Pick up at 08:30 am from your hotel for a day tour of old Istanbul city. Visit St. Sophia This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. Topkapi Palace The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families. The famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break at 13:00pm after the lunch Ada Vegas Travel will then take you to the Grand Covered Bazaar In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Hagia Sophia Museum

Blue Mosque

Hippodrome

After another great breakfast, we head out to the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli. Here we'll learn the history of the British attempt at invasion in 1915. We spend tonight in Guzelyali.

Today brings us face to face with our ancient past.

Pergamon Acropolis

After breakfast, we head out for another day of antiquities. Heading into the city of Ephesus and House of Mother Mary. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Today we get to visit Demre, home to the original St. Nicholas (Santa!!). Tonight we have a lovely dinner and overnight stay.

We wake up after our nice night out and head out to the ancient ruins of Perge. We spend tonight in Konya.

Aspendos theatre

Today is all about the otherworldly landscape of Cappadocia. We visit the Konya and Mevlana Museum before heading out into this lunar landscape, created millions of years ago by an ocean that left these strange formations left standing in this incredible landscape.

Saratli underground city

You will be picked up at approximately 09:30 from your hotel to join our tour. Tour starts with Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. After Uchisar, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to the 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. The next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses. After Cavusin you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch. After lunch, you visit a pottery workshop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go Pasabagi where you can see three-headed fairy chimneys. After Pasabagi you visit another workshop to see Cappadocian handwoven carpets and kilims. The next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. The last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. After tour transfer to hotel and overnight.

monks valley

devrent valley

Here you can learn about Ihlara valley and more Fairy Chimneys as well as the archaeological sites that dot this landscape. Domestic flight from Cappadocia to Istanbul.