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Your route
3 stops · 8 nights
Istanbul3 nights
Kusadasi2 nights
Cappadocia2 nights
Istanbul1 night
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.
Beylerbeyi and the BosphorusPalace entry, cable car and cruise on the Two Continents day
Three nights to start in IstanbulOld City and both shores
Red and Yellow ToursTwo guided Cappadocia days
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
Spend three nights in Istanbul for the Old City and a full Two Continents tour. Then visit Pamukkale, Ephesus and Cappadocia, with domestic flights, eight hotel nights and a final Istanbul stay included. Show more overviewShow less
This 9-day Istanbul, Ephesus, Pamukkale and Cappadocia tour includes six guided sightseeing days and eight hotel nights. Start with three nights in Istanbul for an Old City morning and a Two Continents Tour with Beylerbeyi Palace, a cable car ride and a Bosphorus cruise.
Fly to Izmir after breakfast for two nights in Kusadasi. Visit Pamukkale and Hierapolis on a return day trip, then explore Ephesus before your connecting flight to Cappadocia.
Two nights in a cave or stone hotel allow full Red and Yellow Tours before flying back to Istanbul for the final night. The listed meals, domestic flights on three routes and airport transfers are included.
Add a full Istanbul free day with our 10-day Turkey itinerary, which visits Cappadocia before Ephesus and Pamukkale.
Why choose this 9-day Turkey tour?
Start with three nights in IstanbulVisit the Old City, explore both shores and cruise the Bosphorus before flying to Izmir.
Give Pamukkale and Ephesus separate daysStay two nights in Kusadasi and complete both guided visits before continuing inland.
Explore both Cappadocia routesTwo hotel nights include the full Red and Yellow Tours before your Istanbul flight.
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Day 2: See Sultanahmet’s landmarks on an Old City morning tour
Visit historic mosques and monuments before an afternoon of your own.Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 3Meals: Breakfast
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 2 of 3
Meals: Breakfast
Transport: Hotel pickup
Guide: Licensed guide
Sightseeing: Listed site tickets
Schedule
08:30
Old City pickup after breakfast
Explore Sultanahmet’s mosques, historic square and covered market with your guide.
The guided morning finishes around 12:30.
Places you’ll visit
Hippodrome and obelisks
Hagia Sophia
Blue Mosque
Grand Bazaar
About these 4 places
Hippodrome and obelisks
Walk through the square that once held Constantinople’s chariot races. Its surviving monuments hint at the crowds and ceremonies of the Byzantine capital.
Hagia Sophia
Your guide explains the history and architecture beneath one of Istanbul’s best-known domes.
Blue Mosque
Visit the courtyard and decorated prayer hall of this working mosque, subject to prayer times and dress requirements.
Grand Bazaar
Browse covered lanes filled with lamps, textiles and jewellery at the end of the morning. Sunday itineraries use another shopping stop.
12:30
Free afternoon after the visits
The guided morning ends near the Grand Bazaar or its Sunday replacement. Browse or make your own afternoon plans; lunch is separate. Group arranges its own hotel return. Private includes a return transfer after the guided morning.
Day 3: Cross between Europe and Asia on the Two Continents tour
Visit Beylerbeyi Palace and hilltop viewpoints, then see the city from the water.Overnight: Istanbul · night 3 of 3Meals: Breakfast & lunch
Included today
Overnight: Istanbul · night 3 of 3
Meals: Breakfast & lunch
Transport: Bosphorus cruise · Pierre Loti cable car · Tour transport and hotel transfers
Guide: Licensed guide
Sightseeing: Beylerbeyi Palace entry
Schedule
08:30
Two Continents pickup after breakfast
Explore both shores, visit Beylerbeyi Palace and ride the cable car, with a Bosphorus cruise during the day.
The day runs approximately 08:30–17:00.
Places you’ll visit
Camlica Hill
Grand Camlica Mosque
Beylerbeyi Palace
Bosphorus waterfront
Pierre Loti cable car
Eyup Sultan Mosque and shrine
City walls
Golden Horn
About these 8 places
Camlica Hill
Look across the strait from the Asian shore, with bridges and neighbourhoods spreading out below.
Grand Camlica Mosque
See the spacious courtyards and decorated interior of the mosque complex above the city.
Beylerbeyi Palace
Visit the former Ottoman summer palace beside the Bosphorus, with admission included. It closes on Mondays; the booking calendar offers dates with this visit on an open day.
Bosphorus waterfront
View palaces, waterfront homes and bridges from the boat. Group guests have lunch on a shared cruise. Private guests use a two-hour boat without a guide or meal aboard, with lunch ashore.
