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3 stops · 9 nights
Istanbul3 nights
Cappadocia2 nights
Kusadasi2 nights
Istanbul2 nights
Starts and ends in IstanbulDay 1 of the itinerary says how you are met
Moderate walkingTwo to three hours on foot on sightseeing days, with steps and uneven ground at ancient sites.
9 hotel nights5 Istanbul · 2 Cappadocia · 2 Kusadasi
Beylerbeyi and the BosphorusPalace visit, cable car and cruise on the Two Continents day
A full free day in IstanbulTwo final hotel nights leave day 9 open for your own plans
Hotel options3 hotel classes on the same route, priced side by side
Guided in EnglishAlso in Spanish and Italian on private tours.
Group tourA shared coach and guide on the sightseeing days
Overview
See Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale, then return for two Istanbul nights and a full free day. This ten-day tour includes the Bosphorus cruise, six guided sightseeing days, domestic flights and nine hotel nights. Show more overviewShow less
This 10-day Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale tour combines six guided sightseeing days with a full free day in Istanbul. Begin with the Old City morning, then visit Beylerbeyi Palace, ride the cable car and cruise the Bosphorus on the Two Continents Tour.
Fly to Cappadocia for the Red and Yellow Tours and two nights in a cave or stone hotel. A separate travel day takes you to Kusadasi by connecting flight to Izmir. Explore Ephesus before visiting Pamukkale and Hierapolis on your way back to Istanbul.
Nine hotel nights, domestic flights and listed transfers are included. Your final two Istanbul nights leave a full day for your own plans.
Keep these guided visits and your Istanbul free day while adding another destination with our Turkey itinerary planner.
Why choose this 10-day Turkey tour?
See Istanbul from land and waterCombine an Old City morning with the full Two Continents Tour and a Bosphorus cruise.
Stay two nights in CappadociaExplore the Red and Yellow routes before continuing to the Aegean coast.
Finish with a free day in IstanbulTwo final hotel nights give you a full day for your own plans before departure.
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Day 2: Istanbul Old City Tour and a free afternoon
Meet the city’s landmark mosques before browsing the covered bazaar.Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 3Meals: Breakfast
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 3
Meals: Breakfast
Transport: Hotel pickup
Guide: Old City guide
Sightseeing: Entrance fees
Schedule
08:30
Pickup for the Old City morning
Visit Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque with your guide, then explore the Hippodrome before reaching the covered bazaar.
The morning tour finishes around 12:30.
Places you’ll visit
Hagia Sophia
Blue Mosque
Hippodrome square
Grand Bazaar
About these 4 places
Hagia Sophia
Visit the domed landmark with your guide and hear how its role changed through Byzantine and Ottoman times.
Blue Mosque
See the tiled interior of this working mosque, following its dress and shoe-removal requirements.
Hippodrome square
Trace the former chariot-racing ground through the surviving obelisks and monuments.
Grand Bazaar
Step into the covered market at the end of the guided morning; an alternative shopping visit applies on Sundays.
12:30
Finish the guided morning
The guided morning ends near the Grand Bazaar or its Sunday replacement. Lunch and independent outings are separate. Group arranges its own hotel return; Private includes a return transfer after the guided morning.
The Grand Bazaar closes on Sundays, when an alternative shopping stop is used.
Day 3: Two Continents Tour with a Bosphorus cruise
Cross between city viewpoints, a waterfront palace and the strait.Overnight: Istanbul · night 3 of 3Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 3 of 3
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Transport: Bosphorus cruise · Cable car · Tour transport and hotel transfers
Guide: Two Continents guide
Sightseeing: Palace entrance
Schedule
08:30
Two Continents Tour pickup after breakfast
Your day includes the land visits, cable car, boat outing and listed entry fees.
The full itinerary runs approximately 08:30–17:00.
Places you’ll visit
Camlica Hill and Grand Camlica Mosque
Beylerbeyi Palace
Cable car and Golden Horn
Eyup Sultan and Abu Ayyub Al Ansari
Historic city walls
Bosphorus cruise
About these 6 places
Camlica Hill and Grand Camlica Mosque
Look out over Istanbul from the Asian side, then visit the mosque complex and its courtyards.
Beylerbeyi Palace
Visit the Ottoman summer residence on the Bosphorus shore, with admission included. Beylerbeyi closes on Mondays; available start dates put this visit on an open day.
Cable car and Golden Horn
Ride between Eyup and Pierre Loti Hill for an elevated view of the inlet and its neighbourhoods.
Eyup Sultan and Abu Ayyub Al Ansari
Visit the religious sites in Eyup with your guide and learn why the district holds a special place in the city.
Historic city walls
See sections of the old defences along the route, marking the boundaries of earlier Istanbul.
Bosphorus cruise
View waterfront palaces, neighbourhoods and bridges from the strait. Group guests have lunch on a shared boat. Private guests use a two-hour boat without a guide or meal aboard, with lunch ashore.
17:00
Finish the tour and return to your hotel
Your third Istanbul night follows the day’s visits; tomorrow begins with an early airport transfer.
