13 Days Patterns of Turkey Tour from or to Istanbul by Plane
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Overview
Tour at a glance
What's included
- 2 night accommodation in Kusadasi
- 2 night accommodation in Bodrum
- 3 night accommodation in Istanbul
- Lunch
- Economy class domestic flight tickets (if the “INCLUDED flight tickets” option is selected)
- Meal plan as mentioned in the itinerary
- Breakfast
- 3 night accommodation in Cappadocia
- All airport transfers
- 2 night accommodation in Antalya
- Land transportation by luxury minibus
Not included
- Beverages at meals
- Personal Expenses
- Entry fee to historical sites
- Domestic flight tickets (if the “EXCLUDED flight tickets” option is selected)
Day by day
- Istanbul Upon arrival at Istanbul Airport, greeted by your driver and drive to your hotel.
- Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque the church of Divine Wisdom, one of the greatest marvels of architecture, constructed as a basilica in the 2th century by Emperor Justinian. St Sophia was largest cathedral in the world for nearly thousand years;it is considered the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture.After being considered the Patriarchal Basilica of Constantinople, it was converted into a mosque in 1453 by Sultan Mehmet ll.
- Blue Mosque also known as Mosque of Sultan Ahmet which boats a unique feature of 6 minarets. View its glorious interiors and distinctive blue tiles
- TopkapI Palace once the seat of the Ottoman Empire. Presently, its a musium palace with a wide collection of porcelain, antiques, holy relics and other treasures
- Grand Bazaar Jewelers One of the largest covered markets in the world with more than 60 streets and 5000 shops, where you will find in an authentic oriental atmosphere all kind of gifts, leather clothing, rugs,antiques, jewellery, hand-woven fabrics etc
- Misir Carsisi Upon breakfast at the hotel check out. According your tour pick up time meet with your guide at the lobby of your hotel and depart for your halfday tour. First visitng place is; Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar): The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other concievable herb and spice.
- Bosphorus Strait Bosphorus Cruise: A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion, you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, Rustem Pasa Mosque, Rumeli Fortress, and further along the parks and imperial pavillions of Yildiz Palace.
- After tour drive to Airport for your flight to Kayseri.
- Upon arrival greeted and drıve to your hotel.
- Rose Valley Rose and Red Valley; is an incredibly unique area of Cappadocia with sharp ridges, tinted in pink especially during sunset! the minerals in the sandstone have a pink tinge. This pink becomes more and more evident throughout the day, peaking at sunset when the sun glows directly onto the Rose Valley giving it that fine shade of pink so many people come to see.
- Cavusin Cavusin; is surrounded by a valley, which becomes gradually wider, called Red Valley. The houses of the village were cut into massive rock formations. The village is famous for its rock-churches
- Pigeon Valley Pigeon Valley; earned its name from the countless man-made dovecotes (Pigeon Houses) that have been carved into the soft volcanic tuff. Pigeon Valley is one of the best spots for walking in the marvelous Cappadocia region.
- Kaymakli Underground City Underground Cities; once a place of refuge for 15000 Christians. These settlements were of enormous value to the development of Christianity as they provided shelter and worship and were in use until the end of 7C AD. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall, and food storage rooms in this eight-storey city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways
- Ortahisar Ortahisar; famous for its friendly inhabitants, picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named
- Goreme Open Air Museum Goreme Museum; Consists of many rock-cut churches from the second half of 9C with beautiful colorful frescoes decorating the walls.
- Devrent Valley Devrent Valley; famous for its quirky animal-shaped rocks. It looks like a sculpture zoo made by nature. There is even a rock pillar that looks like the Virgin Mary, holding Jesus Christ. Take in the unique lunar landscape of the valley and feel like you're in another World
- Pasabagi which means: the Pacha's vineyard. This site is also called Monks Valley. The hermitage of Simeon monks was here. A chapel dedicated to St. Simeon (Simon), and a hermit's shelter is built into one of the fairy chimneys with three heads. Pasabag valley contains some of the most striking fairy chimneys in Cappadocia with twin and even triple rock caps. This style is unique even for Cappadocia and these fairy chimneys are named mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys.
- Avanos Avanos; where you will enjoy typical Turkish Lunch and experience make Potter with local experts
- Goreme Panorama Goreme Panorama, which has one of the best panoramic views of the fairy chimneys.
- Uchisar Castle Uchisar the Naturel highest Rock Castle provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area.
- Accordıng to your pick up tıme meet your drıver and drıve to AP for your flıght to Antalya.
- Upon arrıval greeted and drıve to your hotel. Check In. Rest of the day ıs yours. Overnıght ın Antalya.
