Special Grand Tour of Turkiye
(11
Days)
All Excursions Included
Departure & Return Date/s
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18 Sep - 28 Sep 2025
Visiting
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Taksim
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Istanbul
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Canakkale
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Cunda
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Selcuk
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Kusadasi
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Ephesus
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Sirince
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Pamukkale
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Antalya
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Konya
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Cappadocia
Excursions
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Spice Market & Taksim (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)
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Istanbul Byzantian & Ottoman Relics Tour (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)
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Canakkale (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)
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Cunda & Selcuk (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)
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Ephesus & Sirince village (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)
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Pamukkale (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)
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Burberry textile outlet & drive Antalya (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)
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Antalya City Tour (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)
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Konya (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)
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Cappadocia (Adult: Incl / Child: Incl)
What's Included
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Turkish Airline flights to Kayseri via Istanbul and return from Istanbul to Malta incl. 8kg hand luggage & 23kg checked-in luggage
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2 nights in 4-star Taksim Gonen hotel in Istanbul or similar
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1 night in 5-star Parion hotel in Pamukkale or similar
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2 nights in 5-star Seven For Life Hotel in Kusadasi or similar
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1 night in 5-star Pam Thermal hotel in Pamukkale or similar
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2 nights in 5-star Bayir Diamond Hotel in Antalya or similar
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2 nights in 4-star in Dilek Kaya Hotel S Clas Boutique Hotel in Cappadocia or similar
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Meals as indicated on the programme
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Return airport transfers
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All excursions as per programme
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Services of a Tour Leader
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Professional English-Speaking guide during sightseeing
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Airport taxes & service charge
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Insolvency fund
What's Not Included Prices might vary slightly due to currency exchange
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Hot Air Balloon ride including transfers- upon request
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Hagia Sofia €25 per person
Notes
Photos
Itinerary
We meet at the airport at 8.30am for our Turkish Airlines flight taking us to Istanbul departing at 10.50am. On arrival at 2.25pm. Upon arrival we will start exploring what Istanbul has to offer. We drive to Pierre loti Hill take a cable car for the hill to enjoy the Istanbul Golden Horn. Then drive to the heart of old town Eminonu, cross the Galata Bridge and arrive to the Spice Market. After visiting the spice market, we will be transfer to your hotel, located in the centre of Istanbul, Taksim. After check-in, will join the tour leader for an orientation walk around Taksim district which is considered to be the heart of modern Istanbul, a great place to experience nightlife and culture of Istanbul, as well as find numerous restaurants and shops.
After breakfast, we go on a Byzantian and the Ottoman Relics Tour. We begin our tour at the Sultanahmet district, the heart of old Istanbul, at Saint Sophia. Built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD, this church is one of the marvels of world architecture. We then see the Blue Mosque, which owes its name to the exquisite tiles adorning its interior. Dating from the 17th century, it is the only imperial mosque with six minarets, and The Hippodrome. After lunch (extra), we visit the Basilica Cistern, the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath Istanbul. Will also visit Hagia Sofia (extra), originally built as a Christian Orthodox church, was transformed into a mosque by the OttomansThe last stop is at the Grand Bazaar, the commercial heart of the old city with its 4,000 shops full of treasures, including carpets and kilims, silks, jewellery, ceramics, icons, and leather goods. We have time to wander around the Grand Bazaar and do some shopping.
After breakfast, we check-out from Istanbul hotel and start our drive to Canakkale, known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan Wat. On the way we will be stopping at Tekirdag for lunch (extra). Upon arrival we will visit the Troy Ancient City, which was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey. Afterward will be transferred to our hotel in Canakkale for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, we will start our journey to Kusadasi, on our way visiting Cunda. We will have free time to explore this lovely islands which has a Greek atmosphere and also time for lunch (extra), one can find a various fish restaurants on this island. Afterwards we will proceed to Selcuk Town and visit the Virgin Mary House, where it is said that Mary was brought to Ephesus by the Apostle John after the Resurrection of Christ and lived there. Afterwards will are transferred to our hotel in Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast we will join our guide and visit Ephesus. We will go on a walking tour and see the Odeon, The Fountain of Trajan, the stream baths of Scholastic, the temple of Hadrian and the impressive library of Ephesus. We then pass through the Arcadian Way, where Mark Anthony and Cleopatra once rode in procession. Lunch (extra), and then we will have time to visit the Carpet village. Lastly will visit the old Greek Village of Sirince, before we return to our hotel in Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.
Breakfast, and we start out trip towards Pamukkale. Enroute we will visit a leather factory outlet. As soon as we arrive in Pamukkale, we will walk to the natural warm water terraces which were formed by running warm water that contains calcium. The temperature of the water is about 35 degrees. The extraordinary effect is created when water from the hot springs loses carbon dioxide as it flows down the slopes, leaving deposits of limestone. The layers of white calcium carbonate, built up in steps on the plateau, gave the site the name Pamukkale (cotton castle). Then, we are transferred to our hotel in Pamukkale for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast we check-out from Pamukkale hotel and board our coach to make our way to Antalya. On the way we will visit the Burberry textile outlet. Upon arrival at Antalya, we check-in in our hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, we will board the coach to drive to the old town of Antalya where we will have a walking tour to visit the following: Yivli Minaret, Sehzade Korkut Mosque, Iskele Mosque, Clock Tower and Hadrianus Gate. Afterwards we will embark on a 2 hour boat tour taking us to Duden waterfalls. Late afternoon will be transferred back to Antalya hotel for dinner and overnight.
Early breakfast, to start a long day taking us to Cappadocia. Our first stop will be Konya where we will visit Mevlana Mauseleum. It is the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian Sufi Mystic. It was also the dervish lodge (tekke) of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. Afterwards will proceed to Cappadocia, where we will check-in our hotel for dinner and overnight.
Optional: Hot Air Balloon riding available early in the morning! A unique experience). After breakfast, we go on a full-day excursion to visit Cappadocia. Here, we can see the main Goreme Open Air Museum situated in the Goreme Valley, home of early Christian churches decorated with unique frescos. We proceed to Pasabaglari (Monks Valley) to see the world-famous fairy chimneys which have a unique shape. Time for lunch (extra) and visit Avanos, the well-known pottery and craft centre. Afterwards will return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
Early breakfast and we get transferred to the airport for our return Turkish Airlines flight departing at 10.40am and arriving in Malta at 6.20pm.
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