Pierre Loti cable car
Ride above Eyup towards the hillside view over the Golden Horn.
Eyup Sultan Mosque and shrine
Visit the mosque district and the shrine associated with Abu Ayyub Al Ansari, a longstanding place of pilgrimage.
City walls
See stretches of the defensive walls along the land route, reminders of the old boundaries of Constantinople.
Golden Horn
Look across the inlet that separates the historic peninsula from the neighbourhoods to its north.
17:00
Finish the Two Continents tour and return to your hotel
Enjoy your last evening in Istanbul before the flight to Izmir.
Day 9: Finish with a transfer to your departure airport
Leave your hotel with the transfer arranged for your departure flight.Meals: Breakfast if checkout allows
Included today
Meals: Breakfast if checkout allows
Transport: Departure airport transfer
Schedule
Hotel checkout and airport transfer
The departure transfer is included; international flights are separate.
Your pickup is arranged around the departure flight.
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What's included
Included in your package9
Eight hotel nights: Istanbul three, Kusadasi two, Cappadocia two and one final Istanbul night
Breakfast on days 2–8, plus day 9 if checkout allows; lunch on days 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Old City morning tour with guide, listed tickets and hotel pickup. Private also includes hotel return
Full Two Continents itinerary with guide, Beylerbeyi Palace entrance, cable car, cruise and listed transport
Pamukkale and Ephesus guided tours on separate days, including lunch, listed tickets and transport
Cappadocia Red and Yellow Tours with guides, lunch, listed tickets and transport
Istanbul–Izmir, connecting Izmir–Cappadocia and Cappadocia–Istanbul flights
15 kg checked baggage and 8 kg cabin baggage per person on included flights
Listed airport meetings and hotel transfers, plus local taxes and service fees
Not included6
International flights and accommodation outside the eight included nights
Arrival-day meals, lunch on days 2, 4 and 9, dinners and drinks
Departure breakfast if checkout is before breakfast service
Optional swimming in Cleopatra’s Pool
Optional balloon flight, sunrise viewing, rides and Turkish Night
Extra activities, local transport, baggage, shopping 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
River Hotel1 / 6
Standard Class
Budget
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€1,321€1,189per person
Double or twin room
€1,189
Single room
€1,579
Triple room
€1,129
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
Best Western Empire Palace Hotel1 / 6
Middle Class
Comfort
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€1,626€1,463per person
Double or twin room
€1,463
Single room
€2,058
Triple room
€1,378
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
Rixos Pera Istanbul1 / 6
High Class
Luxury
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€2,510€2,259per person
Double or twin room
€2,259
Single room
€3,369
Triple room
€1,959
Per person, for the whole package. Prices move with the departure date; these are this week’s lowest.
Compare packages
Keep the Bosphorus cruise and both Istanbul sightseeing days with this nine-day route. Choose eight days if an Old City morning is enough, or ten days to keep both tours and add a full free day in Istanbul; those routes visit Cappadocia before the Aegean sites.
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This tour compared with 2 other Turkey packages All three include the Red and Yellow Tours, Ephesus, Pamukkale, domestic flights on three routes and a final Istanbul stay. Optional balloon flights cost extra.
This tour9-Day Istanbul, Ephesus, Pamukkale and Cappadocia Tour with Bosphorus CruiseThree nights in Istanbul for the Old City morning and Two Continents day, followed by Kusadasi and two full Cappadocia tours.
Day 2 has a free afternoon after the Old City morning ends around 12:30. Day 3 is the full Two Continents Tour, and you fly to Izmir on day 4.
Do we change hotels after the Pamukkale tour?
No. The day trip returns to your Kusadasi hotel for the second night, with about two and a half hours of road travel each way.
Is the Izmir to Cappadocia flight direct?
The included journey has a connection after the Ephesus tour. Your Cappadocia airport meeting and hotel transfer follow the actual arrival time.
When are the optional Cappadocia activities offered?
Optional balloon flying and separate sunrise viewing are offered on day 8 before the Yellow Tour. Rides and Turkish Night are available after the Red Tour on day 7. All cost extra; balloon flights depend on weather, operating approval and availability.
How many nights are spent in Istanbul?
Four in total: three at the beginning and one after the return flight on day 8. The departure airport transfer is included on day 9.
What boat does each booking option use?
Group guests take a shared Bosphorus cruise with lunch aboard. Private guests have a two-hour boat for their party, without a guide or meal on board. Their lunch is included ashore, and a private vehicle serves the land visits.
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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