Welcome to Istanbul. Our driver will meet you at the airport. You will be transferred to your hotel. You may join our optional Dinner Cruise tour depends on your arrival today.
Overnight Istanbul
Day 2 : Jewels of Istanbul – Full Day Guided Tour
Today you will visit Dolmabahce Palace, Spice Bazaar, and a Boat trip on Bosphorus.
Dolmabahce Palace is one of the most glamorous palaces in the world. Dolmabahce Palace was built between 1843-1856 and was ordered by Sultan Abdülmecit I. It was the administrative center of the late Ottoman Empire. After the Turkish Republic when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk come to Istanbul he stayed and welcomed his foreign guests at Dolmabahce Palace. Also, Ataturk spent his last time here.
The Spice Bazaar is in Eminönü, It is one of the oldest covered bazaars of Istanbul. In this bazaar, which is famous for its herbalists, in addition to products suitable for the old tradition such as natural medicines, spices, flower seeds, rare plant roots, and shells; dried nuts, delicatessen products, various foodstuffs are sold. Spice Bazaar is also open on Sundays.
Boat trip on the Bosphorus. An amazing cruise between the two continents, EUROPE and ASIA, along the Bosphorus by the Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi Palace, wooden villas.
Day 3 : Explore the Old City & Fly to Cappadocia – Full Day Guided Tour
After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, and Grand Bazaar.
After the tour, we will transfer you to the Istanbul Airport and you will take your flight to Cappadocia. Upon your arrival, we will transfer you to your hotel.
Overnight Cappadocia
Day 4 : Explore Cappadocia – Full Day Guided Tour
Marvel at the lunar landscape with a fully guided tour of Cappadocia, visiting Devrent Valley to see the unique fairy chimneys. Drive to pasabag (Monk’s Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Drive to the city of Avanos. In the afternoon visit another beautiful open-air museum at Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly, before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at Uchisar. After the tour, we will be back at our hotel.
Overnight Cappadocia
Day 5 : Explore Cappadocia & Fly to Izmir – Full Day Guided Tour
After having breakfast at the hotel, we will again depart for a full day Cappadocia tour. Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley, and explore the famous rock-cut churches and hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley. Then visit Cavusin village. This village is famous for the houses and churches of the Christian clergymen. After lunch Drive to the pigeon valley. In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı underground city. Where early Christians lived in fear and faith.
After the tour, we will transfer you to Cappadocia airport and you will take your flight to Izmir. Upon your arrival, we will welcome you and transfer you to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Overnight Kusadasi
Day 6 : Explore Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) – Full Day Guided Tour
After breakfast, you heading to the magnificent White calcium terraces, known as Cotton Castle (Pamukkale) where you also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. This city was used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers. Today bring your swimsuit with you because you will have time to enjoy the thermal water of Pamukkale.
Overnight Kusadasi
Day 7 : Explore Ephesus & Departure from Turkey – Full Day Guided Tour
Absorb yourself in history today. Today you visit Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and the House of the Virgin Mary. Feel the mystical atmosphere of ancient times. Ephesus is one of the most important ancient cities in the World and it was the capital of Asia Minor.
After the tour, you will be transferred to Izmir Airport to take your flight back to Istanbul.
End of the service!!
Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Entertainment
We will pick you up from Hotel at approximately 07:45 pm and transfer you to the Istanbul Kabatas Port from where your Dinner Cruise will commense.
You are in for a treat with our exciting dinner Cruise that presents you the beauty of Istanbul at night while
cruising the Bosphorus. You will dine on a delicious assortment of authentic Turkish Cuisine, PLUS you enjoy an outstanding Turkish Night of entertainment which will feature traditional dances from the seven different regions of Turkey as well as an oriental belly-dance show. Your performance will include Ottoman dancers, Romany Gypsy Girls, belly dancers, and the Asuk Masuk comedy team, etc. This is a night you will not forget and one loved by ALL our customers who have attended previous cruises. Your dinner cruise ends at about midnight,
at which time we will transfer you to the Hotel. .(50Euro Per Person)
Hamam
Well, the ritual is simple. You will find yourself in the warm Hamam ,a room filled with the sound of splashing water, the scent of soap, and wafting steam through which daily concerns and worries cannot penetrate. In the gentle moist heat your body relaxes, and your nerves are soothed. You sit down at one of the marble wash basins which line the walls, and adjusting the temperature of the water to a delicious warmth, dip the copper bathing bowl into the basin and tip the water over your head and body. Waves of relaxation seem to pour right through you as the water envelops your body.
