Arrive in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, depart for a half-day Bosporus Cruise. Take in the sights and sounds of this legendary waterway lined with historic Villages, grand wooden mansions, imposing fortresses, and the Baroque summer palaces of the late Ottoman sultans. After the cruise, visit the Spice Bazaar. Overnight in Istanbul.
After breakfast, depart for a half-day sightseeing tour of the Sultanahmet district at the heart of old Istanbul. Visit St. Sophia (On Mondays replaced by the Chora Church Museum). Next, visit the Blue Mosque. Walk through the Hippodrome, the stadium of the ancient Byzantium. Finish the tour at the Grand Bazaar. (Closed on Sundays). Overnight in Istanbul.
After breakfast, free at leisure till evening. Afternoon transfer to airport to catch flight to Kayseri or Nevsehir. Upon landing transfer to Cappadocia. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Cappadocia (Dinner not included at Cave Hotel option).
After breakfast, Visit the Devrent Valley to see the unique fairy-chimneys. Drive to Pasabagi (Monk’s Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Drive to the city of Avanos for lunch. In the afternoon visit Open Air Museum at Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly, before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castle at Uchisar. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia (Dinner not included at Cave Hotel option).
After breakfast , Visit through the Rose Valley for hiking. Afterwards visit to the old Christian village of Cavusin. Stop for lunch near Pigeons Valley and then continue on to see the Kaymakli Underground City. You will also visit the Ortahisar natural rock castle. Transfer back to the hotels. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia (Dinner not included at Cave Hotel option)
After breakfast free till check-out and departure transfer to the airport to catch the flight to the next destination via Istanbul.
