DAY 1 ISTANBUL
Arrival in Istanbul ,transfer to the hotel.
DAY 2 ISTANBUL
Full day city tour includung Ottoman and Byzantine relics.Visit the Roman Hippodrome area with the famous Egyptian Obelisk and Serpentine Column.The Blue Mosque, great master piece of Turkish Architecture, see the beautiful blue tilesdecorating the interior walls of the building. Proceed to Haghia Sophia the Byzantine Miracle built in 6 th Century as the largest Cathedral of the world, now is a museum. Visit Topkapi Palace once built as the residence for the Sultans in 15 th Century, now a spendid museum where you can see the treasury including the spoonmaker`s diamond and Islamic holy relics. We will also visit the underground cistern Yerebatan dating back to 6 th Century.Late in the afternoon tour to Grand Bazaar, an old shopping mall with it`s 4.000 stores. A farewell dinner as a part of our program at a local restaurant.(B,D)

DAY 3 ISTANBUL / ANKARA
Early Departure for Ankara. Visit the Anatolian Civilizations Museum, the Citadel the Mausoleum of M. Kemal Ataturk. Dinner and overnight in Ankara. (B,D)
DAY 4 ANKARA / BOGAZKALE - HATTUSAS / NEVSEHIR
Early departure from Ankara for the visit Hittite ruins.Visit Alacahoyuk, Yazilikaya and Hattusas. Than drive to Nevsehir -Urgup for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

DAY 5 NEVSEHIR - CAPPADOCIA
Drive for the full day excursion in the Cappadocia area. The first stop will be Devrent Valley which is known as "Valley of Fairy Chimneys". Here you will see the best example of the fairy chimneys which are unhollowed and untouched. The next stop will be Zelve Open Air Museum that is a monastery complex with various carved rock houses and churches, one of the most spectacular sites in Cappadocia. Continue to Pasabag which is also named as "Monks' Valley" surrounded by vineyards and number of tuff cones that were carved in the upper section for better protection. Later drive to Avanos which is a charming town on the banks of the Kizilirmak River that gets its name from the clay that it deposits. This clay has provided Avanos with pottery for centuries and the town is still dominated by this industry. Continue to Göreme Open Air Museum that is a monastery complex of rock churches and chapels covered with frescoes, one of the best known sites in Turkey. After drive through Esentepe which has a panoromic view of the valley and the villages. The last stop of the tour will be Uçhisar which is a small settlement next to a large triple rock formation and the citadel on the summit of this nearly 100 m tall rock. Dinner and overnight.(B,D)
                              DAY 6 NEVSEHIR - CAPPADOCIA
The tour will start off with a visit to Red Valley which was inhabited by former christian colony surrounded by orchards and vineyards filled with carved rock houses and fairy chimneys. Chance to hike in this beautiful valley. Then continue to Rose Valley, enjoying the landscape no science fiction movie would dare to build. See acres of lunar landscapes filled with fairy chimneys, rock formations and churches formed from an unusual combination of lava, floods, rain and the wind creating deep valleys and fantastic sculptures. Drive to Cavusin Village which was inhabited by Chrsitian communities. See chapels, churches and some rock houses that are still inhabited. Visit to Pigeon Valley, an area named for hundreds of little windows carved into the rocks to attract nesting pigeons. Villagers wouldwould collect the droppings to use them for fertilizer. Then drive to visit Kaymakli Underground City that is carved into tuff rocks. It has the necessary shelter conditions for temporary living. Four floors are illuminated and opened for a visit. Later drive to Ortahisar Castle, a distingusihed view of the honeycombed rock in the centre of the town which gives a unique appaarance. The last stop will be Mustafapasa Village. This village was inhabited by Greek Orthodox Christians until the population exchange between Turkey and Greece in 1924. Dinner and overnight.(B,D)

DAY 7 NEVSEHIR /KONYA / ANTALYA
Visit to Derinkuyu Underground City. There are 8 floors of tunnels open to the visitors and this is enough to have an idea of the sensation of living in a labyrinth like this. The ventilation shafts, storages, stables, sleeping chambers makes a complete environment. Being different from Kaymakli, there is a missionery school, a confession room, baptism pool which draws the attention of the visitors. After continue to Ihlara Valley, a beautiful gorge 16km long, both sides are lined with rock carved churches. It has a unique picturesque value along the canyon. The valley reaches to the cave villages of Ihlara and Selime on both ends.
Drive for Antalya, visit 13 th. Century Sultanhan Caravanserai on the way.Proceed to Konya, the Biblical Iconium, visit the monastic complex of Mevlana, the city of whirling dervishes. Proceed to Antalya for dinner and overnight. (B,D)