• 19:00: Tour guide picks up the group at Tan Son Nhat airport, check in for flight to Istanbul – the only city in the world located on both Asia and Europe continents, divided by the Bosphorus Strait.

• 04:35: Landing in Istanbul. Go through immigration procedures.
• Enjoy a light breakfast and Turkish coffee – a special coffee recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Visit:

➤ Blue Mosque: A prominent structure with 6 minarets and more than 20,000 blue tiles from Iznik. The interior reflects a magical blue light – a great check-in spot for Islamic architecture enthusiasts.
➤ Hagia Sophia: Once the largest church in the world for nearly 1,000 years and still standing after more than 1,500 years. You will clearly feel the intersection between Christianity and Islam in the same space.
➤ Topkapi Palace: The palace was the center of power of 25 Ottoman Sultans for more than 400 years, where swords, sacred treasures and royal treasures were kept.
➤ Dolmabahce Palace: Take photos outside the European-style palace – once a place to welcome heads of state. The facade facing the sea creates an extremely luxurious scene for souvenir photos.
➤ Taksim Square & Istiklal pedestrian street: Istanbul’s most vibrant neighborhood with cafes, fashion stores, vintage trams and street performances. You will clearly feel the rhythm of modern life in an ancient space.

🛏 Overnight in Istanbul

Sightseeing:

➤ Emirgan Park: You will be immersed in the Tulip Festival taking place throughout April with more than 30 million blooming tulips. The special thing is that tulips originated from Türkiye, not the Netherlands as many people think.
➤ Grand Bazaar: One of the largest covered markets in the world with more than 4,000 shops. This place used to be a trading center on the Silk Road and a shopping paradise for Middle Eastern-style souvenirs.
➤ Galata Tower: A soaring stone structure from the 14th century. From the top of the tower, you can admire the panoramic view of Istanbul stretching across both Asia and Europe – one of the most impressive photo angles of the journey.
➤ Bosphorus Cruise: A unique experience when crossing the bridge connecting two continents. You can “stand in Asia and take a picture of Europe” in just a few seconds – a moment that cannot be found anywhere else.

🛏 Overnight in Istanbul

• Travel to Canakkale, a city on the Dardanelles Strait – once the center of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.

Visit:

➤ Ancient Troy: Associated with Homer’s Iliad – was thought to exist only in legend until its discovery in the 19th century.
➤ Trojan Horse: A prop from the Hollywood movie “Troy” (2004) donated to the city – the perfect place for you to take photos with the legendary symbol of Troy.

🛏 Overnight in Canakkale

Travel to Kusadasi – a coastal city called “Bird Island”, which was once a bustling trading port during the Roman period.

Sightseeing:

➤ Ephesus Ancient City: One of the best-preserved Roman ruins in the world. You will admire architectural works such as theaters, temples and ancient squares.
➤ Artemis Temple: Once one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world – although only a stone column remains, this place is still a symbol of the magnificence of ancient architecture.
➤ Celsus Library: Once containing more than 12,000 books, it was one of the three largest libraries of the Roman period. The library facade is a very popular photo spot with its symmetrical and sophisticated architecture.

🛏 Overnight in Kusadasi

Travel to Pamukkale – where natural mineral springs flow through layers of white rock, creating a fairy-tale landscape.

Sightseeing:

➤ Pamukkale Cotton Castle: Formed from calcium mineral springs – the surface is as white as snow all year round. This is a prominent check-in spot with a unique landscape.
➤ Hierapolis: Ancient Roman city with an open-air theater that can accommodate 12,000 people – once a destination for mineral spring healing for ancient aristocrats.

🛏 Overnight in Pamukkale

Travel to Konya – one of the oldest cities in the world, with over 9,000 years of history.

Sightseeing:

➤ Caravanserai: Ancient rest houses for ancient caravans on the Silk Road – where you can imagine the scene of exchanging goods between the East and the West.
➤ Mevlana Museum: The resting place of the great poet Rumi – the founder of the Mevlevi order famous for the Dervish spinning dance, recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.

🛏 Overnight in Konya

• Travel to Cappadocia – a magical land like a fairy tale, formed from volcanic ash more than 3 million years ago. With its unique limestone terrain and ancient caves, this place was once a refuge for early Christians.

   

• Visit: ➤ Avanos Village: A traditional pottery village located along the Kızılırmak River. You can experience the technique of making pottery by hand from red soil – a profession that has existed for thousands of years in Türkiye.

  ➤ Kaymakli Underground City: One of more than 200 underground cities in Cappadocia, capable of housing up to 5,000 people. Ventilation systems, warehouses, churches and wine cellars were built deep underground as a perfect shelter during wartime.

  🛏 Overnight in Cappadocia

• Early morning (on your own): You can choose to experience hot air ballooning – a typical activity of Cappadocia. Flying at an altitude of about 1,000m, you will admire the entire landscape of the rocky valley and the strange cone-shaped hills below, in the brilliant dawn – an unforgettable experience.

  Sightseeing:

  ➤ Goreme – Uchisar: Ancient stone villages with houses carved deep into the cliffs. You will clearly see traces of ancient civilizations with monasteries, churches and living places inside the rocks.

  ➤ Pigeon Valley: The valley was once used by ancient people to raise pigeons – birds that played an important role in agriculture and information in ancient times.

  ➤ Devrent Valley: A rocky valley with natural rocks shaped like strange animals such as camels, dolphins or dragons. This is an ideal place for you to take creative photos with nature.

  🛏 Overnight in Cappadocia

• Morning: Fly from Cappadocia back to Istanbul.
• Then, you will connect to an international flight back to Vietnam.

• 13:05: Arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport.

   

• End of an impressive 10-day Türkiye trip.
• See you again on the next trips!