Tour Overview
This 30-day itinerary follows the route: Italy → Turkey → Greece → Italy, visiting Rome, Naples, Istanbul, Cappadocia, Athens, Crete, Santorini, and Tuscany.
Please note: This itinerary can be reorganized according to your preferences. The order of destinations, duration of stays, and activities can be adjusted to match your travel expectations.
Italy Section
Day 1 - Arrival Rome
Arrive Rome Airport on international flight. Meet in the arrivals hall for private transfer to the hotel. Check-in with the remainder of the day free at leisure.
Overnight Rome
Day 2 - Private Vatican Walking Tour
Meet in the hotel lobby with your private tour guide and begin 3-hour morning walking tour visiting the Vatican & Sistine Chapel, an unforgettable adventure through Renaissance art and history. Explore the Vatican Museums and stand in awe of Michelangelo's breathtaking masterpieces within the Sistine Chapel. As you stroll through the structures of St. Peter's Basilica, take in the beauty of one of the oldest churches in Europe.
End of the morning tour with the afternoon & evening free at leisure.
Overnight Rome
Day 3 - Private Rome Walking Tour
Meet again in the hotel lobby with your private tour guide and begin an 8-hour walking tour of Rome covering the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Spanish Steps, Pantheon & Trevi Fountain. Dive into the beauty of ancient and modern Rome taking you through the heart of the Eternal City, from the Colosseum to the Roman Forum. Ascend Palatine Hill, where the mythological tale of Romulus and Remus unfolds. After a lunch break, stroll along the picturesque streets and piazzas, encountering landmarks like the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and the magnificent Piazza Navona, adorned with Bernini's fountain.
End of tour with the evening free at leisure.
Overnight Rome
Day 4 - Train to Naples
Breakfast, check-out and make your own way to Rome train station. Depart on train from Rome to Naples. Arrive Naples and private transfer to the hotel. Remainder of afternoon & evening at leisure.
Overnight Naples
Day 5 - Private Pompeii & Ercolano Tour + Flight to Istanbul
Breakfast at the hotel and check-out. Meet in hotel lobby with your private tour guide and begin 7-hour private Pompeii & Ercolano Tour. Skip the lines at Pompeii and enjoy a fully guided tour of the site covering the most important sights in this ancient city such as the Roman Forum, the baths and the Bordello. On the return to Naples, visit the Ercolano excavation site, another place devastated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. See the houses, objects, and even inhabitants, encased forever in ash. Learn about what life was like before their devastation.
End of tour with arrival back in Naples, collect luggage from hotel and private transfer to the airport. Depart on direct international flight from Naples to Istanbul. Arrive Istanbul Airport and meet for private transfer to the hotel.
Turkey Section
Day 1 - Arrival to Istanbul
Arrive Istanbul Airport on international flight. Meet for private transfer to the hotel.
Overnight Istanbul
Day 2 - Istanbul at leisure
Breakfast at the hotel with the day and evening free at leisure to relax and explore around Istanbul on your own.
Overnight Istanbul
Day 3 - Istanbul at leisure
Breakfast at the hotel with the day and evening free at leisure to relax and explore on your own.
Overnight Istanbul
Day 4 - Istanbul at leisure
Breakfast at the hotel with the day and evening free at leisure to relax and explore around Istanbul on your own.
Overnight Istanbul
Day 5 - Private Istanbul Sultanahmet Walking Tour
Meet in the hotel lobby with your private Istanbul tour guide and begin a walking tour taking you to some of the most important sights of the historical Sultanahmet area. Visit the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome-Obelisk, Grand Bazaar & Topkapi Palace. Approximate end of the day tour, after which the evening is then free at leisure.
Overnight Istanbul
Day 6 - Istanbul Bosphorus Tour + Flight to Cappadocia
Pickup from the hotel to join the half-day morning group tour which takes you for a cruise on the Bosphorus during which the guide provides you with information regarding the various historical sights that line its shores. The morning tour will also include a visit to the famous Spice Bazaar.
Approximate end of the morning tour with arrival back to the hotel. Pickup from the hotel for transfer to Istanbul Airport. Depart on direct domestic flight to Cappadocia. Arrive and meet in the arrivals hall for private transfer to the hotel, check-in with evening at leisure.
Overnight Cappadocia
Day 7 - Hot-Air Balloon Cappadocia
Early morning pickup from the hotel for the balloon shuttle transfer service to the take-off site. Watch preparation then enjoy the 1-hour flight over the Cappadocian Valley. On completion, return balloon shuttle transfer service back to the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel with the remainder of the day & evening then free at leisure for you to relax and explore around on your own.
Overnight Cappadocia
Day 8 - Private North Cappadocia Tour
Meet in the hotel lobby with your private Cappadocia guide and begin tour taking you to visit Devrent Valley & Pasabagi to see fairy chimneys & mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Break for lunch in Avanos, a small village on the river famous for its pottery. Then visit Goreme Open-Air Museum exploring numerous churches & monasteries carved from soft volcanic rock by Medieval orthodox monks. Also view Uchisar Natural Rock Castle. End of the day tour with drop off back to the hotel, evening at leisure.
