TOTALLY TURKEY

Location: Ankara

Meals Included: Breakfast

Hit the roads this morning, you will head to east, to the capital of the country. Ankara is also the 2^nd biggest city in the country and very special place for Turks – Ataturk’s Mausoleum is a must visit spot. You will also visit Archeological Museum of Ankara, which is the biggest archeological museum in the country.

Activities Included: Anıtkabir and Archeological Museum visit in Ankara

Accommodation: Hotel Double Comfort or similar

Location: Cappadocia

Meals Included: Breakfast, dinner

You will head to Cappadocia this morning, the land of beautiful horses. After your arrival to Cappadocia, you will have enough time to explore the village of Göreme. In the evening, you will be hosted by Mrs. Nuray, who is an amazing cook and you will have a chance to dine at her cave house.

Activities Included: Homecooked Dinner

Accommodation: Çiner Hotel or similar

Location: Cappadocia

Meals Included: Breakfast, homecooked dinner

After breakfast, you will hit the dusty roads of Cappadocia and visit Open Air Museum, followed by Özkonak Underground City.

Activities Included: Sightseeing in Cappadocia

Accommodation: Çiner Hotel or similar

Location: Cappadocia

Meals Included: Breakfast

It’s time to put your hiking shoes on this morning, your leader will lead the way on the dusty paths of Cappadocia valleys. 3 hours hike will let you to discover amazing views of Cappadocia.

Next, you will attend to a carpet educational to learn more about this amazing handicraft culture in Turkey.

Activities Included: Hiking in Cappadocia, Carpet educational

Accommodation: Çiner Hotel or similar

Location: Antalya

Meals Included: Breakfast

Leave Cappadocia for the long travel day today. First leg of the trip is off to Antalya (7 hours), biggest holiday resort in the country. You will go for an orientation walk led by your tour leader after arrival.

Activities Included: Orientation walk in Antalya old city

Accommodation: Mediterra Art Hotel or similar

Location: Antalya

Meals Included: Breakfast

This morning, you will head to Antalya Museum to have a guided visit there. On the way back to old city, pay a visit to Hadrian’s Gate – amazing structure standing in the middle of the city.

Rest of the day is at your leisure.

Activities Included: Antalya Museum

Accommodation: Mediterra Art Hotel or similar

Location: Kaş

Meals Included: Breakfast

Today you will head to west, to the small town of Kaş. Kaş is strewn with the remains of Lycian tombs, iconic white-washed walls covered with climbing bougainvillea and an ancient theatre where you can watch a spectacular sunset. Enjoy your walking tour of Kaş after arrival.

Rest of the day is at your leisure.

Activities Included: Orientation walk in Kaş

Accommodation: Linda Hotel or similar

Location: Kaş

Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch

After breakfast, you will head to Kekova, a small village with a big port where traditional wooden boats (gullet) are docked. You will embark to your gullet and will enjoy a full day boat trip. Lunch will be served on board as well. After you enjoy swimming in crystal waters of Mediterranean Sea, you will head back to Kekova.

You will head back to Kaş after your boat trip and rest of the day is at your leisure.

Activities Included: Boat trip in Kekova

Accommodation: Linda Hotel or similar

Location: Fethiye

Meals Included: Breakfast

Early in the morning, you will drive to further west, to another beautiful town on the Aegean coast, Fethiye. After arriving to the town, you will drive inland for about half an hour to get to Kayakoy – Ghost village. Kayakoy is considered a ghost village because of its ancient rock houses were abandoned after their Greek inhabitants left Turkey during the great population exchange of the 1920s

You will head back to Fethiye town center and rest of the day will be at your leisure.

Activities Included: Kayakoy visit

Accommodation: Lidya Hotel & Spa or similar

Location: Pamukkale

Meals Included: Breakfast

A bus ride inland through mountainous landscapes brings you to the cotton castle of Turkey, Pamukkale. It is the most photographed ancient site of the country with travertines, Cleopatra pool and thermal spring water.

Activities Included: Pamukkale visit

Accommodation: Melrose House Hotel or similar

Location: Selcuk

Meals Included: Breakfast, village dinner

Another relatively short bus ride to the ancient capital of Turkey – Selcuk. You will hit the streets of Selcuk for an orientation walk this afternoon and visit Isa Bey mosque and Ephesus Museum during the walk led by your tour leader.

In the evening, head to a small village by minivan and be hosted by a local family in their courtyard. They will also teach you how to make local mezes!

Activities Included: Orientation walk in Selcuk, Ephesus Museum, Isa bey Mosque

Accommodation: Akay Hotel or similar

Location: Selcuk

Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch

Exciting morning today, you will head to one of the best-preserved ancient city in Minor Asia, Ephesus. After your tour of Ephesus led by your tour leader, you will have lunch in a very special spot, where local ladies making Turkish pancakes (gozleme). You will have the chance to join them and give it a go!

Rest of the day will be at your leisure.

Activities Included: Ephesus visit

Accommodation: Akay Hotel or similar

Location: Bursa

Meals Included: Breakfast

Today, you will travel to north, close to the Marmara Sea this time. Next stop is Bursa, which is the 5^th biggest city of Turkey. Bursa is described as ‘Green Bursa’ because of its beautiful nature and your tour leader will take you for a tour there.

In the evening, you will be attending to a very special event. Your leader will take you to a local dervish lodge to watch Whirling Dervish Ceremony performed by local volunteers.

Activities Included: Orientation walk in Bursa, Whirling Dervish Ceremony

Accommodation: Artic Hotel or similar

Location: Istanbul

Meals Included: Breakfast

This morning, you will drive to Istanbul airport or Old city of Istanbul, up to your plans for the rest of your time in Turkey. Until next time, see you!