• • After breakfast, check out the Hotel and proceed for Bursa tour. The city Bursa is frequently cited as ‘Green Bursa’ in a reference to
    the beautiful parks and gardens located across its urban tissue as well as to the vast forests in rich variety that extend in its
    surrounding region.
  • The city is synonymous with the mountain ‘Uludang’ which towers behind the city core and also a famous ski resort.
  • The mausoleums of early Ottoman sultans are located in Bursa and the numerous edifices built throughout the Ottoman
    period constitutes the city’s main landmarks.
  • The surrounding fertile plain, its thermal baths, several interesting museums, notably a rich museum of archeology and a rather orderly
    urban growth are further principal elements that complete Bursa’s overall picture.
  • In the tour, we will visit *Uludang Mountain, Bursa center, Ulu Camii (Grand Mosque), Yesil Camii (Green Mosque) YesilTurbe (Green
    Mausoleum).
  • At the end of the tour, transfer to Kusadasi, on arrival check in to KoruMar De Luxe Hotel & Spa*****. Dinner and
    overnight stay at Hotel in Kusadasi. (Lunch & Dinner).

• • After breakfast, check out the Hotel and proceed to visit the Ephesus ancient city tour.
  • The tour starting with Isa Bey Mosque, then drive to an ancient Greek city, later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor
    which called Ephesus, stroll past the celsus library, the Temple Of Hadrian and the Trajan Fountain in the Ancient Ephesus.
  • After walking on the historical marble street the Great Theater where St.Paul preached will meet at the end.
  • Proceed to shrine of Mother Mary, it is believed here she spent recent years of her life after that Temple of Artemis (Diana), was
    one of the Seven Wonders of ancient world and center of pagan religion for 15 centuries.
  • Here Marc Anthony and Cleopatra once rode in procession, St.Paul preached in the Great Theatre and in a little house outside the city
    the Virgin Mary spent her last days.Visit the ruins of Ephesus, which played a major role in the development of architecture, religions,
    governmental and economic systems and arts.
  • Later transfer to Pamukkale. Pamukkale Tour – also known as ‘Cotton Castle’. It is a natural site in Denizli Province in south-western
    Turkey.
  • Visit Karahayit Springs which is known as KirmiziSu (Red Water).
  • Then your next stop will be Hierapolis – the ancient Greek city on top of hot springs, these have been used as a spa since the 2nd
    century BC also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Your guide will lead you from northern necropolis to southern necropolis. On your way, you will learn the story of this sacred city
    and explore its basilica, theatre, temple of Apollo, roman bath, St. Phillip Martyrium and other parts of the city. You will also have
    a chance to swim in the historical roman pool of Hierapolis
  • Among these archaeological treasures, the highlight of the excursion will be walking with bare-foot on the travertine terraces. You will have
    free time and we suggest to try Cleopetra Pool for historical roman pool swimming.Take your swimming Costume with you.
  • On arrival check in to Lycus River Thermal Hotel & Spa****. Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel in Kusadasi. (Lunch & Dinner)

PAMUKKALE – KONYA – CAPPADOCIA

• After breakfast check out the hotel and proceed to Cappadocia via Konya.
• We will drive long distance from Cappadocia to Pamukkale, there is lovely scenery.
• The first visit will be the 13th century Selcuk caravanserai “Sultanhan”, keep driving to Konya once known as ICONIUM, we are going to
  visit the Mevlana’s Mausoleum, the great mystic poet and Islamic spiritual leader who found the sect of ”Whirling Dervishes”.
• Continue to Cappadocia, the cotton fortress; where hot mineral waters burst from the earth and cascade over steep cliffs forming pools,
  channels and stalactites. Lunch at restaurant. Later transfer to Musthaffa Cappadocia Resort*****. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in
  Pamukkale. (Lunch & Dinner).

• Breakfast at the Hotel. Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley and explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through
  the Gulludere valley
• Then visit Cavusin village. Old Cavusin was abandoned several decades ago due to avalanches.
• The current village of Cavusin islocated on the road. Old Cavusin, with its rock-cut dwellings and stone houses, had several hermitages.
• The two most important churches in Cavusin are the Great Basilica dedicated to St. John the Baptist (located on the cliff above the
  village) and Cavusin church or the “Great Pigeon House” commemorating a visit of the famous Cappadocian Emperor Nicephorus Phocas.
• After lunch drive to the Pigeon Valley. Visit Devrent valley – where one can see animal shaped fairy chimneys. Goreme open air
  museum – a UNESCO World Heritage site has the finest of the rock-cut churches, with beautiful frescoes (wall paitings) whose
  colors still retain all their original freshness.
• s. Later visit Pasabag valley also known as Monk Valley which contains some of the most striking fairy chimneys in Cappadocia. Goreme Open-air Museum is full of pink, rose and white tapering columns. The caves were settled in the 4th century as monasteries. Visit some caves in cliffs to see Byzantine frescoes decorating early Christian churches.
• In the afternoon visit Kaymakli underground City, where early christians lived in fear and faith; carved out of rock and completely
  self-contained.
• Kaymakli is the largest Underground City Sightseeing in this unique corner of the world. More than 200 people lived on each of seven floors
  with the last one 250 feet underground. The ancient name was Enegup.
• The houses in the village are constructed around the nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city, which is one of the most interesting
  underground settlements in Cappadocia.
• The underground city was originally carved out as eight floors, however four floors are available to visit. In war time about 5000 people can
  refuged in. The tunnels are still used today as storage areas, stables, and cellars. On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar. Lunch
  at restaurant. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Cappadocia. (Lunch & Dinner)

