Istanbul and Cappadocia travel programme
The itinerary is designed to cover many of the main sights during a short stay.
Designed for tour groups
Accommodation: a five-star hotel with breakfast in Taksim, near İstiklal Avenue.
Transport: airport arrival and departure transfers, tours and return travel to Cappadocia included.
On arrival, our team will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. Free time is available for shopping in Taksim and on İstiklal Avenue, home to many international shops and cafés.
Istanbul accommodation: a five-star hotel with breakfast in Taksim, near İstiklal Avenue.
Transport: airport arrival and departure transfers, tours and return domestic flights to Cappadocia included.
Tours: three in Istanbul and two in Cappadocia.
Depart from your hotel for the Hippodrome, followed by the Blue Mosque, Topkapı Palace and its Islamic collections, the Grand Bazaar and Olivium shopping centre, then return to your hotel.
Note: the Hagia Sophia visit is optional.
Depart from your hotel for Kabataş or Eminönü. Enjoy a one-and-a-half-hour Bosphorus cruise along the Asian and European shores, passing waterfront palaces, Ottoman mansions, Dolmabahçe Palace, Çırağan Palace, Rumeli Fortress, the Bosphorus Bridge and mansions featured in television series.
Istanbul’s streets are steeped in history and have inspired many poets. From Çamlıca Hill, admire the city spread out like a magnificent painting, then visit a well-known shopping mall on the Asian side before returning to your hotel.
Note: a visit to Dolmabahçe Palace is optional.
Depart from your hotel for Kabataş or Eminönü, then sail for one and a half hours to Büyükada. Your guide will introduce the island. Enjoy lunch on the waterfront, known for its seafood, followed by free time from 2:30 p.m. until the return to your hotel.
Cappadocia tours.
Arrive in Cappadocia via Kayseri Airport and transfer to the hotel. Breakfast and dinner are served at the hotel.
Leave the hotel early for an optional hot-air balloon ride, weather permitting, to admire the landscape from above. Return for breakfast and enjoy free time until noon. Visit the large underground city, then Rose Valley at sunset before returning to the hotel.
After breakfast, head to northern Cappadocia to admire Göreme’s remarkable landscape. Explore the caves and Pigeon Valley, with time for photographs, then visit the UNESCO-listed Göreme Open-Air Museum, with its churches and centuries-old frescoes. Continue to the fairy chimneys and finish in Avanos, famous for pottery.
Accommodation in a 5-star hotel in Taksim with breakfast
All sightseeing excursions, including entrance tickets
A specialist tour guide on every excursion
Airport arrival and departure transfers and transport during excursions
Return domestic flights
Personal expenses
Tips
International flights
