11 Days Istanbul –Ankara– Cappadocia–Konya- Pamukk

DAY 01: THURSDAY / ISTANBUL

Arrive Istanbul. Meet and greet. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul

DAY 02: FRIDAY / ISTANBUL

Visit famous Spice Market, transfer to pier, and take a cruise along Bosphorus. Next, visit Asian side of Istanbul, crossing the transcontinental Bosphorus Bridge, connecting Europe and Asia, and return to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul (Breakfast)

DAY 03: SATURDAY / ISTANBUL

Chance to visit and discover Byzantine and Ottoman treasures. Enjoy the wonders of the Hippodrome Square, Hagia Sophia Museum, the Blue Mosque, the Royal Topkapi Palace and the historical Grand Bazaar. Overnight in Istanbul (Breakfast)

DAY 04: SUNDAY / ISTANBUL - ANKARA - CAPPADOCIA

Transfer to Ataturk airport. Fly to Ankara. Visit the Anatolian Civilizations Museum. After lunch, continue to Cappadocia for dinner and overnight. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

DAY 05 MONDAY / CAPPADOCIA

Discover Cappadocia; unusual spaceland, the fairy chimneys, troglodyte dwellings and underground cities built by Christians in 7th century. Visit the Goreme Valley, Zelve, Uchisar and the underground city of Kaymakli. Overnight in Cappadocia. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

DAY 06 TUESDAY / CAPPADOCIA - KONYA - PAMUKKALE

Drive to Pamukkale via Konya. Visit the Mevlana Museum. Overnight in Pamukkale. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

DAY 07 WEDNESDAY / PAMUKKALE - KUSADASI

Morning visit to ancient city of Hierapolis, and enjoy the warm mineral waters of Pamukkale, formed by tons of limestone deposits. Drive to Aphrodisias, one of the most beautiful ancient cities in Turkey. Drive to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.  (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

DAY 08 THURSDAY / KUSADASI 

Visit the Ionian city of Ephesus from the 1st century BC. Continue to visit the Basilica of St. John and the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent her final days. Overnight in Kusadasi (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

DAY 09 FRIDAY / KUSADASI - PERGAMON - CANAKKALE

Drive to Pergamon and visit the Greco Roman city built on four rising terraces and the Asclepion. Overnight in Canakkale. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

DAY 10 SATURDAY / CANAKKALE - ISTANBUL

Drive to Troy, the legendary town in the Iliad of Homer, the site of the Trojan Wars. Cross the Dardanelles by ferry, overnight in Istanbul. (Breakfast, Lunch)

DAY 11 SUNDAY / ISTANBUL - END

Transfer to airport for departure. End of our services. (Breakfast)

Package Cost :

On Request

Tour Rate Includes: -    

• 10 nights hotel accommodation at mentioned hotels (or similar),
• All transfers,
• Daily breakfast, 7 lunches, 6 dinners,
• Transportation by A/C bus or A/C van depending on size of group,
• English speaking professional tour guide throughout,
• Entry fees to sites and museums mentioned in the program,
• Portage at hotels,
• Tips to hotel and restaurant staff,
• Service charges & local taxes

• Flights,
• Drinks and meals which are not listed in the itinerary,
• All personal expenses,
• Tips to tour guide and driver

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

On our price lists you will find regular tour rates. The main difference between private and SIC tours is that there might be some other participants as well in a regular tour whereas private tours are made without any others rather than the clients who have booked it. Though private tours are relatively more expensive they are more convenient for the people who are keen on their privacy.

For the private tour rates pls. contact us.

All the tour rates include guidance in English, air-conditioned transportation, admission fees and taxes
The included meals are identified by letter codes in the tour descriptions as shown below : -

(B) = Breakfast     (L)= Lunch            (D)= Dinner

All the minimum 2 day tour rates include accommodation at the designated hotels on the specified basis.  On our tours, no breakfast on the first day and no dinner on the last day are served unless otherwise noted.

At regular tours the latest pick up time on the tour commencement day is 10h00 and the earliest drop-off time is 17h30.

25 % discount is made for children between 03-10 years old while 00-02 years old ones are free. (It applies if the children share the same room with their parents for the accommodation portion. No child discount for the independently booked rooms for the children)

Smoking is strictly prohibited in the tour vehicles.

On some certain periods like New Year's Eve, Religious and National Festivals, Conventions, International Competitions, Special Anniversaries, etc. almost all the hotels apply surcharge. The same surcharged amount will be added on to our rates and you will be informed about these along with our confirmation message.

Though our guides show the utmost care to follow the itineraries in the same sequence there might be alterations in the sequence of the visits to the scheduled sites and no refund can be demanded for that reason unless any sites or museums are missed.

Timings given for the daily tours are approximate ones and they are all subject to change. Pick-up times may vary depending on the number of the participants and hotel locations.

Airport Transfer Problems:

Due to the delays emerging from lost luggage problems at the planes or passport problems at the customs Stic holidays cannot be held responsible and the guests can be waited up to maximum 30 minutes on the regular tours if some other participants are already awaiting in the tour vehicle. However, if there are no other participants waiting or it is a private tour then our team will do their best to assist the problem to be settled.

Those who have lost luggage problems sometimes do not get through the customs and inform our staff promptly about the case by just waiting inside for quite a while. This could make our staff think that our guests were not at the plane as all the other passengers of the same plane were already out. Therefore we kindly ask our guests to go out of the customs and inform our staff that they are still awaiting inside before inquiring the issue as otherwise our staff can leave the terminal after having waited 30 minutes further to the leave of the last passenger of the same plane and no refund is given on such a case.

While our team is already waiting at the airport, some guests may have difficulties in spotting them on arrival to the airports due to the extreme crowd despite their names are written on the boards that are held by our staff and also due to the early landings of the planes. If the guests take a taxi to their hotel without extensively looking for our staff and calling our office promptly no refund will be given in case our staff is still at the airport. Similarly, all the guests who arrive at the airport earlier than the scheduled time are supposed to contact our office as our staff arrives to the airport 15 minutes ago prior to the scheduled landing time of the planes. For the delayed flights our staff can wait up to maximum 2 hours. For further delays our guests are expected to take a taxi to their hotel without any refund from our side. However, if the delays are advised to us in advance then there is no problem at all as our transfer service will be amended accordingly.

Guaranteed departures are valid in case the guests join the tour on the very first day of the tour. Demands for joining to these tours at a different stage and location are needed to be confirmed by us since a private rate will be applied if there become no other participants on these tours. Additionally, further to our confirmation, if the already available participants cancel the tour and consequently no more people join the regular tour then Stic Holidays keeps the right to cancel the arrangements for the clients who will join the tour at a different stage rather than the original commencement date or to charge on private basis.

All our regular tours are carried out with minimum 2 participants. For only one traveler no guarantee is given and this should be inquired in advance. Even if payment is made for total 2 persons in lieu of 1 single person this is not acceptable.

If the services are not cancelled prior to 48 hours ago prior to the commencement date full invoice amount will be charged. Some hotels may also charge cancellation fee for the bookings canceled within the last 30 days prior to the check-in date. If such a remark is noted on our confirmation sheet this hotel fee will also be charged in full.