Private Grand Turkey Tour

Day 1: Arrive in Istanbul

Upon your arrival in Istanbul, we will welcome you and you’ll be transferred to your hotel.

You may spend the rest of your day free to relax.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 2: Full Day Istanbul Old City Walking Tour (B, L)

Following your breakfast, we will pick you from your hotel for a full-day Istanbul Old City Walking Tour in Sultanahmet.

Highlights you will visit: Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque, Hagia Sophia, The Hippodrome, The Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpent Column, German Fountain, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Eirene Church.

In the end, you will be accompanied back to your hotel.

You will spend the night in Istanbul.

Day 3: Free Day to Discover Istanbul (B)

After having your breakfast, you will have a whole free day to explore the amazing city of Istanbul.

You will spend the night in Istanbul.

Day 4: Full Day Gallipoli Tour (L)

Around 6:30 in the morning, you will be picked up from the hotel for about a 5-hour bus ride to Gallipoli, for your full-day Gallipoli tour.

We will stop to have breakfast on the way optionally. As soon as you arrive, following your lunch in a traditional restaurant, the highlights will be: Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery (John Simpson’s Grave), ANZAC Cove, Ari Burnu (First ANZAC landing place), Lone Pine Cemetery (Australian memorial), Johnston’s Jolly (walk in the ANZAC trenches), View of Shrapnel Valley, Turkish Memorial, The Nek, and Walker’s Ridge, Chunuk Bair (Main New Zealand memorial).

At the end of your day, you will be taken to the ferry for Canakkale where you will spend your night.

Overnight in Canakkale.

Day 5: Full Day Troy and Pergamum Tour – Transfer from Canakkale to Kusadasi (B, L)

After breakfast and check-out from your hotel, you will be picked up to visit ancient Troy city.

You will see the genially made Trojan Horse and you will visit over 7 ancient cities built one on another, dating back to 3500 BC, passing through Apollo Temple, fortified city walls, battlefield where Hector and Achilles fought for power, Roman Theater – Greco-Roman Senate building roundly shaped that hosted deputies of democracy.

Following Troy, we will drive to Pergamum where you will have your lunch. After that, we will visit Pergamum Ancient City, home to many important libraries in the old times.

At the end of the tour, we will drive to Kusadasi to transfer you to your hotel for check-in.

You will spend the night in Kusadasi.

Day 6: Full Day Ephesus Tour (B, L)

Right after your breakfast, the full-day Ephesus Tour will start with a pick-up from your hotel.

Highlights we will visit: Temple of Artemis – considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Library of Celsus – while most libraries serve only the function of archiving books and documents, this one served as the final resting place of Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, in whose honor the library was built, Ephesus Ancient City – with its marvelous highlights, The House of Virgin Mary – is believed to be where she lived and died.

Also, we will see old theatres, hammams, passing through the harbor.

In the end, we will transfer you back to your hotel in Kusadasi.

You will spend the night in Kusadasi.

Day 7: Free Day to Explore Kusadasi (B)

You may discover Kusadasi town center and/or go swimming, also enjoy a daily trip to Samos, a Greek Island. You may feel free to ask us any recommendations if you need.

You will overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 8: Full Day Pamukkale Hierapolis Tour (B, L)

Following your breakfast check-out from your hotel, we will pick you up to start your full-day Pamukkale Hierapolis Tour.

Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale (Cotton Palace) an unreal landscape, made up of mineral forests, petrified waterfalls, and a series of terraced basins. We will also visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hierapolis which is one of the sacred sites of Turkey, dates back thousands of years, also admire the white limestone terraces, known as travertines of Pamukkale.

We will see Necropolis – a large burial site generally it was located outside the settlement including the Sarcophagus of a general of Marcus Aurelius. You will a chance to swim in the famous Cleopatra Swimming Pool.

At the end of the tour, we will transfer you to your hotel in Fethiye.

You will spend the night in Fethiye.

Day 9: Free Day to Explore Fethiye (B)

This is the day to discover Fethiye after your breakfast on your own. You may visit Fethiye city center, Oludeniz, or go swimming. Please feel free to ask us for any recommendations if you need.

You will overnight in Fethiye.

Day 10: Fethiye to St. Nicholas Island (B, L, D)

About 9 AM, you will be picked up from any centrally located hotel in Fethiye and meet in the office for checking in. Following the briefing about your cruise, you will be taken to your gulet. You will leave Fethiye harbor between 11 AM and 12 AM and depart for Butterfly Valley for swimming, lunch, and an optional hike up to the waterfall. Butterfly Valley is an important eco-tourism attraction place, rich in flora and fauna, takes its name from around 105 butterfly species found here.

Then, you will visit Oludeniz the most photographed beach worldwide. You will have the optional excursion of going paragliding activity here. You will take off from Babadag Mountain, 2000 meters, and fly over Oludeniz beach and Blue Lagoon. This place is considered to be one of the best spots in the world for paragliding and will offer you the most mesmerizing and spectacular views. You may check our Paragliding in Fethiye activity for taking the advantage of early booking.

