10 DAYS 9 NIGHTS TüRKIYE - ISTANBUL, ANKARA, CAPPADOCIA, KONYA, PAMUKKALE & KUSADASI
EP_28821 10D9N ISTANBUL 01 APR 2024 - 31 MAR 2025
TRIP DESCRIPTION

Tour available on Monday only.

 

Privatized Tour - Turn this package into a private tour.
Recommended for groups of friends, families or for people who, because of their health conditions, can be considered people from a high-risk group.

  • Prepared for groups of 2 to 7 people.
  • Taken in a van driven by your tour guide.
  • With the same itinerary and services as the catalogue tour but with small modifications (see general conditions)

Deals & Discounts:-

  • Children under 3 years discount 80%, Children from 3 to 8 years discount 40% and Children from 9 to 15 years discount 10%
  • Discount 5% for Repeat Travellers, Travellers over 65 years and Honeymooners

Terms & Conditions apply.

1
Istanbul (Arrival)

Welcome to Türkiye!. Upon arriving at the airport we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. Hotel standard check in time 3pm.
You can enjoy free time until your tour starts. Please, check the informative posters placed at the hotel reception area which have all the information about your upcoming services such as meeting place, time and the guide’s name.

NOTE: IF YOU REQUESTED ADDITIONAL NIGHTS on arrival at the hotel you will have your booking made but the guide of your trip will normally not arrive until the start of the included activities. YOUR TIME BEFORE THIS MOMENT IS THEREFORE FREE AT OWN LEISURE. At your hotel they can help you with all the information you need. | The schedules you will find in this itinerary are approximate. The guide, depending on the situation and in order to improve the development of the circuit, may adjust the schedules.

Transfer by Airport shuttle
Hotel Elite World Business or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
2
Istanbul

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Visit to Istanbul city, transfer to Taksim.

Panoramic tour of the city, we are in a city built on two continents. On our tour we will enter the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent (the largest in Istanbul), we will visit the walls, the golden horn, the fishing district and admire the exterior of Hagia Sophia.

At the end of the afternoon we will offer a transfer to the neighborhood of Taksim, the most commercial and local area of the city. Time to dine in one of its many restaurants, you can also take the old tram that crosses the area or approach the nearby Galata Tower.

NOTE: the order of the services included in the city of Istanbul may vary during the stay.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast
Hotel Elite World Business or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
3
Istanbul - Ankara

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Visit to Topkapi palace, boat trip on the Bosporus, dinner included in Ankara.

Early in the morning we will include the entrance and visit to the Topkapi Palace, which was the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire with its magnificent courtyards and pavilions. After that, we will take a boat trip on the Bosporus of about two hours. We will travel on a private boat for Europamundo travelers. The Bosporus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara separating Istanbul into two parts: European and Asian. We will enjoy watching the animation of the strait with all its boats, we will pass under the two bridges that connect Europe and Asia and we will admire the palaces of the sultans, the typical wooden houses, the Ottoman villas.

We will disembark on the Asian side and we will have time to walk through the neighborhood of Uskudar, with its large mosques, where Yemi Valide, the maiden´s tower and its quiet streets are a stand out. Time for lunch. In the afternoon we continue our route to the Anatolian peninsula. Arrival in ANKARA, dinner included.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Radisson Blu or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
4
Ankara - Hacibektas - Cappadocia

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Visit of Ankara, beautiful landscapes in Cappadocia, dinner included.

After breakfast we include a visit to Ankara, the cosmopolitan capital of Turkey, with more than 5 million inhabitants and a lot of cultural life with its performing arts center, which houses the State Ballet and Opera, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and many national theater companies. We will visit the impressive Mausoleum of Ataturk, the powerful castle of Ankara, whose first construction was 8 centuries before Christ. We also include the entrance to the Museum of Anatolian civilizations that allows us to understand the different cultures that left their mark on Turkey.

At the end of the morning, we will stop at a large shopping mall, with different choices of food in its food court. After lunch we continue to the region of Cappadocia, on route we will stop next to the SALT LAKE, with its incredible landscapes and visit HACIBEKTAS, with the utmost respect to the pilgrims (appropriate clothing and silence suggested during the visit). This sanctuary houses the tomb of Hacibecktas, a Sufi mystic of the thirteenth century. Continuation to NEVSHEIR -dinner included.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Ramada Cappadocia or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
5
Cappadocia

Don't miss out the optional tour of balloon flight over the Cappadocia region. - A wonderful experience offered at dawn

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: landscapes of spectacular shapes. Picturesque towns. Dinner included.

Full day in the fantastic region of CAPPADOCIA, with its lunar landscapes, its churches and troglodyte villages. We will discover the GOREME Valley with its open air museum and its churches carved into the rocks, entry tickets included. We will visit UCHISAR, a natural fortress. In KAIMACLI we will visit the underground city that could house 30,000 people. Returning to Avanos we stop at PASABAG, the valley of the fairies, we will walk in this spectacular natural area. Free time and dinner included.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Ramada Cappadocia or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
6
Cappadocia - Ihlara - Konya

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Ihlara Valley, Caravanserai, Konya. Dinner included.

At the far end of Cappadocia, we will visit the IHLARA Valley; known for the freshness of its waters, its churches and villages excavated in the rock. Then we continue our route, with a stop in an old CARAVANSERAI from the 13th Century before arriving in KONYA where we visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana (Rumi). Here we will learn about the sect of the Dervishes (entrance included). Dinner included.

