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Day 1: Istanbul

Welcome to Turkey! After your arrival in Istanbul, we will transfer from you from the airport to your central hotel. Enjoy a relaxed overnight stay in Istanbul.

Day 2: Private Istanbul City Tour

Starting the day at 09:00, we will begin our private city tour of Istanbul.

First, we will explore Topkapi Palace, the great palace of Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. In addition to stunning architecture and monuments, the palace complex houses an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, Chinese porcelain, historic robes, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, and the Holy Mantle.

After admiring the remarkable Hagia Sophia, originally dating back to the 4th Century A.D., we will explore the Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque.

Just across from the Hagia Sophia, this impressive mosque was built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, and is known as the Blue Mosque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.

Outside the Blue Mosque we will have the chance to walk through the Hippodrome. Once the scene of chariot races, this beautiful open area is home to three historic monuments: the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.

After a lunch break we will head to the Egyptian Bazaar. The air inside this bustling market is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other herb and spice.

After the day tour you will have the option to experience a relaxing and and inspiring Bosphorus Cruise. Enjoy magnificent views of the Bosphorus by sunset, and cruise through the passage that connects Asia to Europe. The rest of the evening is yours to enjoy in Istanbul on your own. Overnight at your hotel in Istanbul.

Day 3: Istanbul to Izmir Airport / Kusadasi

Enjoy a free day in Istanbul until the your domestic afternoon flight to Izmir. Upon arrival, we will transfer you from airport and check in to your hotel in Kusadasi, where you will spend the night.

Day 4: Private Ephesus Tour

Our fully-guided Ephesus Tour starts at 09:00, letting you experience one of the best-preserved ancient ruins in the world. Once the commercial center of the ancient world, with wealth and patronage to support a splendid architectural program, Ephesus was dedicated to the goddess Artemis.

Her enormous temple, once considered one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World and rebuilt several times, dates in its latest form from the third century B.C. The tour of the ruins also includes a theatre, gymnasium, agora and baths, as well as the Library of Celsus. After the day tour, enjoy free time and an overnight stay in Kusadasi.

Day 5: Private Pamukkale Tour

Today at 09:30, we will depart for our tour of Pamukkale. Take in this remarkable place, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Admire the stunning hot springs and limestone travertines, and the ancient city of Hierapolis.

Then, visit the Domitian Gate, Colonnaded Gate and Cathedral, and the red waters of Karahayit. After lunch we will visit Pamukkale Museum to learn more about the history of this fascinating place, and then visit the travertines of Pamukkale in person. After our time here, we will take you back to Kusadasi for an overnight stay.

Day 6: Izmir – Kayseri Airport / Cappadocia

After breakfast, we depart for Izmir Airport for our domestic flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival, transfer from Kayseri airport to your Cave hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore Cappadocia, where you will spend the night in a Cave Hotel.

Day 7: Private Cappadocia Tour

After breakfast we will start our private Cappadocia tour including visits to the Goreme Open Air Museum, Dervent Valley, and Pasabag Valley.

After lunch, we will make a shopping tour in which you will be shown some of the ancient arts of Turkey, including carpet weaving, leather manufacturing and its jewellery. As this will be a guided tour, you will avoid being hassled, which will let you enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen.

After our day tour, enjoy another free evening and overnight stay in a Cave Hotel.

Note: Before the tour there is an option to go hot air ballooning: The Hot Air Balloon begins its ascent at sunrise and the ride lasts for approximately 45 minutes floating through valleys, between fairy chimneys and caves.

The balloon will rise approximately 1000 feet, letting you take in the extraordinary views Cappadocia has to offer. Upon landing, champagne will be served to toast our arrival.)

Day 8: Private Cappadocia Tour / Istanbul

After breakfast we will head to one of the most interesting sites of Cappadocia: Kaymakli Underground City. The Christians hid from the armies of Rome and the raids of hostile tribes in these self-sufficient cities, with halls for stocks of crops barns, rooms, kitchens and ventilation channels.

The second part of our Cappadocia Tour will include Uchisar Castle, Avcilar, and Pidgeon Valley. After the tour we will rest at the hotel and have a free afternoon until our transfer to the airport for a flight back to Istanbul.

Upon arrival, transfer from the airport and check-in to your central hotel. Enjoy the mystical atmosphere of Istanbul at night as you stay here overnight once more.

Day 9: Private Istanbul City Tour

Today you dont have to wake up early. At 10:30 we will start a different city tour of Istanbul, giving you a new point of view on this amazing place.

We will visit the Taksim District, the heart of the night and intellectual life of Istanbul. It is a bustling center of activity and outdoor pedestrian shopping malls, bars, restaurants, cafe, cinemas a street at the center of the Turkish Film Industry. Enjoy more free time at night and another overnight stay in Istanbul.

