DAY 1: Depart from USA
- Board your international flight to start your journey back on time to the ottoman empire. 2 Meals will be served on baord of your overnight flight.
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DAY 2: Arrival to Istanbul & Transfer to Hotel
- Your personal Right Travel Agent will meet you at the Istanbul airport and you will get the tour documents and briefing about your tour, Overnight in Istanbul.
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DAY 3: Full Day City Tour, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics
- Your Tour Guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 09:00 and you will have a full day city tour. (Topkapi Palace, St.Sophia, Lunch at a charming restaurant, Blue Mosque, Hippodromme, Grand Bazaar)
- Topkapi Palace: The former imperial residence from where the Great Ottoman Empire was ruled. Today a spectacular museum that has one of the largest collections of Chinese and Japanese porcelain and the very famous treasury of the Royal Family.
- St.Sophia: The magnificent Byzantine Church of all times one of the finest and largest architectural works of art in the world.
- LUNCH: Full Course Deluxe Menu at a charming restaurant.
- Blue Mosque: One of the biggest mosques of Istanbul from 17th century architecture is one of the principal adornments on the skyline of Istanbul. Also famous for its blue tiles and 6 minarest.
- Hippodrome: The former center of sprotive and political activities of Constantinople. You will be able to see the Obelisk from Egypt, Serpentine Column from Delphi and fountain of Willhelm II.
- Grand Bazaar: In addition to its historical importance, its a bazaar that will tempt even the nonshoppers with its rich collection of precious handmade carpets, jewellery, leather and souvenirs.
- After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 18:00. Overnight in Istanbul.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 4: Full Day City Tour, Bosphorus & Two Continents
- Your Tour Guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 09:00 and you will have a full day city tour. (Spice-Egyptian Bazaar, Bosphorus Cruise by Boat, Lunch at a charming restaurant, Beylerbeyi or Dolmabahce Palace, Camlica Hill)
- Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. Shops selling fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish etc..
- Bosphorus Cruise, through the waterway separating the two continents, Europe and Asia, with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture besides modern residentials and luxurious apartments.
- Rumeli Fortress, Historical armament built by the Conquerer to control and protect Bosphorus. A unique example of military architecture. * Rumeli Fortress is closed on Wednesday.
- LUNCH: Full Course Deluxe Menu at a charming restaurant.
- Dolmabahce Palace: The last residence for Ottoman Sultans with 365 rooms and 22 saloons. Famous with the great collection of European antiquity, furniture and 4.5 tons chandelier.
- Bosphorus Bridge, unique chance to step from one continent (Europe) to another (Asia) in 2 minutes.
- Camlica Hill, exposing a panoramic view of Istanbul and Bosphorus from the best point of view.
- After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 18:00. Overnight in Istanbul.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 5: Free Day, Optional Princes Islands Tour
- Today is free for you to explore Istanbul by your own. Or, you can have the Optional Princes Islands Tour, Overnight in Istanbul.
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 6: Flight To Cappadocia, North Cappadocia Tour
- Pick up early from your hotel and transfer to airport to take a flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival your Tour Guide will meet you at airport and you will have a full day city tour. Devrent Valley, Monks Valley, Avanos, Lunch at a local Restaurant, Goreme Open Air Museum, Pigeon Valley, Uchisar Castle. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 18:00. Overnight in Cappadocia.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 7: Full Day City Tour, South Cappadocia
- Your Tour Guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 09:00 and you will have a full day city tour. (Derinkuyu Underground City, Ihlara Valley, Selime Monastry, Yaprakhisar Monastry, Agzikarahan Caravanserai). After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 18:00. Overnight in Cappadocia.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 8: Cappadocia, Istanbul, Departure
- Pick up from your hotel and transfer to airport to take a flight to Istanbul to connect with your flight back home.
- Meal: Breakfast
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