Laying on the warm stone in the center of the room, your attendant will pour hot water on you and begin to scrub every square inch of your body. Basically, every millimeter of dead and dirty skin is scrubbed off, even the skin between your fingers and toes.Then you are given fresh towels and again brought to Sogukluk (the cool room) to rest, dry off and marvel at your glowing, soft as a baby’s skin.
Hodja Pasha Dervish Show Istanbul
Near the mighty Hagia Sophia Basilica and the magnificent Topkapi Palace, Hodjapsha Cultural Center is a delightful piece of the city’s striking cultural mosaic. Transformed from a large 15th-century hamam (Turkish bath), it now welcomes visitors under its high dome ceilings to showcase some of the best of this vast country’s traditions.
Watch the mystical ritual of the Mevlevi Order, whose whirling dance has been declared a UNESCO Heritage
of Humanity. The Sema ceremony is a journey through man’s spiritual ascent to “perfection” through mind and love-a truly unmissable and astonishing experience of music and moves.
Jeep Safari Cappadocia
Jeep safari is one of best way explore Cappadocia , The daily Jeep Safari tour for you to experience the exciting landscapes.Drive with 4×4 jeeps. We start our adventure in Goreme winding our way through Zemi Valley to Urgup, Mustafapasa and the Uzengi River. We will drive by pigeon houses, orchards and grape vines used for local wine to the village of Ortahisar and the famous Roman Castle. After a short break in Ortahisar we continue off-road to Red Valley where we visit a cave church as well as the local cave depots – traditionally foods such as lemons and potatoes are stored year-round in caves, taking advantage of the perfect conditions of the caves. Mushrooms are also grown in the caves for local consumption. Next on the tour is lunch. We will enjoy lunch in Monks Valley (Pasabag) and continue off-road through Honey Valley to Uchisar. After another picture stop in Uchisar, we will drive off-road back to Goreme through the Pigeon and Babaccik Valleys.
Turkish Night
The Turkish Night Show highlights the dance traditions of various regions of Turkey, complete with traditional costumes and of course, exhilarating belly dancers. This lively performance is a great way to enjoy traditional Turkish music, dancing and join in the festivities during audience participation.Optional you could book with
dinner Turkish Night Show.
Hot Air Balloon Tour
Today very early in the morning we will depart for our amazing Balloon Tour we will pick you up from your hotel at approximately 04:30 am (depending on the location of your hotel) and transfer you to the balloon site where you will have the opportunity to watch the balloon being prepared for your flight as you enjoy a light breakfast snack; preparation time is generally 15-20 minutes. Your flight will begin at sunrise, where your pilot will climb about 3000 feet above ground level. It is from this elevation that you will marvel at the beauty of Cappadocia below you. During certain segments of the flight our pilots are also capable of flying as low as 1 meter above the rock formations which will allow you perfect photo taking opportunities. The Standard Flight is a total of 60 fascinating minutes. There will be a champagne celebration at end of the flight, and you will be presented with a Flight Certificate, signed by your pilot, as a souvenir reminder of this magnificent experience. You will be returned to your hotel at the end of your tour where you can rest, have breakfast, and then continue your day.
Dervish Show Cappadocia
The Whirling Dervishes is a Turkish experience that many come to Turkey wanting to see, it truly is an amazing performance to witness. This excursion is not like the other Turkish nights on offer in Cappadocia, as it only has
the Whirling Dervishes; no other dances are performed on the night. Dervishes as they share their religious enlightening ceremony with you.“God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches you by means of opposites, so that you will have two wings to fly – not one.” – Mevlana Rumi.You finish off the night with a drink called ‘Serbet’ after the ceremony concludes.
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Excellent experience.
