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9 Days - Turkey Package Trabzon, Istanbul Cappadocia 09 Days (Code: ITCPKG)

Family/Individual Oriental | Adventure, Cultural and Experiential

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1. Arrival in Trabzon and Hotel Check-in

Hello, welcome to Trabzon! When you arrive at Trabzon Airport, you will be welcomed by our team and transferred to your hotel in the city center. Hotel check-in is at 14:00 and after. After checking in to the hotel, you can spend the rest of the day relaxing at your hotel or spend a pleasant time in the city center (Meydan), which is full of restaurants, cafes, and shopping opportunities. If you want to extend your stay in Trabzon, you can contact us before or during the tour.

Day 2. Trabzon City Tour and Sera Lake

With the Trabzon City Tour, you will witness the historical heritage from Rome, Byzantium, and the Ottoman Empire, and you will get to know the modern city of Trabzon closely. We start our Trabzon City Tour with a visit to the Botanical Garden. Trabzon Botanic Park, established on 103 decares of land, is the first and only botanical garden of the Black Sea Region. After the joyful time we spent in the park with its rich plant variety and social areas, we move to Trabzon Aquarium. The project, which has the distinction of being the first aquarium in a tunnel in the world, was planned to connect the Zağnos and Tabakhane Valleys. Along the way, you can see the panoramic view of Trabzon Castle, Gülbahar Hatun Mosque and Tomb, Zağnos Valley, Historical Zağnos Paşa Bridge and Ortahisar (Kaleiçi) District. After the aquarium visit, we are moving to Trabzon City Museum. After visiting the Trabzon City Museum, which presents the history, folklore, and trade of the city from ancient times to the present in chronological order, we move to the Hagia Sophia Mosque. Hagia Sophia, which is used as a mosque today, was built as a Byzantine church in the 13th century and has a unique value with its early Renaissance frescoes. After seeing the Hagia Sophia Mosque, historical frescoes, and many historical artifacts in its garden, we move to Sera Lake Nature Park for lunch. After a lunch break at a local restaurant in Sera Lake, we move to Boztepe Observation Terrace for a bird's-eye view of the city. You can have a great time on the Boztepe Observation Terrace with its 1200m walking path and 3 glass viewing terraces and watch the city's exquisite sunset view. At the end of a happy day, Trabzon City Tour ends at your hotel and we give free time until tomorrow's departure.

Day 3. Uzungol and Haldizen Valley

After breakfast at our hotel, we move to Uzungöl and make our first visit to a tea factory on the way. We learn the story of tea making and the secrets of brewing the best tea, and then we take a shopping break at the factory outlet. While we are ready to start shopping, we take a short shopping break at Sürmene Knife factory outlet on the road. We set off for Uzungöl again along the Solaklı Valley and arrive in Uzungöl, accompanied by the beauties of traditional village houses, tea, and hazelnut gardens. We start our visit in Uzungöl with the Observation Terrace, then visit the Artificial Waterfalls built to protect the lake from floods. We give you free time to participate in many activities in Uzungöl and its surroundings, and to spend pleasant time in decent restaurants and cafes with lake and nature views. We depart from Uzungöl at 16.00, arrive at your hotel at the end of a happy day, and give free time until tomorrow's departure.

Day 4. Hotel Checkout and Airport Transfer Istabul

Arrival and Overnight in Istanbul  Arrive in Istanbul Pick up from airport and transfer to hotel in Old City part of Istanbul Overnight stay in Istanbul (Included meals: No meal service )

Day 5. Byzantium and Ottoman Traces Full Day Tour and Overnight in Istanbul

Breakfast at the hotel Pick up from hotel around 08:00 - 08:30 and you have full day city tour. Places you will visit are; Hagia Sophia  An amazing architectural sample of Byzantium Era that was built in 537! A former Christian church and one of the most precious gem of the World Heritage. In 1453 during the conquest of Istanbul by Fatih Sultan Mehmed, converted into a mosque. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk converted it into a museum in 1935. Hagia Sophia also called as “the eighth wonder of the world”...   Blue Mosque  This imposingly beautiful mosque took its name because of its amazing blue tiled interior! It was built between 1609-1616 for Sultan Ahmet, and it is one of the two mosques in Turkey with six minarets! Besides of being a tourist attraction, it is also an active mosque which closes its door five times a day   Hippodrome of Constantinople  The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a public entertainment space intended for horse and chariot racings while gaining at the same time institutional and political dimensions. Its capacity was estimated to reach 100,000 viewers, while the total length was about 450 meters! Currently an elongated public garden, with many remains of the Hippodrome to remind us its greatness…   Cafer Aga Medresseh  Built in 1560 as a school, designed by Sinan on the orders of Cafer Ağa right next to Hagia Sophia. Nowadays hosts a cultural organisation for teaching and promoting traditional Turkish handicraft! Provides over 12 handicraft courses such as the popular art of marbling, painting, jewelery, porcelain, calligraphy, Ottoman language, ceramic and stained glass   Topkapi Imperial Palace  A wonderful palace that was the home for the Ottoman Sultans for over 400 years. It is a complex of small colorful buildings where most of the important decisions about the Ottoman Empire were taken! A place that also housed many unbelievable stories and intriguesi mostly between the wifes of the Sultans. Consists of four main courtyards and the Harem. It was converted into a museum in 1924 and declared as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1985. (Harem Section is not included in the program because it requires extra time and fees. Inform your guide if you want to spend more time there on your own)   Grand Bazaar  A huge undercovered bazaar and one of the most famous all over the world! It consists from 61 streets, over 4000 small shops, restaurants, traditional Turkish coffee shops, two mosques, four fountains and two hamams. A true labyrinth! You can find beautiful Turkish carpets, glazed tiles and pottery, copper and brassware, apparels made of leather, hand-painted ceramics, embroideries, fresh spices and herbs, glittering jewellery and all sorts of other thing   *At the end of your tour we will make your drop off to your hotel back . Overnight in Istanbul (Included meals: Breakfast & Lunch)

