From Istanbul: 8-Day Turkey Tour with Transfers and Hotels｜Turkey

Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul
Arrive in Istanbul and meet your English-speaking assistant at the airport. Transfer to your hotel and check in. Spend the night at your hotel.

Day 2: Istanbul
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Spend the day at your leisure, exploring Istanbul at your own pace. Spend the night at your hotel.

Day 3: Istanbul to Ankara
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Spend the morning at your leisure.

Around noon, depart from your hotel to Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Arrive in Ankara in the early evening. Have dinner and spend the night at your hotel.

Day 4: Ankara to Cappadocia
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Visit the Anatolian Civilizations Museum, where you will see the Neolithic and Paleolithic ruins from Urartu, Hatti, Hittite, and Phrygia civilizations. Then, proceed to the Mausoleum of Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. In the afternoon, drive to Cappadocia. En route, visit the Underground City, which was constructed by the first Christians to protect themselves from attacks. Have dinner and spend the night at your hotel.

Day 5: Cappadocia
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Spend the day visiting Cappadocia. Visit Göreme Open Air Museum, a UNESCO Heritage site, a fantastic region with its cave churches located on the valley. Then, proceed to Uchisar Village and then the spectacular fairy chimneys. Visit Derbent Valley and explore the natural rock formations. Get a chance to attend the workshops of carpets and onyx stones. Have dinner and spend the night at your hotel.

Day 6: Cappadocia to Pamukkale
After breakfast at your hotel, drive to Pamukkale. En route, visit Sultanhan Caravansarai, which was built during the Seljuk Empire and used for many years as a stopover for travelers and merchants. Continue to Pamukkale. Visit Cotton Steps, a UNESCO heritage site that has been believed to have healing thermal water. Have dinner and spend the night at your hotel.

Day 7: Pamukkale to Ephesus
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Drive to Selcuk, Ephesus. Visit the Ephesus Ruins, the city that was dedicated to Artemis: the Odeon, Temple of Hadrian, the House of Love, the Library of Celsus, and the Agora. Then, proceed to the Virgin Mary House, which is believed to be the final resting place of the mother of Jesus. Then, stop at a leather production store. Proceed to Izmir. Have dinner and spend the night at your hotel.

Day 8: Departure from Izmir
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. If the pickup time for your departure flight permits, transfer to the airport or to the port of Kusadasi or Izmir.