5days/4nights / Istanbul-Cappadocia
Summer 2016
Day 01: ISTANBUL
-Meet and assist at Istanbul Airport by one of our representatives who will be holding a sign with your name on it.
-Transfer to your hotel in Istanbul.
Day 02 ISTANBUL (B,L)
-Breakfast then meet your guide at the lobby of the hotel at 9:00 am.
-Full day private tour to the Blue Mosque, Roman Hippodrome and Hagia Sophia.
-Lunch at a local restaurant.
-Tour to Underground Cistern and Grand Bazaar.
-Overnight at hotel
-Day 3/ ISTANBUL/KAYSERI/CAPPADOCIA (B,L)
-Transfer to the Istanbul Airport on TK#2026 departing Istanbul at 9:50 am and arriving Kayseri at 11:10 am. Meet at Kayseri airport and drive to the land of wonders that is Cappadocia.
-The area of Cappadocia is justifiably famous for its lunar landscape with underground cities carved by wind and rain from soft volcanic tuff or pumice like stone.
-Visit the amazing underground city of Kaymakli.
-Lunch at a local restaurant
-Mustafapasa (Sinasos), an ancient Greek town with its spectacular old Greek houses: very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture.
-Visit Keslik Monastery, which houses the well-preserved 9th century Chapel of St. Stephen, several refectories and the Archangel Chapel; and Cemil Village, home to descendents of the village’s earliest Orthodox Christians.
-Transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia.
Day 4/ CAPPADOCIA (B,L)
Optional Activity: Balloon Program:
-Early departure transfer from the hotel to the take-off field where the balloon has been prepared by fully trained staff. Following the safety briefing from the pilot, the balloon takes off and we expect to be airborne approximately 15 minutes before sunrise for 45 minutes.
-Drive back to the hotel for breakfast.
-Full day sight-seeing will start with the rock formations beyond belief in Dervent Valley; then visit Zelve Valley, the oldest example of Cappadocian architecture. Nearby Pasabag, also known as Monk’s Valley, has amazing examples of hermitages hollowed out of volcanic rock formations.
-Lunch in Avanos, center of terra cotta work of art since 3000BC
-Visit Elmali Kilise(1190-1200), Church of St.Eustace (970-1148) in Goreme and last stop is Uchisar.
Day 5/ CAPPADOCIA/KAYSERI/ISTANBUL (B)
-Transfer to the Izmir Airport for a flight to Istanbul connecting with your return flight.
Total Rates:
5* accommodation:
SINGLE: USD 3350
DOUBLE: USD 2750
4* accommodation:
SINGLE: USD 2625
DOUBLE: USD 2385
Total rate above includes:
-International flights (BEY-IST-BEY)
-All tours fees mentioned above
-Hotels accommodation for 7 nights (HB basis)
-Airport-Hotel Transfers
Total rate above excludes:
-Optional tours fees mentioned above
-Laundry, Tips, beverages and food during tours.
NB.
-No visa needed for Lebanese nationals.
-Rates are subject to change as per flights and hotels availability.
-GROUPS UP TO 5 and more have special discounted rates.
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