Women's Tours in Turkey Istanbul and Cappadocia - 7 Days/6 Nights

Welcome to Turkey. Upon your arrival, you’ll be greeted by our representative holding a sign with your group name on it.  You’ll be transferred to your hotel and have free time after check-in. You may explore the streets of Istanbul at your own will.

Bosphorus Dinner Cruise women tours.  : Istanbul women tours first night, you will be picked up from your hotel at around 19:00 and transferred to the private dinner boat, which will begin its journey soon into the blue waters of the Bosphorus Strait. You’ll be enjoying delicious gourmet dishes accompanied by the panoramic views of the Bosphorus and a wonderful night with special shows, including a DJ performance, traditional folk dances, and belly dance shows. The boat tour will come to an end at around midnight and you’ll be transferred back to your hotel. Accommodation in Istanbul. (Dinner)
Accommodation in Istanbul. (Dinner)

The second day of the Turkey women tour, our guide will meet you at your hotel’s lobby at 08:30 and we’ll start the tour of the day. First, we’ll visit Saint Sophia or Hagia Sophia, built by the emperor Justinian in 532 - 537. Designed and built as a church, Hagia Sophia was later converted into a mosque in the Ottoman period and become a museum afterwards. Our second stop will be the Topkapı Palace which served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire for over 400 years, from the 15th to the 19th centuries, and as the home of the Sultans and their families. It hosts an outstanding collection of famous jewels of the Ottoman Imperial Treasury, daggers decorated with precious diamonds and stones, swords, war armors, the Spoonmaker's Diamond, crystals, silver items and Chinese porcelain, elegant dresses once used by sultans and their family members and the sacred relics such as Prophet Muhammad's cloak known as Hırka-i Sherif. Next, we will visit the Blue Mosque, also known as Sultanahmet Mosque, built between the years 1609-1617 by Sedefkar Mehmet Ağa the Architect and best known for its 6 minarets and blue Iznik tiles that lend the mosque its name.

Afterwards, we’ll have a lunch break at a local restaurant and have a stroll around the Hippodrome Square where horse races took place and entertainment, sports and political activities were organized during the Roman and Byzantine periods. Here, we will see the Serpentine Column, the Egyptian Obelisk, the German Fountain of Wilhelm ll and the tombs of Ottoman sultans and princes. Then, we will visit the Istanbul Archeology Museum where historical artifacts and treasures of dozens of civilizations that lived in Anatolia are exhibited.
Finally, we’ll be visiting the Grand Bazaar, the oldest and largest covered bazaar in the world, made up of 61 covered streets. It is home to more than 4000 shops selling anything you can think of from carpets, jewelry, leather and souvenirs to garments, bags, decorations, spices and home textiles.
At the end of the tour, we’ll return to the hotel to rest and refreshen.
By night of Istanbul with a woman's eyes : At around 19:30, you’ll be picked up for dinner in a fish restaurant by the Bosphorus Strait. Afterwards dinner, we’ll head for the center of entertainment, Taksim Square and Nevizade Street. At around midnight, we’ll return to the hotel. Accommodation in Istanbul.   ( Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner )

Women’s  Istanbul day tour start after breakfast and head for the Spice Bazaar first, also known as the Egyptian Bazaar, which is a very colorful market with oriental atmosphere that specializes in typical products such as spices, desserts, nuts and small souvenirs. Here, you can shop for evil eye totems, soaps made of natural olive oil, and check souvenir shops and stores. Next, we’ll drive to Golden Horn for a cruise along the Bosporus Strait which separates Europe and Asia and connects the Black Sea with the inland Marmara Sea. Some of the important landmarks you’ll see on this trip are the Dolmabahçe Palace, Çırağan Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Rumeli Fortress, imperial mansions, the Maiden Tower and the Bosphorus Bridge.

At the end of the cruise, we’ll have lunch at a local restaurant and drive to Istanbul Airport for your domestic flight to Kayseri or Nevşehir airport on economy class. Upon landing, you’ll be transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia.
Dinner and accommodation in Cappadocia. ( Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner ).

