Licence : TURSAB A4339
Embark on a 16-day journey through Turkey’s timeless wonders and rich culinary traditions. Discover Istanbul’s vibrant streets, walk the historic battlefields of Gallipoli, and explore the ancient cities of Troy and Ephesus. Relax in Pamukkale’s thermal pools, experience the spiritual calm of Konya, and marvel at Cappadocia’s fairy chimneys. With hands-on cooking classes, boutique stays, and authentic local flavors, this tour offers a perfect blend of culture, history, and culinary adventure across Turkey.
Day(s) : 16
Countries : Turkey
Start City : Istanbul
End City : Istanbul
Meals : 15 breakfasts
Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel and the remainder of the day is yours free to explore at your own pace.
Overnight : Istanbul
Category : 4 star
Hotel : Yasmak Sultan Hotel
Breakfast at the hotel, Visiting Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern. Then we will do half day street food tour. Visiting Spice Bazaar, walk through Galata Bridge, taking ferry from Karakoy to Kadikoy and feeding seagulss with Turkish bagel. We will visit small bazaar in Kadikoy and try some street foods like kokorec, mussels and lahmacun... You can stay longer in Kadikoy and enjoy some pubs or you can head back to your hotel with your guide.
Overnight : Istanbul
Category : 4 star
Hotel : Yasmak Sultan Hotel
Breakfast at a local breakfast shop. Be prepared to feast. You will experience a long Turkish Breakfast. We will head to the old city towards midday. We visit Topkapi Palace and take a small rest at your hotel.
Overnight : Istanbul
Category : 4 star
Hotel : Yasmak Sultan Hotel
Depart early morning from your hotel in the old city of Istanbul for an afternoon tour of Gallipoli. The World War I battlefields of Gallipoli, now a serene site, offer a poignant glimpse into history. Visit the Lone Pine Australian Memorial and Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, ANZAC Cove, Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, and Ari Burnu Cemetery. Explore Johnston’s Jolly, where you’ll see original Allied and Turkish trenches and tunnels, the 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial, and The Nek. We will go to a local Meyhane in Canakkale and experience Meyhane culture with Raki.
Overnight : Çanakkale
Category : 4 star
Hotel : Büyük Truva Otel
After exploring the newly built Troy Museum, we step back in time to visit the ancient city of Troy. This historic site is renowned for the legendary Trojan Horse and its connection to the epic tale of Beautiful Helen, the Queen of Sparta, and Paris, the Trojan Prince. The museum’s exhibits, filled with artifacts from this era, enrich our understanding of the city’s storied past and the dramatic events that unfolded during the Trojan War.
Overnight : Selçuk
Category : Boutique
Hotel : Cella Boutique Hotel
Meeting with you chef in the morning and head to local bazaar, this is a weekly local bazaar where all locals make their grocery shopping. Then you will visit ancient city of Ephesus, including terrace houses. Maybe we could go back to hotel for rest a bit. Then go to Nisanyan Hotel for your cooking class; here you will cook more Aegean cuisine in a former Greek house. Again you will dine what you cook.
Overnight : Selçuk
Category : Boutique
Hotel : Cella Boutique Hotel
Today, we will head to Urla which is a charming Aegean coast-town, we can visit Kostem Olive Oil Museum and then head to Seferihisar. Seferihisar is also another former Greek town and now, all locals put a small bazaar in front of their houses and sell what they cook. You can purchase some pastries from local people and go to teashop at the gate of the town and have a picnic style lunch. Tonight, we will drive to Kusadasi and have sea-food dinner at one of the sea-front restaurants.
Overnight : Selçuk
Category : Boutique
Hotel : Cella Boutique Hotel
Visit Pamukkale, cotton castles and Heirapolis, including magnificently preserved necropolis, the main steet, gates, thermal baths, the Greco Roman theatre and the Basilica of St. Philippe. Swim in a theraputic bath of hot spring mineral waters.
Overnight : Pamukkale
Category : 4 star
Hotel : Adem Pira Hotel
We will drive towards Konya, Konya also has very traditional cuisine with okra soup, pide and Tirit. We will visit Mevlana Museum and Sille Village. We will go and dine in a very traditional local restaurant today.
Overnight : Konya
Category : Boutique
Hotel : Hich Hotel Konya
We wil visit Catalhoyuk and drive to Cappadocia. We will dine in our hotel tonight, it will be slow peace night before we get in to the Cappadocia.
Overnight : Cappadocia
Category : Boutique Cave
Hotel : Evanthia Cave Hotel
Today we will explore Goreme open-air museum and fairy chimneys. We will visit a local vinery and sample some of their wine with a light lunch. Tonight we will have our cooking class in Cappadocia. We will drive to a traditional former house and our chef will teach us some local receipts. Again we will dine what we cook tonight.
Overnight : Cappadocia
Category : Boutique Cave
Hotel : Evanthia Cave Hotel
We will explore the many levels of underground city, attending pottery workshop in Avanos and have a light lunch with fish shop close to Red River in Avanos. Tonight, we will go and dine in a fancy restaurant where they make matching menu with local dishes & local wines.
Overnight : Cappadocia
Category : Boutique Cave
Hotel : Evanthia Cave Hotel
We will drive to UNESCO heritage site, Safranbolu. Tonight, we will check-in our hotel and have a free night.
Overnight : Safranbolu
Category : 3 star
Hotel : Gulevi Safranbolu Hotel
We will explore Safranbolu today, which is famous with saffron, and tonight we will enjoy a special dinner cooked by the owner of our hotel.
Overnight : Safranbolu
Category : 3 star
Hotel : Gulevi Safranbolu Hotel
Today we will drive back to Istanbul, check in our hotel and have a special farewell dinner in one of the rooftop restaurants in Istanbul.
Overnight : Istanbul
Category : 4 star
Hotel : Yasmak Sultan Hotel
After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
This is intended to give an idea of the type of accommodation that may be expected. The actual hotels used for any given tour may change due to many reasons such as group size, availability, time of year, hotel standard has dropped or simply we found a better hotel. We update the website immediately if and when any changes take place. If and when we do change hotels it will be to a hotel of equal or higher standard and will be at no extra cost.
Where more than one hotel is shown for a given an overnight stop this means that one of those hotels will be used.
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