8 Days Hearth of Turkey Tour 8 Days

🏙️ Full-Day Istanbul City Tour

Today you will enjoy a full-day guided tour of Istanbul’s main highlights.

Tour Highlights:

• Topkapi Palace – the former official residence and seat of government during the Ottoman Empire
• Blue Mosque – one of Istanbul’s most iconic landmarks
• Hippodrome Square – the ancient center of sporting and political activity in Constantinople
• Hagia Sophia Mosque – once an Eastern Orthodox Church, now a functioning mosque rich in history and architecture
• Grand Bazaar – one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world

🍴 Meals: Breakfast & Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant)

Overnight in Istanbul.

🍽️ Breakfast & Bosphorus Tour

After breakfast, enjoy a tour of the Spice Bazaar followed by a scenic Bosphorus cruise, sailing between Europe and Asia.

✈️ Transfer & Flight

After the cruise, transfer to the airport for your flight to Izmir. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel.

Overnight in Kusadasi.

Meals: Breakfast included.

🍽️ Breakfast & Ephesus Tour

After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel to visit the Ancient Roman City of Ephesus.

Tour Highlights:

• Arcadian Way
• Roman Baths
• Temple of Hadrian
• Celsius Library
• Antique Theatre

In the afternoon, visit the charming Sirince Village, famous for its picturesque houses.

At the end of the tour, transfer back to your hotel.

🍽️ Dinner & Overnight: in Kusadasi.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included.

🍽️ Breakfast & Pamukkale Tour

After breakfast, your first visit will be to Hierapolis, the ancient Greco-Roman city famous for its natural hot springs.

Tour Highlights:

• Large necropolis
• Great Baths
• Frontinus Street
• Theatre
• Martyrion of St. Philip
• The antique pool, also known as Cleopatra’s Pool

Finally, marvel at the travertines—terraces of carbonate minerals left by flowing water—where you can enjoy a barefoot walk.

🍽️ Dinner & Overnight: in Kusadasi.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included.

🎈 Optional Hot Air Balloon & Cappadocia Tour

You can book an early morning optional hot air balloon flight to enjoy magnificent views of Cappadocia’s valleys and unique landscapes.

🍽️ Breakfast & Full-Day Tour

After breakfast, begin your tour with visits to:

• Devrent Valley – see the incredible fairy chimneys
• Pasabagi Valley – home to amazing mushroom-shaped rock formations

Continue to Avanos, a pottery town where you can watch potters at work using traditional kick wheels.

🍴 Lunch: at a local restaurant.

Afternoon visits include:

• Goreme Open Air Museum – famous for its Byzantine cave churches and well-preserved wall paintings and frescos
• The Underground City – discover how people once lived underground
• Uchisar Castle – the highest point in Cappadocia with a fabulous panoramic view

Overnight in Cappadocia.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included.