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What's included

14 Nights Accommodation. 
Professional English speaking guide on tours. 
Full day guided tours mentioned in the itinerary.
All flight tickets mentioned in the itinerary.
All transportation & transfers. 
All meals mentioned in the itinerary. 
All museum and entrance fees where necessary. 
All Local taxes. 
No extra or hidden costs!
 

What's not included

International airfare. 
Tips and any other personal expenses.
Travel insurance.
 

Your hotels

Istanbul - Central           Blue Hills Hotel - Sultanahmet Special Class  Hotel            View here

 

Kusadasi City                      Derici Hotel - 4 Star              At the central of Kusadasi        View here

 

 

Cappadocia                        Elkep Evi Hotel                          S Class Cave Hotel              View here
 
 

 

All hotels are subject to change based on the availability. Hotels can be also upgraded upon request.

 

Extra activities 
Fly with Cappadocia Balloons!
Float through valleys, fairy chimneys and caves.

You may extend your stay with additional days. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jewish Heritage Tour Details
Tour Code: MTT-R2
Duration: 12 Days - 11 Nights
Covers: Istanbul - Ephesus - Izmir - Ankara - Cappadocia
Departures:  Everyday all year-round

tour itinerary 
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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