Istanbul 3 Nights, Cappadocia 2 Nights, Izmir 2 Nights, Pamukkale 1 Night & Antalya 2 Nights Group Tour – 10 Nights 11 Days with Domestic Flights is a small-group multi-day tour (10 nights 11 days) visiting Istanbul, Cappadocia, Izmir, Pamukkale and Antalya. Prices start from €1,316 per person. Included: Shuttle transfer Izmir – Pamukkale (by road).
A group tour that travels like the ancient caravans – overland from the Aegean to the Mediterranean with a night at Pamukkale: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Izmir, Pamukkale and Antalya in 10 nights. Instead of a domestic flight, a shuttle brings you from the coast to the white travertines, you sleep in a thermal hotel, and the next day's guided Pamukkale tour continues straight to your hotel in Antalya. You stay in hand-picked hotels of your chosen category and join small group excursions led by a professional English-speaking guide.
The historic peninsula of Sultanahmet is the heart of old Constantinople: Hagia Sophia, built by Emperor Justinian in 537 and for almost a thousand years the largest church in the world, the Blue Mosque with more than 20,000 hand-painted İznik tiles, the Hippodrome with its Egyptian obelisk and Topkapı Palace, from where the Ottoman sultans ruled an empire on three continents. The Grand Bazaar, with some 4,000 shops under its vaulted roofs, is one of the oldest covered markets in the world.
Dolmabahçe Palace, with its crystal staircase and the largest Bohemian chandelier in the world, was the last residence of the Ottoman sultans and the place where Atatürk died. Along the Golden Horn you visit the Eyüp Sultan Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam, ride the cable car up to the Pierre Loti café for the famous view over the inlet and walk through the colourful houses and old churches of Balat.
In the north of the region you climb to the viewpoint of Uçhisar Castle, the tallest rock citadel of Cappadocia, and step inside the Göreme Open-Air Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose rock-cut churches such as the Dark Church preserve vivid Byzantine frescoes. The mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys of Paşabağ (Monks Valley), the animal-shaped rocks of Devrent (Imagination Valley) and the pottery town of Avanos on the Red River complete the day.
A cruise on the Bosphorus is the best way to understand Istanbul: the strait between Europe and Asia is lined with Ottoman palaces such as Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi, the baroque Ortaköy Mosque, the Rumeli Fortress built by Mehmed the Conqueror and elegant wooden waterside mansions called yalı. Before the boat trip you visit the Spice Bazaar, built in 1664 and still full of spices, teas and Turkish delight.
Ephesus was the capital of Roman Asia and one of the largest cities of the ancient world: the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre and the marble Curetes Street are among the finest Roman monuments anywhere. The tour also visits the House of the Virgin Mary, the Temple of Artemis – one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – and the wine village of Şirince with its old Greek stone houses.
In Kaleiçi, the historic walled quarter of Antalya, cobbled lanes lead past restored Ottoman mansions to Hadrian's Gate, built in honour of the Roman emperor in 130 AD, the Clock Tower and the fluted Yivli Minaret, the symbol of the city. The Lower Düden Waterfall pours straight off the cliffs into the sea, and a boat trip along the coast shows you the old Roman harbour and the Falez cliffs from the water.
Instead of flying, this itinerary crosses inland by road and spends a night at Pamukkale, the "Cotton Castle", a UNESCO World Heritage Site where calcium-rich thermal springs have built brilliant white travertine terraces. Staying overnight in a thermal hotel lets you visit the terraces and the ancient spa city of Hierapolis – with its monumental theatre, necropolis and Cleopatra's Antique Pool – in the fresh morning light, and even take a sunrise balloon flight, before the tour continues over the Taurus Mountains to Antalya.
Choose your hotel category for every stop – 3★: Ilkbal Deluxe Hotel Istanbul and Cappadocia Balloon Cave and ibis Izmir Alsancak and Lycus River Thermal Hotel and Mediterra Art Hotel; 4★: Antik Hotel Istanbul and Monark Hotel Cappadocia and Kaya Prestige Hotel and Lycus River Thermal Hotel and Sky Luxe Hotel Konyaaltı; 5★: Eresin Hotels Topkapi and DoubleTree by Hilton Avanos - Cappadocia and Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Izmir and Lycus River Thermal Hotel and Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Antalya. All prices are per person in a double room for the whole package and change with the travel season; the shuttle to Pamukkale, the Pamukkale tour with onward transfer to Antalya, any domestic flights shown in the itinerary, airport transfers, guided excursions, lunches on tour days and entrance fees are included. A sunrise balloon flight over Pamukkale can be added as an option.
| Tour type | Shared small group · multi-day tour |
|---|---|
| Duration | 10 Nights 11 Days |
| Price | From €1,316 per person |
| Departures | Every day |
| Guide | English-speaking licensed guide |
| Stops | 5 |
| Entrance fees | Included |
| Booking | Instant request online, confirmation within 24 hours · TÜRSAB-licensed operator (A-5751) |
| Payment | Deposit only: the first night's hotel cost (plus domestic flight / ferry tickets, if included) to confirm your booking · balance paid on arrival at the start of the tour |
| Last updated | November 2026 |
Your full program, day by day — click a day to see every stop.
