Colours Of Turkey Tour
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DAY 1: ISTANBUL
Welcome to Istanbul-Turkey. We arrive at the Istanbul Airport, we transfer you to your hotel and you stay overnight.
Accommodation: Celal Sultan Hotel 4* - Antusa Palace Hotel 4* - Dosso Dossi Old City Hotel 4* - Occidental Taksim 4* or Similar
DAY 2: ISTANBUL
Let’s start to explore Istanbul. The first visit is to Hippodrome. It was the center of sports activities in Constantinople. Famous with 4 monuments; The German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column, and Column of Constantine.
Hagia Sophia is the most famous museum in Turkey and one of the greatest marvels of architecture. Hagia Sophia was built as a church in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian then in 1453 renovated into a mosque by Ottoman Emperor Fatih Sultan Mehmet. It was converted into a museum in 1935 and welcomed both local and foreign visitors. (Closed on Monday)
Blue Mosque, as known as the Sultanahmet Mosque, this breath-taking building is one of the most majestic Ottoman mosques in all of Turkey. Also, it was built with unique 6 minarets. (Closed on Friday)
Topkapi Palace, which has been home to the Ottoman dynasty for many years, was used for educational administration and as the art center of the state. Get knowledge about the imperial treasury's sacred Islamic relics, palace kitchens, and weapons. (Closed on Tuesday)
Grand Bazaar, is the biggest market and the most attractive shopping center in Istanbul which has lots of shopping opportunities with carpets, leather, jewelry, Turkish delight, gold, antique tiles, etc.. (Closed on Sunday)
At the end of the tour, we drive to the airport and you fly to Cappadocia. You stay overnight in Cappadocia.
Accommodation: Dinler Hotel 5* - Perissia Hotel 5* - Dedeli Cave Hotel or Similar
DAY 3: CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast, you will be picked up by our guide from your hotel.
First, we visit Cavusin Village (Rose Valley), the Fairy Chimneys look like mushrooms.
After, we visit the Goreme Open-Air Museum which is a member of UNESCO World Heritage consisting of five Byzantine Orthodox churches. After having time for lunch, we visit Kaymakli Underground City where early Christians lived in fear and faith.
On the way back, we visit Panoramic Pigeon Valley where pigeons contributed to the lives of locals with their manure to fertilize the vineyards.
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the airport and fly to Izmir. You stay overnight in Kusadasi.
Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel 4* - Efe Boutique Hotel - Comfort Ada Class Hotel 4*
DAY 4: EPHESUS
After breakfast visiting Ephesus, which was the second-largest city in the Roman Empire over 250.000 people in the 1st BC. Ranking only behind Rome it was the second-largest city in the world. Ephesus was also a harbor city. And, this giant city was built only with marble. Did you know that Ephesus had the largest amphitheater in the ancient world over 25.000 seats? Also see Goddess Nike, Local pharmacy, Hadrian Gate, Library of Celcius (the third largest library), Marble Street, and Harbour Street. Temple of Artemis, is located near Ephesus and was built in the 6th century. It was one of the seven wonders of the world.
The House of Virgin Mary is located on top of the Ephesus and is 9 km far away. The places where the Virgin Mary has spent her last days and the Shrine of Virgin Mary pleasures wonderful atmosphere latent in the green.
At the end of the tour, you stay overnight in Kusadasi.
Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel 4* - Efe Boutique Hotel - Comfort Ada Class Hotel 4*
DAY 5: PAMUKKALE
After breakfast, we depart to Pamukkale. Pamukkale is in Aegean Turkey and it is also called the “Cotton Castle”, because of the white cotton appearance of the mineral bath spas that abound the province, which is rich in calcium. Known as a “spa town” since the Roman era, tourists travel to Pamukkale to relax in warm, soothing, and therapeutic waters in the myriad spas.
Hierapolis or “Holy City” was evangelized by Paul and Epaphras. Also, the Apostle Philip lived and was buried here. What makes Hierapolis different from most places on Earth is that it is not built on land, either on water, but on limestone deposits above the mineral springs in the area. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the ruins that are littered all over the city, including the necropolis that houses the sarcophagi of important ancient figures like Marcus Aurelius. After the tour, we drive to the Denizli Airport and you fly back to Istanbul. We transfer you to your hotel and you stay overnight in Istanbul.
Accommodation: Celal Sultan Hotel 4* - Antusa Palace Hotel 4* - Dosso Dossi Old City Hotel 4* - Occidental Taksim 4* or Similar
DAY 6: ISTANBUL
You have free time until departure flight. We transfer you to the Istanbul Airport and you fly back to your home.
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You can watch how the traditional Turkish carpet weaving is done by using wool yarns naturally dyed with alizarines. Enjoying a glass of tea while listening to the hypnotic clatter of the hand weaving looms is a lovey experience. You can buy carpets to enrich the decoration of your home with a wonderfully colored, traditional Turkish art.