14-Days Turkish Breeze with 4 Nights Iconic Aegeans

Day 1: Arrival Istanbul (Sunday)

1. 1h · Admission ticket included
   Upon arrival at Istanbul/SAW Airport, be greeted by your driver and drive to your hotel. Check-in. The rest of the day is yours. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 2: Treasures of Istanbul (Monday)

1. Istanbul
   15m
   According to your tour pick up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour
2. Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Hagia Sophia; was the largest building on earth barring the Egyptian Pyramids or the Great Wall of China. It was the religious center of the city during the Byzantine period
3. TopkapI Palace
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Topkapı Palace; As well as being the imperial residence of the Sultan, the palace was also the seat of government for the ottoman empire. It housed the ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years.
4. Blue Mosque
   1h
   Next, Blue Mosque; Built by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I in the year 1616, Blue mosque today is one of the most famous landmarks of the old city with its famous six minarets and magnificent dome.
5. The Walls of Istanbul
   Pass by
   Hippodrome; Built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus in 203AD, during the Roman period hippodrome was the civil center for the people of the city where once 100,000 spectators could be held.
6. Grand Bazaar
   2h
   Grand Bazaar; With 18 entrances and more than 4000 shops, it is one of the greatest bazaars in the World.
7. Istanbul
   15m
   At the end of the tour drive you back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 3: HD Cruising on Bosphorus / Flight to Cappadocia (Tuesday)

1. Istanbul
   15m
   Upon breakfast at the hotel check out. According your tour pick up time meet with your guide at the lobby of your hotel and depart for your halfday tour.
2. Misir Carsisi
   1h
   Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar): The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other concievable herb and spice.
3. Bosphorus Strait
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Bosphorus Cruise: A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway seperating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, Rustem Pasa Mosque, Rumeli Fortress and further along the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace.
4. 1h · Admission ticket included
   After the tour drive you to Istanbul Airport for your flight to kayseri
5. 1h · Admission ticket included
   Upon arrival Kayseri AP meet your drıver and drıve to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Day 4: Underground Cities of Cappadocia (Wednesday)

1. Urgup
   15m
   According to your tour pick-up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour.
2. Rose Valley
   30m
   Rose Valley; is an incredibly unique area of Cappadocia with sharp ridges, tinted in pink, especially during sunset!the minerals in the sandstone have a pink tinge
3. Cavusin
   30m
   Cavusin; is surrounded by a valley, which becomes gradually wider, called as Red Valley. The houses of the village were cut into massive rock formations. The village is famous with its rock-chuches.
4. Pigeon Valley
   30m
   Pigeon Valley; earned its name from the countless man made dovecotes (Pigeon Houses) that have been carved into the soft volcanic tuff. Pigeon Valley is one of the best spots for walking in the marvelous Cappadocia region.
5. Ozkonak Underground City
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Underground Cities; once a place of refuge for 15000 christians. These settlements were of enormous value to the development of Christianity as they provided shelter and worship and were in use until the end of 7C AD. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall, and food storage rooms in this eight-storey city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways
6. Ortahisar
   1h
   Ortahisar; famous for its friendly inhabitants, picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named

Day 5: Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia (Thursday)

1. Urgup
   15m
   According to your tour pick-up time, meet with your guide and start your full-day tour.
2. Goreme Open Air Museum
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Goreme Museum; consists of many rock-cut churches from the second half of 9C with beautiful colorful frescoes decorating the walls.
3. Devrent Valley
   1h
   Devrent Valley; is famous for its quirky animal-shaped rocks. It looks like a sculpture zoo made by nature
4. Pasabag Vadisi
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Pasabagi which means: the Pacha's vineyard. This site is also called Monks Valley. The hermitage of Simeon monks was here.
5. Avanos Oren Yeri
   30m
   Avanos; where you will enjoy typical Turkish Lunch and experience make Potter with local experts.
6. Goreme Panorama
   30m
   Goreme Panaroma, which has one of the best panoramic view of the Fairy chimneys.
7. Uchisar
   30m
   Uchisar the Naturel highest Rock Castle provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area.
8. Urgup
   15m
   At the end of the tour drive you back to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 6: Fligh to Antalya (Friday)

1. Sultanhani Caravanserai
   3h
   Upon breakfast at the hotel check out.Accordıng to your pıck up tıme meet your drıver and drıve to Kayseri AP for your flıght to Antalya.
2. Antalya
   1h
   Upon arrıval at Antalya AP meet your drıber and drıve to your hotel. Check ın. Overnight in Antalya

Day 7: Perge&Aspendos&Kursunlu Waterfall Tour (Saturday)

1. Perge Antik Kenti
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   (08:30 - 16:30)
   According to your tour pick-up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. The first visiting place is Perge, one of the largest and most popular ancient city in the Pamphylia region. Perge was the capital of Pamphylia then eventually came under Roman rule in 133B.C. and this is when it flourished most and indeed most of the ruins that are left today are from that area. You will see the Agora, Roman Baths, Colonnaded Street, Nympharium and also Grand amphitheater which could hold 15.000 people.
2. Aspendos Ruins
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Our second visiting place is Aspendos Ancient Theatre. Probably an earlier ancient theatre, was built 2nd century on the site. The Aspendos theatre can hold over 20,000 and ıs still being used for festivals and music concerts.
3. Kursunlu Waterfalls
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   After lunch at the local restaurant on a nearby river, we depart for Kursunlu Waterfall Enjoy fresh pine scent, cool atmosphere, and spectacular waterfalls. Overnight in Antalya

