Trip highlights
- Istanbul Blue Mosque
- Hagia Sophia
- Bosphorus cruise
- Cappadocia hot-air balloon
- Cave hotel
- Pamukkale optional
Your journey at a glance
- ✈Coimbatoreyour home
- 1Istanbul4 nights
- 2Cappadocia2 nights
- 3Istanbul4 nights
Day by day
- DAY1
🛬Arrive in Istanbul · Welcome to Turkey
- Arrive at Istanbul Airport and meet our representative.
- Private transfer to your hotel and check-in.
- Rest and freshen up after your journey.
- Evening at leisure to stroll around Taksim Square or the hotel neighbourhood.
🍽 Dinner🌙 Overnight in Istanbul - DAY2
📸Istanbul Old City · Blue Mosque & Hagia Sophia
- Visit the Hippodrome, the ancient chariot-racing arena of Constantinople.
- Explore the Blue Mosque with its six minarets and famous blue Iznik tiles.
- Visit Hagia Sophia, a 1,500-year-old wonder of Byzantine and Ottoman architecture.
- Optional: Topkapi Palace or the Basilica Cistern (entry on direct payment).
- Free time at the Grand Bazaar for Turkish souvenirs, spices and sweets.
🍽 Breakfast, Lunch🌙 Overnight in Istanbul - DAY3
🛳Bosphorus Cruise · Where Europe Meets Asia
- Morning Bosphorus cruise past Ottoman palaces, waterfront mansions and the bridges linking two continents.
- Visit the Spice Bazaar.
- Photo stop at Çamlıca Hill for panoramic views of the city.
- Rest of the evening at leisure for shopping or a stroll along Istiklal Street.
🍽 Breakfast🌙 Overnight in Istanbul - DAY4
✈️Fly to Cappadocia · Fairy Chimneys & Cave Hotel
- Transfer to the airport for your domestic flight to Cappadocia.
- Meet your driver and transfer to your cave hotel in Göreme or Uçhisar.
- Visit Uçhisar Castle, Pigeon Valley and the lunar-like Devrent (Imagination) Valley.
- Watch the sunset over the fairy chimneys at a panoramic viewpoint.
- Enjoy dinner at your cave hotel.
🍽 Breakfast, Dinner🌙 Overnight in Cappadocia - DAY5
🧗Hot-Air Balloon at Sunrise · Cappadocia Highlights
- Early morning pick-up for a sunrise hot-air balloon ride over Cappadocia's valleys (weather permitting).
- Return to the hotel for a relaxed breakfast.
- Visit Göreme Open Air Museum with its rock-cut churches and frescoes.
- Pottery demonstration at Avanos.
- Explore a Cappadocian underground city, then enjoy free time in Göreme town.
🍽 Breakfast, Lunch🌙 Overnight in Cappadocia - DAY6
✈️Back to Istanbul · Farewell Evening
- Enjoy a leisurely morning at the cave hotel.
- Transfer to the airport for your flight back to Istanbul.
- Transfer to your hotel and check-in.
- Free time for last-minute shopping.
- Optional farewell dinner with a Turkish show (on direct payment).
🍽 Breakfast🌙 Overnight in Istanbul - DAY7
🛫Departure from Istanbul
- Breakfast at the hotel and check-out.
- Private transfer to Istanbul Airport for your flight home.
- Carry back wonderful memories of Turkey.
🍽 Breakfast
Where you'll stay
Istanbul · 3 nightsRamada by Wyndham Istanbul Old City (or similar)★★★★Standard Double / Twin Room · Breakfast
Cappadocia · 2 nightsCave Hotel in Göreme / Uçhisar (or similar)★★★★Standard Cave Room · Breakfast & Dinner
Istanbul · 1 nightRamada by Wyndham Istanbul Old City (or similar)★★★★Standard Double / Twin Room · Breakfast
Or similar hotels, subject to availability. We can upgrade or change any hotel for you.
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What's included
- 6 nights' accommodation in 3★/4★ hotels (2 nights in a cave hotel in Cappadocia)
- Daily breakfast, plus meals as mentioned in the itinerary
- Airport transfers and all sightseeing by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Istanbul–Cappadocia–Istanbul domestic flights (economy class, with baggage as per airline policy)
- Bosphorus cruise in Istanbul
- Sunrise hot-air balloon ride in Cappadocia (weather permitting)
- English-speaking guide for sightseeing as per itinerary
- All currently applicable hotel taxes
Not included
- International flights to and from India
- Turkey visa fees and travel insurance
- Entry tickets to monuments and museums unless specified
- Lunches and dinners not mentioned in the itinerary
- Optional tours: Pamukkale excursion, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern, Turkish dinner show
- Personal expenses such as laundry, phone calls, tips and porterage
- Tourism / city tax payable directly at hotels, if applicable
- Anything not mentioned under Inclusions