The finish is approximate and the hotel transfer follows.
Day 5: Cappadocia Yellow Tour and another hotel night
Follow the valleys above ground and the passages beneath them.Overnight: Cappadocia · night 2 of 2Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Cappadocia · night 2 of 2
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Transport: Tour transport and hotel transfers
Guide: Yellow Tour guide
Sightseeing: Entrance fees
Schedule
09:30
Yellow Tour pickup after breakfast
Travel with your guide between the valley, village and underground-city stops.
Sightseeing begins around 10:00–10:30 after pickups from around 09:30.
Places you’ll visit
Rose Valley
Underground city
Pigeon Valley
Cavusin Village
About these 4 places
Rose Valley
See Rose Valley's coloured slopes, rock formations and cave church remains. The longer walk is optional and takes up to two hours; you may wait in the vehicle instead.
Underground city
Explore a network of rooms and connecting passages with your guide; some parts have stairs and low ceilings.
Pigeon Valley
Spot the small houses carved for pigeons high in the valley walls.
Cavusin Village
View the old homes carved into the rock face, showing an earlier way of living in the village.
16:00–17:00
Complete the tour and return to your hotel
Return to your cave or stone hotel for a second night before tomorrow’s journey to Kusadasi.
This is the approximate sightseeing finish; hotel drop-off follows.
Day 8: Pamukkale and Hierapolis, then fly to Istanbul
Walk the white terraces before returning for two Istanbul nights.Overnight: Istanbul · night 1 of 2Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 1 of 2
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Flights: Denizli–Istanbul flight
Transport: Kusadasi–Pamukkale transport · Airport and hotel transfers
Guide: Pamukkale and Hierapolis guide
Sightseeing: Entrance fees
Schedule
07:00
Leave Kusadasi after breakfast
Check out and drive approximately two and a half hours to Pamukkale.
10:30
Guided Pamukkale and Hierapolis visits
Explore the open travertine section and Hierapolis with your guide, with lunch during the tour.
Sightseeing finishes around 15:00.
Places you’ll visit
Pamukkale terraces
Hierapolis
Cleopatra Pool
About these 3 places
Pamukkale terraces
See the white mineral formations and walk barefoot in the permitted visitor section.
Hierapolis
Explore the ancient settlement above the terraces, where public buildings and streets developed beside the thermal springs.
Cleopatra Pool
Ancient stonework lies beneath the warm thermal water. Swimming is optional and paid separately, subject to pool access and time before your airport transfer.
16:00
Transfer to Denizli Airport
Allow about one hour for the included road transfer.
Pickup is arranged around the booked flight after sightseeing.
Evening
Flight to Istanbul
The flight takes about one hour before your arrival meeting.
Times vary; the arrival airport in Istanbul may differ from your day 4 departure airport.
Transfer to your Istanbul hotel
Meet your driver and check in for the final two nights of the trip.
The hotel may differ from the one used for your first Istanbul stay.
Finish with an arranged transfer for your onward flight.Meals: Breakfast if checkout time allows
Included today
Meals: Breakfast if checkout time allows
Transport: Departure airport transfer
Schedule
Hotel pickup and airport transfer
The included departure transfer completes your ten-day package.
An early flight may require checkout before breakfast service.
Take this itinerary with you.The full day-by-day plan as a PDF, by email or straight to your device.
What's included
Included in your package8
Nine nights in your selected hotel class: Istanbul 5, Cappadocia 2 and Kusadasi 2.
Breakfast on days 2, 3 and 5–9, plus day 10 when checkout allows. Lunch on days 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.
Guided Istanbul Old City morning, Two Continents Tour, Cappadocia Red and Yellow Tours, Ephesus and Pamukkale, with listed entrance fees. Private includes hotel return after the Old City morning.
Cable car ride and Bosphorus cruise during the Two Continents Tour.
Domestic flights from Istanbul to Cappadocia, Cappadocia to Izmir with a connection, and Denizli to Istanbul.
15 kg checked baggage and 8 kg cabin baggage per person on the included flights.
Listed arrival meetings, airport transfers and sightseeing transport; final departure transfer in Istanbul.
Local taxes and service fees.
Not included6
International flights and arrival-day meals.
Breakfast on the early flight morning of day 4, and on day 10 if checkout precedes breakfast service.
Lunch on days 2, 6, 9 and 10; all dinners and drinks with included lunches.
Optional swimming in Cleopatra’s Pool.
Optional Cappadocia activities, independent outings, local transport and entry fees during free time.
Additional baggage and personal expenses.
Hotel classes
Compare the hotel options for this route. Each price is for the whole package, per person.
One of 6 hotels in this class
Agan Hotel1 / 6
Standard Class
Budget
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€1,388€1,249per person
Double or twin room
€1,249
Single room
€1,674
Triple room
€1,189
Per person, for the whole package. Prices move with the departure date; these are this week’s lowest.
