Day 1
          Meet and assist at Istanbul airport and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.

          Day 2
          Full day city tour including Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia, Topkapi Palace and the Grand Bazaar. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.

          Day 3
          Breakfast and departure for Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire. Visit the Green Mosque, Green Mausoleum, Silk Bazaar and the Old Plane Tree on the skirts of Mount Olympus (Uludag). Dinner and overnight in Bursa.

          Day 4
          Breakfast and early departure for Pergamum. Visit Acropolis, the Red Basilica and Asclepion. Continue to Izmir and see the panoramic view of the bay from the Castle of Alexander the Great on Mt. Pagus. Dinner and overnight in Izmir.

          Day 5
          Early breakfast and departure for Ephesus. Visit the ruins of the antique city of Ephesus, Basilica of St. John and the Last Residence of Virgin Mary. Continue to Pamukkale to see the travertine terraces and visit the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.

          Day 6
          Breakfast and early departure for Konya to visit the Mausoleum and the Mosque of Mevlana. Continue to Cappadocia for dinner and overnight.

          Day 7
          Full day sightseeing of the area, including the valleys of Goreme and Zelve, the underground city of Kaymakli or Derinkuyu, Uchisar and Avanos. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.

          Day 8
          Morning departure for Ankara, visit the Seljuk Agzikarahan Caravansary en rote. Visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations on arrival in Ankara. Then transfer to the airport.