18 DAY ISTANBUL – CAPPADOCIA – NEMRUT – GAZİANTEP – SANLIURFA – MARDİN – DİYARBAKIR – VAN – KARS

Starts:                         Istanbul Airport / Sabiha Gokcen Airport /  Cruise Ports

Finishes:                     Istanbul Airport / Sabiha Gokcen Airport / Cruise Ports

Departure Days:        All year around

Tour Covers:              Istanbul – Cappadocia – Nemrut – Gaziantep – Sanliurfa – Mardin – Diyarbakir – Van – Kars

ITINERARY 

DAY 1: Arrive in Istanbul. Met on arrival. Transfer to hotel. Overnight 1. 

DAY 2: Breakfast. Pick up from hotel. Full Day Ottoman – Byzantine Relics Tour,

• Hagia Sophia Mosque
• Topkapi Palace (Harem is not included)
• Blue Mosque (Outside visit only)
• The Hippodrome
• Basilica Cistern
• Grand Bazaar

Drop off back to hotel. Overnight 2.

DAY 3: Breakfast. Pick up from hotel. Full Day Dolmabahce Palace, Private Yatch Cruise Tour,

• Dolmabahce Palace
• Cruise on Bosporus at Private Yatch
• Rustem Pasha Mosque
• Spice Market

Drop off back hotel. Overnight 3.

DAY 4: Breakfast. Pick up from hotel. Full Day Fener Balat Walking and Street Food at Kadikoy 

• Fener – Balat Old Jewish Neighborhood
• Walk and Taste at Kadikoy Asian Side

Drop off back to hotel. Overnight 4.

DAY 5: Check out. Transfer to airport, fly to Kayseri / Nevsehir airport. Met on arrival. Transfer to Cappadocia. Our local guide will meet you on arrival. Full Day Cappadocia North Cappadocia Tour, 

• Goreme Open Air Museum
• Devret Valley
• Avanos Village
• Pasabag Valley
• Pigeon House

Check in ‘’Cave’’ hotel. Overnight

DAY 6: BALLOON RIDE at sunrise. Breakfast & Check out. Full Day South Cappadocia Tour,

• Ihlara Valley
• Kaymkalı Underground City
• Selime Monastery

Overnight 2.

DAY 7: Breakfast & Check out. Drive to Mountain Nemrut (6 hours). Sun-set visit to mountain Nemrut. Overnight in Adiyaman.

DAY 8:Breakfast & Check out. Drive to Gaziantep via Halfeti. Halfeti Boat & Gaziantep Tour;

• Boat Tour on Halfeti Sunken City
• Zeugma Museum
• Archaeology Museum
• Old Bazaars

Overnight in Gaziantep.

DAY 9: Breakfast & Check out. Drive to Sanliurfa. Full Day Urfa Tour;

• Gobeklitepe
• Balikligol
• Archaeology Museum

Overnight in Sanliurfa.

DAY 10: Breakfast & Check out Drive to Mardin via Harran. Full Day Mardin Tour;

• Harran Houses in Urfa
• Deyrulzafaran Monastery
• Kasimiye Medresah
• Mardin Grand Mosque
• Mardin Old Bazaars

Overnight in Mardin. 

DAY 11: Breakfast & Check out Drive to Diyarbakir via Midyat. Half Day Midyat Tour;

• Mor Gabriel Monastery
• Midyat City
• Hasankeyf

Overnight in Diyarbakir.

DAY 12: Breakfast & Check out. Drive to Van. Half Day Diyarbakir Tour,

• Ongözlü Köprü (Ten-Eyed Bridge)
• Hevsel Gardens
• Grand Mosque
• Hasanpasha Caravasarai

Overnight in Van.

DAY 13: Breakfast. Pick up from hotel. Full Day Van Tour,

• Akdamar Island
• Akdamar Church
• Van Castle
• Silver Atelier

Overnight 2. 

DAY 14: Breakfast & Check out. Drive to Dogubeyazit  – Kars. Half Day Dogubeyazit Tour,

• Muradiye Waterfall
• Mountain Ararat (Panoramic Drive)
• Ishakpasa Palace.

Overnight in Kars.

DAY 15: Breakfast. Full Day Kars Tour of, 

• Ani Ruins,
• Kars Castle
• Old Russian Streets and Houses,
• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
• 12 Apostles Church

Overnight 2. 

DAY 16: Transfer to airport. Fly back to Istanbul. Met on arrival. Transfer to hotel. Overnight 1.

DAY 17: Breakfast & Free Day. Overnight 2.

DAY 18: Breakfast & Check out. Transfer to airport, end of services..