12-Day Grand Türkiye Formula 1 Tour: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus & Pamukkale
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Duration
12 days
Max Group Size
40
Departure Type
Scheduled
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Physical level
moderate
Operated In
English
Age Requirement
11 - 99 Ages
About this tour
Experience the Turkish Grand Prix and discover some of Türkiye’s most memorable landscapes and historic sites on this 12-day Grand Türkiye Formula 1 journey. Begin in Istanbul with guided Old City sightseeing, a Bosphorus cruise, and time at the Spice Bazaar. Three days of organized circuit transfers then take you to Istanbul Park for the scheduled practice, qualifying, and Grand Prix programmes, using your separately purchased admission tickets. After the race weekend, fly to Cappadocia to explore fairy chimneys, rock-cut churches, and an underground city. Continue by air to İzmir and stay in Kuşadası before discovering Ephesus and Şirince village. Finish with the ancient city of Hierapolis and Pamukkale’s white travertine terraces. With eleven nights of accommodation, daily breakfast, guided sightseeing, and two domestic flight journeys included in the proposed package, this itinerary brings together motorsport, culture, and natural scenery. Formula 1 admission tickets and the optional hot-air balloon flight are not included.
Route
- 1IstanbulEuropeTurkeyStart
- 2Formula 1EuropeTurkeyIstanbulTuzla
- 3CappadociaEuropeTurkeyNevsehir
- 4IzmirEuropeTurkey
- 5KusadasiEuropeTurkeyAydin
- 6EphesusEuropeTurkeyIzmir
- 7Sirince VillageEuropeTurkeyIzmirSelcuk
- 8KusadasiEuropeTurkeyAydin
- 9PamukkaleEuropeTurkeyDenizliEnd
What makes this tour special
Itinerary
Upon arrival at Istanbul Airport, meet our transfer representative and travel to your hotel. After check-in, take some time to settle in and relax.
The rest of the day is yours. Depending on your arrival time, head out for a neighbourhood walk, find a local restaurant, or enjoy a quiet evening before your journey begins.
Overnight: Istanbul
Meals: Not included
After breakfast, meet your guide and explore Istanbul’s historic centre.
Begin at the Blue Mosque, visiting its interior when prayer times and visitor arrangements permit. Continue to the Hippodrome, where surviving monuments offer a glimpse into the city’s Byzantine past.
Next, visit Hagia Sophia’s designated visitor area. Your guide will introduce the building’s architecture and explain its place in Istanbul’s history.
Pause for lunch at your own expense before returning to your hotel. Spend the evening exploring independently or relaxing.
Overnight: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast before visiting the Spice Bazaar. Browse stalls filled with fragrant spices, teas, Turkish delight, and local gifts, with time to shop at your own pace.
Then board a Bosphorus sightseeing boat. Watch waterfront palaces, historic mansions, and neighbourhoods pass by as your guide introduces the sights along the strait.
Return to your hotel after the excursion. The remainder of the day is free.
Overnight: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, depart for Istanbul Park at the arranged collection time.
Enter the circuit with your separately purchased admission ticket and enjoy the scheduled practice-day programme. Follow the teams as they prepare for the weekend, and explore the spectator activities available within your ticket category.
After the scheduled sessions, meet your driver at the designated collection point for your return transfer.
Overnight: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Return circuit transfer; admission excluded
Return to Istanbul Park after breakfast for the scheduled qualifying-day action.
Enjoy the anticipation as the drivers compete for their starting positions. Any additional sessions or support races will follow the organizer’s published programme and your ticket access.
At the agreed time, meet your driver and return to your hotel. The evening is yours to enjoy.
Overnight: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Return circuit transfer; admission excluded
Today is the highlight of your motorsport weekend.
After breakfast, transfer to Istanbul Park and take your place in your selected viewing area using your separately purchased race-day ticket. Enjoy the atmosphere before the start, then follow the racing, pit stops, and changing strategies throughout the Grand Prix.
After the event, meet your driver for the return journey. Please allow for longer waiting and transfer times as spectators leave the circuit.
Overnight: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast
Included: Return circuit transfer; admission excluded
After breakfast, check out and transfer to the airport for your flight to Kayseri or Nevşehir.
Meet your local representative on arrival and begin your introduction to Cappadocia. Depending on the flight schedule, visit Avanos or Çavuşin and stop at a panoramic viewpoint to admire the landscape.
Continue to your boutique or cave-style hotel and check in. Enjoy a relaxed evening after your journey.
Overnight: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast
Before breakfast, you may join an optional sunrise hot-air balloon flight, at an additional cost and subject to operating conditions and availability.
After breakfast, explore Cappadocia with your guide.
Visit Göreme Open-Air Museum, discovering its rock-cut churches and monastic spaces. Continue to Paşabağ for distinctive fairy-chimney formations and Devrent Valley for unusual rock shapes.
Enjoy a panoramic stop near Uçhisar before returning to your hotel. Lunch is at your own expense.
Overnight: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast
Optional balloon flight: Not included
After breakfast, check out and visit Kaymaklı or Derinkuyu Underground City, according to the final route.
Follow your guide through the accessible passages and rooms, discovering how these underground spaces were used.
Transfer to the airport for your flight to İzmir, with a connection if required. On arrival, meet your transfer representative and continue by road to Kuşadası.
Check into your hotel and relax for the evening.
Overnight: Kuşadası
Meals: Breakfast
The underground-city visit requires a suitable flight departure time. If necessary, it will be moved to an earlier Cappadocia day.
After breakfast, travel with your guide to Ephesus.
