World Wonders Everywhere You Go: Istanbul, Bodrum, and Cappadocia in 13 Days

After breakfast, you'll head to the airport for a flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival, you'll visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goreme Open Air Museum. Here, you'll explore towering fairy chimneys and step inside rock-cut churches and chapels adorned with frescoes from the early Christian and Byzantine era. After a day of exploration, enjoy dinner and a restful night at your hotel in Cappadocia.

After breakfast, you'll learn about the making of unique carpets in the place where Turkish Weaving Art was born. Then, you'll visit the deepest and longest tectonically created canyon in the country, Ihlara Valley. Your visit includes an easy trek in the valley, where you'll discover natural beauties and early Christian era fresco decorations in hidden rock-cut churches and chapels. You'll also stop at Three Beauties, where you'll see iconic fairy chimneys symbolizing the Cappadocian family, and Rose Valley for a beautiful sunset. After a day of exploration, enjoy dinner and a restful night at your hotel in Cappadocia.

After breakfast, your journey to Antalya begins with a visit to the Museum of Mevlana, the revered Sufi Mystic. Crossing the colossal Taurus Mountain chains, you'll be welcomed by the turquoise blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Before reaching Antalya, you'll stop at Aspendos, a Greco-Roman ancient site with a well-preserved theatre. After a day of exploration, enjoy dinner and a restful night at your hotel in Antalya.

After breakfast at your hotel, you'll drive to Pamukkale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its white-cotton-candy hills. You'll see the thermal baths along the white hills and Hierapolis in the background. Hierapolis was an important spa and healing center, thanks to its proximity to the hot springs of Pamukkale. After spending most of the day in this region, you'll proceed to Kusadasi, where you'll enjoy dinner and a restful night at your hotel.

After a delicious Turkish breakfast, you'll make your way to the grand, spectacular and well-preserved city of Ephesus. This city was important for the Greeks, the Romans, and the Christians who spread the gospel here. You'll walk the marbled streets and gaze upon the same timeless hills as the apostle John and the early Christian missionaries. After a full day, you'll travel back to Kusadasi, where you'll enjoy dinner and a restful night at your hotel.