"İstanbul strategic location has attracted many marauding armies over the centuries.The legendary  legendary Silk Road linking Asia with Europe."

Day 1:  Arrive Istanbul
 Arrival in Istanbul and meeting at the airport, transfer to the hotel, check-in. Leisure afternoon. Overnight   Istanbul.

Day 2: Sultanahmet – Old Istanbul
Visit The St. (Haghia) Sophia, which was built by the Emperor Justinian. It was the largest building in the world for over 1000 years. m is extra). After lunch, we will see the Blue Mosque, built for Sultan Ahmet I, which is a unique piece of architecture with its six minarets and features 20,000 beautiful Iznik tiles. Visit the ancient Hippodrome with Obelisk of Theodosius, Snake Pillar and German Fountain of Wilhelm II. Visit the hidden Underground Cistern. See the Grand Covered Bazaar.
*May be done as a walking tour if your hotel is centrally located. Overnight Istanbul

Day 3: Jewish Heritage (Istanbul) – Galata and Balat 
Visit the Askenazi Synagogue, and then cross over the Golden Horn to Balat, which has been the core of Jewish presence in Istanbul for over five centuries. We then continue to Neve Shalom Synagogue. Visit the old neighborhood and the Ahrida Synagogue. It is the oldest and most beautiful synagogue in Istanbul and was built in the 15th c. Later we will visit the Galata Tower and the old neighborhood of Galata and where you can get a nice view of Old Istanbul and the Zulfaris Museum, with historic and ethnographic sections, celebrating over 500 years of friendship between Turks and Jews. We will end the tour in Ortakoy.

Day 4: Istanbul- Cappadocia 
Take the early morning flight from Ataturk Airport in Istanbul to Cappadocia. Arrival at the airport and meeting just outside the arrival gate with a sign bearing your name with your driver. Transfer to Cappadocia. Tour to Kaymaklı Underground City, one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. Visit to Mustafapaşa (Sinasos), an old Greek town with its spectacular old houses; very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture.  Overnight Cappadocia

Day 5: Cappadocia 
In the morning, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; a journey in the past with its troglodyte houses, visit to Pasabag “fairy chimneys” where the voice of wind mixes with the “songs of fairies” near Zelve. Lunch in Avanos, a center of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC. and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop. Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century). Overnight Cappadocia

Day 6: Cappadocia – Izmir (Smyrna) 
Pick-up from hotel 2 hours before flight departure. Take the morning flight from Kayseri to Izmir (direct or via Istanbul).
Arrival and meeting at the airport with your name sign. Transfer to Izmir. Visit to Izmir’s Jewish heritage sites. Our first stop is to Izmir’s bazaar.  We walk along Havra Sokak, the Street of Synagogues, named for its nine small, active synagogues that served the Jewish merchants and artisans who worked close by. We continue our tour with the panoramic drive through the Alsancak quarter. Continue to see Beth Israel Synagogue, a beautiful Ottoman Victorian-style building. Overnight Izmir

Day 7: Ephesus
Visit to the ancient city of Ephesus. We will spend several hours walking in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Caesar, Cicero, Apostles Paul and John and many other familiar historical names. Visit to temple of Artemis to see the remains of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Overnight Izmir.

Day 8: Izmir – Sardis – Pamukkale 
Drive to Sardis, capital of ancient Lydia. Visit the famous Synagogue and Temple of Diana before heading on to Pamukkale. Continu to Pamukkale, on the way, visit Aphrodisias (excluded on regular tours). ch gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle): “Pamuk” for cotton and “kale” for a castle. Moreover, the water in the basins is changing its colour according to how the light enters. Overnight Pamukkale.

Day 9: Pamukkale – Istanbul 
Pick-up from hotel 2 hours before flight departure.
Transfer to Denizli airport and take the Turkish Airlines morning flight from Denizli to Istanbul Ataturk airport. Arrival and transfer to Hotel. Free afternoon for the last chance to complete your visits ( Optional panoramic Bosphorus cruise). Overnight Istanbul.

Day 10: Departure Transfer 
Pick-up from hotel 3 hours before flight departure. Transfer to Airport to connect to your international flight and leave Turkey