• Breakfast at Hotel. This day, check out and transfer to Ankara enroute visit Salt Lake.
• Welcome to the Capital city of Turkey. Later you have City tour of Ankara. Visit to the Anatolian Civilizations Museum at which numerous
  remnants from Stone Age, Neolithic Age, Hittites, Urartians, Phrygians and many others are on display; Citadel of Ankara and the Mausoleum of
  Ataturk, the burial place of the national hero who founded modern Republic of Turkey. At the end of the day transfer to Istanbul.
• Check in to Vialand Palace Hotel***** Lunch & Dinner at restaurant, Overnight stay at Hotel in Istanbul. (Lunch & Dinner)

• • Breakfast at Hotel. Proceed to Istanbul for the city tour. Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, ancient Byzantium, the capital of both
    the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire, the largest city in Turkey and the country’s economic, cultural and historic center.
  • The city straddles the Bosporus strait, and lies in both Europe and Asia. Istanbul is the most populous city in Europe and the world’s
    fifteenth-largest city.
  • It was named a European Capital of Culture, making it the world’s eighth most visited city, Istanbul is home to several UNESCO World Heritage
    Sites. Our tour covers Hagia Sophia Museum, Istanbul City Walls, Byzantine Hippodrome, Topkapi Palace, blue Mosque, Cafer Aga Medresseh, Sultan
    Tomb followed by shopping tour at Grand Bazaar and Bosphorus Cruise.
  • Hagia Sophia – An amazing architectural sample of Byzantium Era that was built in 537! A former Christian church and one of the most precious gems of the World Heritage. In 1453 during the conquest of Istanbul by Fatih Sultan Mehmed, converted into a mosque. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk converted it into a museum in 1935. Hagia Sophia also called as “the eighth wonder of the world”.
  • Hippodrome of Constantinople – The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a public entertainment space intended for horse and chariot racings while gaining at the same time institutional and political dimensions. Its capacity was estimated to reach 100,000 viewers, while the total length was about 450 meters! Currently an elongated public garden, with many remains of the Hippodrome to remind us its greatness.

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• • Topkapi Imperial Palace – A wonderful palace that was the home for the Ottoman Sultans for over 400 years. It is a complex of small colorful buildings where most of the important decisions about the Ottoman Empire were taken! A place that also housed many unbelievable stories and intrigues mostly between the wife’s of the Sultans. Consists of four main courtyards and the Harem. It was converted into a museum in 1924 and declared as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1985.
  • Grand Bazaar – A huge under covered bazaar and one of the most famous all over the world! It consists from 61 streets, over 4000 small shops, restaurants, traditional Turkish coffee shops, two mosques, four fountains and two hamams. A true labyrinth! You can
    find beautiful Turkish carpets, glazed tiles and pottery, copper and brassware, apparels made of leather, hand-painted ceramics,
    embroideries, fresh spices and herbs, glittering jewellery and all sorts of other thing.
  • Evening we will transfer you to Bosphorus Dinner Cruise. Sail along the Bosphorus, separating two continents of “Europe” and “Asia”, passing under the suspension bridges and viewing Ottoman summer palaces, waterside mansions and modern villas which line the European and Asian coasts. Enjoy your dinner while watching Traditional Shows Including Belly Dance Show and D.J Music, Henna Night, at the cruise. Don’t miss to look around outside as you will be sailing just between two continents. One side is the continent “Europe” and the other side is the continent “Asia”. You will be amazed by the view of two continents at the same. The panoramic view of Istanbul by the Bosphorus at night and dinner will both be memorable.

Overnight stay at Hotel in Istanbul. (Lunch at restaurant)

• Breakfast at Hotel. Check out the hotel and proceed to Istanbul old city. Our tour covers Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Mosque, Pierre Loti
  Hill with cable car, Istiklal Street, Taksim Square & Galatta Tower, Princes Island Tour followed by shopping tour at Spice Bazaar.
  Later Visit Taksim Square & Spice Bazaar.
• Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Mosque – he was both a friend and standard bearer for the Prophet Muhammed, and was martyred during the
  first Arab siege of Constantinople (674-678).
• The mosque was erected on the instruction of Fatih Sultan Mehmet II, five years after he seized Constantinople for the Ottomans in 1453. Pierre Loti Hill with cable car, the famous hill entitled with the name of Pierre Loti, a famous French writer, is reached on getting to this ridge on which the perfect view of Golden Horn can be watched.
• The real name of Pierre Loti, who lived in Istanbul for long years and was a real Istanbul lover. Istiklal Street, Taksim Square & Galatta Tower, it is the beating heart of the city, the three million people that pass it every day, can make it rather challenging to traverse.
• It serves as a microcosm of Istanbul itself and although chains and fast-food joints are starting to edge out more old-fashioned shops, there’s still traces of old Istanbul here. Spice Bazaar (Indoor shopping stop), no visit to Istanbul is complete without stopping by the atmospheric Spice Bazaar.
• It is built in 1664, as a part of Yeni Camii complex, it is known in Turkish as Mısır Çarşısı and sometimes translated to Egyptian Bazaar. Overnight stay at Hotel in Istanbul. (Lunch & Dinner at restaurant)

• It’s time to say goodbye to all the new friends you have made. We hope you take back many happy memories of your Tour. After check out, transfer to Istanbul International Airport for your final departure to India. Departure at 1445hrs. Lunch & Dinner on Board.

• Arrive Cochi the early morning hours.