We have just returned from our Turkey tour with SMART TURKEY TOURS. We travel a lot, but that was our first tour since coronavirus.
Due to the pandemic our planing required a lot of flexibility with airlines, hotels and local tours on our as well as on the touring company part.
Also the plans had to be adjusted as we were progressing, especially due to the fact that members of our group were coming from different countries.
We had a great experience with this company as well as with their rep. Mehmet Metin Kirca and all three local guides.
We spent 8 days in Turkey visiting Istanbul, Cappadocia ,Kusadasi and Effes.
Social distancing was practiced at the airports, restaurants (great food !!!) and during the trips like horse riding and hot air ballooning (the very highlight!!!) in
beautiful Cappadocia.
We very highly recommend Smart Turkey Tours and trip too Turkey now.
Suresh N
12 January, 2020
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Turkey Trip with family
We were on 8 day trip covering Cappadacia, Kusadasi, Pamukkale and Istanbul with Smart Turkey Tours handled by Mr Metin.
It was great experience and we had great time for New year as family vacation.
Smart Turkey Tour did great job in organizing and supporting a perfect family trip. We recommend them as a highly efficient and Reliable tour operator .....
Mae-Ann Bustamante
11 November, 2019
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Great Private Tour service
I was in contact with a lot of travel agencies based in Turkey since August (I think) to check on the best package and rates that we'll book for our trip. Out of all the agencies and agents, Metin is the most responsive and accommodating. We booked a private tour for four guests in Pamukkale, Ephesus, and Cappadocia. We compared the rates and Smart Turkey Tour offered the cheapest, but the service was excellent. We had the friendliest drivers and the best tour guides; Gokche and Zike. Zike even surprised me on my birthday, when we were having our lunch he talked to the staff of the restaurant and after a few minutes one staff was carrying a cake for me. It was a very memorable trip, we didn't get to ride the hot air balloon because it was cancelled when we were in Cappadocia but the trip was a good experience in Turkey.
nicoleyys
20 October, 2019
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Wonderful Trips and Excellent Services
We just had our company's customized 7-day Turkey trip with Smart Turkey Tour (STT) covering Istanbul, Cappadocia and Pamukkale. Prior to the trip, I worked with Mr Metin of STT who had diligently delivered top-notch service and provided me insightful tips in planning the itinerary. Mr Metin was very prompt and helpful in answering all my queries and he ensured that the activities will be exciting and enjoyable for us. The accomodation provided to us were very comfortable and convenient. The meals arranged for us were sumptious and accurately reflected the local tastes and flavours that we seeked for when in Turkey. We communicated simply through WhatsApp messaging and the bookings of the hotels and places of interest were made amazingly easy.
Mr Selçuk Kaya was our designated tour guide. He was able to connect and communicate with us very well with his impeccable English. While conducting the tour, he had also keenly listened to our feedback and suggestions on the tour agenda as we progressed. He was certainly a very flexible tour guide who was smartly able to balance what he wanted to show and tell us about Turkey against our capacity and stamina to see and absorb the information about the places we visited. He was able to conduct the tour punctually and in a very disciplined yet tactful way by reining in our oft time desires to go off track in our photo taking and shopping.
As the organizer of our company trip, I'm very pleased that my boss and colleagues had a great time and they were all very happy and satisfied with my choice of STT. For Mr Selcuk, we have nothing but high praises for him, with big thumbs up from all the 14 of us. I'm certain this trip would not have been as enjoyable if he were not with us. I highly recommend STT, and especially Mr Selçuk, to our friends and family who would want to have their holiday in Turkey.
Muhammad Noman
17 October, 2019
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Fascinating Tour of Turkey with Smart Turkey
We have booked our Tour with Smart Turkey Tour and its was really wonderful. I would like to thanks Metin for arranging such nice tour. All the guides were extremely professionals. I was with family ( 1 Child and 1 Infant ) and they really help us.
Laural C
16 August, 2019
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Excelent tour all over Stambul, Kusadasi, Capadocia
And others. Excellent hotels and very well prepared guide tour people, besides very friendly.