- Antalya Today ıs the leisure to explore city your own. You can contact to our custom team for optıonal tours for today.. Overnight in Antalya (Breakfast)
- Pamukkale Thermal Pools Upon early pick up from your hotel, drives to Pamukkale; Pools of Heaven on Earth… Pamukkale has always been a very popular settlement where hot springs were believed to have healing powers so it is considered to be the earliest spa on earth where, in history, people traveled long distances in order to find a cure. The unique terraces were formed by running warm spring water at a temperature of 35 C, containing calcium bicarbonate. Today Pamukkale is declared a worlds heritage site by UNESCO.
- Hierapolis & Pamukkale Visit; the ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. Also, The Sacred Pool is one of the highlights of the site. Theır shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath
- Kusadasi After tour travel to Kusadasi. Check-in.
- The House of the Virgin Mary The House of Virgin Mary; a church was built from the 6C AD to the top of the foundations of a house from 1C AD and it is declared by the church to be the final house where Mary spent her last days.
- Ephesus Ancient City Ancient Ephesus; The best-preserved classical city in the Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD, Ephesus was the second-largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250,000 citizens. Ephesus is also so well preserved that, walking on the ancient streets among the beautiful monuments such as the third largest library of the ancient world or the largest roman theatre on the Asia continent, gives you the feeling of a time traveler.
- The Temple of Artemis Temple of Artemis or Artemision was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in antiquity and made Ephesus a much-visited pilgrimage place.
- Kusadasi Upon breakfast at the hotel check out. According to your pick up time meet your driver and drive you to your hotel in Bodrum.
- Bodrum City Today is leisure to explore city your own
- Bodrum City Today is the leisure to explore city your own. Overnight in Bodrum. (Breakfast)
- Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, according to your pick up tıme meet your drıver and drıve to Bodrum Airport for your flight to Istanbul.
- Upon arrival greeted and drive you to your hotel. Check ın
- Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, according your pick up tıme meet your drıver and drıve to Istanbul Airport. End of our service. (Breakfast)
Meeting & pickup
Hotel pickup is included for all travellers.
Please share your international flight details at the time of the booking.***Pre-post accommadatıon can be arranged by us. Please contact to our custom team with your request.***Important Note: When comparing our programs, services and prices with other operators, please consider that our tours are in the form of small groups, hotels are ‘’special class’’ that centraly located, has a characteristic structure of the regions (not hotels where large groups stay), "planes" are used between destinations to facilitate transportation and the restaurants are "Family-owned local restaurants" that gives opportunity to taste local flavors through Anatolia.
Schedule
Good to know
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Baggage allowance: 15 kg checked + 8 kg hand luggage. (if the “INCLUDED flight tickets” option is selected)
- Free entry to hıstorical sites for childrens 8yr and below
- Entrance fees are excluded (Your guide will have skıp-the-line tıckets for historical sites, so you will skip long ticket lines)
- Some historical sites may be closed during religious or national holidays. Before booking the tour, you can contact our team and confirm whether there will be a closed sites for the dates you want to take the tour.
- Hot Air Balloon Flight is not included in the package.Please inform the provider when they contact you for a reservation. Prices may vary depending on season and density. The provider will book the spot for you in advance.
- Important Notice: When comparing our programs, services and prices with other operators, please consider that our tours are in the form of small groups, hotels are ‘’special class’’ that centraly located, has a characteristic structure of the regions (not hotels where large groups stay), "planes" are used between destinations to facilitate transportation and the restaurants are "Family-owned local restaurants" that gives opportunity to taste local flavors through Anatolia.
- The tour combined with individual transfers, Domestic flights and small group tours with local expert tour guıdes ın the regions. There ıs no assistant service fort he flights in airports.
- Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays and Basilica Cistern Cistern will be visited instead
- Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays
- The tour offers INCLUDED and EXCLUDED domestic flight ticket options. Please select your preferred option during the booking process.
- For guests who choose the EXCLUDED flight tickets option, we will inform them which flights they need to purchase.
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Traveller reviews
We took the 13 day tour of Turkey with Inspiring Vacations, which was run by Fez Travel . I can’t say enough about this tour it was excellent. Our tour guide Ege was just an encyclopaedia of the history of Turkey and was so easy to get on with and helpful. I would recommend this tour to anyone who is thinking about it you won’t be disappointed.
Had an amazing time, everything was organised properly and on time. The staff was helpful and always stayed in touch and keept us updated about the trip. Highly recommended
This was a fantastic tour experience. We absolutely loved how smoothly everything ran with daily text communication from Tour Altinkum, limousine transfers that were always on time, excellent tour guides and an itinerary that was outstanding. Staying at the Fresco Cave Suites in Cappadocia was a special treat. Restaurant there was outstanding too. Be sure to book your balloon tour early (some were disappointed they missed out). Could not fault Tour Altinkum.
