19 Days Highlights Of Turkey & Black Sea Tour

19 Days Highlights Of Turkey & Black Sea Tour

Tour Highlights
19 Days highlights of Turkey & Black Sea tour covers most important sights of Turkey, including Istanbul, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Antalya, Cappadocia, Trabzon, and the Black Sea region, including excursions, hotels, transportations, guiding service, and domestic flight tickets. 19 Days Highlights Of Turkey & Black Sea tour package starts when you arrive in Turkey.

19 Days Highlights Of Turkey & Black Sea tour
Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul
Meal: No Meal
Open arrival at Istanbul Airport. Met on arrival and transferred to the hotel. Check into the hotel. Today is your first day of the 19-day highlights of Turkey & Black Sea tour package. Rest of the day. Overnight at a hotel in Istanbul

Day 2: Istanbul Old City Tour
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel. You will be picked up from hotel and you will start to the visit Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque), Hippodrome with Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column Constantine Column and German Fountain of Wilhelm II, Santa Sophia Museum (Hagia Sophia Mosque), Grand Bazaar whic is most attractive shopping center and biggest “souk” in the world with nearly 4000 shops selling antiques, jewelry, gold, carpets, leatherwear and souvenirs. Topkapi Palace Museum (Sultan’s Palace), Imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans, the maze of buildings that was the focal point of the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and 19th centuries. At the end of the tour transfer you back to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Bosphorus Cruise
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. We will pick you up from the hotel and join the group then drive to the Bosphorus. Embark on the Boat. Fully guided Bosphorus boat cruise between European and Asia Continents. You will have a chance to see Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Rumeli Fortress, Bosphorus Bridge, an old house, and mentions of the sea on the boat. The tour guide will explain to you the history. At the end of the tour transfer you back to the hotel. Free time and Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Self-Exploration In Istanbul
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Today is your free day to relax and self-exploration in Istanbul. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Istanbul – Ephesus
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Early morning, fly to Izmir. Arrival in Izmir. Met on arrival and joined the group. Drive to Ephesus. Fully Guided Ephesus & House of the Virgin Mary Tour.
The tour starts with Isa Bey Mosque, then drives to the Ancient City of Ephesus Ephesus which is located on the west coast of Asia Minor, strolls past the Celsus Library, the Temple of Hadrian, and the Trajan Fountain in the Ancient Ephesus. After walking on the historical marble street to the Great Theater, where St. Paul preached will meet at the end. Open buffet lunch in a local Turkish restaurant. In the afternoon will visit the carpet cooperative weaving center to see how the Turkish carpets are made by hand. At the end fashion show will be at Leather Outlet Center. Proceed to the House of Mother Mary, it is believed that she spent the recent years of her life there. The Ephesus Archeological Museum to see the findings of the Ephesus excavations. Finally proceeding to the Temple of Artemis (Diana), on the side of one of the seven wonders of the ancient World. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 6: Self-Exploration In Kusadasi
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast. Today is your free day to relax and self-exploration in Kusadasi. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Pamukkale
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast & check out from the hotel. Drive to Pamukkale. Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour. Once known as Hierapolis, which is famous for its healing thermal/mineral Baths, and beautiful snow-white “petrified waterfalls”. After lunch, visit Hierapolis, including the magnificently preserved Necropolis, the main Street and Gates, the thermal Baths, and the Masterpiece Theater. Overnight at the Hotel in Pamukkale.

Day 8: Pamukkale – Antalya
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast & Check out from the hotel. Free Time. Bus transportation to Antalya. Check into a hotel in Antalya. Free Time. Overnight at the hotel in Antalya.

Day 9: Perge – Aspendos & Side – Cappadocia
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast & check out from the hotel. You will be picked up from the hotel for the Perge, Aspendos, and Side Tour. Perge lies 18 km East of Antalya with its colonnaded streets, agora, bath, stadium, and theatre. The Hittites settled in this area in 1500 BC, and St. Paul stopped here on one of his journeys during that time. Perge was an important city of ancient Pamphylia. The stage of the theatre has very nice marble relief work. Aspendos is one of the best preserved theatres of the ancient world, seating 15,000. The galleries, stage decorations, and the acoustics all reflect the success of the architect. Close to the theatre, the remains of an aqueduct can be seen, which was the largest in Anatolia. Aspendos is 49 km East of Antalya and is reached by crossing the Köprü River over a very old Seljuk bridge. Lunch will be taken at a local restaurant. Side is 70 km East of Antalya. It is one of the best-known classical sites in Turkey. The magnificent theatre of the ancient city, built on colonnaded arches, is the largest in the whole area. Next to the theatre is an agora. The creamy white columns of the Apollo Temple make a striking contrast against the blue sea. The extensive Roman bath, now a museum, houses one of Turkey’s finest archaeological collections. First-class overnight bus transportation to Cappadocia.

Day 10: Self-Exploration In Cappadocia
Meal: Breakfast
Morning arrival in Cappadocia. Check into the hotel. Today is your free day to relax and self-exploration in Cappadocia. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 11: Cappadocia
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel. You will be picked up from the hotel and join the group for the North of Cappadocia Tour. Our first real encounter with the Cappadocia almost Martian landscape is in the Devrent valley. We visit Pasabag’s “fairy chimneys”, where the voice of the wind harmonizes with songs of the fairies. From here we pause at Avanos centre of terracotta art. A visit ceramic &tile center to see how the ceramics are made by hand. After lunch, we visit the famous Open Air Museum to see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia. Completing the tour with a visit to the Uchisar Rock-Castle to give you a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. Overnight at a hotel in Cappadocia.

