Netherlands and Turkey

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ITINERARY:

DAY 01 AMSTERDAM

Arrival in Amsterdam, welcome and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay.

DAY 02 AMSTERDAN – CAPPADOCIA

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cappadocia and transfer to your hotel. Free day to enjoy on your own this magical town, the only one with traces of other millenary cultures such as the personal or the Christian.

DAY 03 CAPPADOCIA

Breakfast. Our program continues with a visit to the Goreme Valley, which is home to magnificent churches carved into the volcanic rock and decorated with Byzantine frescoes. After lunch you will visit the Pasabag Valley (Valley of the Monks), an underground city, carpet factory and a jewelry factory. Dinner and overnight at your cave hotel in Cappadocia. Tonight we have an optional ‘Turkish Night’ tour. An evening of Turkish culture and cuisine with a 3 hour dinner show in a Cappadocia cave restaurant. Watch a series of folk dances and a belly dance show, drink unlimited beer and wine and dine on classic Turkish dishes. This dinner show Cappadocia includes dinner, drinks and transportation to and from your hotel in Cappadocia. Accommodation.

DAY 04 CAPPADOCIA – KONYA

Early morning balloon flight (optional) to witness the beauty of Cappadocia from the sky. Breakfast at the hotel and visit of Avcılar Valley and Uchisar Village. In the afternoon, optional Jeep Safari tour in Cappadocia. One of the most exciting adventures in Cappadocia is to explore the region in an off-road vehicle. We will go off the beaten track on dirt tracks around Goreme for a thrilling 2-hour drive for an up-close experience of the spectacular. Accommodation.

DAY 05 KONYA – PAMUKKALE

Desayuno en el hotel. Salida temprano hacia Pamukkale. Almuerzo en el camino, llegada y visita al famoso Pamukkale, popularmente conocida como el «Castillo de algodón», la deslumbrante formación de cascadas de calcio formadas por manantiales de minerales y las ruinas del balneario romano de Hierapolis. Llegada al hotel Cena y alojamiento.

DAY 06 PAMUKKALE – KUSADASI – ISTANBUL

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit a textile shop, then visit Ephesus, the Roman capital of Asia Minor and one of the most attractive archaeological sites in the world. We will see the Temple of Hadrian, the Library of Celsus, the fountain of Trajan, the brothel, the latrines, the baths, and the marble streets, we will be in the same immense theatre where St. Paul preached. Visit of the House of the Virgin Mary, where she spent the last years of her life. Then we will visit a leather shop with a fashion show. Transfer to Izmir airport for domestic flight Izmir – Istanbul. Transfer to your hotel in Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 07 ISTANBUL

Breakfast at the hotel. Optional full-day tour with lunch in the magnificent city of Istanbul. First you will visit the Topkapi Palace, the court and residence of the Ottoman Sultans, then you will visit the wonderful Hagia Sophia Basilica which was the largest church in the world for 1000 years; after lunch, you will visit the Blue Mosque, whose impressive interior is decorated with Iznik tiles with unimaginable designs. Afterwards, you will take a walk through the old Hippodrome which inspired the famous movie “Ben Hur”. The last visit will be to the Grand Bazaar, the largest covered bazaar in the world with more than 4000 shops. For our last night in Istanbul optionally an Istanbul By Night excursion and a boat trip on the Bosphorus (private boat), where we will visit, Ortakoy district, Nisantasi district, walk on the Galata bridge with the view of the ancient city illuminated with the traditional service of fish and typical bread with pickle juice. Afterwards, a boat trip on the Bosphorus (private boat), the channel that separates Europe and Asia. During this trip you can admire the beauty of the forests, palaces, mosques, picturesque villages of the Bosphorus. Overnight stay.

DAY 08 ISTANBUL – BRUSSELS – GHENT

Flight from Istanbul to Brussels. Upon arrival panoramic tour of Brussels: Grand Place, unique in its kind, with the King’s House, the Guilds House and the Town Hall; St. Michael’s Cathedral; the Manenken-Pis and the Atomium; Sablon Quarter, Palace of Justice, Cinquantenaire Park, the Atomium. Overnight in Hotel in Ghent, Belgium.

DAY 09 GHENT – BRUGES – AMSTERDAM

Breakfast. A brief stay at the hotel. Optional visit to Bruges, one of the most picturesque cities in Europe, a romantic open-air museum made of churches, main houses, famous canals reminding of its past as a port. Continuation to Amsterdam. Overnight in hotel.

DAY 10 AMSTERDAM

Breakfast at hotel. Optional city tour of Amsterdam, the Kabales and Den Haag (The Hague). We will visit the city of Amsterdam with a local guide, known as the “Venice of the North”, where we will see the main tourist attractions such as Dam Square, the Floating Flower Market and the Royal Palace. Afterwards we will take a boat trip along the canals of Amsterdam, one of the most interesting ways to see the sights of the city from an unusual perspective. Then we will visit Den Haag (The Hague), the largest Dutch city on the North Sea. Coastal Scheveningen, historic city center, Dutch parliament, palace where the royal family lives, and even ‘Haagse Harry, the Mesdag museum (Mesdag collection) and visit of Coaster Diamond. Overnight at hotel in Amsterdam.

DAY 11 AMSTERDAM

Breakfast at the hotel. At the indicated time transfer to Amsterdam airport to board our departure flight. End of our services.