11 DAYS 10 NIGHTS TURKISH PANORAMA - ISTANBUL, KUSADASI, MARMARIS, ANTALYA, NIDGE, CAPPADOCIA & SAFRONBOLU
EP_28823 11D10N ISTANBUL 05 APR 2024 - 28 MAR 2025
TRIP DESCRIPTION

Tour available on Friday 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: Sightseeing tour. Topkapi Palace. Night transfer to Taksim.

A sightseeing tour of the city. We find ourselves in a city built in two continents. On our tour, we will enter the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent (the largest in Istanbul). We will see the walls, the Golden Horn, the fishing district, and we will admire the exterior of Hagia Sofia. After the visit, we will offer tickets and a visit to the Top Kapi Palace, which was the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, with its magnificent courtyards and its pavilions.

At the end of the afternoon we will provide a transfer to the Taksim neighborhood, the most commercialized and lively area of the city. There will be time to dine in one of its many restaurants, and you can also take the old tram that crosses the area or go to see the nearby Galata Tower.

NOTE: Services during the stay in Istanbul may change order by taking the boat ride on the Bosphorus on the first day and the panoramic visit on the second day.

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

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Boat trip on the Bosphorus.

Today we include a boat trip on the Bosphorus that will last about two hours. We will undertake the trip on a boat exclusively for Europamundo travellers. The Bosphorus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, which separates Istanbul into two parts: the European part and the Asian one. We will enjoy seeing the liveliness of the strait with its multitude of boats. We will pass under the two bridges that unite Europe and Asia and we will admire the palaces of the sultans, the typical wooden houses and the Ottoman villas.

Return to the center of Istanbul. Rest of the day at leisure. You can go shopping in the Grand Bazaar; visit Hagia Sophia; ... Multiple options in this great capital.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast
Hotel Elite World Business or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
4
Istanbul - Ephesus - Kusadasi

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Ephesus, St. John´s Basilica, Virgin Mary´s house. Dinner included.

We leave early from Istanbul. We continue the route through Turkey.

Around lunch time, we arrive at EPHESUS, the best preserved ancient city of Asia Minor; 2000 years ago it had a quarter of a million inhabitants. We will visit Saint John´s Basilica, and afterwards, the house of the Virgin Mary and the archaeological site (tickets included).

We then continue to KUSADASI, a popular coastal town with a lot of atmosphere, commercial life and a small castle. Dinner and accommodation.

NOTE: during the high season, from June to September (both included), accommodation may be provided in a nearby town.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Radisson Blu or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
5
Kusadasi - Bodrum - Marmaris

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Views over the Aegean. Beautiful Bodrum. Dinner included.

We leave for one of the natural wonders of Turkey, Lake BAFA. We continue to BODRUM, a very beautiful fortified city of Greek origin. You can visit its castle, stroll through its streets full of life and tourism or go around its sports marina.

After lunch, we go on our way to MARMARIS, another very beautiful coastal tourist enclave with its castle, its marina and its fountains. Dinner and accommodation.

NOTE: On some high difficulty dates (especially in summer), some groups can be accommodated in a nearby town.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Pasabay or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
6
Marmaris - Dalyan - Antalya

We depart for DALYAN, an incredible place next to a beautiful navigable river. We include a boat ride of about two hours to see the ROYAL LYCIAN TOMBS. Also by boat, we will continue on to a large lake where we will stop at the hot springs. If you wish, you can swim in its warm waters or take a mud bath!

We allow time to eat at one of the many Dalyan restaurants by the river. We continue to ANTALYA, where we will have a brief visit to this great coastal city of more than one million inhabitants; Hadrian’s Gate, the Ottoman district and its great waterfall that falls directly to the sea. Dinner included.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Ring Downtown or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
7
Antalya - Aspendos - Side - Karaman - Nigde

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Contrast of the Anatolian region between the coast and the high mountains. Dinner included.

We will leave Antalya towards ASPENDOS. We will visit the Roman theatre, for many, it is the best preserved in the world.

After that, in SIDE, we will be able to admire the Greek temple of Apollo by the sea. There’s time to walk through its port and streets that are full of life. Travelling through breathtaking landscapes, we cross the Taurus mountains – their peaks stand at over 3500 meters high, and are covered in snow for most of the year. Stop in KARAMAN where we will see its fortress from the outside.

We continue on to the Cappadocia region. NIGDE, dinner included.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Grand Hotel or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
8
Nigde - Avanos - Cappadocia

Full day in the fantastic region of CAPPADOCIA, with its lunar landscapes, its churches and troglodyte villages. We start by visiting GUMUSLER, an incredible underground monastery of the 7th century with perhaps the best Byzantine frescoes in Turkey. In KAIMACLI we will visit the underground city that could house 30,000 people. We will visit UCHISAR, a natural fortress. After lunch we will discover the GOREME Valley with its open-air museum and its churches carved out of the rocks, entry tickets included. Hotel in Avanos. Dinner included.

At night, after dinner, we suggest attending the "Turkish night" show (optional).

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Ramada or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
9
Cappadocia - Safranbolu

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Turkey´s changing landscapes as we get closer to the Black Sea. Traditional Turkish tea. Dinner included.

We have a fantastic day in the interior of Anatolia traveling to the north of the country where the landscapes turn green.

SAFRANBOLU, arrival in the early afternoon to get to know this wonderful small city declared a World Heritage Site that was an important stage in the caravan routes. In the courtyard of a magnificent old Caravanserai, we will include a traditional Turkish tea. Dinner included.

NOTE: Some times, due to operational reasons, there will be a brief stop in Ankara.

Transfer by Europamundo coach
Meals Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel Baglar Saray or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
10
Safranbolu - Gokgol Magarasi - Eregli - Istanbul

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Green landscapes of Turkey.

Today our stage follows the Black Sea and its green landscapes. In GOKGOL MAGARASI we include the entrance to this magnificent cave with its underground river and its multiple colors. In EREGLI, next to the Black Sea, we have time for lunch, we also include the visit of its impressive caves and tombs of Cehenemagzi full of mythology. Arrival in ISTANBUL at the end of the day. 

Transfer by Europamundo coach.
Meals Breakfast
Hotel Elite World Business or similar. Please check with us for a full list of planned hotels
11
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 Airport transfer by own arrangement (Add on Optional)
Meals Breakfast
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Trip Inclusive
  • 09 nights' hotel accommodation: Istanbul (4N), Kusadasi (1N), Marmaris (1N), Antalya (1N), Nigde (1N), Cappadocia (1N) & Safranbolu (1N)
  • Daily buffet breakfasts and 6 Dinners
  • City tour in: Istanbul
  • Boat: On the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Lycian tombs in Dalyan
  • Evening transfer: Taksim Square in Istanbul
  • Ticket admission: Suleiman the Great Mosque and Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, house of the Virgin Mary, Basilica of St. John, Ruins of Ephesus, Roman theatre in Aspendos, Greek Temple of Apollo in Side, Gumusler Monastery; Underground city of Kainacli; Goreme Valley; Uchisar, Traditional tea in Safranbolu, Gokgol Magarasi cave, Caves and tombs in Eregli, Suleiman the Great Mosque 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
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Transfer on departure to Istanbul airport PER WAY for 2 or 3 person 444.96 -
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 - Friday 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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