DAY
1 - Arrival in Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul. Airport
transfer to the hotel. Check into
the hotel and have some time to
relax. An orientation of the city
will be given shortly afterwards,
with the remainder of the day
free to spend at your own leisure
about the city. Overnight in
Istanbul.
DAY 2 - Istanbul Tour (B-L)
08:30 am, pick up from the
hotel and departing
Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour.
Visiting: Haghia Sophia Museum,
Blue
Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar,
Topkapi Palace
and Suleymanie Mosque.
Return back
to the hotel after the tour.
Overnight.
DAY
3 - Bosphorus Tour (B-L)
08:30 am, pick up from the hotel
and departing for Bosphorus & 2
Continents Tour. Visiting: Spice
Bazaar, Bosphorus on the Boat,
Rumeli Fortress, Dolmabahce
Palace, Bosphorus Bridge and
Camlica Hill. Return back to the
hotel after the tour. Overnight
in Istanbul.
DAY
4 - Jewish Sites (B-L)
After breakfast, visit Pera, the
Galata quarter and Galata Tower,
Neve Shalom Synagogue, Ashkenazi
Synagogue and the Zülferis
Synagogue and Museum. Following a
lunch break in Galata, reach the
Golden Horn to visit Ahrida
Synagogue in Balat, Chora Church
and Pierre Loti Hill in Eyup.
Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 5 -
Flight to
Izmir (B-L)
Morning departure to the airport.
Flight to Izmir and transfer to the
hotel in Kusadasi. The
sightseeing begins on Havra Sokak
(better known as the street of
synagogues); visit the 200 years
old active Seniyora Synagogue.
Continue on to the Karatas
quarter to see the Beth Israel
Synagogue, in Ottoman-Victorian
style. Next, take a ride on the
Asansör, a 19th century hilltop
funicular, before stepping into
the Archaeological &
Ethnographic Museum. Drive up to
Kadifekale hill overlooking the
city and the bay, to enjoy a
coffee. Overnight in Kusadasi.
DAY 6 - Sardis (B-L)
Excursion to Sardis, once the
capital of the Lydian kingdom,
where a large and prosperous
Jewish community resided in its
heyday as a Roman city. Visit the
ruins, including the enormously
rich Roman Synagogue. After lunch
return to Izmir. Overnight in
Kusadasi.
DAY 7 - Ephesus (B-L)
Excursion to Selcuk, where you
will visit the ancient
Greco-Roman city of Ephesus,
including the Artemis Temple,
Archeological Museum, the House
of Virgin Mary and the formerly
Greek picturesque village of
Sirince. Return to Kusadasi and
Overnight.
DAY 8 - Ankara (B-L)
Transfer to Izmir airport. Flight to
Ankara.
The day's sightseeing covers the
Anatolian Civilizations Museum,
the Mausoleum of Ataturk, Angora
Castle and the Jewish quarter of
Samanpazari. Transfer to
Cappadocia after the tour. Overnight in
Cappadocia.
DAY 9 - Cappadocia
Tour #1 (B-L)
08:30 am pick
up from the hotel.
Starting the tour to visit Devrent Valley, Zelve Open-Air
Museum, Monk's valley (Pasabagi)
where you will find the world
known fairy chimneys. Break for
lunch in Avanos and then
continue on to the Goreme
Open-Air Museum where you will
visit the numerous rock carved
churches and monasteries. Depart
for a panaromic view of Esentepe
and then on to Uchisar, a
natural rock castle at the end
of the tour back to the hotel.
Back to hotel around 5:00 pm and
overnight stay in Cappadocia.
DAY 10 - Cappadocia (B-L)
08:30
am, depart
from your hotel to visit Red
valley, and explore the famous
rock- cut churches and hike 5 km
through the Güllüdere valley.
Then visit Çavuşin village.
This village is famous for the
houses and churches of the
Christian clergymen. After lunch
drive
to the Pigeon
valley . In the afternoon visit
Kaymaklı underground city
where early Christians
lived in fear and faith. On the
way back visit the natural
castles at Ortahisar. After the
tour return back to the hotel
and overnight in Cappadocia.
DAY 11 - Back to Istanbul (B)
Transfer to Kayseri airport. Flight
to Istanbul and transfer to the
hotel. Spend a free afternoon at
your own leisure. Overnight in
Istanbul.
DAY 12 - Goodbye (B)
Transfer from the hotel to
the airport. Departure back home.
Legend: B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner
- You
can customize this trip with
additional days.
-
This
package is only available with
private tours.
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