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8 Days Highlights of Turkey Tour by Plane

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Ancient Wonders
Walk among ruins, temples, and timeless landmarks
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Other languages on request: Spanish
Group Size 2 - 15
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Istanbul

    Start point
    İstanbul Airport, İstanbul Airport Turkey, Istanbul, 34275, Türkiye (Gate 14 will be meeting point, 00:00 - 23:55)
    Accommodation
    Hotel 4* (Recital Hotel Old City )

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Istanbul
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  2. Day 2

    Istanbul - Kusadasi

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch
    Accommodation
    Hotel 4* (Efe butik hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Istanbul Bosphorus Boat Cruise
    • Spice Market (Egyptian Bazaar) tour
    Landmarks
    Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar)
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  3. Day 3

    Kusadasi - Pamukkale

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant)
    Accommodation
    Hotel 4* (Efe butik hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Full-day guided tour to Pamukkale
    • Visit to Hierapolis ancient site
    • Thermal pool experience
    Landmarks
    Pamukkale
    Hierapolis
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  4. Day 4

    Ephesus - Cappadocia

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch
    Accommodation
    Hotel 4* (temenni evi cave hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Fully guided tour of Ephesus
    • Temple of Artemis visit
    • Curetes Street visit
    • Roman baths visit
    • Celsus Library visit
    • Grand Theatre visit
    • House of the Virgin Mary visit
    • Carpet weaving centre visit
    Landmarks
    Temple of Artemis
    Curetes Street
    Celsus Library
    Grand Theatre
    House of the Virgin Mary
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  5. Day 5

    Cappadocia

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch
    Accommodation
    Hotel 4* (temenni evi cave hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Goreme Open-Air Museum visit
    • Cavusin Village visit
    • Pasabag Valley (Monks Valley) visit
    • Devrent Valley (Imagination Valley) visit
    • Avanos Town visit with pottery demonstration
    • Esentepe Panoramic Viewpoint

    Optional Activities

    • Sunrise hot air balloon flight
    Landmarks
    Goreme Open-Air Museum
    Cavusin Village
    Pasabag Valley (Monks Valley)
    Devrent Valley (Imagination Valley)
    Avanos Town
    Esentepe Panoramic Viewpoint
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  6. Day 6

    Cappadocia - Istanbul

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel 4* (Recital Hotel Old City )
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  7. Day 7

    Istanbul

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch
    Accommodation
    Hotel 4* (Recital Hotel Old City )

    Included Activities

    • St. Sophia visit
    • Topkapi Palace visit
    • Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque (Blue Mosque) visit
    • Hippodrome visit
    • Grand Covered Bazaar visit
    Landmarks
    St. Sophia
    Topkapi Palace
    Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque (Blue Mosque)
    Hippodrome
    Obelisk of Theodosius
    Serpentine Column
    Column of Constantine
    Grand Covered Bazaar
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  8. Day 8

    Istanbul

    End point
    İstanbul Airport, İstanbul Airport Turkey, Istanbul, 34275, Türkiye (Departure Terminal , 00:00 - 23:55)
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4.6
Overall rating based on 21 Reviews
  • Itinerary
    4.7
  • Transport
    4.5
  • Guide
    4.8
  • Accommodation
    4.4
  • Food
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  • 4.6

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  • 8 Days Highlights of Turkey Tour by Plane reviewer 1
    June 23rd, 2026
    The tour operator doing good job
    Traveled in June 2026
  • A
    June 19th, 2026
    This tour was incredible value for money. We are usually independent travellers but given the distances Pumakkale,...
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  • W
    June 8th, 2026
    Not enough advance information about the details of the tour in advance, ie long airport transfers and especially our...
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    Traveled in May 2026
  • 8 Days Highlights of Turkey Tour by Plane reviewer 4
    May 25th, 2026
    Overall, we had fun, but I felt like I had to fight for everything we paid for. Tour Radar gave my nickname to Guide...
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    Traveled in May 2026
  • A
    May 17th, 2026
    Our walking tour started in old city of Instanbul going to Blue Mosque Topkapi Palace and cruise the Bosphorus river...
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  • J
    April 25th, 2026
    Yesra and driver were an excellent team. Very safe driving between locations and when on site excellent information...
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    Traveled in April 2026
  • 8 Days Highlights of Turkey Tour by Plane reviewer 7
    April 25th, 2026
    Yesra was our guide and did a great job
    Traveled in April 2026
  • G
    April 25th, 2026
    Excellent highlights of Turkey
    Traveled in April 2026
  • K
    April 25th, 2026
    Took the tour from Yesra and Murat. Very interesting, educational and very knowledgeable about each stop on our...
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    Traveled in April 2026
  • 8 Days Highlights of Turkey Tour by Plane reviewer 10
    April 3rd, 2026
    Led by Bunyamin
    We had a great trip. All very good guides and nice hotels.
    Traveled in March 2026