On this night we will drop our anchor down at St. Nicholas Island, where you will have time for walking through the island’s ancient ruins as well as sit and enjoy the sunset. [Blue Cruise Night 1]

Day 11: St. Nicholas Island to Kas (B, L, D)

On your second day, you will wake up close but outside of Kalkan for breakfast and swimming. You will then cruise to Kas, which is a small local fishing village with some of the best shopping options in the area, particularly exclusive jewelry pieces.

You will have enough time to explore many local shops, including a lot of handmade jewelry, textile stores, and some cafes with surprisingly great coffee. For the guests who are interested in the optional extra diving activity, you will be transferred to the diving boat to go scuba diving in the best place to dive in Southern Turkey. You will have the chance to dive in the beautiful clear waters of the Southern Mediterranean with some special locations proposing a cave dive or a wreck dive indeed.

You will spend the night in one of the isolated bays between Kas and Kekova. [Blue Cruise Night 2]

Day 12: Kas to Gokkaya Bay (B, L, D)

Following your breakfast, you will cruise onto the Kekova Sunken City – this Lycian-Roman archaeological site is protected. You will cruise over this protected World Heritage site to enjoy the view, however since it is a protected sight now, no activities are allowed such as swimming, snorkeling, or diving.

Then we will anchor down to visit Simena Castle, where you can walk a bit for witnessing a spectacular view over the bay.

You will stop in Gokkaya Bay at night where you will have a chance to go out party at the nearby bar called Smuggler’s Inn. You can meet other travelers from other boats, for a great night of dancing under the stars. There will be a regular service boat picking you up and running all night.

You may also relax and chill on the gullet if you have no willingness for a party. [Blue Cruise Night 3]

Day 13: Gokkaya Bay to Antalya (B)

This will be your last day on this amazing gulet cruise. You will wake up and have time for swimming in the morning to make up your head especially if you partied on the previous night.

After breakfast, we will head to pass Pirates Cave on your way to Demre Harbor, also known as Andriake Harbour to arrive before lunch around 11 AM for disembarking the boat. It is time to say goodbye to new friends and your friendly gulet crew.

You will be transferred to your hotel in Antalya.

Overnight in Antalya.

Day 14: Full Day Perge, Aspendos Amphitheatre, and Manavgat Waterfall Tour (B, L)

Following your breakfast, your full-day Perge, Aspendos Amphitheatre, and Manavgat Waterfall Tour will start.

Perge was an important city in ancient Pamphylia where there are important monumental structures from the Hellenistic period. It is believed that Perge was founded after the Trojan War by Greek settlers led by the seers Calchas and Mopsus.

Then we will go to Aspendos, the theater here is one of the Roman Empire’s greatest remaining pieces of architecture.

Later, we will visit one of the best Waterfalls in the Antalya region which is Manavgat Waterfall.

In the end, you will be accompanied back to your hotel.

You will spend the night in Antalya.

Day 15: Free Day to Discover Antalya (B)

Following your breakfast, you will have a free day to discover the beautiful city of Antalya.

You will spend the night in Antalya.

Day 16: Transfer to Cappadocia via Konya (B)

Following your breakfast and your check-out from the hotel, we will depart for Cappadocia.

On our way, we will visit Konya, which has been a home for the first Christian settlement and sanctuaries, also known as the embraced home of Rumi (Mevlana), the Sufic spiritualist who established the Whirling Dervish. Besides, Konya was one of the most vital exchanging centers on the Silk Road in the past. You will stop at Mevlana Rumi Museum.

After lunch, we will depart for your hotel in Cappadocia by a 3-hour minibus drive from Konya.

You will spend the night in Cappadocia.

Note: There will not be a guide but our driver will be accompanying you on this day, and lunch is not included in your program. There are a variety of options close to Mevlana Museum to enjoy local flavors (Sifa Restaurant, Bolu Restaurant, Nezih Konya Mutfagi, etc.) and our driver can direct you if you like.

Day 17: Full Day North Cappadocia (Red) Tour (B, L)

Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride in Cappadocia is available on this day.

Following your breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel in the morning for a full day North Cappadocia Tour.

Highlights you will visit: Goreme Open Air Museum consisting of five Byzantine Orthodox churches, Devrent Valley, and Pasabag where you will see animal and fairy-tale like rock formations, the ancient towns of Urgup and Avanos – famous with its red clay pottery. You will have fun trying to make potteries after a small demonstration.

In the end, you will be accompanied back to your hotel.

Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 18: Full Day South Cappadocia (Green) Tour – Flight from Cappadocia to Istanbul (B, L)

Following your breakfast and check-out from the hotel, your full-day South Cappadocia Tour will start with a pick-up.

Highlights: Hiking in Red and Rose Valley, Cavusin Village – one of the oldest settlements in the region with its cave houses, Love Valley, Kaymakli Underground City, Pigeon Valley, and Uchisar Castle.

In the end, we will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Istanbul.

Upon your arrival in Istanbul, we will welcome and transfer you to your hotel.

You will stay in Istanbul.

Day 19: Free Day to Discover Istanbul (B)

You will have a whole free day to explore the amazing city of Istanbul by yourself again. You may enjoy a Bosphorus tour, relax in a refreshing Turkish bath, buy souvenirs for your friends and family.

You may feel free to contact us for further recommendations if you need.

You will spend the night in Istanbul.

Day 20: Departure from Istanbul (B)

We will lead you to the airport depending on your international flight departure time after your breakfast.