Alejandro E
26 May, 2019
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Excellent Service and quick answers to inquiries
We contacted them by wapp from the begining, all the time they were ready to answer our questions.
The guide assigned is awesome
The trasnportation very comfortable
everything punctual
Hendro Adrian
05 April, 2019
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Wonderful Turkey Trip
We did a trip to Turkey, Istanbul and Cappadocia, through Smart Turkey Tours. We had nothing but superlatives for their services which made our trip full of fun. They also have an excellent website which offers so many beautiful places in Turkey to spend our vac. We will definitely use their service again should we plan to visit Turkey again in the future.
Harrris R
05 December, 2018
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Turkey tour
We had a fantastic tour in turkey for a week. Our guide serdar was very kind and knowledgeable. We visited istanbul cappadocia and pamukkale.
We had a chance to fly by balloon and ski on erciyes mountain.
I really recommend this travel agency
Edwin C
24 November, 2018
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Comprehensive tour
Had a lovely tour . Thanks to Metin for being so patient and all his fantastic guides. As ours was a fast but super comprehensive tour, we enjoyed this fantastic tour and would love to come back again !
Really took care of us and helped us.
Much appreciated !
Thanks !
Amy
10 November, 2018
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Great tour of Turkey highlights
My husband and I were recommended Smart Turkey Tours through friends who had done a tour earlier in the year and they didn’t disappoint. We did a tour that covered Istanbul, Kusadasi (from which we visited Izmir, Pamukkale and Ephesus) and Cappadocia, with separate small group guided tours arranged for each day (some we enjoyed more than others but regardless, we saw things we wouldn’t have seen on our own!)
Anil looked after our booking and everything was perfectly arranged for our stay, we were told the night before about our next morning pick up for guided tours/activities and all airport transfers were on time with no issues.
Would highly recommend as a hassle free way to see the delights of Turkey
SandhyaJayaraju,
19 May, 2018
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Best Tour Operators with lot of Patience & Helping nature.
Thanks to Mr. Anil for well organised trip & supporting us throughout our trip.
Best Turkish hospitality, everywhere they welcome you with smile. I came to know that Turkish people love INDIANS. All of our hotel staff were very friendly.
1, The Recital Hotel - Excellent
2, Efe Boutique Hotel - Very good
3, Heaven Cave house - Outstanding.
Unfortunately we missed hot air balloon due to bad weather. Hope we will get next time.
When we were in Kusadasi our son fell sick, when we contacted Mr. Anil he came in person and took us to the Hospital, it made us feel very very comfortable.
"I strongly recommend SMART TURKEY TOURS for those who want to explore Turkey."
You can blindly book your trip with them.
Senneebb
12 May, 2018
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Fantastic Arrangement and very accommodating agency
The agency is very accommodating because they arranged the tour customised to our requests. They are always prompt in response. A hiccup happened due to irresponsible hotel. Glad that the agency Manager contacted the hotel immediately to sort out the issue. Unexpectedly, the next day when we arrived Kusdasi, the Manager, Anil met us at hotel lobby to further explained to us the issue and try to make sure we had a great stay in Turkey. Very professional and nice little gesture to conclude our trip.
Highly recommended!
MAUREEN GUSCOTT
09 May, 2018
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Istanbul was wonderful although couldn't see a lot of the Blue Mosque and other buildings as a lot of renovations were being done. Loved The Pudding Shop which was where I had lunch with my guide Nesha. Incidently, I was the only person on this tour. I actually arrived a day or two before my tour began, so made the most of wandering around this busy city. Visited the Sandwich Fish Boats which was great. Grand Bazaar, and many other places. Be warned about the guys who consistently try to entice you to visit their rug shops. Darn annoying. The Recital hotel where I stayed was great. Lovely people there. Kusadasi was beautiful. Enjoyed my trip to Ephesus, although it was a long day. Visited the other sites, Pumakkale etc but Ephesus was my favourite. Flew to Cappadocia and stayed for three nights and the early morning balloon trip was the highlight of my trip. I would definitely recommend it. The accommodation there was great. Thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Turkey and would recommend Smart Turkey Tours. My tour was reasonably priced and the meals were very good.
