Türkiye with tulips in Istanbul

Arrival and reception by our representative at Istanbul airport. Transfer to the hotel. Important: Upon arrival at Istanbul airport, exit through gate No. 8. The transfer staff will be waiting for you with a name sign.

Optional: Bosphorus cruise at night, includes dinner, unlimited local alcoholic beverages, folkloric show and DJ. 

Breakfast at the hotel.Meet your guide in the hotel lobby to begin the tour, Istanbul between Asia and Europe.The day begins with a visit to the colorful and aromatic Spice Bazaar, also known as the Egyptian Bazaar. Specialized in typical products such as sweets, nuts and spices. Then, at the port of Eminonü, you will take the boat for the cruise through the Bosphorus, the strait that separates the two continents, Asia and Europe. From the sea you will enjoy the panoramic view of both continental shores; the beautiful Ottoman villas, the palaces of Dolmabahce, Ciragan and Beylerbeyi, the Rumeli Hisari fortress, the Maiden's Tower, etc.Back on land, walk to Gulhane area or go to Emirgan area by vehicle to see the tulips in their homeland. Enjoy some of the unique tulips that are not common elsewhere. Relax in Istanbul's largest park with swimming pools and natural life. Enjoy the stories of how tulips were brought to Europe with your licensed guide and the importance of tulips in Ottoman society.

Breakfast. Departure to Ankara, capital of modern Turkey, passing through the Bolu Mountains. Arrival and visit to the Mausoleum of Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic. Completed in 1953 it is a stunning fusion of ancient and modern architectural styles. Visit to the Independence Museum which houses a wax statue of Ataturk, his writings, letters and personal objects as well as an exhibition of photographs, recordings of important moments in his life and the constitution of the new Turkish Republic. Stop for lunch and continue to Cappadocia. Upon arriving in Cappadocia we visited a pottery. Arrival at the hotel. Dinner and accommodation.

At dawn you will have the opportunity to participate in an excursion optional in a hot air balloon. After breakfast, visit this fantastic region for its fascinating and original landscape formed by the lava spewed by the Erciyes and Hasan volcanoes 3 million years ago. We will make a stop in Esentepe to photograph the beautiful Göreme Valley where we will then visit its numerous monasteries, churches and chapels carved into the rocks. We continue to the valleys of Love, Devrent, Avcilar and Guvercinlik, which have a spectacular landscape of the “Fairy Chimneys”. Stop for lunch. Then we will visit one of the onyx and turquoise jewelry workshops. Visit to a troglodyte city, Uchisar or Cavusin. Stop in Avanos, famous for its clay works which have been the lifeline of the city. We finish in one of the typical carpet workshops to learn the manufacture of this centuries-old Turkish tradition. Dinner at the hotel.

Optional : Possibility of attending the famous ''Turkish Night'', a folk dance show in a typical cave with unlimited regional alcoholic drinks.

Breakfast. Early departure via Konya. Stop at an old “caravansaray” from the 13th century that was part of the old silk route. After lunch we continue to Pamukkale, a spectacular and unique place in the world for its dazzling white waterfalls and natural pools. Its translation from Turkish is “cotton castle.” Next to it is the Ancient Hierapolis with one of the largest necropolises of antiquity. Dinner and accommodation.

Optional opportunity to perform a balloon flight over Pamukkale.Breakfast. Departure to Ephesus, an ancient Greco-Roman city and one of the best preserved today, where we will visit the Temple of Hadrian, Temple of Trajan, the Theatre, the fabulous Library of Celsus, etc. Lunch. Continuation to the House of the Virgin Mary, where she spent the last years of her life. Opportunity to visit one of the typical leather factories. Arrival in Izmir. Dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire.Visit the Silk Bazaar or Koza Han, built in 1491 as a center for the city's silk industry. We will also visit the Great Mosque of Bursa, With its 20 domes it was, for more than 500 years, the largest mosque in Türkiye.Continuation to Istanbul.

Arrive and transfer to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Day offOptional: Ottoman and Byzantine Tour: Visiting the old part where the most outstanding Ottoman and Byzantine monuments are concentrated. We will begin with a visit to the ancient Roman Hippodrome where the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Egyptian Obelisk, the Column stand out.Serpentine and the German Fountain. Then visit the famous Blue Mosque, the most important in Istanbul and, until 2016, the only one in the world with 6 minarets. We continue to visit the famous Hagia Sophia, symbol of Istanbul. One of the masterpieces of Byzantine art. Declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1985. We will also visit Topkapi Palace, the famous and gigantic enclosure from where the Ottoman Empire was led for almost 400 years. Finally, your guide will take you to the Grand Bazaar. Free time for shopping.

Breakfast at the hotel. Airport transfer