Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul

Meals: Nil

Arrive in Istanbul and transfer to the hotel (early check-in subject to availability). In the afternoon, go for Bosphorus Cruise along the Bosphorus, the winding water strait separating Europe and Asia. The Bosphorus coastline is a delightful mixture of the past and the present where one can enjoy the splendour and quaint beauty of ancient wooden mansions, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. Later, visit the Spice Market. Have a comfortable overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 2: Istanbul | Sightseeing tour

Meals: Breakfast

After enjoying a buffet breakfast, visit St. Sophia (closed on Monday) , Byzantine Hippodrome, in which stands the Obelisk brought from Egypt by Theodosius and the Serpent Column taken from Delphi brought by Constantine. Next, visit the Blue Mosque, which has six minarets and a middle dome, 109 feet tall. Also visit the Grand Covered Bazaar (closed on Sundays) dating back to 15th century. It covers over 4,000 shops under one roof. Spend the afternoon at leisure and have a comfortable overnight stay at your hotel.

Day 3: Istanbul | Princes' Island Tour(Optional Tour)

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, enjoy some free time for leisure or you can take an optional Prince's Islands tour with lunch where you will take a cruise to the largest of the Prince's Islands in Marmara Sea. After lunch at a local restaurant, take a tour of the island by horse-drawn carriages. Later, enjoy some free time for leisure. Cruise back to the city and have a comfortable overnight stay at your hotel.

Day 4: Istanbul - Kayseri - Cappadocia

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

After breakfast, transfer to Ataturk Airport to take a morning flight to Kayseri. Upon arrival, meet your assistant and enjoy a drive to Cappadocia. Visit Kaymakli or Derinkuyu Underground City; carved out of rock and completely self contained. More than 200 people lived on each of seven floors with the last one 250 feet underground. Then see the citadel of Ortahisar and the old Cavusin Village and its cave houses. Lunch would be followed by a walking tour of Red Valley and a visit to Urgup Wine House. Enjoy a delicious dinner and a comfortable overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 5: Cappadocia | Sightseeing tour

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

After a hearty breakfast at hotel, visit Dervent Valley, Pasabagi Fairy Chimneys and Avanos Village. After lunch at a typical local restaurant, visit Pigeon Valley and the natural citadel of Uchisar followed by Goreme Open-Air Museum, which is full of pink, rose and white tapering columns. These tall free standing cones of stone curve and twist as if pulled from earth like taffy. Others are tall like fairy chimneys. The caves were settled in the 4th century as monasteries. Visit some caves on the cliffs to see Byzantine frescoes decorating early Christian churches. Return for a delicious dinner and a comfortable overnight stay at your hotel.

Day 6: Cappadocia - Kayseri - Istanbul - Antalya

Meals: Breakfast and dinner

After breakfast drive back to Kayseri to board a domestic flight to Antalya, via Istanbul. Upon arrival at Antalya Airport, transfer to your hotel and check in. Spend the rest of the day at your leisure. Have a delicious dinner and a comfortable overnight stay at your hotel.

Day 7: Antalya

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

After breakfast, enjoy a full-day to discover ancient Hellenistic and Roman treasures, including the unspoiled ruins of Perge, the magnificently preserved 15,000 person theater of Aspendos and, Manavgat Waterfalls. Return to your hotel for a delicious dinner and a comfortable overnight stay.

Day 8: Departure

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, spend the day at leisure and later transfer to the Antalya Airport and connect to India via Istanbul.

• Destination:
• Istanbul
• Cappadocia
• Antalya

Istanbul

Istanbul is legendary.

Famous the world over for its vibrant amalgamation of cultures, former Constantinople is the pride of Byzantium, that's located on both sides of the Bosphorus, the narrow strait between the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea.

The centre of the old world, Istanbul is an important metropolis famous for its historic monuments and charming natural beauty. The only city in the world that spreads across two continents - Europe and Asia, demarcated by the famous Bosporus! With almost 2500 years to its credit, this beautiful Byzantine city has a rich eventful history. Capital of the Romans, Byzantine and Turkish Ottoman empires, this dome studded city is full with charm of old bygone monuments, ancient squares and streets, excellent eating joints and a length of modern buildings.

