Day 1 Arrival & Hotel Check-in
1 Stop
Sultanahmet District Welcome to Turkey! Upon your arrival at Istanbul Airport, our transferman will welcome you and take you to your hotel. After you check-in to your hotel and rest a little bit, our guide will meet you in the lobby and give you an orientation about Istanbul and our 14-day tour. 1 day • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 2 Istanbul (Walking Tour)
4 Stops
Hippodrome
Our first stop will be great Roman Hippodrome, which dates back to 2nd century A.D. In the Hippodrome, you can see the Obelisk of the Tuthmosis the third, German Fountain, Serpent Column and the Obelisk of Constantine
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Blue Mosque Later, we will visit the Blue Mosque, which was built in 1616 by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Hagia Sophia Mosque
We will visit Hagia Sophia, the great church built in 537 by Justinianus.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Topkapi Palace We will continue our tour by visiting the great Ottoman Palace, Topkapi where Sultans lived for five centuries. We will return to our hotel.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 3 Istanbul (Walking Tour & Public Transportation)
4 Stops
Basilica Cistern
We will stop and see the Basilica Cistern, which was built at the same time as Hagia Sofia. In this 6th century structure, you will be able to see the heads of Medusa, which brought here from the temples of Constantinople.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Istanbul Archaeological Museums
After, we will walk to the Istanbul Archeological Museum to see art from the Hellenistic Period as well as Roman Treasuries, which were found in the Ottoman Empire’s territories during the 19th century.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Grand Bazaar Jewelers Following lunch, we will stop at the Grand Bazaar, one of the oldest shopping malls in the world, which dates back to the 16th century.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)
We will walk down to Spice Market where you can find the great amount of spices from all over the world and Turkey. After the tour finishes for the day, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 4 Ephesus Region (Fly to İzmir & Private Tour)
5 Stops
Ancient City of Ephesus
Depending on our flight, we will transfer to Istanbul Airport and fly to İzmir. From İzmir Airport we will drive one hour to Selcuk. Before we check-in to our hotel, we will visit Ephesus, one of the most beautiful ancient sites of the world.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
The Temple of Artemis After lunch, we will drive to the Temple of Artemis, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
The Basilica of Saint John Later, we will visit the Basilica of St. John, which was donated by Justinianus, who financed Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House) We will visit the Virgin Mary's house. 2 minutes • Admission Ticket Included 5 Ephesus Museum We will visit the Selcuk Ephesus Museum and see some of the amazing artifacts from Ephesus. We will return to our hotel.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Ephesus Museum We will visit the Selcuk Ephesus Museum and see some of the amazing artifacts from Ephesus. We will return to our hotel. 2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 5 Prine, Miletus, Didyma (Tour with Private Van)
3 Stops
Priene Antik Kenti We will begin our tour with a 1 to 2 hour drive to Priene, an Ionian City that was first established in the 7th century B.C. as a port city on the sea, which was silted by the Meander River. 2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Miletus We will drive to Miletus. This city is known for some of the great philosophers of ancient times, including Thales, Anaximenes, and Hekaistos.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Didyma After lunch, we will stop at Didyma, the Temple of Apollon where most prophecies were given. The biggest oracle was serving at the Apollon Temple. Depending on schedule, lunch may be after the visit. At the end of the tour, we will go to our hotel and rest up in preparation for Day 6.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 6 Aphrodisias & Hierapolis (Drive to Denizli & Private Tour)
2 Stops
Aphrodisias
Following checkout from our hotel, we will drive approximately two hours to Aphrodisias, which is one of the most well preserved ancient sites in Turkey. Earliest settlement in Aphrodisias dates back to 5000 B.C. However, the city that we are going to see is from 2nd century B.C.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Hierapolis & Pamukkale
Later, we will drive to one of the greatest healing centers in the world, Hierapolis. Hierapolis can be named as “Woodstock ‘69” of the ancient world. Since it was one of the healing regions of the time, people often carried their tombs with them to die. That’s why the name Necropolis (cemetery) of Hierapolis is so common in Anatolia. During this trip, guests also can see the travertine, Cotton Castle, formed by calcium. We will return to our hotel and prepare for the next morning.
4 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 7 Laodicea & Antalya (Drive to Antalya & Private Tour)
2 Stops
Laodicea After we check out from our hotel, we will drive to Antalya where we will visit the Laodicea Ancient City which was established in 1st century B.C. Laodicea had two great theaters, rather than one. It is a unique, impressive site with beautiful features.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Old City Marina
After lunch, we will begin driving to Antalya for approximately three hours. We will check-in to our hotel and rest up for Day 8 of our program.