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    Tara

    Asked on April 23rd, 2026

    Will there be a tour leaving Oct 11? If so, could we be picked up at the airport and get our room at 12:05 am? And then look after ourselves till the group meeting?

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      Tara

      TravelerWritten April 2026

      Is it safe to travel?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten April 2026

      your last question yes its safe to travel Turkey. our groups are travelling without any safety concerns.

      about check in at 12:05 am

      you should make it clear 12:05 am means ( october 10 to 11 night or 11 to 12 night ?)

      if you are arriving the connecting night from 10 october to 11 october you should book an extra night because the hotel check in time is at 2 pm in october 11

      if you will arrive connecting night from 11 to 12 october this will not be a problem

      as i wrote the 12:05 am is important if its 11 or 12 october.

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      Tara

      TravelerWritten April 2026

      Our flight would leave naples on the evening of Oct 10 and arrive in Istanbul that night at 12:05 am. So just after midnight the 11th. So that means the tour hotel accommodation would start the night of the 11th and our arrival at midnight would be considered the night of the 10th for which we'd have to pay an extra night. Correct? How much would that cost?

      Do you actually start new tours most days?

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      Tara

      TravelerWritten April 2026

      Or do you combine some dates and change the start date so that you have a large enough group?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten April 2026

      in this case depart from naples in 10th evening and arrival 11 midnight to istanbul it counts as 10 th arrival and you will need 1 night pre accomodation.
      a double room is per night is 130 us dollars including breakfast. if you are agree on that we can add extra night and open quotation for booking.
      our tours are departing everyday and we have guests for every departure

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    Alyssa

    Asked on February 22nd, 2026

    Does this tour include a visit to an underground city? If so, which one?

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    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten February 2026

      the tour is included kaymakli underground city visit.

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    Claudia

    Asked on February 18th, 2026

    wondering about the washroom availability on the excursions and bus

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    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten February 2026

      in turkey there are no washrooms in any buses
      by the way we dont use big buses , our groups are 8-10 people max. And we dont use the land transportation for long hours

      in visiting places there are washrooms

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    Craig

    Asked on February 8th, 2026

    What time does the actual tour start with the cruise in Istanbul? Is it possible to add an extra day at the start, really just the hotel reservation for a free un-guided day?

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    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten February 2026

      The first day of tour ( arrival day) is a free day and there is no guided tour on this day

      if you want another extra free day it will cost you 145 us dollars for a night for a double room

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      Craig

      TravelerWritten February 2026

      Are credit cards or phone GooglePay generally accepted, or do I need to carry cash? Euros, or Turkish Lira? Are ATM widely available?

      Do I need the TourRadar app, or will all communication be direct (WhatsApp or email)?

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    Tina

    Asked on February 7th, 2026

    Is this a guaranteed departure? I'm coming from Australia so that's important

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      Tina

      TravelerWritten February 2026

      Do you include in any optional event seeing the Whirling Dervishes or should I organise that in evening of 5 June?

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      Tina

      TravelerWritten February 2026

      If the weather isn't good on scheduled morning of the balloon ride and it's canceled is it possible to move easily to the next morning?

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      Tina

      TravelerWritten February 2026

      Do we have to opportunity to bath in the hot springs?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten February 2026

      Our tours has guaranteed departure even if we have 1 person

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten February 2026

      We can arrange whirling dervishes show in cappadocia our team can contact with you after booking

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten February 2026

      Yes hot air ballon can move to next morning in case of cancellation please note in case of any cancellation the next day price can change

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten February 2026

      Hot springs in pamukkale is not deep only 30-35 cm max depth. You can take walk or sit into the water. Cleopatra pool can be an option for swimming but its closed now due to renovation and reopening date is unknown

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    Wendy

    Asked on December 3rd, 2025

    How much is the hot air balloon ride? She'd like to include the south Cappadocia tour on day 6. How much will it cost? How much is the entrance fees for all the museums/attractions?

