Day 01 – Arrive Istanbul
Transfer to the hotel. Welcome to Europe!!! Upon arriving at the airport, we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. You can enjoy your free time until your tour starts. Please, check the informative posters placed at the hotel reception area which have all the information about your upcoming services such as meeting place, time and the guide’s name.

Day 02 – At Istanbul
Sightseeing tour. Cable car to Pierre Loti viewpoint. Topkapi Palace. Night transfer to Taksim. A sightseeing tour of the city. We find ourselves in a city built on two continents. On our tour, we will include a cable car ride up to the Pierre Loti viewpoint and we will enter the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent (the largest in Istanbul). We will see the walls, the Golden Horn, the fishing district, and we will admire the exterior of Hagia Sofia. After the visit, we will offer tickets and a visit to the Top Kapi Palace, which was the administrative centre of the Ottoman Empire, with its magnificent courtyards and its pavilions. At the end of the afternoon, we will provide a transfer to the Taksim neighbourhood, the most commercialised and lively area of the city. There will be time to dine in one of its many restaurants, and you can also take the old tram that crosses the area or go to see the nearby Galata Tower.

Day 03 – At Istanbul
Boat trip on the Bosphorus. Today we include a boat trip on the Bosphorus that will last about two hours. We will undertake the trip on a boat exclusively for Europamundo travellers. The Bosphorus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, which separates Istanbul into two parts: the European part and the Asian one. We will enjoy seeing the liveliness of the strait with its multitude of boats. We will pass under the two bridges that unite Europe and Asia and we will admire the palaces of the sultans, the typical wooden houses and the Ottoman villas. Free time.

Day 04 – Istanbul - Ephesus - Kusadasi (D)
Ferry over the Marmara. Ephesus. Dinner included. We left early from Istanbul. We cross by fast ferry (variable schedules according to seasons and months) the Sea of Marmara, after about two hours of crossing, we arrived at the port of BANDIRMA (or Yalova according to schedules). We continued route through the interior of Turkey. At the beginning of the afternoon, we arrive at EPHESUS, the best-preserved ancient city of Asia Minor; 2000 years ago it had a quarter of a million inhabitants. We know Saint John´s Basilica, after it, the house of the Virgin Mary and the archaeological site (tickets included). We then continue to KUSADASI, a popular coastal town with a lot of atmospheres, commercial life and a small castle. Dinner and accommodation.

Day 05 – Kusadasi - Bodrum - Marmaris (D)

Views over the Aegean. Beautiful Bodrum. Dinner included. We leave for Bodrum, a very beautiful, fortified city of Greek origin. You can visit its castle, stroll through its streets full of life and tourism or go around its sports marina. After lunch, we go on our way to MARMARIS, another very beautiful coastal tourist enclave with its castle, its marina and its fountains. Dinner and accommodation.

Day 06 – Marmaris - Dalyan - Antalya (D)
Contrasts of landscapes. Boat trip. Dinner included. We leave for DALYAN, an incredible place by a navigable river. We include a two-hour boat trip to see LYCIA’S ROYAL TOMBS, and still on the boat, we go on to a large lake where we stop at the thermal springs. If you want, you can bathe in the warm waters or have a mud bath! Time for lunch in one of the numerous restaurants in DAYLAN by the river. Continuation to ANTALYA, we will make a brief visit to this coastal city of more than a million inhabitants, the door of Adrian, the Ottoman district and its great waterfall that falls straight into the sea. Dinner and accommodation.

Day 07 – Antalya - Aspendos - Side - Karaman - Nidge (D)

Contrast of the Anatolian region between the coast and the high mountains. Dinner included. We leave Antalya for ASPENDOS, we visit the Roman theatre which many believe to be the best preserved in the world. After this, inside we can admire the Greek temple of Apollo by the sea. Time to stroll around the port and through its streets full of life. Amidst impressive countryside we cross the Taurus Mountains, their peaks of over 3,500 metres in height are snow-covered for a large part of the year. A stop in KARAMAN where we visit TARTAN EVI, an ancient Ottoman mansion. Continuation to the region of Cappadocia. NIGDE, dinner and accommodation. Note: Sometimes the Tartan Evi may be closed, in which case the visit would be replaced by another to a mansion of similar characteristics in Cappadocia.

Day 08 – Capadocia (D)

Landscapes with spectacular shapes. Picturesque towns. Dinner included. A full day in the fantastic region of CAPPADOCIA, with its lunar landscapes, its churches and troglodyte villages. We start by visiting GUMUSLER, an incredible seventh-century underground monastery with maybe the best Byzantine frescoes in Turkey. In KAYMAKLI we will see the underground city that could house 30,000 people. We will visit the natural fortress of UCHISAR. After lunch, we will see the GOREME Valley with its open-air museum and its churches dug out of the rocks, entrance included. Hotel in AVANOS. Dinner included.

Day 09 – Capadocia - Hacibecktas - Ankara - Safranbolu (D)

Turkey´s interior whose landscape changes as we get closer to the Black Sea. Traditional Turkish tea. Dinner included. We have a fantastic day in the heart of Anatolia. With the utmost respect to the pilgrims (suitable clothes, silence recommended in the sanctuaries), we visit HACIBECKTAS, sanctuary guards the tomb of Hacibecktas, a Sufi mystic of the 13th Century. After that, we continue to ANKARA, where we leave a free time to walk around and have lunch in the thriving center of the city. We continue towards the north of Turkey. The landscapes become greener. SAFRANBOLU; arrival in this wonderful little city which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was an important stopping point on the caravan routes. In the courtyard of a magnificent old Caravanserail we will include a traditional Turkish tea. Dinner and accommodation.

Day 10 – Safranbolu - Gokgol Magrasi - Eregil - Eyendinpinar - Istanbul

A green and rainy Turkey. Eydinpinar waterfalls. Toda the leg of our trip follows the Black Sea and its verdant landscapes. In GOKGOL MAGARASI we provide entry tickets to this magnificent cave with its underground river and its multiple colours. In EREGLI, next to the Black Sea, we set aside time to have lunch. We also include a visit to its impressive Cehennemagzi Magarasi caves and tombs that are overflowing with mythology. On our way back to Istanbul, we stop to relax at EYDINPINAR, with a walk between its green paths to the waterfalls! Arrival in ISTANBUL at the end of the day. End of our services. Please, check the time of your flight in case you might need an additional night.

Transfer from City to Airport is included in our program.

Note:

• Good four and five-star hotels are used for this tour.
• This tour is operated by Europamundo Vacations.

Inclusions:

• All Airport-Hotel-Airport Transfers.
• Coach tour & sightseeing  from Istanbul and back as per the itinerary.
• Hotel accommodation on twin/double sharing basis with American breakfast daily at selection of 4*and 4* plus hotels. Dinners as per the itinerary.
• Tour of Dolmabahace and two continents with transfers.
• 6 sit down dinners.

Exclusions:

• Airfare.
• Visa Fees.
• Goods and Service Tax @ 5% + TCS @ 5%.
• Any expenses of personal nature.
• Any other item or expenses not specifically mentioned under inclusions.

Supplement for extra night in Istanbul Euro 85 pp.

Supplement for hot air balloon ride Euro 150 pp.

Supplement for Dervyash dance Euro 50 pp.

TOUR COST in EUR per person starting from:

Supplement cost for Standard Hot Air Balloon flight - EUR 175 pp plus subject to local conditions.

Note: 

• Prices are per person on Double Sharing basis.
• Hotel Check in usually at 1400 hrs. and check out 1100 hrs.
• Prices are dynamic and subject to variations.
• Surcharges may apply during peak season or high occupancy periods.
• Should desired accommodation not available, an alternate of the same category will be provided. 

Private Touring

Private touring is possible in a private vehicle with driver guide on the same program and day of departure for those desiring exclusivity.

For 4 in a party : EURO 1190 per person
For 6 in a party : EURO 955 per person
For 7 in a party : EURO 867 per person

Supplement for extra night in Istanbul at end of the tour EURO 75 per person.

Departure : Every Monday