11-Day Turkey Highlights Tour Starting from Istanbul

According to your flight details, meet our airport team after landing at Istanbul Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW).

Transfer to your hotel in Istanbul and check in.

The rest of the day is free to rest after your journey.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast

Today is a free day in Istanbul. You can rest, explore nearby neighborhoods, shop, or add an optional city experience.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:30 - Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the old city tour area.

• 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: The Hippodrome was the ceremonial heart of Byzantine Constantinople and still frames important monuments in the Old City.
• Bosphorus Cruise: The Bosphorus Cruise shows Istanbul from the water, passing palaces, mosques, bridges and waterfront mansions on both shores.

17:00 - Istanbul Old City and Bosphorus Cruise tour ends and you return to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

06:00 / 07:00 - Pick-up from your hotel in Istanbul and departure for the Gallipoli Peninsula.

The road journey takes approximately 4.5 to 5 hours with a short break on the way.

• Brighton Beach: See one of the coastal areas connected with the early Gallipoli landings and the landscape that shaped the campaign.
• Beach Cemetery: Visit a quiet memorial cemetery that reflects the human cost of the Gallipoli battles.
• ANZAC Cove: ANZAC Cove is one of the best-known landing areas of the campaign and helps explain the difficult shoreline conditions.
• Lone Pine Australian Memorial: This memorial marks one of the most significant Australian positions and commemorates soldiers who fought in the area.
• Johnston's Jolly: Walk through preserved trench areas where the opposing lines were extremely close to each other.
• The Nek: The Nek is remembered for one of the most tragic attacks of the campaign and gives context to the narrow battlefield terrain.
• Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial: This high ground was strategically important and now honors New Zealand soldiers who served at Gallipoli.

16:00 - Gallipoli tour ends and you transfer to your hotel in Canakkale.

Overnight stay in Canakkale

Meal: Breakfast

08:30 - Pick up from your hotel in Canakkale and transfer to Troy Ancient City.

• Replica of the Trojan Horse: Begin with the wooden horse replica, a familiar symbol of the legendary story connected with Troy.
• Troy Ancient City: Explore the layered archaeological site where different settlement periods show how Troy changed over centuries.
• City Walls: The ancient defensive walls help explain Troy's strategic position near the Dardanelles.
• Temple and Sanctuary Areas: These remains show the religious and civic life of the ancient city.
• Odeon and Council Area: The small theatre and meeting spaces give a clearer view of daily public life in later Troy.

12:00 - Troy tour ends and you transfer to the bus station.

13:00 - Intercity bus to Izmir area.

18:30 - Meet our local team after arrival and continue with your transfer.

Transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:30 - Pick up from your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk and transfer to the Ephesus tour area.

• 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.

16:00 - Ephesus tour ends and you return to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:00 - Pick up from your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk and depart for Pamukkale.

• Pamukkale Travertines: Pamukkale is famous for white travertine terraces formed by mineral-rich thermal water flowing down the hillside.
• Hierapolis Ancient City: Hierapolis rises above the travertines with Roman streets, baths, theatre remains and a long sacred thermal tradition.
• Cleopatra Antique Pool: Cleopatra Antique Pool is visited inside the Pamukkale area; entering the area is included, while swimming among ancient columns is extra on-site.

16:00 - Pamukkale tour ends and you return to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, meet your driver at the hotel.

Transfer from Kusadasi/Selcuk to Izmir Airport.

Flight from Izmir to Kayseri or Nevsehir. If there is no direct flight on your travel date, the most suitable connected flight via Istanbul will be arranged.

Upon arrival in Cappadocia, meet our local team at the airport.

Transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia.

The rest of the day is free in Cappadocia.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:30 - Pick up from your hotel and begin the North Cappadocia route.

• 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 - Cappadocia Red Tour ends and you return to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:30 - After breakfast and check-out, pick up from your hotel for the South Cappadocia route.

• 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 - Cappadocia Yellow Tour ends and you transfer to the airport.

20:45 - Flight from Cappadocia to Istanbul. Flight time and airport may change according to seasonal airline schedules.

21:55 - Arrival in Istanbul, then meet our team and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, check out from your hotel.

According to your international flight details, you will be transferred to Istanbul Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW).

Your 11 Days Turkey Tour Starting from Istanbul ends after the airport transfer.