Tour Name : South Turkey Tours 7 / 8 Day Trip
Travel Duration : 7Night 8 Day
Service Level : Private Tours
Travel Destinations : Antalya, Beysehir, Konya, Cappadocia, Ankara, Istanbul
DAY 1:Antalya- Beysehir
Will be met at the Antalya airport, assistance and transfer to the hotel. There you will have a briefing . Overnight in Antalya..
Day 2 : Beysehir-Konya
After breakfast drive to Beysehir via the Taurus Mountains. Visit Esrefoglu Mosque, one of the best examples of wooden mosques from 13th century. Drive to Konya. Dinner and overnight in Konya.
Day 3: Konya -Cappadocia
After breakfast a panaromic city tour in Konya, called in the antiquity ikonion, the center of the Anatolian Seljuks. Visit the theology school Karatay Medrese, Selim Mosque, The Monastery of Whirling Derwishes. Drive furher over the plateaus to Ihlara. On the way, visit Sultanhani Caravanserai located on the Silk Road. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 4:Cappadocia
After breakfast, day excursion in the nature wonder Cappadocia where history and nature mixed. Visit the cave houses and a carpet production center, an onyx atelier and a pottery pruduction center. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5 :Cappadocia -Ankara
After breakfast visit the underground city Derinkuyu, made of labyrintic tunnels. Drive along the Salt Lake to Ankara, in Ankara visit Mouseleum of Ataturk, The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, the richest Hittite Museum
placed in an old caravanserai. Dinner and overnight in Ankara.
Day 6 :Ankara -Bolu
After breakfast, drive to Istanbul via Bolu. Free time in the afternoon. The participants can go shopping. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.
Day 7: Bolu- Istanbul
After breakfast, visit Karia Monastery, where there are excellent mosaics from Byzantine Era. Suleymaniye Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Covered Bazaar. Dinner and overnight in İstanbul
Day 8 : Istanbul end of Tours
After breakfast transfer to the airport and flight. (Optional one week extension.)
