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Full Itinerary

Day 1: ISTANBUL
After arrival at Istanbul Airport you will be transferred to your hotel. What remains of the day will be at your leisure.
Overnight: Istanbul

Day 2: ISTANBUL
Discover Istanbul’s famous landmarks on a full-day tour. Start at St. Sophia, a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture turned mosque and now a museum. Explore the historic Byzantine Hippodrome, once a hub for chariot races. Visit the impressive Blue Mosque, known for its striking blue tiles. Continue to the grand Topkapi Palace, including Hagia Irene and the Harem (closed on Tuesdays), to delve into the opulent history of Ottoman sultans. Continue to the Grand Bazaar, a vast covered market with diverse shops offering textiles, ceramics, spices, and more. Learn about traditional carpet-making methods with demonstrations by skilled artisans.
Overnight: Istanbul (B)

Day 3: ISTANBUL – CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast, we will visit the colourful, exotic and aromatic Spice Bazaar, a good place to get to know Turkish sweets and spices. Then you will take a cruise on the Bosphorus, the strait that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey and connects the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. During the cruise you will be able to see numerous palaces, beautiful forests, mosques, picturesque small villages, Ottoman summer mansions and fortresses dotted all along the coastline. In the afternoon after lunch you will then be transferred to Istanbul Airport for the flight to Cappadocia. On arrival you will be transferred to the hotel and whatever remains of the day will be at your leisure.
Overnight: Cappadocia (B)

Day 4: CAPPADOCIA
Optional Hot Air Balloon flight will be available this morning. After breakfast, we will visit Goreme Open air museum. Goreme Open Air Museum is a rocky settlement area that has hosted an extreme monastery life between 4th to 13th centuries D.C. Being UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985, the Goreme Open Air Museum is also one most popular places to see in Cappadocia. Visit Uchisar castle it is in the small, but beautiful town of Uchisar in Cappadocia, Turkey. It’s one of the best viewpoints in Cappadocia and only a short drive or a small trek from the nearby town of Goreme. You will visit the fairney chimneys and Devrent valley also know as the Pink Valley is located on the northern slopes of Aktepe, unlike other valleys in the Cappadocia region, Devrent valley was never inhabited by humans. What draws visitors to the Valley is the incredible pink-hued rock formations and geological anomalies that have been formed by centuries or erosion.
Overnight: Cappadocia (B)

Day 5: ISTANBUL
After your breakfast, you will be transferred to airport and flight to Istanbul to connect your outbound flight. (B)

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