Itinerary
- Day 1
Istanbul
Optional Activities
- Explore Istanbul city
- Shopping
- Visit traditional Turkish café
- Day 2
Istanbul
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Spice Market shopping
- Bosphorus Cruise (1.5 hours)
- Blue Mosque visit
- Hippodrome visit
- Hagia Sophia visit
Optional Activities
- Further exploration of Spice Market at own pace
- Shopping at Grand Bazaar
Landmarks Spice Market Bosphorus Blue Mosque Hippodrome Hagia Sophia Grand Bazaar - Day 3
Istanbul to Ankara
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Topkapi Palace visit
Optional Activities
- Harem section at Topkapi Palace (entrance fee not included)
Landmarks Topkapi Palace Atatürk's Mausoleum - Day 4
Ankara to Cappadocia
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Anatolian Civilizations Museum visit
- Mausoleum of Atatürk visit
- Underground city exploration
Landmarks Anatolian Civilizations Museum Mausoleum of Atatürk - Day 5
Cappadocia
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Göreme Open Air Museum visit
- Uchisar Village visit
- Fairy chimneys exploration
- Derbent Valley rock formations exploration
- Traditional carpet and onyx workshop visits
Optional Activities
- Hot air balloon tour (early morning departure)
Landmarks Göreme Open Air Museum Uchisar Village Fairy Chimneys Derbent Valley - Day 6
Cappadocia to Pamukkale
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Sultanhan Caravanserai visit
- Cotton Steps exploration
- Hierapolis ancient city visit
Landmarks Sultanhan Caravanserai Cotton Steps Hierapolis 
- Day 7
Pamukkale to Ephesus to Izmir
- Meals
- Dinner (Group dinner)
Included Activities
- Ephesus ruins exploration
- Odeon visit
- Temple of Hadrian visit
- House of Love visit
- Library of Celsus visit
- Agora visit
- House of the Virgin Mary visit
- Leather production store shopping
Landmarks Ephesus Odeon Temple of Hadrian House of Love Library of Celsus Agora House of the Virgin Mary 
- Day 8
Izmir to Athens
Optional Activities
- Explore Athens
- Athens nightlife
- Relax at hotel
- Day 9
Athens
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Half Day Athens Sightseeing Tour
- Panathenaic Stadium visit
- Temple of Olympian Zeus view
- Hadrian's Arch view
- Parliament view
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier view
- Academy view
- University view
- National Library view
- Syntagma Square view
- Acropolis monuments exploration
- Propylaea visit
- Temple of Athena Nike visit
- Erechtheion visit
- Parthenon visit
- Acropolis Museum visit
Landmarks Panathenaic Stadium Temple of Olympian Zeus Hadrian's Arch Parliament Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Academy University National Library Syntagma Square Acropolis Propylaea Temple of Athena Nike Erechtheion Parthenon Acropolis Museum - Day 10
Athens to Hydra - Poros - Aegina
Included Activities
- Full-day Saronic Gulf cruise
- Hydra visit
- Poros visit
- Aegina visit
- Greek folk show (on return journey)
Optional Activities
- Temple of Aphaia visit in Aegina
- Church of Saint Nektarios visit in Aegina
- Moni Island beach escape in Aegina
- Pistachio groves scenic drive in Aegina
- Paleohora visit in Aegina
- Local taverna visit in Aegina
Landmarks Piraeus Port Hydra Poros Aegina Temple of Aphaia Church of Saint Nektarios Moni Island Marina Flisvos 
- Day 11
Depart Athens
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Last-minute shopping
- Last-minute exploring
- Relaxation at hotel
