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Embark on a captivating journey starting with your arrival in Istanbul, where you’ll be transferred to your hotel and enjoy a Bosphorus dinner cruise by night. Explore Istanbul’s highlights, including the Hagia Sophia Mosque, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and the Grand Bazaar, with opportunities to experience the rich history and culture of the city. Next, travel to Cappadocia, known for its surreal landscapes, where you will visit the Underground City, Red Valley, Pigeon Valley, and explore ancient rock-cut dwellings and churches. Discover the fascinating underground settlements where early Christians sought refuge. Enjoy a full day tour of North Cappadocia, visiting sites such as Dervent Valley, Pasabag's fairy chimneys, Avanos' terracotta workshops, and the Goreme Open-Air Museum, showcasing Byzantine art. Conclude your trip with a visit to a Turkish carpet cooperative and a panoramic view of the valleys before heading back to Istanbul for your return flight.

Time

Activities

Day 01: BANGALORE – ISTANBUL

 

Departure to Istanbul International Airport from Bangalore International Airport

 

On arrival transfer to hotel

 

 Buffet lunch Indian restaurant

02:30 PM

Check in at hotel

07:30 PM

Proceed to Bosphorus by Night Dinner Cruise

09:00 PM

Dinner

10:00 PM

Followed debriefing & briefing for the next day

Day 02: ISTANBUL

07:00 AM

Wake up and freshen up

08:00 AM

Buffet breakfast

09:00 AM

Proceed to  Full Day Istanbul Highlights: Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace and the Grand Bazaar

You will be picked up from your hotel for a full-day guided tour of Istanbul's iconic sites. The tour includes the Hagia Sophia Mosque, a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture, the Byzantine Hippodrome, where chariot races once took place, and the Blue Mosque, renowned for its stunning blue Iznik tiles. You’ll also visit the Topkapi Palace, the former residence of Ottoman sultans, and the Grand Bazaar, the largest covered market in Turkey with over 4,000 shops. If visiting on a Tuesday, the Topkapi Palace will be replaced by the Underground Cistern or the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, and if on a Sunday, the Grand Bazaar will be replaced by the Spice Bazaar.

Admission to the sites and museums is optional:

  • Hagia Sophia: 25 EUR
  • Topkapi Palace: 50 EUR
    Tour guides will have pre-paid skip-the-line tickets available, and you can pay in cash or in advance.

01:30 PM

Buffet lunch

02:00 PM

Continue exploring Full Day Istanbul Highlights

08:00 PM

Dinner at Indian restaurant

09:00 PM

Followed debriefing & briefing for the next day

Day 03: ISTANBUL - KAYSERI - CAPPADOCIA

06:30 AM

Wake up and freshen up

08:00 AM

Buffet breakfast

09:00 AM

Check out the hotel

09:30 AM

Proceed  to  Cappadocia

01:00 PM

Buffet lunch

04:30 PM

Check in at hotel

07:30 PM

Dinner at Indian restaurant

09:00 PM

Followed debriefing & briefing for the next day

Day 04: CAPPADOCIA

07:00 AM

Wake up and freshen up

08:00 AM

Buffet breakfast

09:30 AM

Proceed  to  Full Day Cappadocia with Underground City, Red Valley and Pigeon Valley

Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley through Cavusin and explore the famous rock-cut churches and hike 2 km. Then visit Cavusin village. Old Cavusin was abandoned several decades ago due to avalanches. The current village of Cavusin is located on the road. Old Cavusin, with its rock-cut dwellings and stone houses, had several hermitages. After lunch drive to the Pigeon Valley. In the afternoon visit Underground City, where early Christians lived in fear and faith. The houses in the village are constructed around the nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city, which is one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. The underground city was originally carved out as eight floors; however four floors are available to visit. In wartime about 5000 people can refuge in. The tunnels are still used today as storage areas, stables, and cellars. 