Walk along the ancient streets and discover the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre, and other surviving structures. Your guide will help bring the city into focus, explaining how its buildings and public spaces once functioned.
After a lunch break at your own expense, continue to Şirince village. Enjoy its traditional streets, browse local shops, or settle into a café during your free time.
Return to Kuşadası in the afternoon.
Overnight: Kuşadası
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, check out and travel inland to Pamukkale.
Explore Hierapolis with your guide and learn about the ancient settlement’s connection to the area’s thermal waters.
Continue to the white travertine terraces, with time for photographs and walking along designated visitor routes where permitted. Footwear must be removed in specified terrace areas.
After sightseeing, transfer to your hotel and enjoy your final evening in Türkiye.
Overnight: Pamukkale
Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast and free time according to your flight schedule and the hotel’s check-out policy.
At the arranged time, transfer to Denizli Çardak Airport for your onward flight.
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Meals: Breakfast
Tour ends: Denizli Airport; onward flight excluded
Circuit activities follow the final event timetable. Sightseeing order may change according to flight schedules, weather, traffic, and attraction access.
Trip includes
Included
11 nights of accommodation:
6 nights at Ramada by Wyndham Istanbul Pera or similar.
2 nights at a boutique or cave-style hotel in Cappadocia Antic Cave Hotel or smiller
2 nights at a 4-star hotel in Kuşadası Odelia Resort Hotel or smiller
1 night at a 4-star hotel in Pamukkale Palm Thermal Hotel or smiller
11 breakfasts.
English-speaking guides during included sightseeing.
Guiding Method
Fully guided
EnglishArrival transfer from Istanbul Airport (IST) to your hotel.
Cappadocia departure airport transfer for your separately booked İzmir flight.
İzmir Airport–Kuşadası transfer.
Guided Ephesus and Şirince village tour, including standard Ephesus admission.
Transportation from Kuşadası to Pamukkale.
Guided Hierapolis and Pamukkale visit, including standard admission.
Pamukkale hotel–Denizli Çardak Airport departure transfer.
Air-conditioned, non-smoking transportation for included services.
Istanbul hotel–airport transfer for your separately booked Cappadocia flight.
Cappadocia airport–hotel arrival transfer.
Guided Istanbul Old City tour, including Blue Mosque and Hippodrome visits.
Hagia Sophia visitor-area entrance ticket.
Guided Spice Bazaar visit and standard Bosphorus sightseeing cruise.
Three days of scheduled return hotel–Istanbul Park transfers.
Guided Cappadocia sightseeing as described in the itinerary.
Standard entrance tickets to Göreme Open-Air Museum, Paşabağ, and one underground city.
Hotel service charges and applicable VAT within the quoted services.
Domestic flights: Flight tickets must be purchased separately. Coordinate your flight schedules with TravelShopBooking before booking so airport transfers and sightseeing can be arranged.
Required flight routes: Book Istanbul–Kayseri/Nevşehir for Day 7 and Cappadocia–İzmir for Day 9. The latter journey may require a connection.
Day 9 timing: An afternoon or evening departure is preferable for the underground-city visit. If necessary, this visit will move to another Cappadocia day.
Airport transfers: Transfers remain included for the agreed itinerary. Provide complete flight details before arrival.
Tour endpoint: The tour ends at Denizli Çardak Airport (DNZ) on Day 12. Your onward flight is not included.
Formula 1 tickets: Circuit transfers do not include admission. Purchase tickets covering each day you intend to attend.
Event schedule: Circuit activities follow the organizer’s final timetable. Confirm tour dates before purchasing non-refundable travel services.
Circuit traffic: Expect delays and waiting after sessions, particularly on race day. Collection times and meeting points will be communicated in advance.
Hotels and rooms: Properties are subject to availability. Triple rooms may contain an additional bed; cave-style rooms vary in layout, daylight, and stair access.
Balloon flight: This optional activity is charged separately and depends on weather, authorization, and availability. Supplier cancellation terms apply.
Walking and accessibility: Sightseeing involves uneven surfaces and steps. Underground cities have narrow passages and low ceilings. Share mobility requirements or claustrophobia concerns before booking.
Mosque visits: Modest clothing is required. Interior access depends on prayer times and visitor arrangements.
Pamukkale: Follow designated terrace routes and remove footwear where required. Access to particular terraces or swimming facilities is not guaranteed.
Meals: Breakfast is included from Day 2 to Day 12. Other meals are at your own expense.
What to bring: Comfortable walking shoes, sun protection, weather-appropriate clothing, hearing protection, and valid race tickets.
Itinerary adjustments: Sightseeing order may change according to confirmed flights, traffic, weather, and attraction access.
Excluded
All international and domestic flight tickets, including:
Istanbul–Kayseri or Istanbul–Nevşehir.
Cappadocia–İzmir, including any connecting flights.
Onward flights from Denizli, including any return flight to Istanbul.
Airline baggage charges, seat selection, and other flight extras.
Lunches, dinners, drinks, and refreshments.
Travel insurance and visa fees.
Formula 1 admission tickets, grandstand seats, paddock access, and hospitality packages.
Optional Cappadocia hot-air balloon flight.
Separately charged accommodation or city taxes.
Ephesus Terrace Houses entrance ticket.
Göreme Dark Church admission where charged separately.
Antique Pool admission or swimming, if available during your visit.
Optional excursions, wine tastings, and activities not listed as included.
Personal expenses, including shopping, minibar, and laundry.
Tips for guides and drivers.
Additional hotel nights, transfers, early check-in, and late check-out.
Any service not specifically listed under “Tour Includes.”
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