5 Days 4 Nights Istanbul to cappadocia-istanbul Vacation Package

The Central Palace 4

-Arrival to Istanbul. Transfer, check in to the hotel.

-Dinner night cruise can be organized, optional

The Central Palace 4

-Departure from the hotel. Starting our visit in Sultanahmet area.
-Visit St Sophia Museum, the biggest worshipping center of the world between 6 th century and 13 th centuries. Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet unique with 6 minarets).
-Visiting Hippodrome (center of 3 main Empires). Visiting Grand Bazaar constructed at 1455 with it s 3000 shops.
-Lunch
-Visit Topkap/? Palace biggest Palace of the Ottoman Empire. Visit Sultan Tombs at Hagia Sophia.
-Transfer to the hotel, overnight. (BL)

Uchisar Kaya 4

-Departure from the hotel. Transfer to the airport. Flight for Cappadocia. Arrival to Cappadocia. Transfer, visiting Cappadocia, we introduce you to the lunar landscape of Cappadocia at Devrent Valley, take a walk through this lunar landscape where different rock formations can be seen. Then we head on to seeing the best examples of the fairy chimneys at Pasabag Fairy Chimneys and Zelve Valley, we drive further to Avanos Town, which is famous with tile and pottery workshops. We will have lunch in a special local restaurant in this small town.
-After lunch our next stop is Goreme Open Air Museum where you will enjoy the fantastic rock churches and beautiful frescos from various centuries decorating the walls of the churches. Then we drive to the Uchisar Rock Castle, which is the highest and the most dominant point, giving us a breathtaking panorama. We end the day visiting Esentepe Windy Hill for panaromic view and taking photos. Arrival to the hotel and overnigh (BLD) (Additional Hot air balloon tour over the valleys can be organized next day early in the morning. Optional).

Uchisar Kaya 4

-(Early wake up, 5 40 in the morning for balloon tour. Hot air balloon tour over the valleys of Cappadocia. Arrival to hotel. Optional) Departure from the hotel visiting Three Sisters Fairy Chimneys in Urgup which are the most popular and seen on advertisements. Then we head on to Pigeons Valley, Pigeons have been always important for cappadocian people. That/’s why people carved some pigeon houses to keep them in certain places. You will see that the houses for the pigeons are like the houses for the people. Then we descend into the center of the earth in the Kaymakli Underground City one of the largest and the deepest of 200 others in Cappadocia. After this, we drive to Mustafapasa through the unspoiled villages of Cappadocia, surrounded by the /“table-top/” mountains. On the way, we visit the Ayvali Village. We continue to Mustafapasa (Sinasos), an old Greek town with its spectacular old Greek houses; very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture. We are taking Lunch at /Ürg/üp.
- After lunch our next stop is Red Valley. We walk for about 4 km in one of the most attractive valleys of Cappadocia: Red Valley, with its fabulous volcanic rock formations, is in the heart of Cappadocia but away from the tourist crowd. Rock-Cut hermit churches with frescoes and paintings fit with the Valley/’s meditative atmosphere, remained intact since the beginning. End of the walking arrive to ancient Cavusin Village, we finishes the tour by visiting the Wine Factory in Urgup, you will have chance to taste the worldwide famous
Cappadocia wines here. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. (BLD)

-Transfer to the airport. Flight for Istanbul. Check in for International flight. (B)