Doris
20 April, 2018
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Fantastic Guys
My family of 4 joined the Smart Turkey Tour where Anil helped us with our tour itinerary. To deal with Anil was a bliss. We made several changes to our itinerary and he was always helpful in his responses and showed no sign of being annoyance. He had never failed to reply to all our emails . He cleared our doubts and helped to resolve them to our full satisfaction. He even suggested alternative plan if he feels that could save us some money. He put us at ease with the tour arrangement and we felt very assured that he was always there should we encounter any problem. When we whatsapp him, he replied and when we called him, he answered.
It was defintely a blessing to have him when we were in a foreign land. He dealt matters patiently and in a very professional manner that make us felt we were in good hands and well taken of.
No issues with the Hot Air Balloon in Capadacio.
Anil explained to us his predicament when dealing with the operator and we understood the difficulties he faced with them. With his guidance, we managed to contact the Operator directly and got the confirmation without any fuss.
On the last day of our tour, at Izmir airport before we departed to Istanbul, my son realized he had left his jacket in the hotel room wardrobe. Immediately we called Anil and he made all arrangements to courier to our hotel in Istanbul . He even called up the hotel reception and trying to make arrangements to pay for the courier fee ( that was not even his fault ). We were very touched by his kind gesture.
Not forgetting to mention our tour guides, Deniz of Ephesus sector and Olsen (if I name him correctly) of Capadacio sector . They were fantastic guys. Knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and obliging to our needs. Both, always have a smile on their faces.
Our overall experience with Smart Turkey Tour is unforgettable and amazing . We love it.
If you are looking for an honest and reliable agency, look for Anil from SMART TURKEY TOUR, the Best and Outstanding Service Provider.
NZTRAVLA
01 September, 2017
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I was trying to organise a trip to Turkey last minute and had specific time restraints and particular places I wanted to see which was making booking anything "off the shelf" difficult. I got in touch with Anil at Smart Turkey Tours and he was so helpful and organised everything for me. All I had to do was turn up and everything else was arranged. Turkey is an amazing country of natural beauty and warm and friendly people. I would love to go back! I would recommend Smart Turkey Tours to anyone.
bushra
01 September, 2017
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The visit to turkey had been an amazing experience.
Smart Turkey Tours has been a constant support in my turkeys visit. I would like to appreciate Mr. Anil for all his efforts. He made a customized itinerary and considered all our requests. The tour was very well planned and organized from day1. All the tour guides linked to the trip did an amazing job. Everyone was very welcoming and made the trip enjoyable. Istanbul, Cappadocia and Kusadasi are a must visit places in turkey.
Culture716724
08 June, 2017
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Well organized and enjoyable!
We did the 7 day express turkey tour through Istanbul, kusadasi and cappadocia with lots of visits in between. The hotels are all very good, every day has a lot of sightseeing and activities with friendly and helpful tour guides. Anil was always available to answer any of my questions and made the entire trip very easy and enjoyable! Turkey can be a difficult country to navigate on your own in my opinion so if you're looking for a tour that's easy and includes most of the major points of interest, this is the one! It's also really good value for money when comparing to other tours!
Manoj M
25 April, 2017
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Smart Turkey Tours April2017 visit
The tour was a complete package organised by smart Turkey tours. The company is recommended as the best with our personnel experience. We were well received by the drivers from the airport pick up and drops, the tours guides at all our planned destination did great jobs, we as family was very comfortable with the tour guides with their individual expertise and taken around all our planned tour destination which included walking tour in Istanbul, trips to Cappadocia, Pammukkale and Ephesis was fantastically organised. We would recommended smart Turkey tours and we will use them again in future.
Luisa J
01 November, 2016
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My husband and i booked a 7 days private tour through Smart Turkey Tours and they did great job. Everything was well organized . Our guide Anil welcome us at the airport and guided for us 7 days in Turkey. We visit istanbul, cappadocia, Pamukkale and Ephesus with him. He was nice,well organized and intelligent guide. We were happy with our Hotels, food, vehicle and driver also our price was so reasonable. We definately recommend this company who wants a great touring in Turkey.