This was a fantastic tour experience. We absolutely loved how smoothly everything ran with daily text communication from Tour Altinkum, limousine transfers that were always on time, excellent tour guides and an itinerary that was outstanding. Staying at the Fresco Cave Suites in Cappadocia was a special treat. Restaurant there was outstanding too. Be sure to book your balloon tour early (some were disappointed they missed out). Could not fault Tour Altinkum.
We really enjoyed this tour and would highly recommend this trip. The folks from Altinkum stayed in touch with us the entire time and always responded quickly with very helpful information when we had questions (thank-you Ali and Sedef!). The land transportation vehicles were always on-time and very comfortable. The tour guides were well educated and friendly. Some were more energetic than others but they all had a high standard. The flights were on-time and allowed us to make the most of our limited time. The accomodations were always extremely well located in each town and city and, with one exception, were of a very high quality. The Best Western in Antalya was very well located but our room was smokey and renovations were occurring down the hall. We saw so much in a relatively short period of time and were safe, comfortable and well supported throughout. We highly recommend this trip. Kari and Kelly
This was an amazing experience and I’m very satisfied with Tour Altinkum. I am in my late 30s and traveled with another female friend who is in her 70s. We had 3 guides during our 2 week trip and 2 out of 3 were excellent. (The not-so-great tour guide was quiet and difficult to keep up with amongst the crowds, but still knowledgeable). The bulk of our trip was with Ali who was very knowledgeable about the history of Turkey and all of the sites we visited. He was fun and we enjoyed having him as our guide. Transportation was comfortable and reliable. The “tour group” changed each day as people would join us for 1 or 2 days. I think the most we had for 1 day was 10 people but usually we had 5-7 people in the group. The hotels were great and all well-located, and we especially liked our hotels in Bodrum and Cappadocia. The included breakfasts (in our hotels) and lunches were good too. They did a good job of planning lunches that allowed us to try a variety of Turkish foods. It was easy enough to reach the tour company during our tour if we had questions. We asked for a few modifications, such as extending our stay in 1 location, which they accommodated. A detailed trip itinerary was provided upon request. Some days had a lot of walking on uneven surfaces, mostly for visiting ruins. But even the streets in Istanbul can be uneven and require a lot of stairs. Also, while I did appreciate that some flights were included vs long drives, there were still 2 days that were very long (leaving at 8am and arriving at the destination at 7pm). However they did a good job of allowing frequent breaks to use the bathroom, get a coffee, etc. I also appreciated that most mornings we started at 9am or later, and most of our days didn’t feel super packed. I’m not a fan of the group tours with 7am start times and 9pm finish times. One recommendation is for the tour company to collect money ahead of time for entrance fees to sites and museums vs paying for it while in Turkey. This would make it easier for both of the tourists and guides, even if it was deducted a week or so before the trip start date to account for the inflation occurring in Turkey. I also think it’d be nice to include the Basilica Cisterns as part of the tour in Istanbul. Overall, it was a fabulous experience and I would recommend Tour Altinkum to others!
Wow! I wasn't expecting such a great experience!! Hotels were good, tour guides so fun and full of knowledge, especially Ali!! Everything went without a hitch. Response to questions was quick too. Thank you everyone involved. 💓
Wow to Turkey. So many things to say. Stunning landscapes, amazing cities, beautiful beaches, delicious meals and soooo much incredible history. Everything is also very affordable even with the very low Australian dollar right now. Best of all is the people, they are all full of personality, jokes and kindness. As a solo traveler, no one hassled me (although I'm in my 50's) and I never felt unsafe at any time. Antinkum tours organised a great 2 week itinerary called, "Patterns of Turkey" and answered immediately on a Whatsapp text everytime I had a question. I would definitely recommend them to anyone. My pictures are beautiful and so was my holiday. Below is a pretty random sample of pics, choosing out of thumbnail list
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Frequently asked questions
How long does this experience last?
It lasts 13 days.
Is hotel pickup included?
Hotel pickup is included for all travellers.
Can I cancel for free?
A custom cancellation policy applies; see the cancellation section on this page.
Which languages is the guide available in?
Guide languages: EN
On which days does it run?
It runs Every day.
How fast is the booking confirmed?
Instantly. Your e-ticket arrives by e-mail right after booking.
Is this a private tour?
No, this is a shared group experience.
Where do I complete the booking?
On viator.com, a Tripadvisor company, with live availability and secure payment. TourViaGo is a Global Partner of Viator.
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