TURKEY FAMILY HOLIDAY

Day 1 : Arrival in Istanbul & Dinner Bosphorus Cruise (Dinner Included)

Welcome to Turkey! Arrive into Istanbul. Transfer from airport & check in to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore the vibrant city.

In the evening between 19:30 – 20:00 you will be picked up from your hotel and transfer to the boat for Dinner Cruise on the Bosphorus and drop of back to hotel at the end of tour. During the tour you will be able to see historical places like Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, Maiden’s Tower, Rumeli Fortress, Bosporus Bridge, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, Beylerbeyi Palace etc.

After the dinner you can dance the night away to entertaining music provided by professional DJ and traditional show programs or simply relax with a drink and enjoy the view. We combine a delicious meal with unparalleled views of Istanbul and live entertainment to create Istanbul's leading Bosporus Dinner Cruise. End of the entertainment at about midnight 12:00pm, transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Istanbul

Day 2 : Istanbul – Old City Tour (Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Included)

Morning: having a breakfast in the hotel,Picking up time for the tour at 09:00 to enjoy a full day tour in Istanbul.

First stop will be Hagia Sophia: is the 4. biggest church in the world. Construction dates to the 4th century and it was chosen as the 2. Best engineering structure of human history by BBC. Then we will visit Blue Mosque: is the best interior designed mosque in ottoman architecture with its 20.000 pieces İznik tiles. It is unique with its 6 minarets. Moving on with Hippodrome: is the center of byzantine entertainment where 30,000 civilian was killed by order of queen with arrow rain in the inside of it during the nika revolt.

Time to discover Grand Covered Bazaar: is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 4,000 shops where attract between 250,000 and half a million visitors daily. It is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops. We will visit handmade Turkish carpets demonstration.

Time to return backk to hotel.

Overnight in Istanbul

Day 3 : Istanbul Relics Tour (Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Included)

Morning: having a breakfast in the hotel.

Picking up time for the tour at 09:00 to enjoy a full day tour in Istanbul :

First stop will be Chora Church The Chora Church was originally built in the early 4th century as part of a monastery complex outside the city walls of Constantinople erected by Constantine the Great, to the south of the Golden Horn. However, when Theodosius II built his formidable land walls in 413–414, the church became incorporated within the city's defences, but retained the name Chora then we will ahead to Church of St Mary of Balchernae (Outside) In 450, Empress Aelia Pulcheria began to construct a church near an ayazma or holy water spring situated outside the walls of Theodosius II at the foot of the sixth hill of Constantinople. After her death in 453, the shrine was completed by her husband, Emperor Marcian.

Next stop will be Palace of Blacherne The Palace of Blachernae was constructed on the northern slopes of the Sixth Hill of the city in circa 500 The hill itself was partially remodelled, particularly in later times, and a number of terraces created to support the various buildings comprising the palace complex. Although the main imperial residence during the 4th–11th centuries was the Great Palace at the eastern end of the city.

Our last stop is The Bulgarian St. Stephen Church Orthodox Christians of the Ottoman Empire used to pray at the churches of the Phanar Orthodox Patriarchate, as they were part of the Rum Millet—that is, the Orthodox Christian community of the Ottoman Empire—but the Bulgarian nationalist movement of the 19th century advocated the creation of a separate Bulgarian ecclesiastical organization for Bulgarian Orthodox Christians, as they considered the Phanar Patriarchate a predominantly Greek Orthodox institution. These efforts culminated in the recognition of the Bulgarian Exarchate through a firman issued by the Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz in 1870.

Overnight in Istanbul

Day 4 : Istanbul Flight to Antalya (Breakfast and Dinner Included)

After your breakfast at hotel we will transfer you to Istanbul airport.

Next check in to the hotel in Antalya, have dinner.

Overnight in Antalya

Day 5 : Antalya Old City Tour and Waterfalls (Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Included)

The day will start with a great breakfast. Antalya is a city where the sea, sun, beach, forest, and coves are made it an attractive location to live throughout history.

Many civilizations live and left a historical treasure behind them. Kaleici is the Old City that you can trace Hellenistic, the Roman, the Byzantine, the Seljuk, and the Ottoman periods. Hadrian’s Gate was built in the name of Roman Emperor Hadrian, Yivli Minaret Complex, Giyaseddin Keyhusrev Madrasah, Selcuklu Madrasah, Zincirkiran Turbah, Nigar Hatun Turbah, Karatay Madrasa, Historical Marina are pieces of this treasure that will be visited during the tour. Plus Karaalioglu Park reflects the flora of Antalya and Hidirlik Tower can be seen in Kaleici. Duden Waterfall will be the next stop to relax and be enchanted by its stunning view.

Overnight in Antalya

Day 6 : Antalya – Flight to Cappadocia (Breakfast and Dinner Included)

After your breakfast at hotel we will transfer you to Antalyal airport. Next check in to the hotel in Cappadocia, have dinner.

Overnight in Cappadocia

Day 7 : Cappadocia Underground City & Goreme Open Air Museum (Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Included)

After breakfast at 09:30 depart for Cappadocia Tour. We will drive you to Ozkonak Underground City, one of the best preserved Underground cities in Cappadocia.

After Underground City tour, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. Next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses.

After Cavusin you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch. After lunch, you visit a pottery work shop, to see how they make potteries. Then you go to Love Valley. Love Valley Cappadocia is a hidden valley with scenic formations to say the least. Despite the resemblance to man hood, these amazing rock formations are far from manmade.

Next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. Last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. This tour will end approximately at 18.00 and you will be returned back to your hotel.

Overnight in Cappadocia

Day 8 : Cappadocia to Istanbul - End of Tour (Breakfast Included)

One of Grandoria’s adventures comes to an end after breakfast. We hope you have enjoyed your travel to Turkey, We wish you all the best and great flight.

End of the Tour