Must See
There are endless numbers of monuments to be seen here, and every stone on very streets has an epic tale to tell of battles fought and glories lost. The famous Hagia Sofia towers over the city, with its enormous dome and incredibly tall minarets. Other famous sites include Topkapi Palace, Sultanahmet Mosque, Galata Tower, and the Galata Whirling Dervish Hall. In fact, the entire Bosphorus is lined with numerous waterside palaces, which are all worth visiting. A boat tour will be most rewarding. Also visit a hamam, a Turkish bath, at least once on your vacation there. Other must visits include the Egyptian Spice Bazaar, Rumeli Fortress, Beylerbeyi Palace, Hippodrome, Camlica Hill - the highest point of Istanbul that provides a panoramic view, and the Dolmabahce Palace.

Shopping
Shopping is Istanbul is an experience in itself. Gazing at the stark contrast of the modern with the traditional, explore the Nuruosmaniye Gate of Grand Bazaar (Capali Carsi) browsing through jewellery, pottery, spice, leather and carpets. The bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world with more than 58 streets and 4,000 shops, and has between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily! Built between 1455 and 1461by Sultan Mehmed, the bazaar contains two sections - domed masonry structures built for storage and safe keeping.

The Spice Bazaar/ Egyption Bazaar (Misir Carsisi) is the second largest covered shopping areas in Turkey an attributes its name to Egypt from where the spices were initially imported. In the Byzantine period, the Spice Bazaar was also the centre of corn trade.

Eating
Turkish cuisine is considered one of the richest and oldest cooking traditions in the world! The authentic Istanbul cuisine is an outcome of the cuisine of Jews, Greeks and Armenians who were an integral part of Ottoman society. Beginning with soups, a traditional Turkish cuisine is a heady cocktail of soups, appetizers, wholesome meals, desserts and distinct drinks.

Kebab, Baklava, Lokum and Raki are the most commonly associated Turkish delicacies. Others include olive oil dishes, rice pilafs, stuffed vegetables, pickles, fruit preserves, compote, sherbet, boza (a thick beverage made of barley) coffee, pastries, puddings and syrupy desserts.

The exclusive Turkish food is a fine combination of wraps with fillings – the classical wrap is meat or rice wrapped in vine, cabbage or collard leaves although lettuce, nut, chestnut, cherry and sometimes violet leaves. There are as many as 15 variants of wraps as of today! There is an a rich variety of meat dishes in the form of grills, fried meats, kebabs, stews cooked in a crock or a pan.

Fast Facts
Main Languages: Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian and Greek. English is spoken in the touristy places.
When to Go: September, when the city experiences Spring.
Local Transport: Istanbul is blessed with a good network of transport system. Besides bus, you can travel in a tram, ferry, cabs etc. Try buying an Akbil pass, a pre-buying ticket and avoid those smelly long queues waiting for public transport.
Phone Code: Istanbul (Asian side) +90216 and Istanbul (European side) +90212
Currency: New Turkish Lira (YTL is approximately 48 INR).
Voltage: 230 V/ 50 Hz
Time Zone: UTC/GMT + 2 hours with + 1 hour as daylight saving.

Istanbul Bosphorus Strait

Istanbul Church of Hagia Sophia

Istanbul Grand Bazaar

Istanbul Suleymaniye Mosque

Istanbul Topkapi Palace

Cappadocia

Cappadocia is a strange and wonderful region in Central Anatolia in Turkey that dates back to the 2000 BC. It is famous for its out-of-the world desert landscape, rock formations, and caves, which were formed by thousands of years of erosion. There are so many things to explore here, and the caves offer endless opportunities to see remains of the cultures, now long gone, that had inhabited the surrounding regions. The foremost are the underground cities of Kaymakla, Derinkuyu, Ozkonak and Mazakoy. You should also check out the pottery town of Avanos

Cappadocia Goreme Open Air Museum

Cappadocia Ihlara Canyon

Cappadocia Kaymakli Cave

Cappadocia Soganli Valley

Cappadocia Uchisar Hill

Antalya

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