10 Days Turkey Tour

On arrival in Istanbul, our driver will be waiting at the exit with a sign showing your name and will take you to your hotel. Take your time to check in and relax after the flight. At a convenient hour, your travel consultant will meet you at the hotel to welcome you and give a brief outline of your ten-day tour.

After breakfast, your guide will meet you in the lobby for a walking tour of the old city. The day takes in the great highlights of historic Istanbul: the soaring dome of Hagia Sophia, the elegant Blue Mosque, and the ancient Hippodrome with its Obelisk of Theodosius brought from Egypt and the Serpentine Column from the Temple of Delphi. You will pause at the German Fountain, explore the grand courtyards of Topkapi Palace — once home to the Ottoman sultans — and finish among the maze of stalls in the Grand Bazaar. The whole route is walkable, and afterwards you will be driven back to your hotel.

Early this morning your driver will collect you from the hotel for the transfer to the airport and the one-hour flight to Cappadocia, where your ten-day tour begins in earnest. On arrival, our representative will meet you at the exit and bring you to our office, where you can leave your luggage before the guided northern Cappadocia tour. You will take in the Esentepe rock panorama, the Byzantine-era Uchisar Castle from outside, and Pasabag, Devrent and the Three Beauties valleys. The day continues in the old towns of Urgup and Avanos, the latter famous for red-clay pottery, where you can try the wheel. At the end of the day you will be transferred to your hotel.

You could open the day with an optional sunrise balloon flight over Cappadocia — a truly special experience. After breakfast and check-out, your guide will collect you for a tour of southern Cappadocia: Meskendir and Rose Valley with their red rock and walking trails, the cave houses of Cavusin, the well-named Pigeon Valley and the view from Love Valley. You will explore the Kaymakli Underground City and its many levels of rooms, wineries, tombs and stables, with the chance to see a traditional carpet-weaving demonstration. At the end of the tour you will be transferred to the airport for a late flight to Izmir, where our representative will meet you at the exit and take you to your hotel in the resort town of Kusadasi.

After breakfast and check-out, your guide will collect you for a tour of Ephesus, one of the final highlights of your trip. You will visit the Temple of Artemis — one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — the 25,000-seat amphitheatre, the famous Library of Celsus, the Temple of Hadrian and the harbour street of the ancient city, ending at the House of the Virgin Mary, her final home. Afterwards you will be driven back to your hotel.

After breakfast and check-out, your guide will collect you at the set time for a full day at Pamukkale and Hierapolis — about two and a half hours' drive through lovely scenery, with a lunch break on arrival. You will visit the gates of ancient Hierapolis, its necropolis and beautiful ancient theatre, and the famous travertines, whose icy-mountain panorama is one of the trip's most striking sights; there is the chance to swim among the ruins in Cleopatra's pool or visit the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum. At the end of the tour you will be transferred to your hotel in Pamukkale.

After breakfast and check-out, you will be transferred to the local bus terminal for the coach to Antalya (about four hours). On arrival at Antalya's bus terminal, our representative will meet you and take you to your hotel.

After breakfast and check-out, your guide will collect you for a day out around Antalya. The first stop is the ancient city of Perge, with the ruins of its Roman and Hellenistic gates and the agora — Saint Paul preached here on his first missionary journey. Next is Aspendos, home to one of the best-preserved Roman theatres in Anatolia. You will then visit one of the region's finest waterfalls and see the Temple of Apollo at Side, before being transferred to the airport for the one-hour flight to Istanbul, where our representative will meet you and take you to your hotel for an overnight stay.

After breakfast, enjoy a free day to explore Istanbul at your leisure — browse the bazaars or discover the modern side of the city at your own pace.

After breakfast and check-out, we will arrange your transfer to the international airport for your flight home. This marks the end of your ten-day Turkey tour, and it would be a pleasure to welcome you back again.