| Package Duration | 5 Nights/ 6 Days |
| Package Validity | N.A. |
| Destination Covered | Istanbul – Kusadasi – Ephesus – Pamukkale– Denizli |
| Package Cost | On Request |
OVERVIEW :
Day 1: Istanbul – Arrival Day
Day 2: Istanbul City Tour
Day 3: Istanbul To Izmir & Kusadasi
Day 4: Kusadasi – Ephesus Tour – Turkish Village Sirince
Day 5: Kusadasi – Pamukkale Tour
Day 6: Pamukkale – Denizli To Istanbul
TOUR ITINERARY :
DAY 1: ISTANBUL – ARRIVAL DAY
Warm Welcome to Turkey Istanbul airport by BKS & DKS Trips Representative. Meet & check in to your hotel. Tonight we have an Indian dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight in Istanbul.
Meals: Indian Dinner
DAY 2: ISTANBUL CITY TOUR
Pick up at 08:30 am from your hotel for a day tour of old Istanbul city.
Visit ST. SOPHIA This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break at 13:00 pm after the lunch Murtis Tour will then take you to the GRAND COVERED BAZAAR In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware, and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul
Please Note: Hagia Sophia is closed on Mondays, Topkapi Palace closed on Tuesdays, Grand Bazaar closed on Sundays. If your tour is on one of these days we would offer you to visit Underground Cistern instead of Hagia Sophia and Topkapi palace museum, instead of Grand Bazaar you will visit Spice Bazaar
Meals: Open buffet breakfast, Indian lunch and Indian dinner included
DAY 3: ISTANBUL TO IZMIR & KUSADASI
After breakfast depart for Bosphorus Cruise tour. Enjoy a magical Istanbul Bosphorus Boat Cruise and Spice Market Tour starting at 08:30. Enjoy the array of sites you can see from the boat including SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian Bazaar). BOSPHORUS BY BOAT a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. Lunch break at the Turkish restaurant. After the lunch depart for Istanbul Ataturk Airport for domestic flight to Izmir. Transfer from airport & check in to your hotel in Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Meals: Open buffet breakfast, Indian lunch, and Turkish dinner
DAY 4: KUSADASI – EPHESUS TOUR – TURKISH VILLAGE SIRINCE
08:30 Departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved ancient sites in the world en-route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library, Grand theatre and House of the Virgin Mary. Lunch break around 13:00 pm. After lunch, we will visit a place which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet weaving center. After Lunch, we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince’s construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all Orginal with their white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey -, especially fruit wines. We will visit the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with Turkish winemakers. In the evening you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way, we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen Overnight in Kusadasi.
Meals: Open buffet breakfast, Turkish lunch, and Turkish dinner
DAY 5: KUSADASI – PAMUKKALE TOUR
At 08:30 we depart for Pamukkale. We will check at the hotel around 12.00 and we have a lunch break until 13.30. Afterwards, we shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. Overnight in Pamukkale.
Meals: Open buffet breakfast, Turkish lunch, and Turkish dinner
DAY 6: PAMUKKALE – DENIZLI TO ISTANBUL
Today we depart for Denizli Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then connecting flight back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing BKS & DKS Trips.