Overnight Cappadocia
Day 9 - Cappadocia at leisure
Breakfast at the hotel with the day and evening free at leisure to relax and explore around on your own.
Overnight Cappadocia
Day 10 - Private South Cappadocia Tour
Meet again in the hotel lobby with your private Cappadocia guide and this time start with an approximately 4km hike in Red Valley exploring rock-cut churches and fairy chimneys as you make your way towards Cavusin. After lunch at a local restaurant, visit Kaymakli Underground City. The day tour also includes panoramic views at Pigeon Valley with its famous dovecotes. End of the day tour with drop off back to the hotel, evening free at leisure.
Overnight Cappadocia
Day 11 - Flight to Izmir & Private Ephesus Tour
Early morning pickup from the hotel for private transfer to the airport. Depart on direct domestic flight from Cappadocia to Izmir. Arrive at Izmir Airport and meet in the arrivals hall with your local private guide. Depart on the drive to Ephesus, said to be the best-preserved Greco-Roman city in the world. Here you see the Agora, Odeon, Curetes Street, Celsius Library, Roman Baths, Grand Theatre, Marble Street, etc. The tour will also include a short visit to the few remains of the Artemis Temple as well as to the village of Sirince. On completion of the sightseeing, drop off at the hotel, check-in with evening free at leisure.
Overnight Kusadasi
Day 12 - Private Pamukkale Tour
Meet in the hotel lobby with your private guide and depart to Pamukkale where you visit the natural formation of the travertines along with the ruins of Hierapolis with its Necropolis, Devil's Hole, Theater, etc. End of the day tour with arrival back to the hotel, evening free at leisure.
Overnight Kusadasi
Greece Section
Day 13 - Flight to Athens
Breakfast, check-out and free time at leisure. Pickup from the hotel for private transfer to Izmir Airport. Depart on direct flight from Izmir to Athens. Arrive Athens Airport and meet in the arrivals hall for private transfer to the hotel.
Overnight Athens
Day 14 - Athens at leisure
Breakfast at the hotel with the day and evening free at leisure to relax and explore around on your own.
Overnight Athens
Day 15 - Private Morning Athens City Walking Tour
Meet at metro station with your private local Athens guide to begin a 5.5-hour private Athens City, Acropolis & Acropolis Museum Walking Tour. Start with brief look at the collection of archaeological findings dating from classical times and discovered during excavations in the area. Continue to the elegant House of Parliament to watch the Change of Guards done by the famous Evzones, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Walk through the cool and shady National Garden and admire the neoclassical architecture of Zappeion Hall. Learn about the first Olympic Games of modern times and about prominent figures of Athens' recent history. Visit Zeus Temple and Hadrian's Arch from the Roman Era. Walk along the beautiful walkway until you reach the side entrance to the Acropolis. Continue to the Acropolis by entering the site from the south slope, in order to visit the first theater of antiquity, the Dionysus theater. On the Acropolis visit the Temple of Athena Nike, the Propylaea gateway, the Erechtheion and the Parthenon. Then head to the Acropolis Museum. Its unique design has incorporated excavations which are visible under glass floors. The Acropolis masterpieces are marked out and given the prominence they deserve. It exhibits about 4,000 artifacts.
Tour ends at the Acropolis Museum, and from here you have remainder of afternoon & evening at leisure.
Overnight Athens
Day 16 - Athens at leisure
Breakfast at the hotel with the day and evening free at leisure to relax and explore around on your own.
Overnight Athens
Day 17 - Flight to Heraklion
Pickup from the hotel for private transfer to Athens Airport. Depart on direct domestic flight to Heraklion. Arrive and meet in the arrivals hall for private transfer to the hotel. Afternoon & evening is free at leisure.
Overnight Heraklion
Day 18 - Heraklion at leisure
Breakfast at the hotel with the day and evening free at leisure to relax and explore around on your own.
Overnight Heraklion
Day 19 - Heraklion at leisure
Breakfast at the hotel with the day and evening free at leisure to relax and explore around on your own.
Overnight Heraklion
Day 20 - Ferry to Santorini
Pickup from the hotel for private transfer to Heraklion Port. Depart on fast ferry from Heraklion to Santorini. Arrive and meet at the port for private transfer to the hotel, afternoon & evening free at leisure.
Overnight Santorini
Day 21 - Santorini at leisure
Breakfast at the hotel with the day and evening free at leisure to relax and explore around on your own.
Overnight Santorini
Return to Italy Section
Day 22 - Flight to Rome + Train to Tuscany
Very early morning check-out and transfer to Santorini Airport. Depart on connecting flight from Santorini to Rome. Arrive Rome Airport and meet in the arrivals hall for private transfer to Rome train station. Depart on train from Rome to Tuscany. Arrive and meet up with your friends in the area.
Overnight Tuscany
Day 23 - Tuscany at leisure with friends
Day and evening is free at leisure with your local friends.
Overnight Tuscany
Day 24 - Train from Tuscany back to Rome
Make your own way back to rail station for departure. Depart on return train to Rome. Arrive and make your own way to the hotel.
Overnight Rome
Day 25 - Departure from Rome
Breakfast at the hotel with the morning free at leisure. Pickup from the hotel lobby for private transfer to Rome Airport. Depart on your outbound international flight.
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