All Girls Trip to Turkey with Bhanushree

The land of fairy chimneys, underground cities, ancient cave churches, hot-air balloon rides, and thousands of years of history is awaiting your discovery.

Day 1 – Arrive Istanbul and fly to Cappadocia. Transfer to your hotel & check in.

Day 2 – Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for full day sightseeing along with an English speaking Guide.

Todays first visit will be Uçhisar Castle, the highest rock formation in the Cappadocia. The guide will explain just how this amazing landscape came into existence. Next at Göreme Open Air museum the guide will explain the importance of Christianity and monastic life in Cappadocia before leaving you free to explore the 10th and 11th century cave churches and monasteries with beautifully painted frescoes depicting famous biblical scenes.

See the old Greek houses in Çavuşin village, abandoned during the Greek/Turkish population exchange in 1924.

Lunch break

Still in Avanos, visit an authentic family-run pottery workshop located in an underground cave. Clay from the Kızılırmak (Red) River was first used in pottery production by the Hitites prior to 1700BC and continues as an art form today. Watch a master demonstrate how to make a pot, and watch the the painters and glazers apply their delicate patterns. Have a go at the potter’s wheel yourself and make your own unique pot if you wish.

In Paşabağı (also known as Monks Valley because of the Chapel of Saint Simeon found there) wander through the unusual clusters of multi-headed mushroom-shaped “fairy chimneys” (rock formations).

Devrent Valley (“Imagination Valley”) – a stunning valley where you can spot natural rock formations in many recognisable shapes in cappadocia, including the famous camel-shaped rock. Use your imagination and see what other shapes you can find.

Before heading to the hotel you’ll experience local wine tasting one of the awarded wineries of Cappadocia

Return to your hotel around 6 pm

Day 3 –We’ll have breakfast and leave for Kayseri Airport for our flight to Antalya. Upon arrival to Antalya Airport you’ll be met and transferred directly to Fethiye.

We’ll spend the day relaxing at the beach and the cafes and restaurants around us.

Day 4 – Breakfast at the Hotel

The best activity on a holiday is to take a boat and cruise through different spots and islands of the area if you are in Mediterranean. Turkey has lots of beauty and treasures but there are more to be discovered and seen only by the sea. We have beautiful beaches, clear turquoise waters and every single spot of the coast line is full of history!

One of the best daily boat tour in Fethiye is the 12 Islands Daily Boat Tour. Your day will start with pick-up from your hotel and a short drive to Fethiye harbour. As soon as all the guests welcome on board, our staff will get ready to leave the harbour with a traditional wooden gullet boat with engine and sail.

There will be different islands on the trip and our captain will stop on a few of them for swim and lunch break. Some of the islands can be seen only from boat. But we stop in the best of them!

If you want to relax and unwind this is the best choice for you. Lay down on the deck under the Mediterranean sun, listen to the whistle of the wind and have a fresh cooked meal on the deck. And a surprise! You may see some special spots that Cleopatra had visited before you!

Disembark around 17:30 and transfer to your hotel

Day 5 – Breakfast at the Hotel. Today you’ll enjoy and experience Dalyan

The daily Dalyan mud bath journey starts with a coach transfer from your resort to Dalyan village which is 65 km from Fethiye.

Our agenda of Dalyan will start with Dalyan river boat trip. This boat tour on the Dalyan river estuary will take us to another interesting point where we will refresh our skin with sulphuric mud baths. But on the way to Dalyan Mud Bath, we will enjoy the scenery of the reeds and nature and also the famous rock tombs of Dalyan. After this amazing Dalyan river boat trip we will reach to famous Dalyan Mud Bath. It’s believed that the mud baths makes you feel and look younger and a dip in the sulphur springs after the mud bath will freshen you.

One thing we are sure about the Dalyan Mud Bath is that you will feel hungry after it. We will serve an open buffet lunch in the village after the Mud Bath adventure. Different selections of traditional Turkish food is waiting for your taste.

Next item on the agenda will be a relaxing swim stop at Iztuzu beach. You can choose either the freshwater or saltwater, the turquoise waters of Mediterranean sea to swim. If you are lucky you may see some Caretta Caretta turtles on the beach.

After the swim break at the Iztuzu beach we will return to our coach with the last part of the boat trip and head back to Fethiye.

The City that bridges “Europe & Asia”

Day 6 – We’ll have breakfast and leave for Dalaman Airport for our flight to Istanbul.

Upon arrival to Istanbul, you will be met and transferred your hotel for check-in.

Rest of the day is free at leisure.

Day 7 – Breakfast at the hotel

You will be picked up for your Ottoman & Byzantine Tour of Istanbul

HIPPODROME, The centre of sport activities with its four monuments; The GERMAN FOUNTAIN OF WILHELM II, Egyptian Obelisk, SERPENTINE COLUMN and the COLUMN OF CONSTANTINE.

The BLUE MOSQUE The most famous mosque of Istanbul which is known as the BLUE MOSQUE as well because of its beautiful blue Iznik tiles. (Visit is not possible on Friday during prayer times)

GRAND BAZAAR(COVERED MARKET) In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4000 shops with each trade having its own area; the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brasware and trays, water ewers, onyxware and meerschaum pipers. (Grand Bazaar closed on Sunday, replaced with Arasta Bazaar)

TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, housing an exquisite collection of precious gems, jewellery thrones of sultans, costumes worn by the sultans and their families; miniatures, the Holy Mantle; CHABER OF SACRED RELICS. (Topkapı Palace closed on Tuesday)

(Harem is not included in the program and visit is due to extra entrance fee.)

After the tour you’ll be dropped back to your hotel

Day 8 –Breakfast at the hotel

Today’s day is free at leisure to explore the city on your own and shop your heart out!

Day 9 – Breakfast at the hotel

Check out and transfer to Istanbul Airport for your return flight