TOUR MALLOW ITINERARY

1st day : ISTANBUL
Arrival at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. Arrival transfer to the hotel.

OVERNIGHT :ISTANBUL /  

2nd day: ISTANBUL: (Hippodrome, Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Rustem Pahsa Mosque

Our tour starts with the visits of the Hippodrome Square built by the Roman Emperor Severus. Only a short walk away stands the Magnificient Hagia Sophia built by Constantine the Great and considered a masterpiece of Byzantine Art and Blue Mosque, facing Hagia Sophia, famous with its blue Iznik tiles and unique with 6 minarets, built in the name of Sultan Ahmet. And after that we will walk to Topkapi Palace, Imperial residence of Ottoman Sultans exhibiting Chinese porcelain, weapons, treasury, calligraphy section etc. (Harem section is not included in the program and are due to extra entry.) Then Rustem Pahsa Mosque.

OVERNIGHT :ISTANBUL / 

3rd  Istanbul: Underground Cistern, Chora Church, Suleymaniye Mosque, Spice Market and Grand Bazaar  Istanbul: Guided Bosphorus Tour / KAYSERI AIRPORT

Morning visit to Underground Cistern which is the largest and most magnificent covered cistern in Istanbul, was built in the 6th century in the reign of Justinian and supplied water to the palace complex nearby.

After the visit of Underground Cistern, tour continues with a drive to the district where the church of St Saviour in Chora is located.

Boat Tour starting from Eminonu District with the European side of Istanbul, untill Sariyer(openning prt to the Black Sea) return from Asian side of the Bosphorus  to Eminonu District again.

Your pro. Guide will be during the bosphorus tour. The ferry is a public ferry, not a private one.  

After the tour drive to Istanbul Airport to fly Kayseri.

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4th day: CAPPADOCIA
Exploring the fascinating region of Göreme with its “Fairy Chimneys” and Churches carved out of soft rock; to Uçhisar with its houses plustred around rock pinnacles; and to Zelve, a site most famous for its troglodyte dwellings. Lunch. In the afternoon visit to the subterrenean city of Kaymaklı. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

OVERNIGHT :URGUP

5th day day: CAPPADOCIA
Visiting en route the Ihlara Valley accomodating many Byzantine chapels carved into rock and decorated with frescoes.

OVERNIGHT :KUSADASI

6th day: PAMUKKALE / APHRODISIAS
In the morning, departure for visiting Hieropolis Ancient City and the Calcified Travertine Terraces of Pamukkale.  After that depart for Aphrodisias, an ancient city which boasts well-preserved monuments: The TetraPylon , the Odeon, the Temple of Aphrodite, the Stadium and The Theatre. After seeing the Museum and the Sebasteion Exhibition Hall depart for Kusadasi.

OVERNIGHT :KUSADASI

7th day : KUŞADASI / EPHESUS / KUŞADASI
In the morning visits to the world famous ancient city of Ephesus including the Odeon, the Temple of Hadrian, the Theathre which is the largest in Asia Minor, the Celsus Library and the Marble Street and also the Ephesus Archeological Museum in Selçuk. Lunch in Selçuk. In the afternoon, visit to the Basilica of St. John and the last abode of Virgin Mary. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi

OVERNIGHT :KUSADASI

8th day:

DYDMA / MILETUS / PRIENE / KUSADASI

Priene An important episcopal see in the Byzantine era, the ancient city Priene north of Miletus was given a very geometric design of intersecting right angles. The most important structure in the city is the Temple of Athena on top of the hill. In addition, northeast of the city is a 5000 person theater constructed in the Hellenistic era which is definitely worth seeing.

Miletus Located north of Didim, Miletus was a coastal city with 4 ports and one of the most important Ionian settlements. Its golden age was the 7th and 6th centuries BC. During this period thinkers in Miletus were putting down what would become the foundation of Western science and culture. The 5300 person theater built in the Hellenistic era was later added on to by the Romans and had a final seating capacity of 15,000.

Didyma Near the town of Didim, it was the center of prophetic oracles in antiquity. The Temple of Apollon in Didim was planned as a dipteros (having two rows of columns) but was never finished.

OVERNIGHT :KUSADASI

9th day:

KUŞADASI / PERGAMUM / ISTANBUL
Departure from Kusadasi for Bergama. Visit of the ancient city of Pergamum nearby featuring the Asclepium Sanctuary, one of the foremost medical centers of Antiquity; the Acropolis sheltering numerous splendors such as the Altar of Zeus; the Temple of Trajan and the steepest amphitheathre in the world. Lunch. Departure for Airport. 

OVERNIGHT :ISTANBUL

10th day: FLIGHT BACK HOME
After the breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport for your international flight back home.

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