Day 6. Flight To Cappadocia & Cappadocia tour & Overnight in Cappadocia

Pick up from hotel for noon flight *Landing to Kayseri and transfer to Cappadocia *Overnight in Cappadocia .

Day 7. Cappadocia tour & Overnight in Cappadocia

Hot air balloon tour in the morning // PICK UP TIME WILL BE GIVEN Breakfast at the Hotel   *Pick up at 09:00-30 and You have second day regular tour    Our first real encounter with Cappadocia almost Martian landscape is in the Dervent valley. we visit Pasabag’s “fairy chimneys”, where the voice of the wind harmonizes with songs of the fairies. From here we pause at Avanos centre of terracotta art which is a popular destination because of its attractive old town with cobbled streets, and views over the river and is its production of earthenware pottery, it is also the most economic activity in the town. The ceramic trade in this district and its countless pottery factories date right back to the Hittites, and the ceramic clay  from the red silt of the Kızılırmak has always been used. A visit to ceramic & tile center to see how the ceramics made by hand. After lunch we visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum to see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia. People of Goreme, at the heart of the Cappadocia Region, realized that these soft rocks could be easily carved out to form houses, churches, monasteries. These Christian sanctuaries contain many examples of Byzantine art from the post-iconoclastic period. These frescoes are a unique artistic achievement from this period. We complete the tour with a visit to the Uchisar Rock-Castle which has the numerous hollowed-out containers, rock tombs, and a large water cistern all welcome you as silent witnesses to history and human life giving you a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia.   SPECIAL NOTES Guests must be able to walk approximately 1,5 miles over uneven and cobblestone surfaces. Comfortable shoes, a hat and plenty of sunscreen are recommended as shade is limited The order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion. Guests should watch their step at all times in order to avoid injuries. *Overnight in Capapdocia(Included meals: Breakfast & Lunch)

Day 8. Cappadocia tour &Flight to Istanbul&Overnight in Istanbul

Breakfast at the Hotel   *Pick up at 09:00-30 and You have second day  tour    Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley and explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the Gulludere valley.Then visit Cavusin village. Old Cavusin was abandoned several decades ago due to avalanches. The current village of Cavusin islocated on the road. Old Cavusin, with its rock-cut dwellings and stone houses, had several hermitages. The two most importantchurches in Cavusin are the Great Basilica dedicated to St. John the Baptist (located on the cliff above the village) and Cavusinchurch or the “Great Pigeon House” commemorating a visit of the famous Cappadocian Emperor Nicephorus Phocas. After lunchdrive to the Pigeon Valley. In the afternoon visit Kaymakli underground City, where early christians lived in fear and faith. The ancientname was Enegup. The houses in the village are constructed around the nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city,which is one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. The underground city was originally carved out as eight floors, however four floors are available to visit. In wartime about 5000 people can refuged in. The tunnels are still used todayas storage areas, stables, and cellars. On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar.  SPECIAL NOTES Guests must be able to walk approximately 1,5 miles over uneven and cobblestone surfaces. Comfortable shoes, a hat and plentyof sunscreen are recommended as shade is limited the order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion. Guestsshould watch their step at all times in order to avoid injuries. It is not recommended to visit underground cities for the guests who have asthma and claustrophobia.    *After tour transfer to Airport for your Istanbul flight   *Overnight in Itanbul    (Included meals: Breakfast & Lunch)

Day 9. Return Flight to Dubai

Free day & Transfer to airport depends on flight timing Breakfast at the hotel, pick up at 11:30 am and transfer to airport for your departure flight (Included meals: Breakfast)

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