DAY 1
Arrive in Istanbul Airport, where you will be met by our representative, for a private transfer to your hotel. After check-in, you will be given a brief orientation by your English-speaking guide, with the remainder of the day free to spend at your own leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 2
After breakfast at the hotel, meet your guide for a full day Bosphorus tour. Begin the day amid the wafting aromas of the Spice Market before visiting the Rustempasa Mosque - the piece de la resistance of mosques, praised for its graceful design. This is followed by a sightseeing boat cruise through the Bosphorus, the strait dividing the European and Asian continents, by which lunch will be served in Ortakoy, a quaint fishermen' village. In the afternoon, visit the 19th century Dolmabahce Palace, the last but most luxuriously opulent residence of the sultans. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 3
After breakfast at the hotel, meet your guide for a full day Old City tour. The tour begins with a visit to the Imperial Palace of Topkapi, from which Ottoman Sultans ruled their grand empire for over 400 years, with Treasury section included. Following a lunch break in the old town, you will visit Hagia Sophia, a 5th century church, once the greatest in all the world. The next stop is at the Blue Mosque, renowned for its striking blue Iznik tiled interior. The ancient Roman Hippodrome follows, featuring the Egyptian Obelisk and other monuments. The tour ends with a final stop-off at the world famous Grand Bazaar - a shopper's paradise of over 4000 authentic shops. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport and fly to Izmir and visit the spectacular site of Ephesus, undoubtedly the most superbly preserved Greco-Roman city in the world. Following a lunch break, you will visit the House of Virgin Mary, reputed to be where she spent her final days as well as Archeological Museum of Ephesus. Overnight in Kusadasi.

DAY 5
After breakfast, drive to Pamukkale, the center of natural thermal spring waters with healing properties. Following a lunch break, you will visit the Travertines and the ancient city of Hierapolis, holding the largest Necropol in all Anatolia, of 1200 gravestones. Then transfer to Bodrum. Arrival and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Bodrum.

DAY 6
Free day at your leisure. Enjoy the sun, sea and the beach or optional yacht cruise around Bodrum Bays. Overnight in Bodrum.

DAY 7
Free day at your leisure. Enjoy the sun, sea and the beach or optional yacht cruise around Bodrum Bays. Overnight in Bodrum.

DAY 8
Free day at your leisure. Enjoy the sun, sea and the beach or optional yacht cruise around Bodrum Bays. Overnight in Bodrum.

DAY 9
Transfer from your hotel to the airport in Bodrum. Flight from Bodrum to Istanbul. Arrival and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

DAY 10
Transfer from your hotel to the airport. Departure from Istanbul.