8-Day Turkey Family Journey: Istanbul, Cappadocia & Antalya

After breakfast, explore the historic peninsula on a short guided walk.

Begin around Sultanahmet Square, where children look for shapes, colours and architectural details while your guide introduces the city’s history. Visit the Blue Mosque when prayer times allow, keeping the explanation accessible for younger travellers.

Following free time for lunch, take a shared daytime Bosphorus cruise. Look out for boats, bridges and waterfront buildings, adding discoveries to the children’s passports.

Return to your hotel with time to rest.

Overnight: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Kayseri or Nevşehir.

Meet your local transfer team and travel to your accommodation in Cappadocia. The afternoon is planned around your flight time, with a short scenic outing if everyone feels ready.

At an accessible viewpoint, introduce children to the landscape with a drawing or photo challenge. Return to the hotel before the day becomes too tiring.

Overnight: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast
Domestic flight: Not included

After breakfast, visit Göreme Open-Air Museum for a focused introduction to Cappadocia’s rock-cut heritage. Your guide selects a manageable route and keeps the visit short enough for younger guests.

After free time for lunch, continue to Avanos for a family pottery workshop.

Watch a demonstration, then try shaping or decorating a small clay item with help from the instructor. Activities are adapted to age and ability; younger children may enjoy hand-building while older children and adults can try other techniques available at the studio.

Finish with a short riverside walk if time and energy allow.

Overnight: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast

This morning, join a local instructor for a family cooking session.

Prepare a simple menu together, with age-appropriate tasks such as mixing, shaping dough or assembling ingredients. Adults assist with more demanding steps, while the instructor supervises cooking and the use of kitchen equipment.

Sit down to enjoy the lunch you have helped prepare.

In the afternoon, take a short guided valley walk on a suitable route. Look for interesting formations, practise taking photographs and complete another discovery passport activity.

Return to the hotel with free time to relax.

Overnight: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast and workshop lunch

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your journey to Antalya. The flight may require a connection, so the day is kept flexible.

On arrival, meet your transfer representative and continue to your hotel.

Spend the rest of the day resting or enjoying the hotel’s facilities. Pool use depends on the property, season and opening arrangements.

Overnight: Antalya
Meals: Breakfast
Domestic flights: Not included

After breakfast, explore selected streets of Kaleiçi on a short family walk.

Children follow a simple discovery trail, looking for doors, symbols and colours while your guide shares stories about the old town. Stop at a harbour viewpoint before free time for lunch.

The afternoon is yours. Depending on the season and your hotel’s location, relax by the pool, visit a suitable beach independently or enjoy a quiet family break.

Gather for a farewell dinner in the evening. Children receive a discovery certificate and share their favourite moments from the journey.

Overnight: Antalya
Meals: Breakfast and dinner

Enjoy breakfast before checking out.

Transfer to Antalya Airport according to your flight schedule, taking home your discovery passports, photographs and family memories.

Meals: Breakfast