Day 8: Pamukkale Tour / Travel to Kusadasi (Sunday)

1. Pamukkale Thermal Pools
   4h · Admission ticket not included
   Upon early pick up from your hotel, drives to Pamukkale; Pools of Heaven on Earth… Pamukkale has always been a very popular settlement where hot springs were believed to have healing powers so it is considered to be the earliest spa on earth where, in history, people traveled long distances in order to find a cure. The unique terraces were formed by running warm spring water at a temperature of 35 C, containing calcium bicarbonate. Today Pamukkale is declared a worlds heritage site by UNESCO
2. Hierapolis & Pamukkale
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Visit; the ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. Also, The Sacred Pool is one of the highlights of the site. Theır shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath.
3. Kusadasi
   3h
   After tour travel to Kusadasi. Check-in. Overnight in Kusadasi.
   (Breakfast-Lunch)

Day 9: Ancient Ephesus Tour (Monday)

1. The House of the Virgin Mary
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   According to your tour pick-up time, meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Visit The House of Virgin Mary; a church was built from the 6C AD to the top of the foundations of a house from 1C AD and it is declared by the church to be the final house where Mary spent her last days
2. Ephesus Ancient City
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Ancient Ephesus; The best-preserved classical city in the Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD, Ephesus was the second-largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250,000 citizens. Ephesus is also so well preserved that, walking on the ancient streets among the beautiful monuments such as the third largest library of the ancient world or the largest roman theatre on the Asia continent, gives you the feeling of a time traveler.
3. The Temple of Artemis
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Temple of Artemis or Artemision was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in antiquity and made Ephesus a much-visited pilgrimage place. Overnight in Kusadasi
   (Breakfast-Lunch)

Day 10: Kusadasi - Patmos (Tuesday)

1. Kusadasi
   30m
   (11:00-21:30)
   According to your pick up tıme meet your drıver and drıve to Kusadasi Port. After passport controls, Board your cruise (Celestyal Olympia). According to the cruise departure time(13:00),
2. Patmos
   12h
   we are moving towards the island of Patmos.Arrive at Patmos port around 16:30. You will stay here until 21:30 in the evening. Overnight on Board.
   (Breakfast-Dinner)

Day 11: Rhodes (Wednesday)

1. Rhodes
   2h
   Today, you will have a free day to explore Medieval City of Rhodes. Its one of the best medieval preserved thoroughfares anywhere.Overnight on board.
   (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)
   Optional : Rhodes Tour (Tours are not included in the program. You may ask shore ex department at the cruise for the Greece tours)
2. Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
   4h · Admission ticket included
   Optional: Rhodes Tour: Tours are not included in the program. You may ask shore ex department at the cruise for the Greece tours

Day 12: Crete (Heraklion) - Santorini (Thursday)

1. Heraklion
   5h
   (07:00-12:00 / 16:30-21:30)
   Today you will have free time to explore Heraklion.
2. Santorini
   10h
   At 12 o'clock we are heading towards the island of santorini, which is one of the most charming Greek İsland. We are here until 21:30. Overnight on Board.
   (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

Day 13: Atina (Lavrion)-Mykonos (Friday)

1. Athens
   3h
   The ship will dock in Athens today. You can explore the city with your own.(Tours are not included in the program. You may ask shore ex department at the cruise for the Greece tours)
2. 1h · Admission ticket included
   The ship will dock in Athens today. You can explore the city with your own.
   Its a remınder of Ancient Greece's powerful civilisation and greatest architectural complex bequeathed by Greek Antiquity. (Tours are not included in the program. You may ask shore ex department at the cruise for the Greece tours)
   Next ;move to Mikonos.
   The cruise will stay here until 23:00. Explore city your own. Overnight on board.
   (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

Day 14: Kusadasi / Flight to Istanbul (Saturday)

1. Kusadasi
   30m
   (07:00)
   Today is the last of your cruise, you dock at Kusadasi Port at 7 am.
2. 1h · Admission ticket included
   Upon arrival at Kusadasi Port greeted by your driver and drive you Izmir Airport for your flight to Istanbul.
3. 1h · Admission ticket included
   The service end in Istanbul Airport. Flight from Izmir to Istanbul will be booked accordıng to your ınternatıonal flight departure tıme.

Pickup details

You will be greeted with a sign your name is written on it.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• The tour price is calculated for an interior cabin without a balcony. Upgrades to a higher category cabin are available. Please inquire about the cost of the upgrade.
• Baggage allowance: 15 kg checked + 8 kg hand luggage. (if the “INCLUDED flight tickets” option is selected)
• Some historical sites may be closed during religious or national holidays. Before booking the tour, you can contact our team and confirm whether there will be a closed sites for the dates you want to take the tour.
• Free entry to hıstorical sites for childrens 8yr and below
• Entry tickets are excluded. Your guide will have pre-paid skip-the-line tickets to avoid long ticket queues. The cost of used entry tickets can be paid to your guide in cash Lira, USD, or Euro.
• Hot Air Balloon Flight is not included in the package.Please inform the provider when they contact you for a reservation. Prices may vary depending on season and density. The provider will book the spot for you in advance.
• Name of the package coverthe cuıse is Celestyal PLUS EXPERIENCE
• The tour offers INCLUDED and EXCLUDED domestic flight ticket options. Please select your preferred option during the booking process.
• For guests who choose the EXCLUDED flight tickets option, we will inform them which flights they need to purchase.