10-Day Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Antalya Tour

After your flight lands, our airport team will meet you according to your flight details at Istanbul Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW).

You will be transferred to your hotel in Istanbul for check-in and rest after your journey.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast

08:30 - Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the Sultanahmet district.

• Hagia Sophia: Hagia Sophia shows Istanbul's layered Byzantine and Ottoman history through its vast dome, mosaics and monumental interior.
• Blue Mosque: The Blue Mosque is one of Istanbul's defining Ottoman landmarks, known for its domes, minarets and blue Iznik tiles.
• Hippodrome of Constantinople: The Hippodrome was the ceremonial heart of Byzantine Constantinople and still frames important monuments in the Old City.
• Grand Bazaar (Free Time): The Grand Bazaar adds color, trade history and free time in one of Istanbul's most recognizable covered market areas.

12:45 - Half day Istanbul city tour ends at Grand Bazaar.

Transfer back to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast

Morning is free.

13:30 - Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the Bosphorus pier.

Board the Bosphorus Cruise and sail between Europe and Asia past Ottoman palaces and waterfront neighborhoods.

17:30 - The cruise ends.

Transfer back to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Lunch

04:00 - Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport. (Pickup time and airport may change.)

06:40 - Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia. (Flight time may change.)

08:00 - Arrival at Cappadocia Airport. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Meet our team after landing.

Transfer to the North Cappadocia tour area.

• Devrent Valley (Pink Valley): Devrent Valley introduces Cappadocia through animal-shaped fairy chimneys and wide volcanic forms that make the landscape feel almost imagined.
• Pasabag Open Air Museum: Pasabag is one of the best places to see Cappadocia's multi-headed fairy chimneys and the cave cells once used by hermit monks.
• Avanos Pottery Workshop: Avanos adds a cultural stop to the valley route, showing how red river clay is shaped in local pottery workshops.
• Goreme Panoramic View: Goreme panoramic viewpoints help you read the scale of Cappadocia, with cave settlements, valleys and volcanic ridges visible together.
• Zelve Open Air Museum: Zelve preserves a former cave village spread across several valleys, with carved rooms, tunnels and churches that show daily life in the rocks.
• Uchisar Castle (exterior view): Uchisar Castle is Cappadocia's highest natural viewpoint and shows how defensive and domestic spaces were carved into one rock mass.

17:00 - The Cappadocia tour ends.

Transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

10:00 - Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the South Cappadocia tour area.

• Red Valley: Red Valley is known for warm volcanic colors, walking paths and layered rock walls that make south Cappadocia especially photogenic.
• Rose Valley (Gulludere Valley): Rose Valley, also called Gulludere, combines pink-toned cliffs with rock-cut churches and quiet walking sections.
• Cavusin Village: Cavusin is an old cave village where abandoned rock houses and cliff churches show the lived history of Cappadocia.
• Pigeon Valley: Pigeon Valley is named after carved dovecotes in the cliffs and gives one of Cappadocia's most familiar valley views.
• Underground City: The underground city reveals tunnels, storage rooms, ventilation shafts and defense passages used by local communities for protection.

17:00 - The guided program ends.

Transfer back to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer to the airport.

Flight from Cappadocia to Izmir. If a direct flight is not available, we will arrange a connected flight via Istanbul. (Flight time may change.)

Arrival at Izmir Airport. (Arrival time may change according to availability.)

Meet our team after landing.

Transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Rest of the day free to explore on your own.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:30 - Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Ephesus Ancient City.

• Ephesus Ancient City: Ephesus Ancient City preserves marble streets, temples, theatres and civic buildings from one of the great cities of the Roman world.
• House of Virgin Mary: The House of Virgin Mary is a quiet pilgrimage site on the mountain above Ephesus, visited for both its religious meaning and setting.
• Temple of Artemis: The Temple of Artemis was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and explains why Ephesus once mattered far beyond the region.

17:00 - The guided program ends.

Transfer back to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer to the airport.

Flight from Izmir to Antalya. Direct flights are usually available, but if they are not operating seasonally, we will arrange a connected flight via Istanbul. (Flight time may change.)

Arrival at Antalya Airport. (Arrival time may change according to availability.)

Meet our team after landing.

Transfer to your hotel in Antalya.

Rest of the day free to explore on your own.

Overnight stay in Antalya

Meal: Breakfast

Free time to explore on your own.

Overnight stay in Antalya

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, please complete hotel check-out according to the hotel standard check-out time. Tour services end in Antalya after hotel check-out.

If you would like to add flight tickets, airport transfer or extra services, please let us know and we will inform you about the options.

Your tour ends here.