Itinerary
- Day 1
Departure to Turkey
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Elite World Hotel)
- Day 2
Istanbul
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Elite World Hotel)
- Day 3
Istanbul
- Meals
- Dinner (Ottoman-inspired cuisine at local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Elite World Hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Blue Mosque (17th-century)
- Visit Hippodrome (former Roman sporting and social center)
- Visit Hagia Sophia (UNESCO)
- Visit Topkapi Palace and Harem
- Ottoman-inspired dinner at local restaurant
Landmarks Blue Mosque Hippodrome Hagia Sophia Topkapi Palace - Day 4
Istanbul
- Accommodation
- Hotel (En Hotel)
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Golden Horn district
- Visit Spice Market
- Multiple tastings of Turkish specialties from local street vendors
- Bosphorus Strait cruise between Europe and Asia
Optional Activities
- Visit Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art
- Hammam Turkish Bath Experience - $99.00 pp
Landmarks Spice Market Bosphorus Strait Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art - Day 5
Istanbul to Izmir
- Meals
- Dinner (Diner's Choice - select from variety of local restaurants)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (En Hotel)
Included Activities
- Included dinner at Diner's Choice - select from variety of local restaurants
Optional Activities
- Explore seafront promenade with shops and restaurants
- Day 6
Izmir to Ephesus to Sirince
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Arp Hotel)
Included Activities
- In-depth tour of Ancient Ephesus (UNESCO) - Terrace Houses walking tour
- Visit Library of Celsus
- Visit Temple of Artemis ruins
- Visit Archeological Museum
- Travel to Sirince hilltop village
- Relax at local café and taste traditional Turkish coffee
- Optional Turkish coffee fortune readings from local residents
Landmarks Ancient Ephesus Library of Celsus Temple of Artemis Sirince - Day 7
Sirince to Pamukkale to Dalyan
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Arp Hotel)
Included Activities
- Nazar boncuk (evil eye) talisman crafting workshop
- Visit Pamukkale Cotton Castle (UNESCO) - natural cascading thermal pools and white limestone
- Guided tour of archeological site via golf cart
- Visit local museum
- Free time to visit Cotton Candy pools
Landmarks Pamukkale 
- Day 8
Dalyan
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Bayir Diamond Hotel)
Included Activities
- Tour ruins of Ancient Kaunos
- Boat trip along river to Mediterranean Sea through marshland
- Swimming stops (weather permitting)
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Loggerhead turtle rescue and conservation center visit
Landmarks Ancient Kaunos Dalyan River - Day 9
Dalyan to Konya
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch stop in downtown Burdur), Dinner (Dinner at hotel)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Zemi Hotel)
Included Activities
- Travel along ancient Silk Road trading route
- Lunch stop in Burdur
- Included dinner at hotel
Optional Activities
- Explore downtown Burdur during lunch stop
- Day 10
Konya to Cappadocia
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Zemi Hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Mevlâna Museum (world center of Whirling Dervishes)
- Visit Sultanhani Caravanserai
- Tour one of Cappadocia's famous underground cities
Landmarks Mevlâna Museum Sultanhani Caravanserai 
- Day 11
Cappadocia
- Meals
- Lunch (Hands-on cooking class meal - home-cooked manti (traditional Turkish meat-stuffed dumplings))
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Zemi Hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Göreme Open-Air Museum (UNESCO) - 11 early Christian rock-cut churches and monasteries
- Hands-on cooking class at local family restaurant using garden vegetables
- Meal of home-cooked manti (traditional Turkish meat-stuffed dumplings)
- Visit pottery workshop
- Whirling Dervishes ceremony
Optional Activities
- Cappadocia Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride - $275.00 pp
Landmarks Göreme Open-Air Museum - Day 12
Cappadocia
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Elite World Hotel)
Included Activities
- Countryside walk in Love Valley
- Learn traditional Turkish carpet weaving techniques - silkworm cultivation to dyeing and patterning
Landmarks Love Valley - Day 13
Cappadocia to Istanbul
- Meals
- Dinner (Farewell dinner at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Grand Bazaar
- Farewell dinner at local restaurant
Landmarks Grand Bazaar - Day 14
Istanbul Departure
