Itinerary
- Day 1
Istanbul
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Erboy Hotel), Hotel (Grand Sirkeci Hotel (or similar))
Optional Activities
- Orientation walk to Galata Bridge over the Golden Horn
- Street food sampling at Galata Bridge area
Landmarks Galata Bridge Golden Horn Blue Mosque Hagia Sophia Topkapi Palace Grand Bazaar 
- Day 2
Istanbul
- Meals
- Breakfast (Traditional Turkish breakfast - fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, different kinds of cheese, eggs, jams, honey, clotted cream (kaymak), tea and fruit juice. Western options also available.), Lunch (Traditional Sultanahmet Kofte at Selim Usta)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Grand Sirkeci Hotel (or similar))
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Sultanahmet Square including the Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius, and Walled Obelisk
- Visit to Sultanahmet Blue Mosque
- Walking tour along Divan Road to Selim Usta for traditional Sultanahmet Kofte lunch
- Turkish coffee tasting in the Bedesten refectory area of the Grand Bazaar
- Visit to the Mosque of Rustem Pasa
- Visit to the spice market with baklava and Turkish delight tasting
Optional Activities
- Visit the 6th-century Sunken Palace cisterns
- Boat trip on the Bosphorus
- Climb Galata Tower for views of Istanbul skyline
Landmarks Sultanahmet Square (Hippodrome of Constantinople) Serpentine Column Obelisk of Theodosius Walled Obelisk Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) Grand Bazaar Mosque of Rustem Pasa Spice Market (Misir Carsisi) Sunken Palace Cisterns (Basilica Cistern) Galata Tower Bosphorus - Day 3
Istanbul
- Meals
- Lunch (Legendary Islak burger - spiced beef patty in soft bun drenched in garlicky tomato-based sauce, steamed to create signature 'wet' texture)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Grand Sirkeci Hotel (or similar))
Included Activities
- Tram journey across Golden Horn
- Tunel (historic underground train) journey
- Walking tour of Istiklal Caddesi district
- Visit to Inci Pastanesi bakery and café
- Try legendary Islak burger at Taksim Square
- Funicular railway journey to Kabatas
Optional Activities
- Visit Dolmabahce Palace
- Explore Karakoy district and try su boregi (cheese pastry)
- Dinner at Istanbul restaurants (book in advance)
Landmarks Istiklal Caddesi Inci Pastanesi Taksim Square Kabatas Dolmabahce Palace Karakoy 
- Day 4
Konya to Cappadocia
- Meals
- Lunch (Turkish classic lunch of lentil soup and doner kebab)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Grand Sirkeci Hotel (or similar))
Included Activities
- Visit to Catalhoyuk (world's first settlement)
- Visit to Sultanhani caravanserai
- Lunch of lentil soup and doner kebab
- Short walk and visit to painted rock churches in Ihlara Valley
Optional Activities
- Wine tasting - local Cappadocia wines
Landmarks Catalhoyuk Sultanhani Ihlara Valley Goreme - Day 5
Istanbul to Konya
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Konya Bera Hotel (or similar))
Included Activities
- Visit Mevlana Museum
Optional Activities
- Try cig kofte wraps at Kommagene restaurant
- Sample Konya etli ekmek (spiced meat flatbread pizza)
Landmarks Mevlana Museum - Day 6
Konya to Cappadocia
- Meals
- Lunch (Turkish classic lunch of lentil soup and doner kebab)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Zemi Hotel (or similar))
Included Activities
- Visit Catalhoyuk, the world's first true settlement
- Explore Sultanhani caravanserai
- Walk and visit painted rock churches in Ihlara Valley
- Tour wine cellar in Cappadocia
Optional Activities
- Wine tasting of local Cappadocian wine
Landmarks Catalhoyuk Sultanhani Caravanserai Ihlara Valley Goreme - Day 7
Cappadocia
- Meals
- Lunch (Turkish pide - Turkey's version of pizza, savoury oval-shaped baked bread with cheese and egg, ground meat and red pepper, or sucuklu pide embellished with garlicky spicy Kayseri sausage)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Zemi Hotel (or similar))
Included Activities
- Visit to Goreme Open Air Museum (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Exploration of rock-carved churches and monastic buildings
- Visit to Uchisar Castle with panoramic views
- Lunch of Turkish pide or sucuklu pide
Optional Activities
- Valley walk through Love Valley or Red Valley (approximately two to three hours, covering 4-5 kilometres/3-4 miles)
- Dinner featuring Kayseri yaglamasi (layered Turkish flatbread dish)
Landmarks Goreme Open Air Museum Uchisar Castle Love Valley Red Valley 
- Day 8
Cappadocia
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch venue not specified), Dinner (Pottery kebab - meat and vegetables cooked slowly in special clay pots sealed with dough, creating high temperature and pressure that increases flavor and tenderness. Hot sealed pots cracked open at table for spectacle and aroma release.)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Zemi Hotel (or similar))
Included Activities
- Visit to Kaymakli Underground City
- Exploration of four subterranean floors with stables, church, and storage areas
- Gentle walk in Soganli Valley
- Visit to rock churches along Soganli Valley
- Vineyard cellar tour
- Wine tasting - red, blush, white, and dessert wines
- Pottery kebab dinner
Landmarks Kaymakli Underground City Soganli Valley 
- Day 9
Goreme
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel
