Turkey
When
April to June | Sept to Oct
Price
From 5 000€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
5 nights
Ideal length
Istanbul for Hagia Sophia, the Grand Bazaar and the Bosphorus straddling two continents, then Cappadocia for its fairy chimneys and sunrise hot-air balloons.
The trip begins facing Hagia Sophia, visited in the late afternoon before dinner facing the Blue Mosque. The next day, the covered lanes of the Grand Bazaar fill the morning, before a Bosphorus cruise that crosses, in a single boat trip, Europe and Asia — a constant reminder of the city's unique position.
A flight to Cappadocia changes the scenery entirely: check-in at a cave-house hotel, sunset over the Göreme valley. The trip's high point comes the very next morning, with a sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the fairy chimneys, followed by a guided hike through the Rose Valley, among sculpted rock formations and old Byzantine chapels.
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Sultanahmet Palace Rooms
A restored Ottoman house steps from Hagia Sophia, rooms with antique carpets, a rooftop terrace with minaret views at sunset.
Göreme Cave Suites
Suites carved into Göreme's volcanic rock, a shared terrace ideal for watching the hot-air balloons at sunrise.
