Explore Turkey in 2023 

 

DETAILS ON OUR ADVENTURE
8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS

DAY 1

ISTANBUL ARRIVAL; AIRPOT TRANSFER ISTANBUL – BURSA (180 km

OVERNIGHT – BURSA

DAY 1

DAY 2

BURSA – PAMUKKALE (445 km)

OVERNIGHT – PAMUKKALE

DAY 2

DAY 3

PAMUKKALE – KONYA – CAPPADOCIA (620 km)

OVERNIGHT – CAPPADOCIA

DAY 3

DAY 4

CAPPADOCIA TOUR

OVERNIGHT – CAPPADOCIA

DAY 4

DAY 5

CAPPADOCIA – ANKARA – BOLU (500 km)

OVERNIGHT – BOLU

DAY 5

DAY 6

BOLU – ISTANBUL (265 km)

OVERNIGHT – ISTANBUL

DAY 6

DAY 7

ISTANBUL TOUR

OVERNIGHT – ISTANBUL

DAY 7

DAY 7

FREE TIME BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM ISTANBUL AIRPORT

DAY 7

 

INCLUDED

 

7 nights accommodation in 4/5-star hotels 

Transportation by AC coach (Tourismo Bus 46-seater)

Professional English -speaking guide throughout the tour

HB (Breakfast & Dinner)

Museum entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary

1 bottle of water daily in the bus

Bosporus Cruise Tour

All taxes of the services within the itinerary

 

 

NOT INCLUDED

 

Personal Expenses

Lunch

Tipping RM200 (USD45)

Visa Expenses if required

Domestic flights if required (this itinerary does not require domestic flight)

 

DAY 01: ARRIVAL ISTANBUL; ISTANBUL – BURSA (D)

  • After landing, meet and greet with your guide
  • Airport transfer
  • Proceed to Bursa, the 4th largest city in Turkey
  • Visit Ulu Camii (the Grand Mosque of Bursa), Hujau Tomb (Green Mausoleum) & Silk Bazaar (Bazaar Sutera)
  • Dinner & Overnight in Bursa

DAY 02: BURSA – PAMUKKALE (B/D)

  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • Proceed to Pamukkale, in translation from Turkish – “cotton castle
  • We will visit the Antique City of Hierapolis where Calcareous hot springs descending over cliffs have created fascinating travertine in the form of white terrace and basins.
  • Dinner & Overnight in Pamukkale

DAY 03: PAMUKKALE – KONYA – CAPPADOCIA (B/D)

  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • Drive to Konya, one of the more religiously conservative metropolitan centers in Turkey. It was the final home of Rumi (Mevlana)
  • Visit to the Caravanserai, roadside inns along major trade routes like the ancient Silk Road & Mevlana Museum
  • Proceed to Cappadocia, considered to be one of the natural wonders of the world with its surrealistic geological creation
  • Dinner & Overnight in Cappadocia

DAY 04: CAPPADOCIA TOUR (B/D)

  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • After breakfast full day tour of the Cappadocia region (Underground city, Love Valley, Uchisar village, traditional handmade Carpet Factory, Pottery in Avanos Village & Jewelry Workshop for shopping
  • Optional Tour: HOT AIR BALOON
  • Dinner & Overnight in Cappadocia

DAY 05: CAPPADOCIA – ANKARA – BOLU (B/D)

  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • Proceed to Ankara, identified as “the city of Ataturk”
  • Stop and visit Salt Lake & Mausoleum, constructed to commemorate Ataturk
  • Proceed to Bolu
  • Dinner & Overnight in Bolu

DAY 06: BOLU – ISTANBUL (B/D)

  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • After breakfast proceed to Istanbul
  • Istanbul Tour (Visit Hippodrom, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia Mosque, and photo stop at Topkapi Palace
  • Free time for shopping at the Grand Baazar (Kapali Carsi)
  • Dinner & Overnight in Istanbul

DAY 07: ISTANBUL TOUR (B/D)

  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • Proceed for the Bosphorus Cruise
  • Visit Al Ansari & New Mosque
  • Possible visit to Taksim Square & Spice Market
  • Free time for shopping
  • Dinner & Overnight in Istanbul

DAY 08: ISTANBUL DEPARTURE (B)

  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • Free time and leisure
  • Transfer to Airport
  • Departure to Kuala Lumpur

END OF SERVICES!

Note: Package itinerary schedule are subject to change.