Arrive at Istanbul airport, meet our representative
and get transferred to the hotel. Enjoy Lunch.
Later at 5:30pm, drive to a shopping mall and
spend some free time. Enjoy Local Dinner.
Overnight stay at Istanbul.
Istanbul Old City Walking Tour: Meet your guide at your hotel at around 08:30am. Visit
Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome Square and Islamic Arts Museum. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
Later visit Blue Mosque and St. Sophia Museum. Continue to the Grand Bazaar, visit the tomb of
Sultan Mahmoud and the Ottoman Cemeteries. The day ends at the Bazaar with free time for
shopping. Then return back to your hotel in Istanbul. Enjoy Local Dinner. Overnight stay at
Istanbul.
Istanbul Tour: Pick up at 08:30am and drive to Suleymaniye Mosque, constructed by Architect Sinan
by the order of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Then you will drive to Eyup, visiting the grave of
EbuSeybe El-Hudri one of the two definite graves of sahabas in Istanbul. Also, the shrines of Ka’b bin
Malik and Hamidullah El-Ensari are located here. Later go up to Pierre Loti Hill and get one the best views
of the city. From the hill, you will walk down through Eyup cemetery, where many Ottoman officials and
religious intellectuals are buried. After the stroll, you will reach the Mosque and tomb of Abu Ayyub Al-
Ansari. Later drive to Eminonu and enjoy lunch. Post lunch, experience a 2-hour cruise on the Bosphorus.
See the most impressive sights like Dolmabahce Palace, Ciragan Palace, Maiden´s Tower, Bosphorus bridges,
Rumeli and Anadolu fortresses and Ottoman Residences. Then you will get off at AnadoluKavagi pier, get on the
bus and drive to Yusha Hill, where Prophet Yusha bin Nun’s tomb is believed to be located. Return to Istanbul Hotel.
Bursa Tour: Pick up at 08:00am from the hotel. Start with a ferry to Yalova, enjoying the
lovely countryside view. Drive to Bursa, former Ottoman Capital. The city is frequently
cited as "Yesil Bursa" (meaning Green Bursa). Enjoy lunch, and later climb the Uludag
Mountain (the legendary Mount Olympos) by cable car (first stage) which is a favorite
center of the winter sports. Its richness of flora and fauna has made it into a National
Park and famous for summer activities like trekking and camping. Visit to Ulucami
(Grand Mosque) the major mosque of Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman
architecture, the Green Mosque and the Green Mausoleum the old Silk
Market in the Covered Bazaar. On the way back to Istanbul, you will stop
for dinner. Return to Istanbul hotel. Accommodation in Istanbul.
Train to Konya & Konya Tour: Pick up at 05:00am
and transfer to Pendik Train Station to take
07:30am train to Konya (~4hrs30mins). Arrive
Konya around 1200pm and start for Karaman. On
this day, you will be visiting The Tomb of Ashab
Mahmoud bin Hadi (one of the companions of
Prophet Mohammad), The Tomb of Mader-i Mevlana
(Mevlana's Mother), and The Tomb of Yunus Emre (11th-12th
century Turkish Poet & Sufi Mystic). Later enjoy lunch and start driving back
to Konya. On the way back, you may also visit Catalhoyuk , the largest and
best-preserved Neolithic settlement so far, also listed as Unesco World
Heritage Site. Arrive at your Konya Hotel and check in. Overnight stay at
Konya.
Tour Konya: Pickup at 1030am.Visit the Mevlana Mosque where you can offer your Friday namaz at
11:30am. After Namaz you will have lunch and visit Mevlana Museum and His Tomb, and The
Tomb of Sems-i Tebrizi (mentor of Mevlana). Then visit Alaeddin Mosque, principal monument in
the citadel of Konya. Then you will visit Karatay Madrasah (a religious school used during the
Seljuks), where various artifact from Seljuk and Ottoman times are exhibited. After the Madrasah,
you will visit the Tomb of Atesbaz-i Veli (the cook of Mevlana), who was one of the most important
characters of school of Mevlana and Mawlawiyah. After Local Dinner, you will watch the Whirling
Dervish performance - Zikr (dhikr - chanting) of the dervishes, which lasts around 1 hour. After the
performance, you will return back to your hotel. Overnight at Konya.
Depart for Cappadocia at 700am. On the way visit the 13th century Seljukian caravanserai "Sultanhan". Visit the
Cavusin Village. Enjoy some free time to explore the abandoned Cave Village. Visit the Pigeon Valley.
Based on the day schedule we shall try to visit the Goreme Open Museum, Selime Cathedral, Derinkuyu Underground
City, hlara Valley if possible. Accommodation in Cappadocia (B/L/D)
Early morning proceed for the Hot Air Balloon Ride. Return to the hotel and enjoy breakfast.
Later, check out from the hotel and start your sightseeing tour of Cappadocia. Visit Citadel of
Uçhisar, the highest point of Cappadocia with a huge big rock Castle with almost 300 caves.
Kaymaklı Undeground Cistern, Paaba valley, Famous for its Fairy Chimneys (Mushroom
shape rocks), Avanos is the center of pottery for 4000 years and Devrent Valley famous with its
new rock formations.
After the tour, get transferred to the airport to catch your flight to Istanbul. Arrive at
Istanbul and get transferred to a restaurant for Indian Dinner.
Later get transferred to the hotel and check in.
Overnight stay at Istanbul.
Pick up from the hotel depending on your
flight time and get transferred to the airport
for your flight back home. End of services.