Description
Istanbul – Cappadocia – Antalya
Day 1
Arrival to Istanbul, transfer to the hotel in Istanbul. Welcome – cocktail and information about the program.
Day 2 Istanbul – Ankara
After breakfast, visiting Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia – the church of divine wisdom – and the Blue Mosque. Depart for Ankara. Dinner and overnight in Ankara.
Day 3 Ankara – Urgup
After the breakfast, visiting Atatürk’s Mausoleum and the Museum of Anatolian civilisation. Driving to Ürgüp. Dinner and overnight in Ürgüp.
Day 4 Cappadocia
After breakfast, full days visit in Cappadocia. Visiting Göreme and Zelve with its fantastic early Churches carved into rocks and the underground city of Derinkuyu, where the early Christians hid. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5 Urgup – Tarsus
After breakfast, on the way visiting the Monastery “Eski Gümüs”. Passing the “Porta Cilicia”. We will arrive Tarsus, birthplace of St. Paul. Visiting the tombs of Dung and Daniel and the cave of the “Seven sleepers”. Dinner and overnight in Tarsus.
Day 6 Tarsus – Antalya
After breakfast, on the way, visiting the Limestone caves called “Heaven and Hell” and Aspendos, Perge, visited by St. Paul and Barnabas. Dinner and overnight in Antalya.
Day 7
After breakfast visiting the old city of Antalya.
Day 8
Transfer to the airport.