to wander in the nearby remarkable cave shops and boutiques. Upon returning from the balloon ride, we'll visit this fantastic region, its fascinating and original landscape are formed by the lava spewed by the Erciyes and Hasan Volcanoes 3 million years ago. Depart to visit the many monasteries and chapels in the Göreme valley, carved into the rocks and decorated with frescoes. Continue with the visit of the Avcilar and Güvercinlik valleys, which have a spectacular landscape of the ' Fairy Chimneys ' and the troglodyte town of Uçhisar, with its landscape and its fortress of the time, carved into the rock. The visit of Cappadocia will also give you the opportunity to visit the typical workshops of Turkish carpets. Mapping-in-Depth : experience the ceremony of whirling dervishes. Dinner and accommodation at your hotel.

### Day 5: Cappadocia - Konya

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. In the morning, visit a traditional pottery workshop See a well-preserved 13th-century caravanserai, at which weary travelers used to rest, On route, visit the underground city of Serhatl, built by Christian communities to protect themselves from Arab attacks. Once in Konya, we'll tour the monastery of the Mevlana whirling dervishes, a fascinating insight into traditional Turkish culture. Dinner and accommodation at your hotel.

### Day 6: Konya - Pamukkale

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. We depart today to Pamukkale , a natural wonder with a gigantic white waterfall, stalactites, and natural pools from hot springs. Famous for its petrified calcareous waterfalls that have been formed because of the lime from the water that emanates in the area. We will then visit Hierapolis , with a necropolis with more than 150,000 tombs. Dinner and accommodation at your hotel.

### Day 7: Pamukkale - Ephesus - Izmir - Istanbul

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Depart to Ephesus , the capital of Asia Minor in Roman times.Visit the archaeological vestiges, where the temple of Hadrian and the library of Celso are a stand out feature. We will have the chance to visit a typical fur production centre. Afterwards join your fellow travellers for a Farewell Lunch at a local restaurant in Ephesus. In the evening, depart to Izmir's airport for a flight back to Istanbul. Accommodation at your hotel.

### Day 8: Istanbul

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Take a private transfer to the airport.

## Guide languages

English Live

## Links

- Yatra page: https://yatraforfun.com/tour/105241788-mapping-turkey-tour-from-estambul-8-day
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