The classic Turkey route in 8 days

Istanbul · Cappadocia · Ephesus · Pamukkale

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

Tour Overview

Eight days, three regions, three internal flights. This is the route agencies sell most: Istanbul’s old city, the valleys of Cappadocia, and the Aegean coast with Ephesus and Pamukkale.

Who it suits. Couples, families with older children, and small groups. The pace is steady but not hard: two nights in Cappadocia, two on the coast, and the Istanbul days are free, so your client is not on a coach every morning.

What you handle, what we handle. You sell and collect. We operate everything on the ground: internal flights, all transfers, hotels with breakfast, guides, and entrance fees. Your client has one contact in Turkey and one closed price.

Not suitable for travellers who cannot walk on uneven ground, because Ephesus and Pamukkale have long stone surfaces, or groups over 18 people without a second vehicle.

Tour Highlights

  • Three internal flights included, 15 kg checked and 8 kg cabin per person
  • Two nights in a cave or stone hotel in Cappadocia, not a standard city hotel
  • Shared small-group touring days · your clients join a group of maximum 18 plus the guide, in a Sprinter van · never a large coach
  • Istanbul days are free, so your client sets their own pace in the old city
  • Guide in Spanish or English on every touring day
  • 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
1,550USD

Tour code: TR-0801

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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-star 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 walking distance from Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace
    • Optional: a private Spanish or English guide for the day, entrance fees included · quoted separately
    • Note: Topkapi closes on Tuesdays, Dolmabahce 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 to Cappadocia, early morning, 15 kg checked baggage
    • Guided: Goreme Open Air Museum (UNESCO), Pasabag fairy chimneys, Devrent valley
    • Hotel: cave or stone hotel, first of two nights
    • Shared group, maximum 18 · Sprinter van
  4. Day 4 · Cappadocia, southern valleys

    • Guided: Uchisar castle, Red Valley walk, Kaymakli underground city
    • 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
    • Hotel: second night, same cave or stone hotel
  5. Day 5 · Cappadocia to the Aegean

    • Flight: Cappadocia to Izmir, via Istanbul
    • Transfer: airport to hotel in Kusadasi
    • Afternoon free · coastal town, walkable centre
  6. Day 6 · Ephesus

    • Guided: Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre, Temple of Hadrian
    • Also included: House of the Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis ruins
    • Entrance fees included, passed on at our cost
    • Note: long walk on ancient stone · flag this to clients with mobility limits
  7. Day 7 · Pamukkale, return to Istanbul

    • Guided: white travertine terraces and the ancient city of Hierapolis
    • Optional: Cleopatra’s antique pool, paid on site
    • Flight: Denizli to Istanbul in the evening
    • Transfer: private, airport to hotel
  8. Day 8 · 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
  • 7 nights in hotels with breakfast · 2 of them in a cave or stone hotel in Cappadocia
  • Professional guide in Spanish or English on all 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.

Is the public price the same on all your channels?

Yes. The same price appears on this site and on our Spanish consumer brand. We do not undercut our own agencies, so your client will not find a cheaper price elsewhere from us.

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 happens if my client cancels?

Free until the purchase date · the day we issue the internal flight tickets and guarantee the hotels, which is written on your confirmation. Everything paid is returned and the deposit stays as credit for 12 months on any route in the catalogue. On group files of ten or more with a flight block, the deposit funds the block from day one and is non-refundable. After that date, for up to nine travellers the charge is 50% up to fifteen days before arrival, 75% from fourteen to eight days, and 100% inside seven days. For groups of ten or more the windows double: 50% up to thirty days before arrival, 75% from twenty-nine to sixteen days, and 100% inside the last fifteen days.

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

Two. The published 1,550 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.

Which languages do the guides work in?

Spanish and English on all touring days. French is available in Istanbul only, not in Cappadocia, Ephesus or Pamukkale.

Do you invoice in my agency name?

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

What do you handle and what do I handle?

You handle the sale, the client relationship and the international flights. We handle everything from arrival to departure: internal flights, transfers, hotels, guides, entrance fees, and assistance on the ground.

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 1,550 USD per person