One of 6 hotels in this class
Dora Pera Hotel1 / 6
Middle Class
Comfort
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€1,726€1,553per person
Double or twin room
€1,553
Single room
€2,189
Triple room
€1,470
Per person, for the whole package. Prices move with the departure date; these are this week’s lowest.
One of 6 hotels in this class
Holiday Inn Istanbul City Hotel1 / 6
High Class
Luxury
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€2,688€2,419per person
Double or twin room
€2,419
Single room
€3,616
Triple room
€2,090
Per person, for the whole package. Prices move with the departure date; these are this week’s lowest.
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This ten-day route keeps both Istanbul touring days, two Cappadocia nights and a full free day back in Istanbul. If your dates are tighter, the nine-day tour retains the guided visits; the eight-day route leaves out the Two Continents Tour as well.
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This tour compared with 2 other Turkey packages All three include domestic flights, the Old City morning, Cappadocia’s Red and Yellow Tours, Ephesus and Pamukkale. None includes a Topkapi Palace visit.
This tour10-Day Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour with FlightsChoose time for both Istanbul routes and an independent day at the end, with a separate travel day between Cappadocia and Kusadasi.
Length and hotel nights
8 days · 7 hotel nights
9 days · 8 hotel nights
10 days · 9 hotel nights
Istanbul guided visits
Old City morning only; no palace, cable car or Bosphorus cruise
Old City morning; Two Continents with Beylerbeyi Palace, cable car and Bosphorus cruise
Old City morning; Two Continents with Beylerbeyi Palace, cable car and Bosphorus cruise
Full free day in Istanbul
None; Old City afternoon is free
None; Old City afternoon is free
Day 9
Regional route order
Cappadocia → Pamukkale → Ephesus
Pamukkale → Ephesus → Cappadocia
Cappadocia → Ephesus → Pamukkale
Cappadocia and Kusadasi stays
2 nights in each; separate flight day to Izmir
2 nights in each; flight to Cappadocia after Ephesus
2 nights in each; connecting flight between regions
Final Istanbul stay
1 night and next-day departure transfer
1 night and next-day departure transfer
2 nights, a full free day, then the day 10 departure transfer
Choose the seven-day route through Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale and Ephesus, with a free day in Kusadasi.
Good to know
A few details about the route and your free time.
Please note
Beylerbeyi Palace is closed on Mondays; the calendar offers only start dates that keep the palace visit on an open day.
The Old City morning ends around 12:30 at the bazaar. On Sundays, an alternative shopping stop replaces the closed Grand Bazaar.
Day 4 starts before breakfast service. Breakfast is included before the day 8 Pamukkale drive and on the day 9 free day.
Cappadocia–Izmir uses a connecting flight. All flight and connection times depend on season and availability.
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The optional balloon flight and separate sunrise viewing are offered on day 5. Rides and Turkish Night can be added after the Red Tour on day 4.
The Yellow Tour’s longer walk is optional and may take up to two hours. Underground passages have low ceilings and stairs; archaeological sites have uneven ground.
Your final two Istanbul nights may be at a different hotel from the initial stay.
Extra baggage can be purchased during online check-in.
Cleopatra’s Pool swimming costs extra and depends on access and time before your airport transfer.
Optional balloon flights depend on weather, operating approval and availability.
What to bring
Comfortable walking shoes
Mosque-appropriate clothing
Sun protection
A light layer for Cappadocia
Cancellation
How much comes back depends on how early you let us know: we count the days from your written cancellation to your first booked service.
More than 90 days75% back
61 to 90 days70% back
31 to 60 days60% back
16 to 30 days30% back
0 to 15 days, or no showNo refund
Non-refundable flights, hotels or activity tickets in your booking are charged on top of these amounts.
When do I have time to explore Istanbul on my own?
The afternoon of day 2 is free after the Old City morning, and day 9 is a full free day. The final departure transfer is on day 10.
Are Ephesus and Pamukkale visited on the same day?
No. Visit Ephesus from Kusadasi on day 7 and return to the same hotel. On day 8, check out for Pamukkale and Hierapolis, then fly from Denizli to Istanbul.
Do we fly after the Cappadocia Yellow Tour?
No. You return to your Cappadocia hotel for a second night. The connecting flight to Izmir is on day 6, followed by the transfer to Kusadasi.
Can I swim at Cleopatra Pool in Pamukkale?
Swimming is optional and paid separately, subject to pool access and enough time before your Denizli Airport transfer. Ask your guide about arrangements on the day.
Are all five Istanbul nights together?
You stay three nights at the start and two after returning from Pamukkale. Both stays are in your selected hotel class, but the hotel may be different.
How does the Bosphorus cruise work for Private bookings?
The Private option has a two-hour boat for your party, without a guide or meal aboard. Lunch is included ashore, and a private vehicle serves the land visits. Group bookings use a shared boat with lunch on board.
Which languages and tour types is this tour available in?
Languages and tour types
Guide language
Group tour
Private tour
ENEnglish
Available
Available
ESSpanish
—Not offered
Available
ITItalian
—Not offered
Available
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