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Your route
4 stops · 11 nights
Istanbul3 nights
Canakkale1 night
Kusadasi3 nights
Cappadocia2 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.
11 hotel nightsFive stays, including two final nights in Istanbul
8 guided sightseeing daysIncludes Beylerbeyi Palace and the Bosphorus cruise
A final Istanbul free dayExplore independently before your departure day
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
Explore Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus and Pamukkale before two guided days in Cappadocia. This twelve-day tour also includes Istanbul's Old City and a Bosphorus cruise, with two final Istanbul nights for a full free day. Show more overviewShow less
Begin in Istanbul with the Old City and a full Two Continents Tour, including a Bosphorus boat trip. Travel to Gallipoli’s beaches and memorials, stay overnight in Canakkale, then explore Troy before continuing to Kusadasi. Three nights at the same hotel let you visit Ephesus and Pamukkale on separate days.
Fly to Cappadocia and settle into your cave or stone hotel before two full days of sightseeing. The Red and Yellow Tours cover fairy chimneys, rock-cut homes, valleys and an underground city. Fly back to Istanbul for two final nights, leaving a full free day for shopping, revisiting a favourite area or relaxing. The package includes 11 hotel nights, domestic flights and the listed tours and transfers.
Add another Cappadocia tour while keeping the Two Continents visits and your final free day with our Turkey trip planning tool.
Why choose this 12-day Turkey route?
One base for Ephesus and PamukkaleThree Kusadasi nights with separate guided day trips.
Two full Cappadocia toursArrive the day before the Red and Yellow Tours.
A free day to finish in IstanbulTwo final hotel nights before your departure transfer.
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Day 2: Old City morning and an independent afternoon
Visit the Old City in the morning and keep the afternoon free.Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 3Meals: Breakfast
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 3
Meals: Breakfast
Transport: Hotel pickup
Guide: Licensed guide
Sightseeing: Entrance tickets
Schedule
08:30–12:30
Guided Old City morning
Explore the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Grand Bazaar with your guide.
Morning timings are approximate.
Places you’ll visit
Hippodrome and Obelisks
Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia
Grand Bazaar
About these 4 places
Hippodrome and Obelisks
See monuments in the former racing square as your guide explains their place in the Old City.
Blue Mosque
Visit the blue-tiled mosque and follow the visitor rules for this working place of worship.
Hagia Sophia
Look beneath the great dome and discover how the building’s changing uses reflect Istanbul’s past.
Grand Bazaar
The covered market completes the guided morning, leaving time to browse independently.
After 12:30
Free time after the guided visits
The guided morning ends at the Grand Bazaar or its Sunday replacement. Lunch and independent afternoon plans are separate. Group arranges its own hotel return; Private includes a return transfer after the guided morning.
Another shopping stop replaces the closed Grand Bazaar on Sundays.
Explore both sides of Istanbul with a Bosphorus boat outing.Overnight: Istanbul · night 3 of 3Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 3 of 3
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Transport: Eyup cable car · Bosphorus boat outing · Tour transport
Guide: Licensed guide
Sightseeing: Palace entry
Schedule
08:30–17:00
Two Continents Tour from your hotel
Explore Camlica Hill, Beylerbeyi Palace and the Eyup district, with a cable car ride and Bosphorus boat trip.
Sightseeing finishes around 17:00, followed by the hotel return.
Places you’ll visit
Camlica Hill
Grand Camlica Mosque
Beylerbeyi Palace
Bosphorus Boat Outing
Eyup Cable Car
Eyup Sultan Mosque
Abu Ayyub Al Ansari Shrine
City Walls
Golden Horn
About these 9 places
Camlica Hill
Look across the city toward the Bosphorus and its bridges from the Asian-side hill.
Grand Camlica Mosque
Explore the mosque’s courtyards and prayer hall as a separate stop from the hilltop viewpoint.
Beylerbeyi Palace
Visit the Ottoman summer palace beside the Bosphorus, with admission included. Beylerbeyi closes on Mondays; available start dates put this visit on an open day.
Bosphorus Boat Outing
See waterfront buildings and bridges along both shores. Group guests have lunch on a shared boat. Private guests use a two-hour boat without a guide or meal aboard and have lunch ashore.
Eyup Cable Car
Ride above the Eyup area for a higher view of the Golden Horn.
Eyup Sultan Mosque
Visit the mosque district beside the inlet and learn about its religious importance.
Abu Ayyub Al Ansari Shrine
Hear about the figure remembered at the shrine and his connection with the Eyup district.
City Walls
See sections of the landward defences that once protected Istanbul.
Golden Horn
The long inlet and its waterfront connect several of the day’s landmarks.
After 17:00
Return to your Istanbul hotel
Return to your hotel after the final visits and prepare for tomorrow’s road journey.
Hotel arrival follows the approximate tour finish.
Day 5: Troy morning and onward journey to Kusadasi
Visit Troy in the morning, then continue south to Kusadasi.Overnight: Kusadasi · night 1 of 3Meals: Breakfast
Included today
Overnight: Kusadasi · night 1 of 3
Meals: Breakfast
Transport: Onward transport to Kusadasi
Guide: Licensed guide
Sightseeing: Entrance tickets
Schedule
08:30–12:00
Troy Tour from Canakkale
Explore Troy’s ancient walls and settlement layers, then see the film horse on Canakkale’s waterfront.
