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Welcome to Turkey! If you would like to see something different in your life and if you like cooking or want to learn how to cook, we offer you very special itinerary to learn very good Turkish cuisines with smiley and friendly Turkish people. You can cook, taste and eat. First class service and guided transportation through the historical and picturesque sites of Istanbul, the underground cities of Cappadocia. At the same time, you will be travelling traditional Turkish villages, the historical sides of Turkey and you will also make a lot of friends. There is no long bus journey because you will travel by domestic flight to Cappadocia and return.
Highlights
- Gourmet
- Turkish Cuisine
- Cooking Lessons
- Istanbul Old City
- Topkapi Palace
- Blue Mosque
- Underground City
- Cappadocia Fairy Chimneys and Underground City
- Shopping
Itinerary
(Welcome Dinner included)
Welcome to Turkey, arrival into Istanbul. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel, offers a welcome drink and a chat with gourmet experts in Turkish cuisine. Tonight you will have a welcome dinner, be introduced to our friendly crew and other travelers while enjoying traditional Turkish food and enjoy the mystical atmosphere of Istanbul at night. Overnight in Istanbul.
(Breakfast included)
After a morning orientation, sightseeing tour of Istanbul, you participate in your first Turkish cooking lesson: During our Istanbul cooking tour, you will taste various flavors of Turkey from different regions, preparing lunch which you will enjoy! After lunch, we visit to TOPKAPI PALACE. The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE: Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME: Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Overnight in Istanbul.
(Breakfast and Dinner included)
After breakfast, we depart for Istanbul Airport for our domestic flight to Cappadocia. Transfer from Kayseri airport to your Cave hotel. Have some rest at the hotel and depart for Cooking Lesson in Cappadocia. You will learn to cook the delicious tastes of Turkey in which the tastes of the Silk Road, Byzantine, Greek and Ottoman Empire are mixed. During the tour, you will stay in the most unique place located at the heart of Turkey, Cappadocia, which is composed of centuries old cave houses. Your hotel has all the modern conveniences, but is built into these ancient caves and decorated with traditional Turkish artifacts. Overnight in Cave Hotel in Cappadocia.
(Breakfast and Dinner included)
After having had breakfast, participants will take part in the another cooking lesson in Cappadocia. You will have the opportunity to taste great food of Central Turkey, including traditional pancakes and tasting kebab. In the afternoon, we 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, visit a pottery work shop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go Pasabagi where you can see three - headed fairy chimneys. Overnight in Cappadocia.
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast, you will have free time shopping in Cappadocia. Then we depart for Kayseri airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.
Trip includes
Included
2 nights’ hotel accommodation in Istanbul - The Central Palace Taksim
2 nights’ hotel accommodation in Cappadocia - El Puente Cave Hotel
PS: If This hotel list not available at the time of your booking, then we will arrange another similar hotel for your group. If you prefer a different category hotel, there might be an additional cost.
Professional English-speaking tour guides
Guiding Method
Fully guided
4 breakfasts
2 dinners
1 welcome dinner
Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
Arrival airport transfer from Istanbul Airport
Return airport transfer to Istanbul Airport
Guided Istanbul City Tour
1 cooking class in Istanbul
1 cooking class in Cappadocia
Guided Cappadocia Tour
All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
Hotel room taxes
Excluded
International flights
Domestic flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia
Please Note: Domestic flight price for adult travelers is approximately: 80,00 Euros for one way. For the last-minute arrangements, the price might differ. You will be informed during the ticket arrangements.
Please Note: Domestic flight price for under 2 years old, approximately: 50,00 Euros as an insurance policy.
Insurance : All Types
Turkey entry visa
Tipping
Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
Any others expenses which are not mentioned in the "included" section
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