Day 1 – Arrival in Istanbul
Welcome to Turkey! Upon your arrival in Istanbul, our representative will warmly greet you at the airport and assist with your transfer to your hotel. Enjoy the drive as you catch your first glimpses of this vibrant city, where East meets West. Once you arrive at the hotel, check-in and settle into your room. Take some time to relax or explore the surroundings at your leisure as you prepare for an unforgettable journey through Turkey.
Day 2 – Istanbul Old City Tour Breakfast & Lunch Included
Morning: having a breakfast in the hotel, picking up time for the tour at 09:00 to enjoy a full day tour in Istanbul. First stop will be Hagia Sophia: is the 4. biggest church in the world. Construction dates to the 4th century and it was chosen as the 2. Best engineering structure of human history by BBC.
Then we will visit Blue Mosque: is the best interior designed mosque in ottoman architecture with its 20.000 pieces Iznik tiles. It is unique with its 6 minarets. Moving on with Hippodrome: is the center of byzantine entertainment where 30,000 civilian was killed by order of queen with arrow rain in the inside of it during the nika revolt.
Lunch break at 13:00 after lunch we will discover Grand Covered Bazaar: is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 4,000 shops where attract between 250,000 and half a million visitors daily. It is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice and carpet shops. We will visit handmade Turkish carpets demonstration. We will drop you back to your hotel.
Day 3 – Istanbul Princess Island Breakfast & Lunch Included
Breakfast at the hotel.
Picking up time for the tour at 09:00 to enjoy a full day tour in Istanbul.
We will go to Island with ferry so you can enjoy the view of Marmara Sea.
Take a deep fresh breath in Island and enjoy the beauty of blue and green tones of colors.
Once we’ve done with the Island tour time to go back to mainland with ferry.
Then we will transfer back to your hotel.
Day 4 – Istanbul Flight to Cappadocia Breakfast Included
After a delightful breakfast, we will transfer you to IST apt for your Cappadocia flight, once you’ve landed Cappadocia our staff will welcome you and transfer to your hotel, rest of the day will be yours. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5 – Cappadocia Green Tour Breakfast & Lunch Included
Start the tour with a spectacular view over Goreme from Esentepe. You will see the complete view of Goreme valley and Goreme Village: fairy chimneys, rock formations and cave houses.
Continue driving to Derinkuyu Underground City, one of the best preserved and deepest Underground Cities in Cappadocia. Derinkuyu is excavated to a depth of approximately 85 m. It contains all the usual rooms found in an underground city (stables, cellars, storage rooms, refectories, churches, wineries etc.); a large room on the second floor was a missionary school with study rooms.
Proceed to Ihlara Valley. This gorge is 16 km long and both sides are lined with rock carved churches; there are more than a hundred little churches and houses. You will walk about 4 km along the river in the valley exploring the hidden churches. At the end of your walk lunch will be served at Belisirma Village by the river.
On the way back visit Selime Monastery, carved out of the rock by Christian monks in the 13th century. The size of the church makes a visit here astonishing. Stop briefly at Yaprakhisar Panorama point for another view of this great Monastery (this is also the spot where famous movie “Star wars” was shot).
Day 6 – Departure from Cappadocia Breakfast Included
One of Grandoria’s adventures concludes after breakfast. We hope you have enjoyed your journey through Turkey. Wishing you all the best and a pleasant flight. Transfer from the hotel to the airport will follow.
End of Grandoria Services.