5-Night package Istanbul and Cappadocia Tour

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Istanbul, historically known as Constantinople has served as an Imperial capital for almost 1600 years and has a wealth of historical sites of great significance making this one of the most fascinating cities in the world to visit.

Cappadocia is a spectacular region in central Turkey, famed for its’ lunar landscape. Here you can admire the multi-coloured rock formations and picturesque fairy chimneys created from volcanic rocks as a result of erosion over the centuries. The area has also been an important religious place and underwent intensive emigration by the first Christians.

DAY 1 - Meeting at the airport and transfer to hotel – rest of day free.
DAY 2 - Classic Istanbul Tour.
On the second day, the full day tour covers some of the key sites in the Sultanahmet area of the city. The tour begins at the Haghia Sophia Museum which boasts the 4th largest dome in the world. This stunning building began as a Byzantine basilica built in the 6th century AD during the reign of Justinian and was an architectural innovation at the time. After this, the tour moves on to the nearby Blue Mosque, so called after the delicate designs of the Ottoman tiles which decorate the walls of the shrine; the mosque is identifiable by its’ six minarets. After lunch, the tour moves on to the Hippodrome, once the centre for sports and entertainment in old Constantinople, the Roman Capital; it was also a very important centre for politics. Finally, the tour ends with the magnificent Topkapi Palace, the Imperial residence of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th century. Home to the Imperial Treasury and the Cabinet, as well as being the site of the barracks for the Janissaries, the elite of the army, every corner of the palace tells about the splendour of the Ottomans.

Day 3 - City tour of Istanbul.
The following day the half day tour gives a comprehensive view of much of the city beginning with the remains of the Byzantine city walls and the Golden Horn, that atmospheric and much-photographed peninsula which geographically separates the historic centre from the rest of the city. It then proceeds to the Bosphorous Bridge which stretches across the Bosphorous Straits joining the continents of Europe and Asia, affording a panoramic view of the Asian shore. Before returning to the hotels at 13.30, there will be a shopping opportunity. Free time until transfer from hotel to Istanbul airport.



Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the first day. For transfers from Sabiha Gokcen Airport there is an additional return charge.
Duration:
Start/opening time: At 9am on the 2nd day.
End/closing time:Transfer to Kayseri airport go back to Istanbul at 8am.
Languages: in Russian.
Others: Included: 5 nights accommodation in 5 star hotels on BB basis, transfers to/from airports, entrance fees to places of visit, the shuttle service for the tours, professional guide, 2 lunches.