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DAY1: 
Arrival at Istanbul Airport. Transportation to the hotel. We spent the night in Istanbul 
 
DAY2: 
After breakfast, we leave the hotel for a half-day tour on a Bosphorus cruise.
City Walls, the ancient peninsula of Istanbul is surrounded by the ancient walls like a triangle. The walls, with a length of about 22 km., date back to the V century during the Roman era.
The Golden Horn by bus: they are approximately 8 km long, on a route shaped like a narrow horn that divides the European coast in two. Since it is a natural port, the Byzantine and Ottoman navies, and those interested in commercial transport, gathered there. At sunset, the color of the water turns to gold and today the shores are surrounded by pleasant parks and trails.
Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), the second largest closed bazaar in Istanbul. It was christened Valide Bazaar when it was first founded, but was given the name Mısır Çarşısı (Egyptian Bazaar). Due to the many types of spices sold there, it is known as the Spice Bazaar by foreign tourists. In addition to natural spices and herbs, which describe the their name, it is always possible to find various kinds of fresh dried fruits.
Bosphorus boat trip – an amazing cruise between the two continents, Europe and Asia. The Bosphorus connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separating Asia and Europe, is the apple of the world with its unique natural beauty. The Asian and European shores of the Bosphorus are adorned with beautiful residences by the water.
The Rumeli Fortress (from the sea, no inside visit), was built in 1452 to avoid the help and reinforcement of the Black Sea during the siege of Istanbul. It was restored and turned into a museum in 1950. Hisariçi (Inside the fortress) is often used as an open-air theater.
End of the tour at and return to the hotel. We will spend the night in Istanbul.
 
DAY3:
 After breakfast we leave the hotel to spend a full day walking around the ancient city.
Hagia Sophia, once described as the largest church in Christendom, is certainly a masterpiece with a synthesis of the West and the East and was built by Constantine the Great in 325 on the remains of a pagan temple. It was later rebuilt by Justinian and Theodora. In 1453, Mehmet the Conqueror added minarets to the huge dome and turned the old church into a mosque. The building was controversially converted into a museum in 1935, but the interior retains its religious associations with the Christian mosaics and Muslim calligraphic discs that adorn its walls and piers.
The Blue Mosque has a special place among the various Ottoman buildings built on Sultanahmet Square. It was built by Sedefkar Mehmet Aga, who took into account the classical Ottoman architecture and the Hagia Sophia church for the design and construction of the Blue Mosque; he also created an interior space that is more spacious, well-lit and airy than the others. It is known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles that adorn the walls of its interior.
Hippodrome: it is a public park that at the time of the Byzantine Empire was used for ceremonies and sporting events (chariot races, athletics). The obelisk of Theodosius, the column of serpents, the column of Constantine and the German fountain of Wilhelm II are the monuments that decorate the Hippodrome.
The Topkapi Palace, which was the seat of government for the Ottoman Empire that ruled three continents for centuries, was built between the years of 1460 and 1478 during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II (The Conqueror). It was the home of the sultans and their families until the reign of Sultan Abdülmecit. Therefore, it has a very rich collection of porcelains, clothes, weapons, shields, armor, miniatures, manuscripts of Islamic calligraphy, as well as Ottoman treasures and jewelry.
End of the tour. Transportation to the hotel. We spent the night in Istanbul.
 
DAY4: 
Pick up at the hotel to transport them to the airport. Flight to Cappadocia. After arrival, transfer to the office, we pick you up for a full day tour; 
First of all, we will visit the Goreme Open-Air Museum, which is recognized by UNESCO as a medieval monastic complex of cave churches and dwellings excavated in the tufa rock by Orthodox monks, in the fourth century. Now we continue to the Ortahisar Panorama which offers a wonderful view with its natural castle in the center, stone houses and beautiful mosques.
 
From here, a short drive will take us to the Pasabagi (valley of the monks), where we will see the conical columns as fairy chimneys that were also used for the dwellings and the Orthodox churches of the hermits.
 
After lunch at a local restaurant in the town of Avanos, on the banks of the Kizilirmak (red river), we will see some of the most famous Turkish handicrafts. Before returning to the hotel, we will have a stop in the Devrent Valley, famous with its strange formations.
 
Valle de Tres Bellas, has a beautiful view over the city Urgup, famous with wine, and vineyards with apricot gardens where you can take memorable photos always. At the end the visitors will be transferred to their hotel after visiting 
 
Goreme Panaroma, a panoramic stop south Goreme.
 
End of the tour. Return to the hotel. We spent the night in Cappadocia.
 
DAY5:
After breakfast we pick you up at your hotel for a full day tour of southern Cappadocia.
First of all, we will walk 4 km through the Valley of Red and Pink. During this beautiful journey we will observe the fauna and flora of Cappadocia, rich in minarets and full of vineyards. 
 
