TOUR PROGRAM

ESLISTC4N02 - TOUR ISTANBUL & CAPPADOCIA (4n5d)

DURATION : 4 night 5 days

(3n Istanbul, 1n Cappadocia)

TOUR HIGHLIGHT: Haghia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, SultanAhmet Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Covered Bazaar, Cappadocia Red Tour, Hot Air Balloon over Cappadocia(optional)

ITINERARY:

Day 1 - Istanbul - Arrival Day   :

You are welcome to Turkey Istanbul Airport. Meeting with KanulaTour staff and informed within Russian language as general of Istanbul and Turkey during transfer to your accomodating hotel. Check in to your hotel and free time.

Overnight in Istanbul at your hotel.

Day 2 - Istanbul “City Tour (B)”   :

 Having the buffet breakfast at the hotel and picking up at 08:30 from your hotel for the tour of Historical Old City Tour of Istanbul Old City, to see Byzantium and Ottoman relics(ESLID3). After the tour transfer to the airport back. End of the tour.

Free time in the evening

Overnight in Istanbul at your hotel.

Day 3 - Istanbul “Bosphorus Cruise and Shopping Tour” (B)   :

Having the buffet breakfast at the hotel and free day. You can have an extra half day tour of magneficial bosphorus. After having the buffet breakfast at the hotel and picking up about 08:30 for the tour of Bosphorus Cruise and Spice Bazzar (ESLID4). After the tour transfer back to the hotel or discover by your self.

Afternoon is free time and you can g oto shopping and experience the traditional silk weaving skills of Turkish women at the carpet weaving courses provided by The Ministry of National Education. You will get the opportunity to see jewellery, handcrafts centre and a modern leatherwear show. Enjoy the experience of shopping whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen.(ask your travel advisor)

Recommended activity at the night, it is Dinner with Turkish folcloric show and belly dancers. There are two options one is on boat cruise at the Bosphorus(ESLID12) and the other one as 1001nights(ESLID13).

Overnight in Istanbul at the hotel.

Day 4 – Istanbul – Cappadocia (B, L)  :  

Early buffet breakfast at the hotel in Istanbul and transfer to the airport to get the domestic flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia. Meeting assisting upon arrival and transfer to the hotel with panoramic tour and discovering incrediable Cappadocia as the North Cappadocia Tour(ESLAD6) with Devrent Imagination Valley and walk through this lunar landscape, the highest point of the region Uchisar Rock Castle, a panoramic view of Goreme valley and Goreme OpenAir Museum (rock cut churches, frescoes, monastery)

Having lunch in a local restaurant in Avanos and after Pashabaglari Chimneys, the World famous Fairy Chimneys, the village of Amanos, where you will witness a pottery-making demonstration using ancient Hittite techniques.

End of the tour, return to the hotel and free time.

Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 5 – Cappadocia - Istanbul (B)   :  

Start to the day within an excited adrenalin day, optional Hot Air Balloon ride over Cappadocia(ESLAD5) Valley of “fairy Chimneys”. Hardly Recommended..

A relax breakfast at the hotel and check out and free time for more discover Cappadocia. Picking up from the hotel afternoon and transfer to the airport, to get the domestic flight back to Istanbul, connected with your international flight.

We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another KanulaTour activities. Have a safe trip back home..