At night, we suggest that you attend the dance performance of the whirling dervishes in the cultural centre.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Novotel Konya or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
7
Konya - Egridir - Pamukkale

We take a scenic road between the lakes, and get to know EGRIDIR, a beautiful town next to a large lake, with its walls and mosques. There’s time to have lunch. We then continue to PAMUKKALE-Hierapolis, whose calcareous waters have created the Cotton Castle (entrance included). Dinner included.

NOTE: We recommend that you also bring shoes that are easy to remove and carry in Pamukkale... and if you wish, bring your bathing costume to this place!

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Lycus River or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
8
Pamukkale - Ephesus - Kusadasi

TODAY´S HIGHLIGHTS: Ephesus. Dinner included.

We leave in the direction of EPHESUS, the best preserved ancient city of Asia Minor; 2000 years ago it had a quarter of a million inhabitants. We will discover the house of the Virgin Mary, the Basilica of Saint John and the impressive ruins at Ephesus (entrance included). We then go on to KUSADASI, a popular coastal town with a lot of atmosphere, commercial life and a small castle. Dinner included.

NOTE: During the high season, from June to September, accommodation will be given in a town near Kusadasi.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Ramada Plaza or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
9
Kusadasi - Izmir - Bursa - Istanbul

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Interior of Anatolia. Hanging bridges crossing the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus Strait.

We leave for the city with the fourth largest population in Turkey: IZMIR. We make a brief visit with our guide to this city considered the most westernized and modern city in the country in terms of values, ideology and lifestyle.

We then return to inland Turkey. Stop en route for lunch before reaching BURSA, the fourth largest city in Turkey, whose historic centre has been declared UNESCO World Heritage, with its traditional commercial districts, mosques, religious schools, public baths … The green mosque stands out. Arrival in ISTANBUL at the end of the day.

Self arrangement to airport or may add in additional service (optional) for hotel-airport transfer. Check the time of your flight in case you need an additional night.

Transfer by Europamundo coach. Airport transfer by own arrangement
Meals Breakfast
10
Istanbul (Departure)

After breakfast, end of our services.

NOTE: Remember that hotels check-out time is usually at 10.00 hrs. In most cases, you can leave your luggage at the hotel reception at check-out time, so you can enjoy the city and pick it up at the time you require that same day. If you need more time to use your room, please consider booking an additional night at the end of your tour.

Self arrangement to airport or may add in additional service (optional) for hotel-airport transfer. Check the time of your flight in case you need an additional night.

Transfer (Add on Optional)
Meals Breakfast
Print Trip Details
Trip Inclusive
  • 08 nights' hotel accommodation: Istanbul (3N), Ankara (1N), Cappadocia (2N), Konya (1N), Pamukkale (1N) & Kusadasi (1N)
  • Daily buffet breakfasts and 6 Dinners
  • City tour in: Istanbul & Ankara
  • Boat: Tour of the Bosphorus in Istanbul
  • Evening transfer: Taksim Square in Istanbul
  • Ticket admission: Suleiman the Great Mosque in Istanbul, Mausoleum of Ataturk, Castel and Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara, Goreme Valley; Valley of Uchisar; Underground city of Kaimacli; Pasabag Valley, Valley of Ihlara, Caravanserai; Mevlana Mausoleum in Konya, Pamukkale - Hierapolis, house of the Virgin Mary, Basilica of St. John, Ruins of Ephesus, Suleiman the Great Mosque and TopKapi Palace in Istanbul
  • English speaking guide and separate driver, travel by air-conditioned coach
  • Airport transfers are provided on arrival
Trip Exclude
  • International or domestic air ticket
  • Airport & hotel portage, Individual expenses and travel insurance
  • Lunches, dinners, morning and afternoon tea, boat cruises unless specified
  • No Compulsary TTipping - If you feel your Tour Guide and Driver has delivered an outstanding level of service throughout your trip you may wish to tip them.
Optional Addon
ITEMADULTCHILD
Transfer on departure to Istanbul airport PER WAY for 2 or 3 person 430.85 -
General Terms
  • Rates quoted based on dynamic pricing and are subject to change without prior notice and/or upon confirmation.
  • Package tour seat are subject to availability.
  • Itinerary may vary slightly depending on group size, group pace and other external factors beyond our control.
  • By booking with us, you are accepted Europamundo’s booking term & conditions, https://www.europamundo.com/eng/terms_use_privacy.aspx
  • No refunds are given for any unused portion of this package or during tour.
  • Full payment is required in order for process booking if booking received less than 50 working days prior to departure. Seats subject to available.
  • 12fly of Malaysian Harmony shall not be liable for any loses or expenses incurred due to delay, sickness, weather, strikes or any other causes beyond its control, such losses and expenses shall be borne by the clients.
  • Others 12fly terms & conditions applies.
Payment Terms
  • Deposit for this package is minimum MYR 1000.00 per person.
Package Remarks
  • General travel period: April 2024 until March 2025 - Monday Arrival only
  • Package Tour operated by Europamundo Vacations on seat-in-coach basic. Please log in at www.europamundo.com for up-to-date itinerary.
  • Please ask for prices on extra night accommodation.

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