01:30 PM

Buffet lunch

02:30 PM

Continue exploring Full Day Istanbul Highlights

07:30 PM

Dinner at Indian restaurant

09:00 PM

Followed debriefing & briefing for the next day

Day 05: CAPPADOCIA – BANGALORE

07:00 AM

Wake up and freshen up

08:00 AM

Buffet breakfast

09:00 AM

Check out from the hotel

09:30 AM

Full Day North Cappadocia Tour

Our first real encounter with Cappadocia almost Martian landscape is in the Dervent valley. We visit Pasabag’s “fairy chimneys”, where the voice of the wind harmonizes with songs of the fairies. From here we pause at Avanos center of terracotta art which is a popular destination because of its attractive old town with cobbled streets, and views over the river and is its production of earthenware pottery, it is also the most economic activity in the town. The ceramic trade in this district and its countless pottery factories date right back to the Hittites, and the ceramic clay from the red silt of the Kızılırmak has always been used. A visit to ceramic & tile center to see how the ceramics made by hand. After lunch we visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum to see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia. People of Goreme, at the heart of the Cappadocia Region, realized that these soft rocks could be easily carved out to form houses, churches, monasteries. These Christian sanctuaries contain many examples of Byzantine art from the post-iconoclastic period. These frescoes are a unique artistic achievement from this period. You visit a carpet cooperative, where you'll see how exquisiteTurkish carpets are hand-woven. We complete the tour with a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia.

04:00 PM

Proceed to Istanbul international
 

Departure as per the schedule flight

Complimentary ratio for student: teacher {including non-teaching staff} 15:01

Nb: once the trip is confirmed with the marketing executive , for any further information or status or details regarding the bookings kindly coordinate with our operation head  mr.stephen:9538677790, email id : stephen@crazyholidays.in   

Kindly submit the final number of students registered details latest by 4 months before the departure date.

The given rate for land packages is applicable only for next 20 days

 

Inclusions:

  • All meals included
  • All tours and transfers are on private Ac coach
  • 1 English Speaking Guide
  • Visa charges
  • Travel insurance
  • All the activities and sightseeing places mention in the itinerary
  • Accommodations  will be on  Twin/triple sharing
  • For each 15 students 1 teacher will be complimentary
  • Experienced tour manager from Crazy Holidays throughout the trip

Exclusion:

  • Air fare
  • Sightseeing or activities not motioned in the itinerary
  • Any extra services to be paid directly
  • Pick Up & Drop From School To Airport Or From Airport To School
  • Any expenses of personal nature like still camera or video camera, porter charges, laundry expenses, phone calls, food/beverages not included in the package, usages of mini bar in the hotel
  • Govt Tax of 5% over and above the Tour Cost mentioned
  • Tax collected at source (TCS) applicable at 5% on tour price if PAN & Aadhar is provided else it will be 10% of tour price
  • Valid Passport
  • Any ticket to attractions, museums, train, cable car, ferries, rides, safari, etc. are not included unless explicitly mentioned as an inclusion.

 

  IMPORTANT NOTE:

  • As This Is Not The Final Itinerary At The Time Of Confirmation, Kindly Ask The Marketing Executive To Check The Availability Of All The Services As Specified In This Itinerary .Based On The Period Of Travel And To Submit The Final Itinerary
  • As The Availability And Pricing Keeps On Changing For Flights  Dynamically We Request Your Good Self To Make Sure To Collect The 25% Of The Airfare Within 24 Hours As Soon As A Trip Is Confirmed From The Students Which Is Non-Refundable And Handover The Same Amount To Crazy Holidays Marketing Executive So That We Can Go Ahead With The Booking Of Flight On Immediate Hours
  •  Passport Validity Have Minimum 6-Month Passport Validity If You Are Not A Singapore Passport Holder.
  • Typical check-in time for hotel is 3 pm and check-out at 11am.
  • The above package is for a group of minimum 35 students for lesser number of students there will be a variation in the given cost. For more no. of students, please check with us the possibility of taking additional coach         
  • Validity of the quote will be only for 20 days from the date to receiving the quotation
  • The given rates will not be valid during major holidays
  • This is just a quotation, as of now we are not holding any booking. Hotel, transportation and other services are subject to availability at the time of actual booking.
  • 15:1 Teachers accompanying in group.
  • Crazy Holidays reserves the right to re-arrange itinerary to suit as per availability without changing the total number of days in destination and without compromising with any services.

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