Embarking on a trip from Malaysia to Turkey is like stepping into a vibrant tapestry of history, culture, and adventure. The journey itself is an exciting prelude to the wonders that await.
Imagine the thrill as you board your flight from Kuala Lumpur, ready to traverse the skies towards a land that straddles two continents. The anticipation builds as you watch the world below transform from tropical landscapes to the rugged terrains and historical marvels of Turkey.
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ISTANBUL – BOLU: (LUNCH, DINNER)
• Upon arrival meeting with your tour director at Istanbul Airport
• We will commence with sightseeing, covering the following
• English speaking tour director & Coach is included
• Istanbul City Walls (Admission is not required – passing by coach view only), it boasts several impressive castles a
fortification. Massive walls of ancient Constantinople, built by the Emperor Theodosius II over 1500 years ago, are in
many places still standing.
• Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque) (Admission is not required – indoor walking oriantation –30min suggested
time), a 16th century’s religious center and the only mosque in Istanbul with 6 minarets.
• Hippodrome square (Admission is not required – outdoorwalking oriantation – 20min suggested time), where horse
carriage and gladiator fights took place during the Byzantian Empire. It is
decorated today with an Egyptian Column, Serpentane Column.
• Hagia Sophia Mosque (Admission is not required – indoor walking orientation – 60min suggested time), a unique
combination of Christianity and Islam religion in the same holding place.
• Topkapi Palace Museum (Admission is included – indoor&outdoor walking orientation – 90min suggested time) – a
museum palace with a wide collection of Porcelains, Treasuries, religious collect peace. It is the first Great Imperial
Palace of Ottoman Dynasty.
• Dinner and overnight in Bolu
BOLU – ANKARA –CAPPADOCIA: (BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER)
• After breakfast we will commence with sightseeing, covering the following
• English speaking tour director & Coach is included
• Ankara – capital of Turkey, it is second largest city of Turkey.
• Ataturk Mausoleum (Admission is not required – indoor&outdoor walking oriantation – 45min suggested time), final
resting place of founder of modern Turkey.
• Salt Lake (Admission is not required – outdoor walking oriantation –30min suggested time), called Tatta in antiquity,
is a closed-end lake surrunded by plateaus. He sources that feed the lake are insufficient, the river Melendiz and River
Pecenekozu.
• Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia
CAPPADOCIA: (BREAKFAST, LUNCH,DINNER)
• After breakfast we will commence with sightseeing, covering the following
• English speaking tour director & Coach is included
• Hot air ballooning over the charming landscape during sun rise time (Optional)
• Turkey’s handmade crafts through a turkish carpet weaving course (shopping stop – 60min suggested time)
• Pigeon Valley (Admission is not required – outdoor walking orientation – 20min suggested time), great photo spot
where we will see the valley of Goreme with bird eye view
• Goreme Valley (Admission is not required – outdoor walking orientation – 30min suggested time) fascinating rock
formations and fairy chimneys at Goreme, Cappadocia.
• Uchisar “castle” village (Admission is not required – outdoor walking orientation – 20min suggested time), a fantasyland
of strange and wonderful works of man and nature.
• Esentepe Hill and Fairy Chimneys Valley (Admission is not required – outdoor walking orientation – 20min suggested
time), moon landscape ofCappadocia, where you will be able to see fairy chimneys valley.
• Avanos Pottery Village (Admission is not required – indoor shopping stop – 60min suggested time), set on the banks
ofthe Kizilirmak (Red River). Local people made their hand made potteries.
• Underground City (Admission is included – indoor walking oriantation – 45min suggested time), once a place ofrefuge
for 15000 Christians. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall and food storage rooms in this eight-storey
city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways.
• Turquoise & Onyx handmade store (Shopping stop), name given by Marco Polo which means color of Turks. We will
see handmade onyx and turquoise arts.
• Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia
CAPPADOCIA –KONYA –PAMUKKALE: (BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER)
• After breakfast we will commence with sightseeing, covering the following
• English speaking tour director & Coach is included
• Ancient Caravanserai (TepesiDelikhan) (Admission is not required – indoor walking oriantation – 20min suggested
time),it is an 700 years old ancient caravanserai.
• Melvana Celaleddin-i Rumi (Admission is not required – indoor walking oriantation – 45min suggested time), which used
to be the cloister for Mevlevi Dervishes. Mevlana was a philosopher and mystic of Islam, but not a Muslim of the orthodox
type. His doctrine advocates unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning, goodness, charity and awareness through love.
• Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale
PAMUKKALE – SELCUK– KUSADASI: (BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER)
• After breakfast we will commence with sightseeing, covering the following
• English speaking tourdirector & Coach is included
• Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) & Hierapolis Ancient City (Admission is included – outdoorwalking orientation – 90min
suggested time) , visit the extensive ruins of Hierapolis- known for its thermal baths and health centre. Thereafter, see
“Cotton Castle” or Pamukkale’s magical and unique terraces & castles created by deposits of white limestone from thermal
springs.
• Ephesus ancient city (Admission is included – outdoor walking oriant ation – 120min suggested time), one of the world’s
most outstanding archaeological sites. Walk in its well-preserved marble streets to the Library of Celsius, the Odeon, Grand
Theatre, Temple of Hadrian, Roman Bath etc.
• Isa Bey Mosque (Admission is not required – indoor walking orientation – 40min suggested time), it is constructed in
1374-75, is one of the oldest and most impressive works of architectural art remaining from the Anatolian beyliks.
• Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi
KUSADASI –BURSA: (BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER)
• Afterbreakfast we will commence with sightseeing, covering the following
• English speaking tourdirector & Coach is included
• Leather outlet shopping center & fashion show (indoor shopping stop – 60min suggested time), we start our day with an
upbeat fashion show showcasing high quality leather products made in Turkey
• Bursa Grand Mosque “Ulu Camii” (Admission is not required – indoor walking oriantation – 30min suggested time), it is a
prominent landmark in Bursa’s downtown. With its two towering minarets and 20 domes,the building is one of the most
imperissive and important in Bursa. Grand Mosque is considered the fitfth most important mosque in Islam after those in
Mecca,Medina, Jerussalem and Damascus.
• Silk Market “Koza Han” (Admission is not required – outdoor walking oriantation – 30min suggested time), Ottoman turks
spun the local silk industry to international fame, and by the 16th and 17th centuries Bursa silk had become a highly
desirable luxury throught Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia.
• Pay respect to Osman Gazi & Orhan Gazi (Admission is not required – outdoor walking oriantation – 30min suggested
time), find the toms ofOsman Gazi and Orhan Gazi (founders ofthe Ottoman Empire) in Tophane Park in Bursa. Built in an
Ottoman baroque style by Sultan Abdulaziz in 1863 after the original tombs were destroyed by an earthquake in 1855, the
lavishly decorated
tombs pay homage to the first sultan of the Ottoman Empire, his son and their family.
• Turkish Delight & Apple Tea (indoor shopping stop – 45min suggested time), you will have a free time to enjoy Turkish
made local products.
• Dinner and overnight in Bursa
BURSA – ISTANBUL: (BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER)
• After breakfast we will commence with sightseeing, covering the following
• English speaking tourdirector & Coach is included
• Bosphorous Cruise Tour (Admission is included – private charterboat – 70min suggested
time), here, you will be able to soak in the sights and sounds of Turkey’s Asia and Europe
sector as you cruise through this water channel that is the very beat of life in Istanbul.
• Spice Bazaar (Admission is not requied – indoor shopping stop – 90min suggested time),
no visit to Istanbul is complete without stopping by the atmospheric Spice Bazaar. It is built
in 1664, as a part of Yeni Camii complex, it is known in Turkish as Mısır Çarşısı and
sometimes translated to Egyptian Bazaar.
• Rustem Pasha Mosque (Admission is not required – indoorwalking oriantation – 30min
suggested time), one of the great geniuses of not only the Ottoman history but world history
as well, Mimar Sinan completed his last work almost five-hundred years ago, and yet the
traces he left in Istanbul are still very much alive.
• Fener & Balat Neighborhoods (Admission is not required – outdoor walking oriantation –
60min suggested time), Fener and Balat are two historically rich neighborhoods in Istanbul
located along the Golden Horn. Starting in 1492, Balat grew to become a thriving cultural
melting pot of Sephardic Jews from Spain, Greek and Armenian Christians, and Muslims.
During our walking tour, we take a break in this vibrant neighborhood and enjoy watching
people in their every day activities.
• Dinner and overnight in Istanbul
ISTANBUL – DEPARTURE: (BREKFAST, LUNCH)
• After breakfast we will commence with sightseeing, covering the following
• English speaking tourdirector & Coach is included
• Grand Bazaar (Admission is not requied – indoor shopping stop – 120min suggested
time), which has more than 4000 shops selling local products handicrafts.
• Pierre Loti Hill with cable car (Admission of cable car ticket is included – outdoor walking
orientation – 45min suggested time), the famous hill entittled with the name of Pierre Loti, a
famous French writer, is reached on getting to this ridge on which the perfect view ofGolden
Horn can be watched. The real name of Pierre Loti, who lived in Istanbul for long years and
was a real Istanbul lover
• Istiklal Street & Taksim Square (Admission is not required – outdoor walking orientation –
120min suggested time), it is the beating heart ofthe city, the three million people that pass
it every day, can make it rather challenging to traverse. It serves as a microcosm of Istanbul
itself and although chains and fast-food joints are starting to edge out more old-fashioned
shops, there’s still traces of old Istanbul here.
• Transfer to the airport for your flight back home,bringing back wonderful memories and
superb souvenirs from your Turkish vacation
✔ Transportation: Bus/Private coaster
✔ English speaking tourdirector
✔ AC deluxe transportation with free WIFI access
✔ Accomodation: Hotel 4 star or 5 star
✔ Food all included:
- Breakfast (at hotel)
- Lunch & dinner
✔ Entrance fees, Parking, and local taxes
✔ Entrance tickets based on itinerary
✔ Bosphorus cruise Tour
✔ Tipping to Service Staff
✔ 1.5lt water during meals share for 4 pax and 0.5lt water daily per pax in the bus
✔ Tips for portages in and out at hotels and tips for local restaurants
❌ OPTIONAL ACTIVIES : Hot air
balloon, Jeep safari, ATV, shuttle at
Pamukale, Topkapi Palace, cable car,
ski equipment rental, sufi dance etc.
❌ Meals, Transfers, Tours, Services Not
Shown in the Program.
❌ Airport Porterage / Airport Trolleys.
❌ Personal shopping
❌ Travel Insurance
We started our journey in 2016 in Istanbul, Turkiye with a passion for exploration and a commitment to redefining travel, Samsara Travel emerged as a beacon of personalized adventure.