Aegean Sea Explorer

Welcome to Istanbul for 10 day Turkey tour! At the airport, you will see our local representative holding a board with the logo of AgateTravel and your names on. Then the representative and driver will transfer you to the hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is your leisure time, so you can rest in the room, or explore this ancient and magical city freely. It is the only city spans Eurasia with long splendid history, numerous tasty foods and good wines. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Accommodation: Fer Hotel (4 stars)

After breakfast, we'll start today's Old City tour in Istanbul after hotel pick-up by our guide. We will visit Hagia Museum and Blue Mosque. As the only mosque worldwide with 6 minarets, Blue Mosque is a landmark of Istanbul. We’ll also visit the old Hippodrome. Then lunch break. In the afternoon, you will be guided to visit royal Topkapi Palace. After that, we'll go to Grand Bazaar to enjoy shopping. This indoor market has more than 4,000 shops, selling spices, carpets, nuts, gold and silver wares, and other traditional crafts. You can taste many local snacks here as well.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Fer Hotel (4 stars)

In the morning, we will drive to the Gallipoli Peninsula in 4.5 hour (408 km), as the guide and driver have picked you up at the hotel. This is the site where the famous Gallipoli battle of World War I took place. Now it is the national historical park of Turkey to honor the 50,000 soldiers who died in the battle. You will follow the guide to visit the Kabatepe War Museum, Anzac Cove, the NZ Memorial, the Australian Memorial at Lone Pine, and the Turkish Memorial. When today's tour ends, you'll be escorted to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Canakkale Kolin Hotel (5 stars)

You'll be guided to the ruins of the ancient cities of Troy for an hour by car. There is a giant model of Trojan horse, which you're allowed to climb on. However, please look out the steep stairs, wear comfortable shoes and take good care of yourselves. After lunch, we'll continue our 10 day Turkey tour to Kusadasi. About 3 hours' drive, 245 km, we will arrive at the ruins of Pergamon, another ancient city built on a hillside by the Aegean Sea. There are amphitheaters, public baths, temples and libraries like many other ancient Roman cities. What makes it more famous is, the first hospital in history was established here. The site of the hospital is a highlight of our visit. After approximately 2.5 hours' drive (202 km), we will get to the hotel in Kusadasi. Then the rest time is free for you.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel (4 stars)

We will start the exciting Ephesus tour after breakfast. The first we'll visit today is the Temple of Artemis, which has 126 marble columns and is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Then we'll visit Ephesus Ancient City, the best preserved ancient Greek city site around the world, where there is Hadrian Temple, Celsus Library, Old Theater and Hamams inside. After lunch, we will continue 10 days Turkey package to visit the House of the Virgin Mary, the last place where the Virgin Mary lived. Afterwards, you'll be escorted back to the hotel and stay overnight in Kusadasi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel (4 stars)

Today we will arrive at Pamukkale after 2.5 hours' drive, 224 km. There are quite many natural hot springs of over thousand years, as well as calcified white hills like cotton. Pamuk means cotton in Turkish, and kale stands for castle, so Pamukkale is also called the Cotton Castle. Please remember to take your swimwear, as you will have the chance to swim in an ancient pool (extra fee applies.) After lunch, we'll visit the ruins of the City of Hierapolis, an ancient city that once flourished as a holiday resort for ancient nobles.

Next, we will escort you to airport for your flight to Cappadocia. Airport pick-up and transfer to the hotel on arrival.

Tips: Hot Air Balloon Ride in Cappadocia is available. Please let us know in advance if you wish to book it as places are limited.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Kayakapi Premium Caves (5 stars)

After breakfast, you will enjoy the 10 day Turkey tour to North Cappadocia as you are picked up by our guide. We'll visit the Goreme Open Air Museum, to see more than 30 rock cave churches decorated with exquisite and colorful frescoes that are well preserved. We will also go to Avanos, a valley town specializing in making pottery; the Valley of Monks, which is also called Fairy Chimney for there are many high stone pillars in the shape of mushrooms; Devrent Valley and Kizilirmak River. On the way back to hotel via Love Valley, you can take magnificent pictures here of evening scenes in Cappadocia.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Kayakapi Premium Caves (5 stars)

After breakfast, the guide will lead you to have your South Cappadocia tour. At first, he/she will take you to Uchisar Castle because it is the highest and largest stronghold in Cappadocia. It had been taken as a defensive fortress in ancient. In Rose Valley, you will have a 2-hour hiking. In the Red Valley, you can witness the red land and rocks that the valley named after. We'll go to Cavusin village and Cappadocia's largest underground city - Kaymakli Underground City. Stay overnight in Cappadocia.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Kayakapi Premium Caves (5 stars)

Today the driver will send you to the airport for your morning flight to Istanbul. On your arrival in Istanbul, you'll be transferred to your hotel for a short break. Lunch is on your own. At 2:00 pm, our guide will escort you from the hotel to the dock for a Bosphorus Cruise which takes about 2 hours. On the cruise, you can enjoy the scenery of two continents of Europe and Asia on banks of Bosphorus. You can also admire Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorus Bridge and Camlica Hill at a distance.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Fer Hotel (4 stars)

After breakfast, please check out the hotel before 12:00. Depending on the schedule of your flight, our driver will pick you up from the hotel and send you to the airport. Hope you enjoyed this 10 days Turkey tour package with Agate travel. Happy journey home!

Meals: Breakfast