Full-day tour of the Old City. In the morning, we will visit Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's most iconic landmarks, a magnificent architectural marvel that we offer to our visitors. It is considered one of the largest and most important mosques in the world. We continue to the Blue Mosque, admired for its six tall minarets, terraces, and domes that rise from the center of the building. You will see that the architect undoubtedly achieved perfection with this impressive work of art. In the afternoon, we will visit the Roman Hippodrome (dating from the reign of Septimius Severus), a space where horse races and circuses were held, providing entertainment for the inhabitants of Constantinople for over a thousand years. Next, we will visit Topkapi Palace, where the sultans lived between 1478 and 1865. Topkapi is not a single structure, but rather an organic monumental complex comprised of various pavilions, gardens, and scattered areas located in the historic district at the entrance to the Golden Horn. We will end the day at the covered market, the Grand Bazaar, where you will have free time. Transfer to the hotel and overnight stay. **The Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays and religious holidays.

Meals included: Breakfast 

Breakfast and transfer to the port to take the ferry to Bursa. Upon arrival in Bursa city center, we will visit the Green Mosque, the largest mosque in the city, and the Green Tomb. The next stop will be Uludağ Mountain, accessible by cable car, where we will have lunch.

After lunch, enjoy free time for an ATV safari, mountain skiing, or snowshoeing. After enjoying your time at the mountaintop, we return to the city center. We continue our day trip to Bursa with a visit to the local bazaar, where you can sample and purchase local products such as chestnuts, honey, olive oil, and Turkish delight. You'll also have the opportunity to observe local life.

Transfer to the hotel in Bursa at the end. Accommodation and dinner at the hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast and dinner

Breakfast and departure for the ancient city of Pergamon, one of the most important cultural, commercial, and medical centers in history. Visit the famous Asclepius, considered one of the most important health centers of the time. Asclepius was built for the god of healing and is also known among physicians as the first psychiatric hospital. Medical experiments were conducted here, and different treatment methods were applied. Afterward, departure for Izmir to visit the center of Turkey's third-largest city. Arrival at the hotel, dinner, and overnight stay.

Meals included: Breakfast and dinner  

Breakfast and departure for Ephesus. Ephesus was once a thriving port city of 250,000 inhabitants. Today, the spectacular excavations of the main streets of this ancient city can still be admired. We will see the Library, the Agora, the theater, the colorful mosaics of the aristocratic Townhouses, and a panoramic view of the surrounding ancient port area (which includes a rich ecclesiastical history and cultural perspective). Afterward, we will continue with a visit to the Basilica of St. John, which houses an immersion baptismal font and is believed to be the final resting place of St. John. From here, we have an excellent view of the port of Ephesus, the Mosque of Jesus, and the site of the Temple of Artemis, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Dinner and overnight stay in Kuşadası

Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Bodrum. Arrival and visit to the Castle of St. Peter of Halicarnassus, also known as Bodrum Fortress, the symbol of Bodrum. This Crusader castle was built by the Knights of St. John between 1402 and 1409. Today, the castle's halls are used as a museum exhibiting finds from the Bronze, Mycenaean, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Ages. The castle also houses Turkey's largest underwater archaeological museum, one of the few of its kind in the world. The museum's shipwreck reconstruction is well worth a visit. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast and Dinner

Free day in Bodrum with the possibility of enjoying the beaches and nightlife of the region

Meals included: Breakfast and dinner (at the hotel)

After breakfast, transfer to the airport to take the connecting flight back to Istanbul.

Meals included: Breakfast