Istanbul and Cappadocia special Turkey in 5 days

Day 1

Hotel :Hotel at Istanbul (D)

• Arrival to Istanbul

• You will be picked by our local representative and transported to hotel

• Rest and relax at hotel

• Dinner at hotel

• You can also opt for dinner at night cruise at an additional cost. (Contact Navigers for any customisation on this plan)

• Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 2

Hotel :4 Star hotel at Istanbul (B/L/D)

• Start your Istanbul exploration from Sultanahmet area.

• Visiting Hippodrome, which was not only used for chariot races, court ceremonies, coronations and parades during the Byzantine Empire. It was the sporting and social center of Byzantine life for over 1000 years.

• Visiting the famous icon of Istanbul - The Blue Mosque, which was constructed between 1609 and 1616 with 6 minarets. The magnificent hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosques interior walls, and at night the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque from all directions.

• Break for lunch

• Then visit St Sophia Museum (Hagia Sophia), which was constructed in 537 AD and was the biggest worshipping center of the world between 6th century and 13th centuries.

• Visit Topkapi Palace which was biggest Palace and one of the major residences of the Ottoman sultans. It is now a museum and contains important relics. This palace is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• Visiting Grand Bazaar which constructed at 1455, is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops. It is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world.

• Dinner at hotel

• Overnight stay at hotel

Day 3

Hotel :4 Star hotel at Cappadocia (B/L/D)

• After breakfast, depart from the hotel to airport to catch your flight to Cappadocia.

• Cappadocia, the place with distinctive fairy chimneys, tall cone-shaped rock formations, honeycombed hills and towering boulders will give you an out of the world feeling.

• Start your action packed day at Cappadocia, by witnessing the lunar landscape at Devrent Valley. Take a walk through this lunar landscape where different rock formations can be seen.

• Then we head on to seeing the best examples of the fairy chimneys at Pasabag Fairy Chimneys and Zelve Valley

• Then you will be taken further to Avanos Town, which is famous with tile and pottery workshops.

• Break for lunch in a special local restaurant at Avanos town.

• After lunch our next stop is Goreme Open Air Museum where you will enjoy the fantastic rock churches and beautiful frescos from various centuries decorating the walls of the churches.

• Then we drive to the Uchisar Rock Castle, which is the highest and the most dominant point, giving us a breathtaking panorama.

• We end the day visiting Esentepe Windy Hill watching its panoramic view.

• Overnight stay at hotel

Day 4

Hotel :4 Star hotel at Cappadocia (B/L/D)

• You can opt to start your day with hot air balloon tour over the valleys of Cappadocia. (Optional activity)

• After breakfast, start your Cappadocia exploration by visting the Three Sisters Fairy Chimneys in Urgup which are the most popular and seen on advertisements.

• Then we head on to Pigeons Valley, Pigeons have been always important for cappadocian people. That’s why people carved some pigeon houses to keep them in certain places. You will see that the houses for the pigeons are just like the houses for the people.

• Then we descend into the center of the earth in the Kaymakli Underground City. There are 36 underground cities in Cappadocia and the widest one is Kaymakli underground city. The Kaymakli Underground City has low, narrow and sloping passages. While the underground city consists of 8 floors below ground, only 4 of them are open to the public today.

• After this, we drive to Mustafapasa through the unspoiled villages of Cappadocia, surrounded by the table-top mountains.

• On the way, visit the beautiful Ayvali Village.

• We continue to Mustafapasa (Sinasos), an old Greek town with its spectacular old Greek houses; very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture.

• Break for Lunch at Urgup.

• After lunch our next stop is Red Valley. We walk for about 4 km in one of the most attractive valleys of Cappadocia.

• Red Valley, with its fabulous volcanic rock formations, is in the heart of Cappadocia but away from the tourist crowd. Rock-Cut hermit churches with frescoes and paintings fit with the Valleys meditative atmosphere, remained intact since the beginning.

• At the end of your walking trail, you will arrive at ancient Cavusin Village

• Later visit the Turasan Wine Factory in Urgup, where you will have chance to taste the world famous Cappadocia wines.

• Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.

Day 5