4 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 8 Antalya Archeological Museum & Perge & Aspendos (Private Antalya Region Tour)
3 Stops
Antalya Archeology Museum We will begin Day 8 with the Anatalya Archeological Museum, one of the best museums in the world with statues mostly found in the ancient site, Perge. The sarcophagia section of the museum has the largest amount of examples in Turkey.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Perge Ancient City
After the museum, we will drive to Perge Ancient City has been excavated by Turkish Archeologists at the beginning.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Aspendos Ruins
After lunch, we will stop and see Aspendos, the great theater of the Roman Empire built in 2nd century A.D. with 15,000 people in capacity. We will return to our hotel to rest up for Day 9 of our program.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 9 Konya & Mevlana Museum (Drive to Konya & Private Tour)
1 Stop
Mevlana Muzesi We will start our day by checking out of our hotel and travelling through the most spectacular and picturesque route from Antalya to Konya over the Mountain Taurus. We will then visit the Mevlana Museum, the center of whirling dervishes and Sufism, and discover the humanistic theology based on love and respect to the diversity of the universe. fter the lunch, we will check in to our hotel and relax. • Overnight in Konya
8 hours • Admission Ticket Included Accommodation: Not included Meals: Lunch
Day 10 Cappadocia (Drive to Cappadocia & Private Tour)
2 Stops
Sultanhani Kervansarayi Following checkout from our hotel, we will start our day by driving to Cappadocia along the Silk Road. During this trip, we will visit Sultanhan Caravanserai where ancient travelers stayed overnight on their journeys during the 12th century and later.
4 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Cappadocia Tours
After lunch, we will drive to Cappadocia and have an orientation for what we are going to see in the next two days. We will check-in to the hotel and rest up for Day 11.
4 hours • Admission Ticket Included Accommodation: Not included Meals: Lunch
Day 11 Cappadocia Region (Private Cappadocia Region Tour)
8 Stops
Devrent Valley
Day 11 will begin with an exploration of Cappadocia with Devrent Valley (also known as Imagination Valley), where we will see the different types of Fairy Chimney formations, which formed almost 30 million years ago.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Fairy Chimneys We will then stop in Pasabag, where we will see the most interesting fairy chimneys, resembling those seen in the Hobbit and Smurfs.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Avanos Oren Yeri This trip offers the opportunity to stop by a local pottery shop, where details are shared of how people survived and created beautiful art dating back to the Hittite period.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Goreme National Park
The stop at Goreme Open Air Museum allows you to discover some of the best cave churches of the 530 in Cappadocia.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Cappadocia Cave Dwellings
You will see wonderful view of Cave Dwellings
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Uchisar Castle We will stop at Uchisar Castle and Pigeon Valley, two of the best spots for photography and photo opportunities in the world.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Pigeon Valley
Pause for a photo break at Pigeon Valley.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Goreme Panorama
Pause for Beautiful view of Cappadocia. We will return to our hotel 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 12 Sinassos & Ayvali & Underground City (Private Cappadocia Region Tour)
3 Stops
Sinasos Kilisesi We will begin Day 12 by seeing the Greek Village, Sinassos. Between 1924 and 1927, the people of Greece and Turkey exchanged goods to avoid a civil war. Since then, the village has been partially inhabited by Macedonian Turks.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Kaymakli Underground City
We will then drive to Kaymakli Underground City to see how
Christians protected and defended themselves from the
persecutions and invasions for centuries.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Aravan Evi Restaurant
After lunch, we will visit the untainted village of Ayvali. We will return to our hotel and rest before an early morning flight to Istanbul.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 13 Chora Church & Bosphorous Tour (Fly to Istanbul & Private Tour)
3 Stops
Bosphorus Strait
We will start our tour with a Bosphorus Cruise (approximately two hours). During this trip, you will be able to see some historical scenes of Istanbul such as the palaces, summer mansions, houses from the Ottoman Empire, and more.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Chora Museum
We will then go to the Chora Church, built in 6th century A.C., to see the spectacular, one-of-a-kind mosaics and some frescoes.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Sultanahmet District • Leusiure Rest of The Day Because this is your last day in Turkey, we will spend the remainder of the day relaxing, enjoying, and taking in your last moments in Turkey.
8 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Lunch
Day 14 Going back to home
1 Stop
Istanbul Airport If you plan to depart, we will transfer you to the airport. We hope you enjoy Turkey and our services at Pupa Tourism. We look forward to welcoming you in Turkey.
15 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Not included
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