The guided morning finishes around noon.
Places you’ll visit
Troy Ancient City
Ancient City Walls
Sacrificial Altars
Houses of Troy I
Agora of Troy
Canakkale’s Film Horse
About these 6 places
Troy Ancient City
Walk among layers of settlement and see how later cities grew over earlier remains.
Ancient City Walls
The surviving stone sections reveal the scale of the site’s defences.
Sacrificial Altars
View the altar remains and hear about religious life within the ancient settlement.
Houses of Troy I
Low foundations mark homes from an early layer of the city.
Agora of Troy
See the public gathering area and learn about its role in the later settlement.
Canakkale’s Film Horse
The movie replica stands on the waterfront, separate from the archaeological site.
Begin the journey to Kusadasi
After Troy, Group guests transfer to Canakkale bus station. Private guests continue straight to Kusadasi by car.
Group guests transfer to the station; Private guests travel directly by car.
Afternoon
Travel south by coach or private car
The Group coach to Izmir takes about five and a half hours. Private guests travel directly to their Kusadasi hotel without the station transfers.
Group coach times vary with season and availability.
Arrive at your Kusadasi hotel
Group guests meet a driver at Izmir bus station for the hotel transfer. Private guests arrive directly at the hotel, where the three-night stay begins.
Day 10: Cappadocia Yellow Tour, then fly to Istanbul
Complete the Yellow Tour before flying back to Istanbul.Overnight: Istanbul · night 1 of 2Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 1 of 2
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Flights: Cappadocia–Istanbul flight
Transport: Tour transport and airport transfers · Istanbul hotel transfer
Guide: Licensed guide
Sightseeing: Entrance tickets
Schedule
09:30
Yellow Tour pickup after checkout
Check out after breakfast and bring your luggage for the flight after the valley and underground-city visits.
Sightseeing starts around 10:00–10:30 and finishes around 16:00–17:00.
Places you’ll visit
Rose Valley
Underground city
Pigeon Valley
Cavusin village
About these 4 places
Rose Valley
See Rose Valley's pink slopes, former rooms and churches carved into the rock. The longer walk is optional and takes up to two hours; you may wait by the vehicle instead.
Underground city
Explore linked rooms and passages below the surface. The visit involves steps, low ceilings and narrow sections.
Pigeon Valley
Look for the small pigeon houses carved into the valley walls. Your guide explains their former use by local farmers.
Cavusin village
See the old cave homes cut into the rocky slope above Cavusin village.
17:00
Transfer to your Cappadocia departure airport
Travel to the airport after the Yellow Tour.
Transfer follows the sightseeing finish and booked flight.
Evening
Fly from Cappadocia to Istanbul
The included flight takes about 80 minutes.
Flight times vary with season and availability.
Airport meeting and hotel transfer in Istanbul
Meet your driver at arrivals and continue to your Istanbul hotel.
Your arrival airport may differ from the one used when you first reached Istanbul.
This tour12-Day Istanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus, Pamukkale and Cappadocia TourSeparate Gallipoli and Troy visits, two Cappadocia tours and a full free day before departure.
Choose the nine-day route through Istanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, the Aegean and Cappadocia, without a full Istanbul free day.
Good to know
Check the road journeys, hotel stays and time for yourself.
Please note
Beylerbeyi Palace is closed on Mondays; the calendar offers only start dates that keep the palace visit on an open day.
Breakfast is included before the Gallipoli and Pamukkale road departures. Troy day 5 includes breakfast but no lunch.
Flight and coach times vary with season and availability. Your flight tickets and tour vouchers are sent once reservations are completed. Extra baggage can be added during online check-in.
Optional sunrise balloon flying or ground viewing is on day 10. Balloon flights require age 6 or above, with no child discount; weather cancellations receive a refund of the balloon flight fee.
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Optional ATV, horseback or camel rides follow the Red Tour on day 9: choose one hour-long ride, minimum age 10. Turkish Night pickup is around 20:00 that evening, with dinner included in the paid activity.
The Yellow Tour includes an optional valley walk of up to two hours; you may wait by the vehicle. The underground city has steps and narrow passages.
Cleopatra’s Pool swimming costs extra and depends on access and the day’s schedule.
What to bring
Comfortable walking shoes
Sun protection
Mosque-appropriate clothing
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.
Group guests take the daytime Canakkale–Izmir coach, about five and a half hours, with station transfers connecting Troy to the Kusadasi hotel. Private guests travel straight from Canakkale to their hotel by car after the morning visits. Lunch is separate that day.
Do we change hotels for Pamukkale?
No. Ephesus on day 6 and Pamukkale on day 7 are separate day trips from Kusadasi. You stay three nights at the same hotel before leaving for Cappadocia.
Is there sightseeing when we arrive in Cappadocia?
Day 8 covers the connecting flight and hotel transfer. The Red Tour is on day 9, followed by the Yellow Tour and Istanbul flight on day 10.
What does the Two Continents Tour include?
The day includes Beylerbeyi Palace, Asian-side visits, Eyup, the cable car and a Bosphorus cruise. Group guests have lunch on a shared boat. Private guests use a two-hour boat without a guide or meal aboard, with lunch ashore. Hotel pickup and return are included.
When is the free day in Istanbul?
Day 11 is completely free after breakfast, with another hotel night included. Your airport transfer is on day 12; independent activities and local travel on the free day are separate.
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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