After breakfast at the hotel meet with the tour guide to depart on a full day Istanbul City Tour to explore some of the most important sights. Visit the Blue Mosque, the St Sophia, Hippodrome and Obelisk, Grand Bazaar and Topkapi Palace (excluding optional extra entrance to Harem room). After the tour, return to hotel with the evening then at leisure. Overnight in Istanbul

Depart from the hotel for a mornings cruise on the Bosphorous which seperates the East from West. During the cruise visit the Spice (Egyptian) Bazaar and Rumeli Fortress. At end of cruise, transfer back to your hotel with remainder of the day is at leisure. (There is the option to extend this to a full days tour including visits to Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorous Bridge and Camlica Hill for panoramic views.) In the early evening, meet for transfer from the hotel on to Istanbul bus station for overnight travel by intercity bus to Kusadasi (Note: Direct flights are also available if preffered, overnight stay would then be in a hotel in Kusadasi.)

If by overnight bus, arrival early morning and meet for transfer to the hotel/tour. Todays Ephesus sightseeing tour will take you to visit the remains of Artemis Temple, one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Then on to visit Ephesus Ancient City, the best preserved Greco-Roman city
in the world. After a lunch break depart for the House of Virgin Mary and visit the chapel where she is said to have spent her last days. Overnight in Kusadasi (or Selcuk if you prefer)

After breakfast and check out you will be met by the tour guide and depart for Pamukkale where you will have the chance to visit the natural travertens formed by lime deposits along with the ruins of Hierapolis. At the end of the tour day you will be transferred on to the bus station in Pamukkale for departure by overnight intercity bus to Cappadocia.

Meet at the bus station on your morning arrival and transfer to the hotel for a short rest. Then join on the full day Cappadocia tour to visit Devrent Valley and Monk's Valley (Pasabagi) where you will find the world famous fairy chimneys. Break for lunch in Avanos then on to Goreme Open-Air Museum to explore the numerous churches and monasteries with their frescoes. These churches and monasteries where carved from the soft volcanic stone and decorated by Medieval Orthodox Christian Monks around 1000-1200AD. Visit included to Ortahisar Natural Rock Castle for panoramic views. Return to hotel with the evening at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Breakfast at hotel, check out then depart on another full day tour this time starting with a visit to the famous Derinkuyu Underground City which was built as a defence and hiding site during the period of spreading Christianity. Then on to Cavusin Old Christian Village where you will find a triple Apse church and the monastery of St John the Baptist. In Sinasos Old Greek Village you find old Greek and Ottoman houses. The days touring includes an easy grade 3km hike through
Red Valley offering some great scenery that would otherwise not be accessible by car and a visit to Uchisar Natural Rock Castle. At end of tour, collect luggage from hotel reception and transfer on to the bus station for travel by overnight intercity bus to Istanbul (Note: Direct domestic flights in the evening to Istanbul are also available if you prefer.)