| Day 1 | Airport transfer with your private car and driver. A welcome package with your vouchers, a city map, plane tickets (if relevant) and any other touristic information that you may find useful will be waiting for you upon your arrival at your first hotel on your trip. Kensington Tours donates a portion of our proceeds to our charitable initiative www.kensingtoncares.com which supports education based initiatives in disadvantaged communities. |
| Day 2 | Enjoy a privately guided full day tour of Istanbul and see the most important sights. Visit the St. Sophia Church, the pride and glory of the Byzantine architecture (excluding the Gallery floor); the Blue Mosque, famous for its blue tiles; Byzantine Hippodrome, where once chariot races were held; and the Grand Bazaar, world’s largest covered bazaar with 4000 shops. Visit Topkapi Palace, the famous residence of the Sultans (The Harem section is not included in the tour).Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). |
| Day 3 | Enjoy a full day with your own private car and guide. Cross the Bosphorus by driving through the Intercontinental Suspension Bridge to go over the Asian side of Istanbul. A visit to Beylerbeyi Palace, the white marble summer residence of Ottoman Sultans used in the 19th century. Enjoy a cruise by boat on Bosphorus, the unique winding strait separating two continents.Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). |
| Day 4 | Airport transfer with your private car and driver. Enjoy a direct flight from Istanbul to Capadoccia. The flight duration is about 1 hour. Airport transfer with your private car and driver. Enjoy a full day tour with your own private car and guide in Cappadocia. You will be driven to Devrent valley and then to Pasabagi valley, to see the amazing fairy chimneys of Cappadocia. From here be driven to Avanos, the famous pottery town, to have lunch. After lunch depart from Avanos to see the beautiful examples of Byzantine art in the churches of Goreme Open Air Museum. Then you will be driven to Uchisar castle, the highest point of the region, where we have a fabulous panoramic view over Cappadocia, finally a visit to the Pidgeon valley. Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). |
| Day 5 | Enjoy a full day tour in Capadoccia and visit the Ortahisar a natural citadel carved in rocks. Then visit Subterrenean City of Kaymakli or Derinkuyu, established in the 7th century by Christians fleeing persecution, in which a visitor is able to descend several floor levels. You will be driven to Cavusin Valley to see the troglodyte dwellings where people lived until mid 20th century. After lunch a visit to the Red valley, finally a visit to a Winery, Cappadocia is famous for its fertile vineyards due to the mineral laden Volcanic soil of the area. Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). |
| Day 6 | Airport transfer with your private car and driver. Enjoy your domestic flight from Kayseri to Bodrum with a stopover in Istanbul. The flight duration is approximately 4 hours.Enjoy an airport transfer with your private car and driver. Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). |
| Day 7 | Enjoy a private tour of Bodrum and visit the Castle of St. Peter, a beautiful castle built by the Knights of St. John. A look at the remains of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, then proceed to see one of the windmills, a symbol of the region. En route visit the ancient amphitheatre. (Karia Princess and Underwater museum’s entrance fees at the castle are not included in the tour price and need to be paid on the spot).Enjoy time at leisure to explore at your own pace, or relax at your hotel. |
| Day 8 | Enjoy a full day tour with your private car and guide. Drive to Selcuk, to visit the world famous Antique City of Ephesus, including the Arcadian Way, the Antique Theater, the Roman Baths, and the Celcus Library. Your day ends with a drop off at your Izmir Hotel. Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). |
| Day 9 | Enjoy a full day tour with your own private car to Pergamum. You’ll also visit the Asclepium Sanctuary and the Acropolis including the Altar of Zeus, which is said to be “the place where Satan has his throne”; the Trojan Temple; and the world’s steepest antique theater. Drive back to Izmir and you will be transferred back to your hotel. Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). |
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