Essential Turkey

Turkey · 11 days

About this tour

Culture and history in a destination that blends East and West — Bosphorus, Cappadocia, Pamukkale and Ephesus. Perfect if you want something beyond the Caribbean, with Spanish-speaking guidance and logistics from Miami.

What's included

Air ticket Miami / Istanbul / Miami with taxes included.
Travel Insurance check your complete coverage with your travel agent.
Coach tour with guide in Spanish and buffet breakfast and luggage compartment, (1 suitcase per person) in hotels with this service.
Transfers airport hotel airport
9 nights of accommodation with breakfasts
Panoramic tour in: Istanbul
Boat: Walk along the Bosphorus in Istanbul
Night transfer: Taksim Square in Istanbul
Tickets to key mosques, museums and archaeological sites on the itinerary
Funicular: Pierre Loti Mirador Cable Car in Istanbul
High speed train: Istanbul - Ankara
5 dinners included + special gala dinner

Day-by-day itinerary

DAY 1 — Miami – Istanbul

Depart from Miami to Istanbul, overnight on board.

DAY 2 — Istanbul

Welcome, hotel transfer and free time. Afternoon briefing for the start of the circuit.

DAY 3 — Istanbul

Sightseeing including Pierre Loti, Suleyman Mosque, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia exterior and Topkapi Palace. Evening transfer to Taksim.

DAY 4 — Istanbul

Private Bosphorus boat trip (about two hours). Free time.

DAY 5 — Istanbul – Ankara – Cappadocia

High-speed train to Ankara, Ataturk Mausoleum, Salt Lake and arrival in Avanos. Dinner included.

DAY 6 — Cappadocia

Goreme Valley, Uchisar, Kaymakli underground city and Pasabag. Dinner included.

DAY 7 — Cappadocia – Ihlara – Konya

Ihlara Valley, 13th-century caravanserai and Mevlana Mausoleum in Konya. Dinner included.

DAY 8 — Konya – Egridir – Pamukkale

Scenic lakeside Egridir and Pamukkale–Hierapolis cotton castle. Dinner included.

DAY 9 — Pamukkale – Ephesus – Kusadasi

House of the Virgin Mary, Basilica of St. John and Ephesus ruins. Continue to Kusadasi. Dinner included.

DAY 10 — Kusadasi – Izmir – Bursa – Istanbul

Church of St. Polycarp in Izmir and UNESCO historic Bursa. Arrival in Istanbul at the end of the day.

DAY 11 — Istanbul

After breakfast, transfer to the airport. End of our services.

Hotels on the circuit

Hotel Movenpick Golden Horn
Hotel Suhan or similar
Hotel Hilton Garden Inn or similar
Hotel Colossae or similar
Hotel Marina

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