** Optional Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Tour will be added to the tour upon request. The flight takes places between 04:30 am to 09:00 am. You have to make a reservation with your guide or Turkish agency in advance. (Not included in the package)
Women’s Cappadocia Ballon tour end of 09:00. After breakfast first visit Göreme Open Air Museum, where the fantastic fairy chimneys and the first cave churches of Christianity in Anatolia are located. Visit Paşabağı Valley. Some of the mushroom-shaped rock formations here are several meters high. Fairy chimneys shaped by erosion for many years were used as houses by various religious groups, therefore it is also known as the Monks Valley. Next, we will visit Devrent Valley, also known as Valley of Dreams, which is famous for its rock formations resembling different animal figures.

Afterwards, we will have lunch in Avanos town, located nearby River Kızılırmak. Here, we will see how the world-famous pottery and ceramic are made. You can also join a pottery atelier and learn how to use the traditional kick wheels and buy souvenirs if you like. You’ll watch a special fashion show at a local leather factory. You may even have an opportunity to catwalk on the podium with the models. 
After a tiring Cappadocia ladies tour it's time to enjoy the famous Turkish Bath. Once you are in the hammam, you’ll first rest at the navel stone and sweat out for your skin to get soft. Afterwards, the masseurs will start the soaping, scrubbing and massaging process to remove the dead skin. (Special oil massages cost extra.) After this fun and relaxing bath that will take for about 1.5 - 2 hours, we will return to our hotel feeling lighter.
Dinner and accommodation in Cappadocia ( Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner )

Women tour in Cappadocia will start at 09:00.
Afterwards, we’ll visit Kaymaklı Underground City which is believed to be the oldest underground city in Cappadocia. It is estimated that people have been living inside the houses built in the rocks since the Paleolithic Period. However, we know that they were mostly used for protection against Roman, Persian and Arab attacks. They were also used as storehouses. You will be amazed to see how people lived in these underground cities with endless narrow tunnels and stairs.
afterward, visit the Love Valley, dotted with interestingly formed fairy chimneys stretching into the sky. Following a relaxing walk between the rock formations, we’ll visit the Uçhisar Castle situated at the highest hill of Cappadocia. We’ll have a coffee break here and then head to the Pigeon Valley as our last stop. We take a lunch in a local restaurant.
We will watch the Whirling Dervish performance accompanied by mystical Sufi music.
At the end of Women tour touristic visits, we will have a belly dancing class. It may seem hard in the beginning, but you’ll get the hang of it in a very short time.
A professional oriental dance teacher will teach the rhythms and details of oriental dance.
Dinner and accommodation in Cappadocia. ( Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner )

After breakfast, we will head for the local markets for organic food and wine tastings for our lunch. We’ll first visit Mustafapaşa Village, an old Greek town formerly known as Sinasos, where Orthodox Greeks and Turks lived together until 1924. Here, we will observe the local life and see the authentic stone houses built by Sinasos architects.
Cooking Lesson;
Then, we will go to another village, Ayvalı, where we’ll have a cooking class with village women, who will teach us some traditional recipes. At the end of the class, we’ll have lunch with the food we prepared.
On the women's tour, you will see the culinary skills of Turkish women up close.
You will cook Turkish food with the seasonal vegetables and meat we collect from the gardens or buy from the market, together with the village women and the cooks. And we take lunch with the meals you have prepared.

After lunch, Optional Events ( extra ) : Horse riding or ATV Quad safari
Horseback Riding Tour in the valleys among the fairy chimneys. Those who don’t prefer horseback riding can opt for ATV safari.  At the end of the tour, we’ll return back to our hotel. 

Oriental Belly Dancing Class  After dinner, we’ll have another fun belly dancing class.
In today's belly dance lesson, you will be a good dancer performing lithe belly dance rhythms.
Dinner and accommodation in Cappadocia. ( Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner )

You’ll have free time until your transfer time to Kayseri or Nevşehir Airport. Our tour will be concluded with your airport transfer. International flight from Istanbul Airport to your country. ( Breakfast )

Customized Tours
We can create a tour program on your request and offer an itinerary that suits your personal, educational, cultural, and budgetary requirements. Please contact us with your requests.