Day 12: Cappadocia
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel. You will be picked up from the hotel and join the group for the South of Cappadocia Tour. Depart from your hotel to visit Red Valley and explore the famous rock-cut churches and hike 5 km through the Gulludere valley. Then visit Cavusin village. Old Cavusin was abandoned several decades ago due to avalanches. The current village of Cavusin is located on the road. Old Cavusin, with its rock-cut dwellings and stone houses, had several hermitages. The two most important churches in Cavusin are the Great Basilica dedicated to St. John the Baptist (located on the cliff above the village) and the Cavusin church, or the “Great Pigeon House,” commemorating a visit of the famous Cappadocian Emperor Nicephorus Phocas. After lunch, drive to the Pigeon Valley. In the afternoon, visit Underground City, where early Christians lived in fear and faith. The ancient name was Enegup. The houses in the village are constructed around the nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city, which is one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. The underground city was originally carved out as eight floors, however, four floors are available to visit. In wartime, about 5000 people can be refuged in. The tunnels are still used today as storage areas, stables, and cellars. On the way back, visit the natural castles at Ortahisar. End of tour transfer to the airport ot hotel.

Day 13: Cappadocia – Trabzon
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast & Check out. Transfer to the airport and fly to Trabzon via Istanbul. Arrival in Trabzon. Met on arrival and transferred to the hotel. Self-Exploration in Trabzon. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 14 : Trabzon – Sumela Monastery – Karaca Cave
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Pick you up from the hotel and join the group. We depart for Sumela Monastery. It is 47 km from Trabzon andı it takes 45 minutes to get there. We start to visit the sightseeing place that we have arrived at 10:00 am, Sumela Monastery, having an elevation of 1150m, is located in Altındere Village of Maçka, a sub-division of Trabzon. The monastery, which was founded on the steep surface of the mountain havıng the view of Altındere Valley, is called ‘Mother Mary’ by the local people. This structure, which is 300 m high from the bottom of the valley, has sustained the tradition of the monasteries to be founded outside the city center, in the forests, ınsıde the caves, and on river banks. Thus, we have briefly introduced the monastery to you, and so will be done in detail by our guide who will accompany you. After our arrival around 10:00 am, we will give two hours of sightseeing time. Around 12:00 pm we leave the monastery and depart for Karaca Cave, which will be our second sightseeing point. After an hour journey, around 13:00 pm we reach Karaca Cave. This cave, which is 96 km from Trabzon and 72 km from Macka, has an elevatıon of 1550 m and is located in Torul, a subdivision of the city of Gumushane. You can find many wonders of nature inside, such as stalactites and stalacmites, columns, walls havıng organic figures, travertines, and cave plants. Sightseeing, around 3:30 pm, we depart for Hamsikoy, which will be our last sightseeing point. Following the old Iranian Road or the Silk Road, we arrive in the village around 4:30 pm after we taste the rice pudding peculiar to this village and some trekking, we depart for Trabzon at 5:30 pm After an hour journey, we transfer you back to the hotel. overnight at the hotel.

Day 15: Trabzon City Tour – Uzungol
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast. Today we will explore the highlights of Trabzon city; study the extraordinary collection of Byzantine frescoes in the 13th-century church of Ayasofya, visit Ataturk’s Mansion on Soguksu hill facing the Black Sea, and Sera Lake on the way to Akcaabat, lunch at a seaside restaurant serving famous Akcaabat Meatball. In the afternoon, we drive to Uzungol (long lake). It’s a hidden paradise in the Pontic Alps. We hike around the lake and village surrounded by emerald green forests, and transfer you to the hotel, and overnight the hotel.

Day 16: Rize – Ayder
Meal: Breakfast
After breakfast, we depart for the highland of Ayder. On our way, we will take a tea break in Rize Botanical Garden, observe the workbenches weaving local fabrics, see the rafting area on the River Fırtına, and experience the Lazic culture. We will arrive at our hotel in Ayder at 1:30 p.m., passing by the rainforests and the waterfalls. After the check-in, we are free for lunch and a nature walk. By the way, our guests can go to the hot springs. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 17: Ayder – Findikli – Caglayan Valley – Trabzon – Istanbul
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast and check out from the hotel. We will have time to explore that beautiful Alpine Plateau Ayder, traditionally dressed village ladies, thermal spring, waterfalls dropping down from hundreds of metres, and beautiful plateau houses are going to be of interest to you. We drive to Ortan village and have a great view of Hemsins’ mountain villages on the side of fitting river. And leaving for Caglayan Valley in Findikli town to see typical laz houses and panoramic tea plantations, then we drive back to Trabzon Airport and fly back to Istanbul. Arrival in Istanbul. Met on arrival and trabnsfer to the hotel. Overnight ain Istanbul.

Day 18: Self-Exploration In Istanbul
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. Today is your free day to relax and self-exploration in Istanbul. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 19: Departure Day From Istanbul
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast & check out from the hotel before 11:30 am. Transfer you Istanbul Ataturk Airport for your flight. End of the 19-day Highlights of Turkey & Black Sea tour.

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