The classic Turkey route in seven days

Istanbul · Cappadocia · Ephesus · Pamukkale

7 Days / 6 Nights Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus & Pamukkale Tour

Tour Overview

Seven days, four guided, three internal flights. The same four regions as our eight-day classic, tightened by one night in Cappadocia.

Who it suits. Clients with a fixed week off. It is the shortest route that still covers everything most people picture when they say Turkey, and it is the one to reach for when a client wants the full circuit but cannot give you eight days.

What you handle, what we handle. You sell and collect. We operate the three internal flights, all transfers, six nights with breakfast, and the four guided days with entrance fees.

Note before you sell: Cappadocia is one night here, not two. The sunrise balloon therefore has a single chance and weather cancels flights often enough that this matters. If the balloon is why your client is coming, the eight-day version has two mornings for 106 USD more.

Tour Highlights

  • The full classic circuit in one week · four regions, four guided days
  • Three internal flights included, 15 kg checked and 8 kg cabin per person
  • One night in a cave or stone hotel in Cappadocia, not a standard city hotel
  • Two nights on the Aegean coast in Kuşadası, so Ephesus and Pamukkale are not squeezed into one day
  • Shared small-group touring days · your clients join a group of maximum 18 plus the guide, in a Sprinter van · never a large coach
  • Entrance fees passed on at cost · no markup from us
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Balloons at sunrise, Cappadocia
Balloons at sunrise, Cappadocia
Travertine terraces and thermal pools, Pamukkale
Travertine terraces and thermal pools, Pamukkale
Selling price
1,438USD

Tour code: TR-0701

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How it works

  1. Send us the dates and the group · we reply within 24 hours
  2. We confirm dates, hotels and your net rate
  3. You sell and invoice · we operate everything on the ground

Itinerary

  1. Day 1 · Istanbul, arrival

    • Transfer: airport to hotel, private, for your client only
    • Hotel: 4★ in Sultanahmet or Taksim, breakfast included
    • Rest of the day free · no guide, no scheduled activity
  2. Day 2 · Istanbul, free day

    • Free day. The hotel is steps from the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace and the Grand Bazaar
    • Optional: a private Spanish or English guide for the day, entrance fees included · quoted separately, tell us when you book
    • ⚠️ Topkapı closes on Tuesdays, Dolmabahçe on Mondays · worth checking against your client’s dates

    Prefer that day with a guide? You can add our Istanbul day tours: Imperial Istanbul or Bosphorus, Dolmabahçe and Galata.

  3. Day 3 · Cappadocia, northern valleys

    • Flight: Istanbul → Cappadocia, early morning, 15 kg checked baggage
    • Guided: Göreme Open Air Museum (UNESCO), Paşabağ and Devrent valleys
    • Hotel: cave or stone hotel, one night
    • Shared group, maximum 18 · Sprinter van
  4. Day 4 · Cappadocia south, on to the Aegean

    • Optional at sunrise: hot air balloon · not included, 200-250 EUR per person depending on season. We book it and confirm the exact price for your dates. Full refund if the flight is cancelled for weather
    • Guided: Uçhisar castle, Red Valley walk, Kaymaklı underground city
    • Flight: Cappadocia → İzmir · transfer timed to the flight, on to the hotel in Kuşadası
  5. Day 5 · Ephesus

    • Guided: Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre, Temple of Hadrian
    • Also included: House of the Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis ruins
    • Hotel: second night in Kuşadası, on the Aegean
    • ⚠️ Long walk on ancient stone · flag this to clients with mobility limits
  6. Day 6 · Pamukkale, return to Istanbul

    • Guided: the travertine terraces of Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis
    • Optional: Cleopatra’s antique pool, paid on site
    • Flight: Denizli → Istanbul · transfer private to the hotel, last night in Istanbul
  7. Day 7 · Departure

    • Breakfast, then private transfer to Istanbul airport for the international flight

What is included?

  • 3 internal flights · 15 kg checked and 8 kg cabin baggage per person
  • All airport and intercity transfers · private in Istanbul
  • 6 nights in hotels with breakfast · 1 in a cave or stone hotel in Cappadocia, 2 in Kuşadası, 3 in Istanbul
  • Professional guide in Spanish or English on all four touring days
  • Entrance fees to the sites in the programme, at our cost
  • Lunch on touring days
  • Local assistance by WhatsApp throughout the trip

What is excluded?

  • International flights to and from Turkey
  • Hot air balloon in Cappadocia · optional, 200-250 EUR per person, booked separately
  • Guide in Istanbul · the Istanbul days are free by design; a private guide is quoted apart
  • Dinners and drinks
  • Cleopatra’s pool at Pamukkale, paid on site
  • Tips and personal expenses
  • Travel insurance

Frequently asked questions

Extend the trip? Combine this tour

Ask for a combined quotation · we reply within 24 hours with one closed price.

How does your pricing work with agencies?

The price you see is the public selling price · the same one your client would find on any of our channels, so you are never undercut. Request the tariff sheet and we send you the net rate for this tour.

Seven days or eight · which should I sell?

The difference is one extra night in Cappadocia, 106 USD apart. Sell the eight-day version if the balloon matters, because two nights means two chances at a sunrise flight and weather cancels often enough that one chance is thin. Sell this seven-day version when the client has exactly one week.

How many days are guided?

Four: Cappadocia north, Cappadocia south, Ephesus and Pamukkale. The Istanbul days are free by design, with the hotel in the historic centre. A private guide in Istanbul can be added and is quoted separately.

Which flights are included?

All three internal flights: Istanbul-Cappadocia, Cappadocia-İzmir and Denizli-Istanbul. Each carries 15 kg checked and 8 kg cabin per person. International flights are not included and stay with you.

How and when do we pay?

Three instalments: 20% to confirm the booking, 40% five working days before we issue the internal flight tickets and guarantee the hotels, and the final 40% fifteen days before arrival · thirty days for groups of ten or more. The three dates are written on your confirmation. The deposit stays valid as credit for 12 months if plans change. On group files of ten or more with a flight block, the deposit funds the block from day one and is non-refundable.

What is the minimum number of travellers, and what about single rooms?

Two. The published 1,438 USD is per person in a double or triple room. If your client travels with someone but wants their own room, there is a single supplement · the figure is on the tariff sheet. A solo traveller is priced separately, because private transfers and the vehicle are not shared.

Is day 4 too heavy?

It is the longest day of the route: an optional balloon at dawn, a full guided morning underground and at Uçhisar, then a flight to the coast. Most clients handle it well, but for older travellers the eight-day version splits that day in two.

Do you invoice in my agency's name?

Yes. We invoice the agency, not the end client, and your client never sees our net rate.

Is this a private tour or a group tour?

Both, on purpose. The guided touring days are shared small-group tours: your clients join a group capped at 18 travellers in a Sprinter van, never a large coach · group-tour pricing without the crowd. Everything in Istanbul, transfers included, is private, for your clients only. A single traveller or a couple can be booked into the groups, and if your client wants the whole tour private, ask us and we quote it.

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From 1,438 USD per person