5 Days Istanbul & Cappadocia Photo Tour

Day-by-Day Itinerary

1. 1 Day 1 — Arrival to Istanbul - Sunset Bosporus Cruise

   You will meet with our representative at Istanbul airport who will introduce you to our driver waiting in the parking area. After a one-hour drive, you will arrive in the heart of Istanbul and check in at your hotel to rest until the departure time of your private or public boat for a sunset Bosporus cruise. You will have dinner in one of the bustling ports of Istanbul to picture the rush of locals trying to reach their homes. You will walk back to your hotel for the night.

2. 2 Day 2 — Photo tour of Istanbul - Monuments to Bazaars

   You will meet with your guide in the morning before sunrise for a walk in the old city of Istanbul to picture the most important structures of the Byzantium and Ottoman Empires with peerless light. You can picture the morning prayers in the grand mosques of the Ottoman times and watch the sunbeams warm up the centuries-old walls of Hagia Sophia. Explore Topkapi Palace first in the morning before the groups come and see the beautiful light games of the Underground Cistern Yerebatan before having lunch in a local restaurant. You will walk back to your hotel exploring the narrow streets of the old city and picture the centuries-old Grand Bazaar and Spice Market. You will extend the day to the hills of Piere Lotti and enjoy another magnificent sunset of Istanbul. You will drive back to your hotel for the night.

3. 3 Day 3 — Photo tour of Istanbul - Public life to Civil Architecture - Flight to Cappadocia

   You will meet with your guide at your hotel after breakfast and catch a ferry from Europe to Asia which is only possible in Istanbul on planet Earth. Walk the pedestrian-only streets of Kadikoy and picture the small food booths of the Asian part of Istanbul. Catch a public bus to the beautiful Kuzguncuk district of Istanbul which has the most impressive civil architecture examples of the Ottoman Era. You can catch the rhythm of locals enjoying the serene streets of Kuzguncuk and its cozy cafes and rest before exploring one of the jewels of the Bosporus. Beylerbeyi Palace is a splendid example of 19th-century Ottoman architecture built by the renowned architects of the Balyan family. You will meet with your driver at the Palace and reach the airport in the Asian side of Istanbul to catch a flight to Cappadocia. Overnight in a cozy cave hotel in Uchisar town.

4. 4 Day 4 — Photo tour in Cappadocia - Rise and fall of the civilizations

   You will meet with your guide before sunrise to chase the world-famous hot air balloons of Cappadocia. Hot air balloons start to take off right before sunrise which look like the sky lanterns from afar. While driving in the valleys of Cappadocia, you will be able to picture the hot air balloons floating very close to the fairy chimneys and even capture the excitement of the tourists in their baskets. You will have your breakfast with phenomenal views at your hotel and start your photo tour in Cappadocia afterward. Picture the poetic landscape of Cappadocia until the sun reaches the top. You will get lost in the maze-like caves in the underground built thousands of years ago by the fallen empires of Cappadocia. Cave churches and small monasteries scattered over the Cappadocian hinterland are full of peerless photo opportunities. The Old Greek villages of Cappadocia are an endless source of street photography and people are very friendly for portraits as we take you to unbeaten villages that are not eroded by the tourism industry. You will drive to a higher point to watch one of the hundred sunsets of the world you should see before passing away from this planet. You will drive to your hotel for the night.

5. 5 Day 5 — Hot air balloon flight in the morning - Flight back to Istanbul

   You will be picked up before sunrise and start another memorable photography experience in Cappadocia. This time, you will be in the basket of a hot air balloon and will get a good spot in the basket for photography. After roaming over the most impressive lands of our country, you will land just to appreciate another beautiful day in the world. You will be dropped back to your hotel after the balloon flight and have breakfast at leisure before your transfer to one of the airports of Cappadocia for your flight back to Istanbul or your next destination.