After lunch at a local restaurant, near the Valley of the Pigeons, the trip will continue to see the amazing the underground city. It is one of the best preserved and deep underground cities in the region, carved out already in the second millennium BC. The city extends in eight levels on the earth and is carved on the soft volcanic stone.
 
Before lunch we will enter the Valle de Amor, originally called Valle Blanco, which offers a beautiful view with its graceful shaped chimneys.
 
Finally, the excursion will end in an ancient Christian village of Cavusin that offers spectacular views, as it has been eroded to a great extent and partially collapsed. 
 
After this visit, we will go to the village of Uchisar, where a natural stone castle offers a great photograph of all its angles, one of the landmarks of the region that offers a great photograph of all its angles.
End of the tour.  Transfer to the airport. Flight to Ephesus. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi. 
 
DAY6 :
After breakfast we pick you up for a full day tour in Ephesus ;
The ancient city of Ephesus is a prominent example of a Roman port city, with a sea channel and a port basin. It was the Hellenic capital of Greece and was the capital of the province of Asia of the Roman Empire. Ephesus was a very important city economically, geographically, politically and culturally. Many classical philosophers read today, such as Heraclitus, lived in the scientific, cultural and artistic field of the city of Ephesus.
After entering the Magnesia Gate we start a slow descent down the hill with our guide. The route takes us to The Odeon (concert venue), the baths of Varius (used as a gymnasium), Prytaneion (administrative offices where religious ceremonies, official receptions and banquets were also held), Agora (Ephesus commercial market), the temple of Hadrian (dedicated to Emperor Hadrian, Artemis and the people of Ephesus), the Trajan’s fountain (built in honor of Emperor Trajan) and the Grand Theater. The theater had seating for 24,000 people and was the site where St. Paul is believed to have preached to the Ephesians and is used today for a local spring festival.
Library of Celsus, is the most distinctive building and one of the most photographed structures that is commonly associated with Ephesus. It was erected by Tiberius Julius Eagle Polemeanus (son of Tiberius Julius Celsopolemeanus). It is estimated that the construction was completed in 117 A.D. It is made in a very good marble with figures of Eros, Nike and garlands in relief. 
House of the Virgin Mary. It is near the top of Bülbül Mountain, one of the hills overlooking Selçuk. After the death of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary went to Ephesus with John, where she lived until her death, at the age of 101. This church is an important pilgrimage center for Christians and is declared sacred. There is also a spring that is believed to be healing. Popes Paul VI and John Paul II visited this house. 
The Temple of Artemis: at one time it was the largest in the world, eclipsing even the Parthenon in Athens, and thus gaining a place in the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Only one of its original 127 columns remains to this day, often surmounted by a stork’s nest; a poignant testament to nature’s transition and human achievement. It is still a charming and quiet place where the huge pillar gives an idea of the vast size of the temple.
End of the tour, overnight in Kusadasi. 
DAI7:
 Have breakfast at the hotel. Pick up at the hotel to continue to Pamukkale.This is a magical, unique place, a natural wonder with its dazzling cobbled white castles. Thermal springs with limestone and salt, which are poured on the shore of the plateau, form these wonderful stalactites, waterfalls and ponds. Here we find healing waters that have been used as a therapy since Roman times and nowadays it is possible for visitors to walk in these ponds/waterfalls, which causes the calcium carbonate to disperse like a jelly.
Hierapolis, known as the “Sacred City”, due to its numerous temples and religious buildings, is located on the same plateau as the thermal pools. This place offers visitors an insight into the natural gifts of the region and the cultural riches that man added to nature. This ancient city is located 20 km. north of Denizli, justly famous for the buildings and artifacts discovered during extensive excavations. The geographers of antiquity, Strabo and Ptolemy, assured that Hierapolis was a Phrygian city, due to its proximity to Laodicea in Lycus and Tripoli, cities located on the border with the region of Caria.
End of the tour, return to the hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.
 
Day 8:
Transfer to the airport. Flight to Istanbul. Arrival at Istanbul Airport. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
 
Day 9:
Breakfast at the hotel. Day off. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 10:
After breakfast, transfer to the airport.
 

The price of this tour is from 1299 euros.

 
The price includes ;
 
– Transfer from the airport to the hotel
– 5 nights special class boutique hotel in single room with breakfast in Istanbul
– Private guide for the Old City walking tour (additional lunch and museum admission)
– Regular half-day group tour of the Bosphorus Cruise
– Transfer to the airport
– Flight to Cappadocia
– Transfer from Cappadocia airport to the hotel.
– 1 night special class boutique hotel in single room with breakfast in Cappadocia
– 2-day small group Cappadocia tour with lunch
– Transfer to the airport
– Flight to Ephesus
– Transfer from the airport to the hotel
– 3 nights special class boutique hotel in single room with breakfast in Kusadasi
– Small group tour to Ephesus with lunch
– Small group tour of Pamukkale with lunch
– Transfer to the airport
– Flight to Istanbul
– Transfer to the hotel
– Transfer from the hotel to the airport
– Hot air baloon tour flight