Day 10: Istanbul – End of Tour

After breakfast, check out from your hotel. We hope your private luxury Turkey tour was a memorable one and we would love to see you again in the future. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing Ada Vegas Tours

Day 1: Arrival – Istanbul

Overnight: Istanbul

Welcome to Istanbul, the economic, cultural, and historical heart of Turkey. Touching down at the airport, be welcomed and transferred to your hotel by our representative. After settling into the hotel, you may stroll around the historical center of the timehonored Istanbul to spot some clues about the past Eastern Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

Day 2: Istanbul

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight: Istanbul

Start the city exploration with a one-hour cruise on the Bosphorus Strait to capture the distinctive urban landscapes of Istanbul, one side Asian and the other side European. Disembarking the boat, on a hill at the European side of the narrowest point of this strait, you will see the Rumeli Fortress built on the orders of the Ottoman Sultan between 1451 and 1452. Continue to explore the exotic Spice Bazaar and get a panoramic view of Istanbul at Galata Tower.

Day 3: Istanbul

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight: Istanbul

Start the tour today from the Topkapi Palace, once the administrative heart of the Ottoman Empire and the main residence of its sultans. Be sure to visit the Imperial Harem, the forbidden quarter for the female member of the Sultan's family. Stepping out of the palace, several minutes away is the Hagia Sophia with history near 1,500 years, during which it has alternated between Christ church, Islamic mosque, and national museum. Nearby it, you will also visit the iconic Blue Mosque, the underground Basilica Cistern, and the historic Hippodrome hosting the Egyptian Obelisk and Serpentine Column.

Day 4: Istanbul - Kayseri – Cappadocia

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight: Cappadocia

After breakfast, take the private transfer to the airport for a short flight to Kayseri. Meet your local guide on arrival and move on to Cappadocia to discover the fairy chimneys at Devrent Valley and Pasabagi Valley. In the afternoon, proceed to discover the beautiful examples of Byzantine art in the cave churches of the Goreme Open Air Museum and the Uchisar Castle standing prominently as the highest point in Cappadocia and offering fabulous panoramic views of this dreamy land. The tour also includes a photo stop at the Pigeon Valley.

Day 5: Cappadocia

Meals: Breakfast 

Overnight: Cappadocia

Ortahisar is a small town with a rock castle, like the Uchisar Castle, towering dominantly at 90 meters high over it. Start the tour in the morning from Ortahisar Castle, followed by the Kaymakli Underground City, which, for more than a thousand years, always provided refuge to those persecuted by war and political persecution. Continue to the Cavusin Valley to discover the old village carved into a mountain and inhabited by locals until the 1950s. Take some time in the afternoon hiking in the Red Valley, watching the setting sun sprinkling its dynamic colors over the sharp sandstones, and tasting a cup of local wine that benefits from the mineral-laden volcanic soil of this area.

Day 6: Cappadocia - Kayseri - Izmir – Kusadasi

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight: Kusadasi

Leave Cappadocia behind and get to Kayseri airport for your flight to Izmir, possibly with a connection in Istanbul. On arrival, meet your guide and explore Izmir with the Agora Open Air Museum and the historical Elevator, the best place to get a panoramic view of the city, before moving on to Kusadasi, the gateway to Ephesus.

Day 7: Kusadasi - Ephesus - Kusadasi

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight: Kusadasi

Focus the day on Ephesus, a ruined Greek city that is famed in its day for the nearby Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Walk around to explore the many monuments in the majestic archaeological site of Ephesus, including the Arcadian Way, the Antique Theater, the Roman Baths, and the Celsus Library. Before returning to Kusadasi, you will also visit the Shrine of the Virgin Mary and the Basilica of St. John about 5km from Ephesus.

Day 8: Kusadasi – Bodrum

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight: Bodrum

Continue south and you will reach Bodrum after about 2.5 hours. On arrival, check into your hotel and enjoy the otherworldly scenery of the Aegean Sea.

Day 9: Bodrum

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight: Bodrum

Scan the city with your guide. Discover the Bodrum Castle built by the Knights of St. John and with four towers bearing the names of English, French, German, and Italian, the four nations responsible for their construction. Proceed to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. From the remains and the renatured model, you can imagine how it looked and why it was regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Proceed to see the symbolic windmills and explore Bodrum Antique Theater.

Day 10: Bodrum - Istanbul – Departure

Meals: Breakfast

Free in the day until your guide meets and escorts you to the airport in Bodrum for your flight to Istanbul to connect with your homebound flight.