Cappadocia , Turkey
Turkey ’ s Magical Hideaways
Turkey : Istanbul , Kayseri , Konya , Antalya , Fethiye , 4-Night Turquoise Coast private gulet cruise , Marmaris , Kusadasi Travel Aboard A Privately Chartered 13-Passenger Turkish Gulet
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17 days from $ 4195 including international airfare Single Supplement : FREE Save a FULL 10 %, up to $ 510 , with our Good Buy Plan — reserve by 3 / 31 / 23 Valid for June 2023-December 2024 departures
See the bazaars , palaces , and mosques of exotic Istanbul , where Occident meets Orient ... explore the underground cities of Cappadocia ... and walk in the footsteps of saints and legionnaires in Ephesus . In a small group of 8-13 travelers ( average of 12 ), cruise for 4 nights on a private , 13-passenger gulet-style yacht — a modern version of the traditional wooden-hulled vessels that plied the Aegean — and swim in translucent waters , witness ruins hewn into cliff and visit hidden coves .
WHAT TO EXPECT
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ITINERARY
DAY 1 • Depart U . S . Fly overnight to Istanbul , Turkey .
DAY 2 • Istanbul Today , meet your fellow travelers , including those who took our optional pre-trip extension to Untouched Azerbaijan .
Armada Old City Hotel or similar
DAY 3 • Istanbul • Grand Bazaar & Topkapi Palace Visit the Hippodrome , followed by the Grand Bazaar , one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world . Then , explore Topkapi Palace , which served as the main residence of Ottoman sultans .
B , D — Armada Old City Hotel or similar
DAY 4 • Hagia Sophia Visit the Hagia Sophia , which was completed under Emperor Justinian in AD 537 and served as a Christian church for nearly 1,000 years . We ’ ll also stroll along Istiklal Caddesi and stop at the Spice Bazaar .
B — Armada Old City Hotel or similar
DAY 5 • Fly to Cappadocia • Göreme open-air museum Fly to Cappadocia , a UNESCO World Heritage Site , and explore Göreme — a vast , open-air monastic complex of rock churches covered with frescoes dating from the tenth to the 13th centuries .
B , D — Alfina Hotel or similar
DAY 6 • A Day in the Life of a Cappadocian village
• Optional Ballooning Over Cappadocia tour Join an early-morning optional hot-air balloon ride over Cappadocia . Then , head to a small village for our A Day in the Life experience , which includes breakfast with farmers , meetings with local villagers at a teahouse , and enjoying lunch with a local family before stops at a few of Cappadocia ’ s most famous rock formations .
B , L , D — Alfina Hotel or similar
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