About the tour

ISTANBUL / BURSA / PAMUKKALE / KONYA / CAPPADOCIA / ANKARA / ISTANBUL

Istanbul (aka Constantinople, Constantinople, Byzantium) is a city that is stunning with the brightness of colors, motley, many-sided, contrasting. Europe and Asia, ancient history and modernity, luxury and poverty, oriental laziness and seething energy converged here. Even the Bosphorus, the blue artery of Istanbul, has a dual nature. Its waters rush in opposite directions: the upper course - from the Black Sea to the Sea of ​​​​Marmara, the lower one - vice versa. Struck by the crowds and diversity of Istanbul, Gustave Flaubert said that "Constantinople is destined to become the capital of the world." By that time, the city had managed to visit the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman empires; each of them has left its mark. Traveling in Turkey is a journey through time, and you need to start it from the Great City, standing on two continents

DAY 1 : ARRIVAL IN ISTANBUL

Meeting with guides. Transfer airport-hotel. Overnight in the province of Istanbul.

DAY 2 : FORMATION OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE - BURSA

После завтрака в отеле отправление в Бурсу. (150 км / 2 часа). Бурса - первая столица Великой ОсAfter breakfast at the hotel, departure to Bursa. (150 km / 2 hours). Bursa is the first capital of the Great Ottoman Empire. Here you can feel the real Ottoman spirit - on the streets of the city, in historical places. Tophane Park is the oldest part of Bursa. Right at the entrance to the park on the left are the tombs of Gazi Osman and his son Gazi Orhan, the founders of the Ottoman Empire. It is famous for its clock tower, which stands on top of a hill; a fortress was located on this site, it was surrounded by the remains of Byzantine walls. From the steps that lead up from the streets of Ataturk, Nadir and Dzhemal you can see the fortress walls. A wooden palace was built inside the fortress, and the old Byzantine bastions were re-fortified. Inspection of the famous "Silk Bazaar". Transfer to Pamukkale area (400 km / +/- 4 hours).

DAY 3 : PAMUKKALE - HIERAPOLIS

You are waiting for the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis, which is located on limestone terraces. Here are the ruins of the temple of Apollo, dating back to the 3rd century AD. Then we will go to Pamukkale to the “cotton castle”. Visible from afar, the world-famous snow-white terraces (travertine formations) arose as a result of the deposition of salts from the sources of thermal waters saturated with calcium. Transfer and overnight in Konya (190 km / +/-2 hours).

DAY 4 : MYSTERIOUS CAPPADOCIA

After an early breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Cappadocia. Upon arrival, you will be taken on a tour of the enchanting landscape of Cappadocia, which is also called the “lunar landscape”. You will visit the Valley of Love and the Valley of Derbent, Avanos, amazing viewing platforms with stunning views, a ceramic factory, the famous three beauties and a carpet factory. In the evening, you will have the opportunity, if you wish, to take part in an amazing show of whirling dervishes. Overnight at the hotel in Cappadocia.

DAY 5 : BALLOONS AND EXPLORE CAPPADOCIA

After breakfast at the hotel, you will visit the famous place of pilgrimage - Goreme - cave settlements of unique beauty, houses carved into the rocks and entire palaces - a monument under the protection of UNESCO. You will be delighted with the stone-hewn living rooms and bedrooms, monasteries and churches. You will also see the shrines of Orthodox Byzantium: the school of St. Paul the Apostle, wall images of Orthodox saints, Biblical scenes in ancient frescoes. Overnight in Cappadocia.

DAY 6 : CAPPADOCIA - ANKARA

После завтрака в отеле, вы едете в столицу Турции – Анкару (290 км, +/- 4 часа), и отправляетесь в знаменитый музей Ататюрка – место, где собрано все, связанное с Турецкой Республикой: от эксклюзивных автомобилей ее основателя, до огромных панорам, восстанавливающих события войны Турции за независимость 20-хх годов прошлого века. Ночлег в Анкаре.

DAY 7: ANKARA - ISTANBUL

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer from Ankara to Istanbul (450 km, +/- 5 hours) - a unique city in the world, standing on two continents at the same time and the largest city in Turkey, with a rich history, extraordinary architecture and an ideal location. Overnight in the province of Istanbul.

DAY 8: DEPARTURE

Depending on the departure time, a comfortable bus will take you to the airport to return home.