We are delighted to present our professional tour package for exploring Turkey. Below, you will find detailed information about each tour, including highlights, duration, inclusions, exclusions, and special notes.
Day 1--Arrival in Istanbul Dinner Included
Welcome to Turkey! Arrive into Istanbul. Transfer from airport & check in to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore the vibrant city.
After your check-in, we will pick you up and take you to Taksim Square The Taksim Monument will be seen in the Taksim Square, which is the starting point of our tour. Our guide will explain the monument's history and the meaning of Taksim. Then you’ll see the Hagia Triada Church, move down in the Istiklal Street There are many historical inns and buildings in this region where Europeans lived during the Ottoman period. In addition to many restaurants serving traditional Turkish food, there are also historical dessert shops on this street. Our guide will take you around the side streets of this region, which also has modern shopping opportunities Cicek Pasajı, the flower passage, which is a magnificent historical passage will be visited. St Anthony of Padua This church with it’s maginifient architecture will be visited last stop will be Galata Tower (no entrance) You will arrive at the front of the famous Galata Tower by walking through the magnificent historical streets of Beyoğlu and Galata, then you’ll have free time until evening.
Day 2 –-Istanbul – Old City Tour & Dinner Bosphorus Cruise Breakfast Lunch and Dinner 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 İznik 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. Time to 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. Time to return back to hotel.
OPTIONAL MUSEUM: (PER PERSON 50 EURO ADDITIONAL COST)
TOPKAPI PALACE, the great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed.
In the evening between 19:30 – 20:00 you will be picked up from your hotel and transfer to the boat for Dinner Cruise on the Bosphorus and drop of back to hotel at the end of tour. During the tour you will be able to see historical places like Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, Maiden’s Tower, Rumeli Fortress, Bosporus Bridge, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, Beylerbeyi Palace etc. After the dinner you can dance the night away to entertaining music provided by professional DJ and traditional show programs or simply relax with a drink and enjoy the view. We combine a delicious meal with unparalleled views of Istanbul and live entertainment to create Istanbul's leading Bosporus Dinner Cruise. End of the entertainment at about midnight 12:00pm, transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3--Istanbul – Istanbul Relics Tour Breakfast Lunch and Dinner 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 is Basilica Cistern his subterranean cistern was called Basilica because it was located under a large public square, the Stoa Basilica, on the First Hill of Constantinople Prior to its construction, a great basilica stood on the spot. It had been built during the Early Roman Age between the 3rd and 4th centuries as a commercial, legal and artistic centre. New Mosque we will visit. The basilica was reconstructed by Illus after a fire in 476.Church of St Mary of Balchernae 450, Empress Aelia Pulcheria began to construct a church near an ayazma or holy water spring situated outside the walls of Theodosius II at the foot of the sixth hill of Constantinople. After her death in 453, the shrine was completed by her husband, Emperor Marcian. Next stop will be Palace of Blacherne The Palace of Blachernae was constructed on the northern slopes of the Sixth Hill of the city in circa 500 The hill itself was partially remodelled, particularly in later times, and a number of terraces created to support the various buildings comprising the palace complex. Although the main imperial residence during the 4th–11th centuries was the Great Palace at the eastern end of the city, Our last stop is; The Bulgarian St. Stephen Church Orthodox Christians of the Ottoman Empire used to pray at the churches of the Phanar Orthodox Patriarchate, as they were part of the Rum Millet—that is, the Orthodox Christian community of the Ottoman Empire—but the Bulgarian nationalist movement of the 19th century advocated the creation of a separate Bulgarian ecclesiastical organization for Bulgarian Orthodox Christians, as they considered the Phanar Patriarchate a predominantly Greek Orthodox institution. These efforts culminated in the recognition of the Bulgarian Exarchate through a firman issued by the Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz in 1870. Then we will visit we’ll visit the Spice Bazaar, famous for its vibrant stalls and exotic aromas. Free time for shopping or relaxing in the city.
Day 4-Istanbul to Cappadocia Enroute Ankara Visit Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Included
After your breakfast, early morning we will take you to cappadcoia by bus, road takes approxiametly 8 hours, we will visit Ankara enroute, Anıtkabir is the complex located in the Çankaya district of Ankara and containing the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The construction of Anıtkabir, designed by Emin Onat and Orhan Arda, started in 1944 and was completed in 1953. It consists of various structures, especially the mausoleum, and earthquakes, as well as a wooded area served as a Peace Park, once we reached the cappadocia, you’ll have your dinner at hotel and overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5--Cappadocia Underground City & Goreme Open Air Museum Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Included
OPTIONAL HOT AIR BALLOON ASK & SELL
After breakfast at 09:30 depart for Cappadocia Tour. We will drive you to Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best preserved Underground cities in Cappadocia. After Underground City tour, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. Next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses. After Cavusin you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch. After lunch, you visit a pottery work shop, to see how they make potteries. Then you go to Love Valley. Love Valley Cappadocia is a hidden valley with scenic formations to say the least. Despite the resemblance to man hood, these amazing rock formations are far from man-made. Next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. Last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. This tour will end approximately at 18.00 and you will be returned back to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.
In the evening we will take you to Turkish dinner with entertainment,watch a unique folkloric show of traditional dances from different regions of Turkey and journey through the various musical styles and costumes of the country's regions. Enjoy a delicious dinner accompanied by unlimited non alcoholic and alcoholic drinks while the dancers perform.
Day 6--Cappadocia- Pamukkale Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Included
After breakfast, we’ll depart for Pamukkale, stopping in Konya, known for its connection to the poet Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes. We’ll also visit a medieval caravanserai on the Silk Road. Upon arrival in Pamukkale, we’ll admire its natural thermal terraces and white limestone formations. Dinner and overnight at Pamukkale.
Day 7--Pamukkale - Ephesus Tour -Transfer to Izmir Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Included
After breakfast, we will visit in Pamukkale’s travertine pools we will have a lunch break around 13:30. Walking around white calcium terraces and the ruins of Hierapolis, lying in the natural, hot springs waters will renew your body. The region at the same time has well-known textile products that and there will be an outlet shopping chance then transfer to Ephesus. Ephesus ancient city is a 9000 years old city that houses The biggest temple dedicated to Artemis is The Artemision which is considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. This guided tour will focus the Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library, Sirince village is local 19th-century architecture is well preserved and village in its reputation goes beyond the borders of the country İzmir. It is famous for its homemade wines that are specially made from different kinds of fruits such as blackberries, blueberries, melons, and strawberries. Here the tour includes wine tasting and learning how to make fruit wine in the wine houses. Plus handicrafts made by local women can be bought and a very famous leather production center will be the next stop.
Then we will transfer you tou our hotel in İzmir, Overnight in İzmir.
Day 8- Izmir City Tour & Transfer to Airport Breakfast and Lunch Included
Breakfast in the hotel. Start your day with a pickup from your hotel in Izmir or the cruise port. Meet your guide and begin exploring the city.Drive along the scenic Kordon and visit the Clock Tower, the symbol of Izmir, located in Konak Square. Built in 1901, it’s a stunning example of late Ottoman architecture.
Stop at the historic Asansör, built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep hill. Enjoy panoramic views of the city and explore the charming old Jewish quarter nearby. Visit the ancient Agora, a well-preserved Roman marketplace. Learn about its two-storey design used for trade and political meetings in the 2nd century A.D.
One of Grandoria’s adventures comes to an end after the transfer to airport. We hope you have enjoyed your travel to Turkey, We wish you all the best and great flight.