7-Day Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale and Ephesus Tour

Meal: No meal included

Arrival in Istanbul and welcome by our airport team. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Transfer to your hotel in the city center.

Rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast

08:30 - Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the historical peninsula.

• Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque: 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 Square: The Hippodrome was the ceremonial heart of Byzantine Constantinople and still frames important monuments in the Old City.
• Topkapi Palace: Topkapi Palace presents the Ottoman court through courtyards, treasury rooms and views over the Bosphorus.
• Grand Bazaar: The Grand Bazaar adds color, trade history and free time in one of Istanbul's most recognizable covered market areas.
• Bosphorus Cruise: The Bosphorus Cruise shows Istanbul from the water, passing palaces, mosques, bridges and waterfront mansions on both shores.

17:30 - Transfer back to your hotel after the city route.

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Lunch

05:00 - 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 in Cappadocia and transfer to the tour area. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

• 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.

16:00 - Transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia after the tour.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:30 - Pick up from your hotel after breakfast and check-out.

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.

16:00 - Transfer to Cappadocia airport after the tour. (Pickup time and airport may change.)

19:30 - Flight from Cappadocia to Izmir. This flight may be direct or connected according to availability and tour date. Flight time may change.

23:45 - Arrival in Izmir and transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

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

• Pamukkale: Pamukkale is famous for white travertine terraces formed by mineral-rich thermal water flowing down the hillside.
• White Calcium Terraces: The white calcium terraces are the signature view of Pamukkale, where shallow mineral pools step down the slope like a natural staircase.
• Hierapolis Ancient City: Hierapolis rises above the travertines with Roman streets, baths, theatre remains and a long sacred thermal tradition.
• Cleopatra Antique Thermal 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 - Transfer back to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk after the Pamukkale route.

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.

17:00 - Transfer to Izmir Airport after the Ephesus route. (Pickup time may change.)

19:30 - Flight from Izmir to Istanbul. (Flight time may change.)

20:30 - Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Overnight stay in Istanbul

Meal: Breakfast

Transfer to Istanbul Airport according to your international flight time. (Pickup time and airport may change.)

Your 7-day Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, and Ephesus tour ends with the final airport transfer.