1, take a flight early morning to Istanbul, Turkey via Iranian capital Tehran transfer. Upon arrival, we will be met by our guide and go to visit the Ancient Roman Colosseum (about 20 minutes). It is now known as Sultan Ahmet Square. There are 3 monuments in the square: the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Bronze Serpent Column and the Obelisk of Constantine. Visit the Blue Mosque (approximate tour time: 1 hour), a representative building of the Ottoman Turkish period, which is named after the blue color of the interior and decorated with mosaic tiles; then visit Hagia Sophia (exterior 10 minutes) and then go to the Topkap? Old Palace (approx. 1.5 hours); a palace in Istanbul, Turkey, which served as the Ottoman Sultan's residence from 1465 to 1853. From 1465 to 1853, it was the official residence of the Ottoman Sultan in the city. Topkap?r Palace was the site of state ceremonies and royal functions in the past, and is now a major tourist attraction in the area. Topkap? Palace translates to "Gate of the Cannons", so named because of the cannons placed inside the former fortress. Afterwards, visit TIERA (or other) jewelry store for about 1.5 hours, Istanbul is definitely a jewelry lover's paradise, with a wide range of jewelry styles, from simple beaded necklaces to extravagantly designed jewelry artwork, and from highly fashionable jewelry to sophisticated and elegant vintage jewelry. Turkish culture has a long history and many jewelry designers have used it as an inspiration for their designs, which is evident in their jewelry. Then go to the Turkish Grand Bazaar tour (about 1.5 hours), dinner and transfer back to the hotel to rest.
Tip: The Blue Mosque March 1-June 15 is prohibited for tourists to enter, the mosque restoration and refreshing, and only Muslim prayers are allowed to enter. During the period out of the group Blue Mosque changed to Suleiman Qing Qing Mosque or Rustan Pasha Mosque or Otakoy Mosque or Yeni Mosque such as the Blue Mosque in advance of the repair is completed, then the normal tour of the Blue Mosque.
2, after breakfast by boat through the Dardanelles to ?anakkale, arrived at the bus to the ancient city of Troy, visit the famous Homer's epic poem, one of the great works of "The Iliad," described in the ancient period due to the Greek Queen Helen and triggered by the scene of a ten-year war in the ancient city of Troy, but also to view the "Trojan horse massacre" and won the huge You can also see the giant Trojan horse that won the "Trojan Horse Massacre" (about 30 minutes inside). The ancient city was once known as the center of ancient civilization, and the beauty Helen and the Prince of Troy still whisper the legend of the Trojan Horse. Afterwards, we will go to Aivalek and check in the hotel for dinner and rest.
3. After breakfast, we will go to the ancient city of Ephesus. Ephesus is the most valuable ancient city in Turkey (about 2 hours inside), and it is also the best-preserved and largest Roman city ruins in the world. Visitors to Ephesus can see marble streets, stores, bazaars, libraries, colonnaded streets, Hadrian's Temple, theaters, baths, brothels and other monuments. The city is like a time tunnel, an ancient Roman city that present-day people can walk right into, and one of the most beautiful. Proceed to POPYLAR (or other) leather store and candy store (about 1.5 ? hours visit each). Then proceed to Kusadas and upon arrival dinner and check in to your hotel for a rest.
4, after breakfast, go to visit one of the seven wonders of the world - Cotton Castle scenic spot, more than 30 degrees of hot water from the ground, and then along the mountain side flowing down, in more than 100 meters of the mountainside to form countless large and small pools, due to the pools contain a large number of calcareous minerals, and thus the formation of layers of milky white terraces from the Greek era 2,000 years ago here. Since the Greek era 2,000 years ago, this area has been a popular hot spring resort! Lunch on the way, upon arrival start to visit the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis (about 1 hour inside). This city in the 2nd century - 3rd century AD was the center of the Roman spa, once a prosperous. The site is a World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site, and is the only place in the world with open-air stalactites and stalagmites, a natural wonder: light green hot spring water flows over white limestone, resulting in white hot spring pools arranged in a stair-step pattern. From a distance, it looks like terraced rice paddies, but it is as white as snow. After that, visit the specialty cotton spinning store (about 1.5 hours or so), and then take the bus to the hotel.
5. After breakfast, go to the cotton spinning store (visit time about 1.5 hours or so) then go to Konya. Upon arrival, city tour. Then visit Mevlana Museum (about 1 hour), the memorial of the originator of the whirling dance, the religious leader and founder of Turkey, the inventor of the whirling dance, whose mausoleum is inside the museum, hence the name. This museum is a shrine for Muslims, and seeing all these pilgrims coming to worship, one can see how devout the Turks are about it. But I don't know whether it's because the Turks want to keep the mystery of their religion or because Islam is so conservative that photography is prohibited inside the museum. Then drive on the Silk Road, stopping at the ancient post and continuing the journey to Cappadocia.
6, after breakfast, visit the Gramercy Open Air Museum (about 1 hour), where a large number of grotto churches are concentrated, although the entrance is inconspicuous and ugly, but the churches here are still retained inside the age of the beautifully decorated frescoes, although some have been mottled and fuzzy, the characters and the story of the people need to do their best to distinguish, but a few are still retained when the colorful, intact image. Afterwards, we will go to a ceramic store to admire various kinds of ceramics (about 1.5 hours) and then we will walk into the famous Underground City (about 1 hour), the Cappadocia Underground City, which was built by the Christians in order to escape from the persecution of the Arabs. The city was built by Christians to escape Arab persecution. The city is dozens of meters deep, and people can live freely underground. Afterwards, visit BIZ HALI carpet store or other carpet stores (visit time about 1.5 hours). Afterwards visit the castle area with natural stone landscape in Uchisa (about 30 minutes) followed by a visit to Pigeon Valley (about 20 minutes). After that transfer to hotel.
7. After breakfast, transfer to Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Upon arrival, visit the Memorial to the Founding Fathers of Turkey (about 30 minutes), built in honor of Kemal, the founder of Turkey*** and the country. It is a teal-colored stone building with Kemal's exhortations to the people carved on the walls and a black marble tombstone in the inner sanctum, giving it a solemn and dignified appearance. Afterwards, we will have a sightseeing tour of the city. After dinner, check in to your hotel and rest.
8. After breakfast, return home from Ankara via Tehran