ITINERARY

• Day 1 - ISTANBUL
  Welcome to Istanbul. We meet you at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon welcome meeting with your fellow travelers.

  Day 2 - ISTANBUL
  Today we will visit Topkapi Palace the ancient residence of mighty Ottoman Sultans. Then we will see the Hagia Sophia Museum and later we will visit the Blue Mosque with its beautiful Iznik tiles. After seeing the Hippodrome continue to the world famous Grand Bazaar. Overnight In Istanbul. (B) Tonight’s Highlight: Optional Tour of Turkish Night Entertainment at a Local Restaurant with local folk dancers and belly dancer show along with a local diner and drinks included.

  Day 3 - ISTANBUL / CAPPADOCIA
  We take you to the airport for your domestic flight to Cappadocia and our assistance will meet you in Cappadocia to make you have amazing experience in this unique landmark ! Overnight and dinner at the hotel

  Day 4 - CAPPADOCIA
  after breakfast and a good night’s rest, we enjoy a guided tour of Cappadocia - perhaps the jewel in Turkey’s crown. Cappadocia is one of Turkey’s most extraordinary national treasures. The utter improbability of the seemingly surreal landscape has to be seen to be believed with its ‘stuff of fables’ cave dwellings and phallic ‘fairy chimneys’ landscape. Whole troglodyte villages, subterranean churches and fortresses have been hewn from the soft, porous, eerily eroded rock of Cappadocia. The crumbling legacy of persecuted Christians trying to escape the Muslim onslaught in 1st-10th centuries AD by effectively heading underground is one of Turkey’s finest attractions. 
  
  A guided tour of the region takes us to the World – Heritage listed site of the Göreme Valley where you’ll see stunning examples of rock-cut Byzantine churches, chapels and temples and Zelve with its phallic-like eroded landscape. Stopping on the outskirts of Goreme Village we have the opportunity to see Pigeon Valley where century’s old pigeon houses are carved into the surrounding cliffs, the pigeon droppings that litter the area have been used as fertilizer on crops for generations. Here you will also have the opportunity to visit an Onyx shop, specialising in historic jewellery designs unique to Turkey and using local materials and craftsmen. For those not interested in shopping spend a little time relaxing and grab a drink from the local cafe. This evening, we enjoy dinner at the hotel.

  Day 5 – DEPARTURE
  after breakfast you will be dropped to Cappadocia Airport for your transit connection to your home via Istanbul!