Incredible Turkey

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Assemble at the Netaji Subhash International Airport three hours prior to the departure. Our courteous and experienced team leader, who will accompany with you to tour, will receive you at the airport. After completing all the immigration formalities with assistance from our team leader board your flight for Istanbul.

Upon arriving at the Istanbul International Airport our representative we receive you and safely transfer you to the hotel and then check – in.  After freshen up at the hotel have lunch at a restaurant in the afternoon.

Enjoy the panoramic view of Asia and Europe continent while sailing on Bosphorus Cruise in the evening. While on board the cruise enjoys a panoramic view of major landmarks of Istanbul namely: Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Ciragan Palace, Dolmabahce palace etc. Moreover, the scintillating Belly Dance on board the cruise will blow your mind away.

Satiate yourself with a delectable dinner on board the cruise.

Later return to the hotel for a comfortable overnight stay.  

After Breakfast be picked up from the hotel and departure to the old city. Visit Hagia Sophia- I Kebir Mosque (officially known as the Hagia Sophia Holy Grand Mosque and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia). 

Visit Topkapi Palace (a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey). 
Go for Lunch at an Indian Restaurant. 

Post lunch proceeds to Hippodrome (The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social center of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire). Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydanı or Square) and Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque), its bluish interior decoration, is the most important mosque of Istanbul.

Later visit the Grand Bazaar (The Grand Bazaar is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m²,  attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily). Followed by Egyptian Spice Bazaar (Spice Bazaar, built in 1664, is one of the most colourful bazaar of Istanbul that offers numberless spices, Turkish delights, caviar, dried nuts and more. Also visit Dolmabahce Palace.

After dinner at an Indian restaurant, be escorted back to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Check out from the hotel after breakfast strictly by 8:00 AM, and board the coach for a comfortable drive to Izmir at first where the group stops for lunch.

Post lunch starts the sightseeing of Ephesus Ancient city. Later from there to the Temple of Artemis (The temple was used at different times as a house of worship and as a marketplace. The third time the temple was built it was 450 feet long x 225 feet wide. It was 60 feet high and had at least 127 columns), and Virgin Marys House (Catholic pilgrims visit the house based on the belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken to this stone house by Saint John and lived there for the remainder of her earthly life). Visit the Library Of Celsus, Ephesus Amphitheatre, Temples of Hadrian and Sebastian & bath complex under Roman rule.

Check into the hotel at Kusadasi, post-dinner and spend a stress free night at the hotel. 

After Breakfast, check out from the hotel and be transferred to Pamukkale. Visit Hierapolis Ancient City (Hierapolis is an ancient city located on the top of Pamukkale and is a World Heritage site).

Pamukkale Travertines (Natural thermal pools surrounded by white limestone, accessed by a walk over rough rocks). Also, visit the Mud pool Bath. After the tour is over soothe your hunger with a scrumptious lunch followed by check-in at the hotel. 

Dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight stay in Pamukkale.

After Breakfast, Check out from the hotel and be guided to Konya. 

Visit Mevlana Tomb and Mevlana Museum (It’s the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Turkish Sufi mystic. It was also the dervish lodge of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes).
 
Lunch at the Local Restaurant.  Photo Stop for Sultanhani Caravanserai (It is one of the most significant tourist attractions in central Anatolia, also the largest and best preserved Seljuk caravanserai in Turkey). 

Later have dinner at the restaurant, and overnight stay in Cappadocia. 

After breakfast at the hotel visit KAYMAKLI UNDERGROUND CITY (There are 36  underground cities in Cappadocia and the widest one is  Kaymakli underground city, is built under the hill known  as the Citadel of Kaymakli and was opened to visitors in  1964. The people of Kaymakli (Enegup in Greek) village have constructed their houses around nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city). 

Visit to Goreme Valley – Panoramic View (Former names of the town have been Korama, Matiana, Maccan or Machan, and Avcilar.  When Göreme Valley nearby was designated an important tourist destination, a “centre” for all  tourism in Cappadocia, the name of the town was changed to Göreme for practical reasons)

Visit Uchisar Castle Panoramic view (Uçhisar, which is situated on the edge of Göreme National Park, is dominated by a 60-meter-high castle mountain, which is visible over a wide distance and has the form of a large cylindrical tower. This massif is crisscrossed by numerous underground passageways and rooms, which are now mostly blocked or impassable).

Visit Pigeon Valley (Pigeon Valley (also known as Guvercinlik Valley) is among the most popular hiking trails in Cappadocia, especially because it stretches between Goreme to Uchisar. Along the route, you will find cave dwellings, ancient paintings, earth pillars and of course pigeons).
 
Visit Devrent Valley (Devrent Valley in Cappadocia also known as Imaginary Valley) is a beautiful valley full of unique rock formations, many of which are said to resemble animal shapes). Visit Pasabag ‘fairy himneys’ valley tour (Pasabag Valley is one of the most popular spots in Goreme, Cappadocia with its epic fairy chimneys and cave dwellings). 

Lunch at the Local Restaurant. Visit Cavusin (which is an abandoned with Old Cave Greek houses) is a village in the district of Avanos (It is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey), Red River (also known as the Halys River is the longest river entirely within Turkey. It is a source of hydroelectric power and is not used for navigation), Pottery Workshop, Stone & Jewellery Workshop. 
 
Last but not least experience the most serene form of the Turkish Dance Show – the Whirling Dervish after which a hot dinner will welcome you followed by a sound sleep at the comfort of the hotel.

Dinner at the Hotel and stay overnight. 

After a hearty breakfast check – out from the hotel and then you will be transferred to Kayseri Airport to catch a flight to Istanbul and then a further connecting flight to Kolkata. Your luggage will be tagged till Kolkata.

Upon reaching Netaji Subhash International Airport complete the immigration formalities with assistance from the team leader, then the tour ends with sweet memories.