Our itineraries are flexible and can be adjusted according to your preferences and the time you have available.
Contact us for a personalised program.
Journey of the family R., 2 adult & 3 children,
Accommodation : a mixture of boutique hotels and family pensions.
Private tours, Hiking & Car Rental
BUDGET : 60 € per person, per day
You can peruse photos of the hotels included in this program in the photo gallery
A journey culturally very rich, magnificent landscapes and time for the beach and swimming in small bays.
Day 1 : 31/07 – Istanbul
arrival at Ataturk airpot in Istanbul. Transfer to your hotel in the historical neighbourhood of the city. Overnight at www.atlantishotel.net
Day 2 – 01/08 : Istanbul
Overnight in Istanbul Istanbul.
Day 3 – 02/08 : Istanbul (private guide and vehicle)
Bosphorus Cruise: the Bosphorus strait connects the sea of Marmara to the Black Sea and separates Europe and Asia, making Istanbul one of the most beautiful cities in the world and the only one built astride two continents; this romantic cruise along the Bosphorus will allow you to admire the Dolmabahce Plalace, the Beylerbeyi Palace, the Ciragan Palace and the Rumeli Fortress, ancient wooden villas and bridges and all the wonderful and unige maritime landscapes.
Visit of the superbe Byzantine church of Kariye, for some of the most beautiful frescoes and mosaics of Istanbul and perhaps the world. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4 – 03/08 : Istanbul
Free day to explore on your own.
Day 5 : 04/08 - Cappadocia
Transfer to the aiport for you flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Overnight at www.kirkitpension.com
Day 6 : 05/08 – Cappadocia (private guide and vehicle)
After a first stop at the Uchisar castle and a panoramic view of the pigeon valley, visit an underground city, an unique feature of this area. We`ll then hike down the magnificent Ihlara canyon from Ihlara to Belisirma whilst visiting some of its Byzantine rock churches. Lunch by the river. We drive onto the fairy chimneys of Selime and then return to your hotel. (B/L) . Overnight at your hotel.
Day 7 : 06/08 - Cappadocia
In the morning, a guided hiking tour, about 3:30 hours through fairy chimney valleys. Our vehicle will drop us off a tour staring point in the valley of Zindanonu with its Church and pigeon homes. We’ll trek down the valley of Gulludere (Rose valley) and we’ll visit the church of Joachim and Ann, the church with the columns and the St. John’s church with three crosses. We’ll pass over a splendid view point to reach the valley of Kizilçukur (the red valley) whose colors and tuf a formations are fascinating. We’ll visit the church of Ayvali. Short drive back to your pension.
Free afternoon and overnight at your hotel.
Day 8 : 07/08 - Cappadoce
In the morning, a guided hiking tour, about 4 hours. Our vehicle will drop us in the off the beaten track village of Cat. We’ll hike for 4 hours down two valleys in a U-shape. The cliffs that line these valleys are full of pigeon homes several storeys high carved out of the rocks some decorated with paintings to attract the pigeons. Their droppings were used and sold as a fertiliser.
In the afternoon, visit on your own of the famous Goreme Open air Museum, a monastic complex composed of churches, rectories, and dwellings, and one of the earliest centers for religious education. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 9 : 08/08 – Cappadoce - Egirdir
Pick-up of your rental car at the hotel. Drive to Egridir, about 5 :30 hours.
Overnight at www.mercibutikhotel.com
Day 10 : 09/08 – Fethiye
Drive to Fethiye, about 5 hours. Spend the rest of the day at the beach in Oludeniz, a magnificient bleu lagoon.
Overight at Villa Daffodil
Day 11 : 10/08 – Fethiye - Dalyan
Drive to Dalyan, about an 1 :15 hours. Spend the day on a boat on the Dalyan river admiring the rock lycian tombs and swimming in the warm sea of the beach of Iztuzu, protected site where Caretta Caretta turtles lay their eggs. Visit of the site of Caunos. Overnight in Fethiye.
Day 12 : 11/08 – Fethiye – Saklikent
Visit the Saklikent canyon and some of the historical sites of the area : Tlos, Xanthos, Letoon or Patara, that has one of the most beautiful beaches in Turquie.
Return the car at your hotel in Fethiye at the end of the day. Overnight in Fethiye.
Day 13 : 12/08 - Fethiye
A day spent on a cruise to the ecological sanctuary of the Butterfly valley that can only be reached by the sea. Overnight in Fethiye
Day 14 : 13/08 - Istanbul
Transfer to Dalaman airport for your flight to Istanbul. Transfer to your hotel in Taksim, heart of the modern city.
Overnight at www.vardarhotel.com
Day 15 : 14/08 - Istanbul
Free day
Day 16 : 15/08 Istanbul
Transfer to the airport to your outgoing flight.
RATE : 940 € Per Person on the basis of 5 people in one double & one triple room.
The rate includes :
- all accommodation as described above, with breakfast.
- 2 days of private tours with guide and vehicle.
- Entrance fees to sites included in the tours.
- Tickets to the ferry on the Bosphorus.
- All airport transfers
- Minivan rental for 4 days
- Drop off charges.