Midday Travel Turkey

Midday Travel Special Tour Package 12 Nights 13 Days

Day 01: Arrival to Istanbul City
Arrive to Istanbul City, and transfer to your hotel of your own chose.
Check-in to hotel, free time at leisure (if any.) spend the night at your own selected hotel.

Istanbul City

Day 02: Bosphorus Cruise & Dolmabahce Palace
Pick-up from hotel about 08:30 (depending on the location of the hotel). Drive along the historical city walls of Istanbul up to the Golden Horn (which is a natural bay in Istanbul City). A cable car (teleferik) to the Pierrre Loti Hill to take some of the most amazing and beautiful landscapes/views of Istanbul City. Start sailing from Golden Horn by a cruise to Bosphorus River that splits Asia from Europe. Visiting both the Europe and the Asian side of Istanbul. The last stop will be a visit to Dolmabahce Palace before transferring you to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 03: Princess Island Tour.
Pick-up from the hotel near city center and transfer to the port where we will catch the ferry to observe the islands of Istanbul. We will make the stop at the Buyukada, which is the biggest one of the four of the Princess Islands. We will have the lunch at a local restaurant of the island after a short sightseeing. After the lunch we will take a horse car to make a round trip around the island and some free time to take some photos or for swimming in the island. End of the trip take ferry back to island and transfer to hotel. Overnight in istanbul.

Day 04: Free time & Overnight coach to Safranbolu
Free time at leisure to further explore the town on your own,
Late night, transfer to Otogar (main bus station) Overnight bus to Safranbolu.

Day 05: Safranbolu
Arrive to Safranbolu Town which is like an open-air museum early morning and transfer to a local hotel. Check-in to hotel, free time and overnight in Safranbolu.  The town is in the UNESCO World Heritage List.  After a self-guided tour of Safranbolu, overnight in a traditional wooden house of Safranbolu.

Day 06: Drive to Cappadocia through Ankara
Transfer to the bus point after the breakfast. Take roughly 4-5 hours drive to Ankara City. (The capital of Turkey). Change bus to go to Cappadocia, arrival in Cappadocia, transfer to hotel and overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 07: North / Red Cappadocia Tour
Have your breakfast at the balcony/terrace of a local cave hotel in Cappadocia, and depart for the North / Red Cappadocia tour to visit the most amazing rock formations , early Christians-mae churches and for some other amazing sightseeing points of Cappadocia. End of the tour transfer back to hotel, and spend the night in a cave hotel at Cappadocia.

Day 08: South / Green Cappadocia Tour.
Depart for the South or Green Cappadocia Tour at the second day in the region. This day we will discover the mystique rock formations and the frescoes of the early-Christians made through out their life term in this amazing land. A visit to the deepest and largest underground city of Cappadocia plus a visit to Ihlara Valley (depending on the season) is included at the second day of Cappadocia Travel.

Day 09: Overnight Coach to Denizli
This day is the free day in Cappadocia for relaxing or spending some time at a cozy cafes/restaurants of Cappadocia. Transfer to bus station at evening time to catch an overnight coach to Denizli City.

Day 10: Arrive to Denizli and Transfer to Pamukkale.
Arrive to Denizli City at early morning and transfer to Pamukkale. First freshen up at a hotel and then start a daily sightseeing local tour of Panukkale by visiting the travertines and the ancient city of the Hierrapolis which was built right upside of the travertines. Some free time to swim at the ancient swimming pool or Pamukkale.  Overnight in Pamukkale.

Day 11: Drive to Ephesus / Kusadasi.
We will transfer you to bus station to catch a coach to Kusadasi or Ephesus Town.
Arrivel in Ephesus , free time at leisure and overnight in Kusadasi / Ephesus

Day 12: Ephesus Ancient City Tour
Breakfast at hotel. Depart for a full day guided Ephesus Ancient City Tour. Discover some of the ruins from Ancient Greco-Roman Empire as this town was one of the most significant cities of Roman Empire during the era. Transfer back to hotel after visiting all of the ruins and sightseeing sites of Ephesus. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 13: Fly back to Istanbul - End of the Tour Package.
Have your breakfast at hotel and check-out. Transfer to Izmir Airport to catch your fly back to Istanbul. Arrival in Istanbul and finishing the tour package here.
Optionally the package can be extended upon your request.