DAY 1: KAYSERI-CAPPADOCIA
Meet our guide and driver at Kayseri Airport and start the tour. We drive further to Soganli valley, which is one of the earliest settlements in Cappadocia. After this, we drive to Mustafapasa through the unspoiled villages of Cappadocia, surrounded by the "table-top" mountains. After lunch in Mustafapasa at an old village house hosted by a local family, we walk for about 5km in one of the most attractive valleys of Cappadocia: Red Valley, with its fabulous volcanic rock formations. Then we will drive to the hotel to check-in.
Overnight: Cappadocia
DAY 2: CAPPADOCIA-HATTUSAS
Depart from the hotel for the Capital of Hittites. From Cappadocia it takes nearly 200 km. to reach Hattusas. Before visiting Hattusas head on to Yazılıkaya to see the open air temple with the reliefs. After Yazılıkaya visit the capital of Hittites with Grand Temple, Lion’s Gate, Tunnel, and King’s Gate. Then drive back to Cappadocia.
Overnight: Cappadocia.
DAY3: GOREME-AVANOS-UCHISAR
Meet the guide and driver in the hotel, and start discovering Cappadocia's unique landscape; first stop is the highlight of Cappadocia Region, Goreme Open Air Museum to witness the living art of Christian and Byzantine history on cave churches. Then we drive to Çavuşin, an old Greek village to discover the civil architecture in Cappadocia. We have lunch at a local restaurant in Avanos where has been the centre of terra-cotta art since 2000 BC. After lunch drive to Pasabagi or ‘Monks Valley’ to see the fascinating mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Then we drive to Devrent (Imagination Valley) to see different shapes of fairy-chimneys. Before returning to the hotel we visit the natural rock castle at Uchisar.
Overnight: Cappadocia
DAY4: CAPPADOCIA-KONYA
Depart from the hotel for the Capital of Seljuk Turks; Konya. Visit 11th century caravanserai, Sultanhani, which is the most monumental examples of Seljuk Turks architecture, en route. After lunch at a local restaurant in Konya, visit the mausoleum of Mevlana, world-famous philosopher and mystic of Islam. Late afternoon, visit The Mosque of Aladdin Keykubat the great emperor of Seljuk Turks and Ince Minareli Madrasah, a kind of Islamic school which is a wooden and stone works Museum till 1956.
Overnight: Konya
DAY5: KONYA-ANKARA
Depart from Konya for the capital of modern Turkish Republic; Ankara. Visit the Salt Lake, which is the second largest lake in Turkey and a saline lake occupying a huge area in the arid central plateau of Anatolia, en route. After arrival in Ankara the first stop will be the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the resting place of the founder of modern Turkish Republic, who was responsible for revolutionizing the country, and is still revered as a great national hero. Then we visit the Anatolian Civilizations Museum, where we can see the masterpieces of 16 different Anatolian Civilizations.
Overnight: Ankara
DAY6: ANKARA - BURSA
We depart from the hotel for Bursa. Lunch en route. Bursa is the first capital of the Ottoman Empire and one of the greatest treasure houses of Islamic architecture. We first visit the Green Mosque and the neighbouring Green Mausoleum, both world-renowned for their superb tile decoration. Free time in Silk Bazaar where the British Queen visited.
Overnight: Bursa
DAY7: BURSA - İSTANBUL
Depart from the hotel for Istanbul which was the capital of two great empires of Anatolia. Before driving to Istanbul we visit Bursa Ulu Mosque which is famous for its Arabic inscriptions. Then drive to Yalova, lunch in Istanbul. After lunch we drive to Sultanahmet. Then we do half day Istanbul Tour including: "Sultan Ahmet Centre", the heart of the "Old City". HAGIA SOPHIA, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. BLUE MOSQUE, facing Hagia Sophia, famous with its blue Iznik tiles and unique with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet. Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpentine Column, and German Fountain of Wilhelm II are the monuments decorating Hippodrome.
