PEARLS OF TURKEY

Pick up O8:OO

Istanbul
After having breakfast at the hotel, you will explore the wonderful sites of Old Istanbul, the only city
in the world straddling two continents, Europe and Asia. You will visit the Blue Mosque, with its six
graceful minarets and famed blue Iznik Tiles, the Hippodrome, ancient Roman arena for chariot
racing and Grand Bazaar with its more than 4,000 shops. You will then visit The Topkapi Palace,
which from the 15th to the 19th Century was the principle residence of the Ottoman Sultans. You
will visit the fabulous Imperial Treasury and the Baghdad Kiosk. Topkapi Palace is now a museum
and has unrivaled collections of jewelry, including the Spoonmakers Diamond, the 3rd largest
diamond in the world, Ottoman court costumes and ceramics, notably one of the world’s finest
collection of early Chinese ceramics, much of it gifts from other rulers. Interestingly, some of the
ceramics have a special glaze that was said to change color in the presence of poison. You also
visit the Imperial Armory, displaying centuries of Ottoman weaponry. But perhaps the loveliest
features of Topkapi Palace are its courtyards with their ancient trees, and it is easy to imagine the
sultan strolling here far from the cares of state and empire. Finally, visit the museum of Haghia
Sophia* and the Church of The Divine Wisdom. After the tour, you will be dropped back to your
hotel. Overnight stay in Istanbul.
Closed – Hagia Sophia Museum and Blue Mosque closed on Friday due to Friday Prayer / No replacement – Grand Bazaar on Sunday / Replaced with the Handicraft Store – Topkapi Palace closed on Tuesday / No replaceme

Pick up 08:00
Istanbul – Cappadocia
After having breakfast at the hotel, you will start your half day Bosphorus tour and visit the 17th
Century Egyptian Spice Bazaar* and embark on an unforgettable cruise along the Bosphorus, the
beautiful strait that divides Europe from Asia. Winding between wooded hills, it is lined with
mosques, castles, 19th Century mansions, picturesque villages and the extravagant baroque places of the late Ottoman Sultans. The tour concludes with a drive along the Istanbul Bosphorus
to Rumeli Fortress(no interior visit), built by Mehmed the Conqueror. After the tour, you will be
transferred back to your hotel. We will pick you up again approx 03.00pm and transfer to Istanbul
airport for your flight to Cappadocia. After you arrived to Cappadocia airport, you will be transferred
to your hotel. Overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Closed – The Egyptian Spice Bazaar on Sunday / No replacement

Pick up 09:15

Cappadocia
After breakfast at hotel, you will meet with your guide and depar for full-day tour of Cappadocia.
We will start the day visiting the Valley, where we will have the opportunity to take a walk through
the orchards and vineyards, among the fairytale chimneys and houses carved into the rock. We will
continue the walk through the valley. We will also visit the old Cappadocia Panorama and Pigeon
valley, named for the hundreds of small windows carved into the rock to attract pigeons, so they
can nest in them. Then we will visit the Underground City whose main function was to shelter the
inhabitants of the region in case of invasions. We will also visit the Ortahisar Castle and the city of
Mustafapasa, an ancient Greek settlement, also known as Sinasos. After the tour, you will be
dropped back to your hotel. Overnight stay in Cappadocia.

Hot air balloon ride over the valleys of Cappadocia
(Optional – Extra Cost 280 USD PER PERSON PRICE MAY CHANGE DURING THE HIGH
SEASON, PLEASE CONFIRM THE RATES DURING THE BOOKING)
Get ready for a wonderful experience unique to Cappadocia! We will pick you up from hotel at early
morning (depending on the location of your hotel) and transfer you to the balloon site where you
will have the opportunity to watch the balloon being prepared for your flight as you enjoy a light
breakfast snack; preparation time is generally 15-20 minutes. Your flight will begin at sunrise,
where your pilot will climb to a comfortable altitude of about 700 to 1000 meters above ground
level. It is from this elevation that you will marvel at the beauty of Cappadocia below you. During
certain segments of the flight our pilots are also capable of flying as low as 1 meter above the rock
formations which will allow you perfect photo taking opportunities. The Standard Flight is a total of
60 fascinating minutes. There will be a champagne celebration at end of the flight and you will be
presented with a Flight Certificate, signed by your pilot, as a souvenir reminder of this magnificent
experience. You will be returned to your hotel at the end of your tour where you can rest, have
breakfast, and then you can continue on with your full-day Cappadocia tour.

Pick up 09:30
Cappadocia – Flight Back to Istanbul first stop on today’s tour is Uchisar Castle. Then you walk through the Valley of the Love to
Cavusin, where you stop for lunch and learn about handmade pottery in Avanos Town. You will
then visit the Fairy Chimneys (Mushrooms Valley), followed by Devrent Valley and Open Air
Museum in Cappadocia. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Cappadocia airport for
your flight to Istanbul. After you arrived to Istanbul airport, you will be transferred to your hotel in
Istanbul. Overnight stay in Istanbul. 

Pick-up Time: 08.30am (approximately)

After breakfast, get ferry to Prince Islands, approxx. 1 hour 45 min. Then discover beatiful Buyuk
ada, between Ottoman Kiosks and Pavillions. Then, get ferry to back to Istanbul again. Transfer to
hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

After breakfast, transfer to airport for your internationl flight.
Meals: Breakfast