Welcome to Turkey! On arrival at Istanbul Airport (IST) you are met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free. Overnight in Istanbul.
Your guide collects you after breakfast for a full day in the historic peninsula of Sultanahmet, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit Hagia Sophia, for almost a thousand years the largest church in the world, the Blue Mosque with its six minarets and İznik tiles, the Hippodrome of Constantinople and Topkapı Palace, residence of the Ottoman sultans for four centuries, with its treasury and harem courtyards. After lunch in a local restaurant you end the day in the Grand Bazaar. Entrance fees to Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace and lunch are included. Overnight in Istanbul.
Optional (evening): Bosphorus dinner cruise with show – dinner on board, a night cruise along the illuminated Bosphorus and a Turkish show; hotel pick-up and drop-off included. €50 per person, not included in the package price.
A full day on both shores of the Golden Horn: the opulent Dolmabahçe Palace, last home of the Ottoman sultans and of Atatürk, a boat ride and lunch, the Eyüp Sultan Mosque, a cable car ride up to the Pierre Loti hill for the panorama over the Golden Horn, the colourful streets of Balat and the Spice Bazaar. Lunch is included. Overnight in Istanbul.
A free morning to explore Istanbul at your own pace (hotel check-out, luggage stays with the group). In the afternoon your guide takes you to the Spice Bazaar, fragrant with Turkish delight, spices and dried fruit, and on a boat cruise along the Bosphorus between Europe and Asia, passing Dolmabahçe Palace, Ortaköy Mosque, the Bosphorus Bridge, Rumeli Fortress and the wooden waterside mansions. In the evening you are transferred to Istanbul Airport (IST) for your domestic flight to Cappadocia (included). On arrival at Nevşehir Cappadocia Airport (NAV) you are met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Your guide collects you after breakfast for the classic North Cappadocia tour. Take in the panorama from Uçhisar Castle, the highest rock citadel in the region, visit the rock-cut churches and frescoes of the Göreme Open-Air Museum, and walk among the fairy chimneys of Paşabağ (Monks Valley) and Devrent (Imagination Valley). After lunch in a local restaurant you stop in Avanos, famous for its pottery made from the red clay of the Kızılırmak river. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Optional (sunrise): Sunrise hot-air balloon flight over Cappadocia – hotel pick-up and drop-off and full insurance included. €120 per person (€170 from 24 December to 4 January), not included in the package price. No prepayment: paid in cash the day before the flight, and if the balloons cannot fly because of the weather you pay nothing. The final price is confirmed about one month before the flight.
After breakfast you are transferred to Nevşehir Cappadocia Airport (NAV) for your domestic flight to Izmir (direct or via Istanbul, included). On arrival at Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) you are met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free. Overnight in Izmir.
After breakfast you drive south from Izmir to Ephesus, the best-preserved Greco-Roman city in the Mediterranean. Walk down Curetes Street to the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre, visit the House of the Virgin Mary and the Temple of Artemis, and end the day in the hillside village of Şirince, famous for its fruit wines. Lunch is included. Overnight in Izmir.
After breakfast you check out and travel by shuttle transfer from your hotel in Izmir to Pamukkale (about 3 hours). Check in at your thermal hotel in Karahayıt, a few minutes from the travertines, and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure in the hot springs. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.
After breakfast the guided Pamukkale tour picks you up at your hotel. Walk barefoot on the dazzling white travertine terraces, explore the ancient spa city of Hierapolis with its great theatre and necropolis, and – if you like – swim in Cleopatra's Antique Pool (optional, extra). After lunch you continue with the tour by road across the Taurus Mountains to Antalya, where you are dropped off at your hotel in the evening. Overnight in Antalya.
Optional (sunrise): Sunrise hot-air balloon flight over Pamukkale – float over the white travertines and Hierapolis at dawn before the day's tour; hotel pick-up and drop-off and full insurance included. €120 per person, not included in the package price; paid locally, and if the balloons cannot fly because of the weather you pay nothing.
After breakfast your guide collects you for a full day in Antalya. You stroll through Kaleiçi, the old walled town, passing Hadrian's Gate, the Clock Tower and the Yivli Minaret, and visit the Lower Düden Waterfall where the river plunges straight into the Mediterranean. A relaxing boat trip along the coast shows you the cliffs and the old harbour from the sea. Lunch is included. Overnight in Antalya.
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Antalya Airport (AYT) for your flight home (direct or connecting in Istanbul). End of our services.
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