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    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten December 2025

      Hot air balloon price is changing between 150-250 us dollars until a day before of flight we cannot give a definite price. Our Cappadocia tour in day 5 is already a mix of north and south tour only underground city is excluded. Entrance fees are total 215 euros.

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    Roger

    Asked on November 1st, 2025

    Does the tour price include all entrance fee to all the visited sights? Is this a small group tour? what vehicle use for the tour? The age of the vehicle?

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    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten November 2025

      none of entrance fees are included they are all extra, we are using mercedes sprinter or vito, we dont have only one vehicle and their ages from 2025 model to 2015 model max 10 years

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    Janet

    Asked on October 24th, 2025

    Is it possible to include Gallipoli?

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    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten October 2025

      we can add one day extra to the end of the tour and you can make a daily gallipoli tour from Istanbul. this will cost you per person 250 us dollars extra with a group tour to gallipoli and extra night in Istanbul.

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      Janet

      TravelerWritten October 2025

      How many people would be in the group?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten October 2025

      our groups are not bigger than 8-10 people

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      Janet

      TravelerWritten October 2025

      Do you have any 7-10 day tours by plane which include Gallipoli? What is the drive time from Kusadasi to Pamukkale? How long is Bosphorus Boat Cruise? What time is hot air balloon if we decide to do it? Can we book it from hotel at the time? Cost of entrance fees for all sightseeing. How far is Gallipoli from Istanbul? Can we stay 1 night if a lot of driving?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten October 2025

      drive from kusadasi to pamukkale is 2,5 hours. bosphorus boat cruise is 1,5 hours. hot air balloon in cappadocia is before sunrise in march around 5:30 am. you can book it untill a day before. total entrance fees are 215 us dollars equal to 375 nzd per person. gallipoli from istanbul is about 4 hours driving. we can add one night extra accommodation in canakkale in this day this will cost you extra 80 us dollars per person.

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      Janet

      TravelerWritten October 2025

      Are the lunches provided packed lunches or eat in lunches? Can we pay the entrance fees with the tour package?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten October 2025

      the lunches are in local restaurants we dont provide pack lunch. entrance fees can add to the package as 375 nzd in advance per person and during the tour you dont need to pay entrance fees.

    • J

      Janet

      TravelerWritten October 2025

      Can you just outline the cancellation policy please?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten October 2025

      Cancellation Penalties – Package Tours: Until 61days to departure: full refund will be given. 60–31 days: 35% of the total tour price will apply as cancellation penalty. 30-15 days: 50% of the total tour price apply as cancellation penalty. 14-7 days: 80% of the total tour price apply as cancellation penalty. Within 6 days or no-show: 100% of the total tour price apply as cancellation penalty.

    • J

      Janet

      TravelerWritten November 2025

      My husband is vegetarian so will he be catered for lunches?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten November 2025

      vegeterian food is available

    • J

      Janet

      TravelerWritten November 2025

      Will we be picked up from airport and taken to hotel or do we need to make our own transfers to hotel?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten November 2025

      in arrival and departure days transfers will provide

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    Anthony

    Asked on September 17th, 2025

    1. Would it be possible for them to leave some of their excess luggage at the first hotel in Istanbul and collect it upon their return? 2. Could you please confirm whether there is availability for this departure and if it is guaranteed to go ahead?

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    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten September 2025

      Yes they can store the bags in istanbul and pick on return to istanbul. Second question, yes we have availability and guaranteed departure for May 12 2026.

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    Valerie

    Asked on September 15th, 2025

    Is transfer from Hotel to Airport included? We are flying at 8:00 am in the morning and have to leave early from the hotel. What are the initial payment to get this spot? What are the prices and lists for the excursions? Do we need to pay in Lira? Is there any payment for the flights?

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    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten September 2025

      Airport transfers are available any time of day and night. Initial installment options depend on departure date. Optional tours include: Istanbul Bosphorus dinner cruise (70 USD per person), Cappadocia hot air balloon flight (250-350 USD per person), Cappadocia Turkish night with dinner (70 USD per person). Flights are included with 15 kg check-in and 8 kg cabin bag. Extra luggage weights have additional payment.

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      Valerie

      TravelerWritten September 2025

      Can we book with another agency for a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia?

    • Guide of EphesusOperatorWritten September 2025

      You can book from other companies, but return times should fit our tour start times. If there's a delay because of the balloon ride, we won't wait if you book from another company.

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