{"id":1682,"date":"2023-08-26T09:08:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T09:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2023-10-02T06:24:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T06:24:30","slug":"my-turkiye-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/26\/my-turkiye-itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"My Turkey Itinerary &#8211; 9 Day Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1682\" class=\"elementor elementor-1682\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f9a08b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f9a08b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a808ab1\" data-id=\"a808ab1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf5653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bf5653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here&#8217;s my Itinerary for a 9-day Turkiye trip.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8556b0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8556b0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c30f803\" data-id=\"c30f803\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a5e70f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a5e70f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfb86c8\" data-id=\"cfb86c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1aa49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e1aa49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul and explore the vibrant city<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Direct flight from the Mumbai International Airport at 6:40 a.m. IST<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arrived in Istanbul at 11:30 a.m. (Turkiye Time)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Proceeded to hotel via Havaist bus (Cheapest option to reach the city center from the airport)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Enjoyed a nice Turkish lunch (kebabs, tea and baklava)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Spent the rest of the day exploring Istanbul using Tram. Visited the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the evening, went to Taksim square using the Tram and walked a little. (actually there&#8217;s a lotttt of walking throughout Turkiye)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Get Istanbul card to use public transport in Istanbul seamlessly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-059362f\" data-id=\"059362f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb7334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bb7334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/taksim-square-e1693038704327.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1701\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/taksim-square-e1693038704327.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/taksim-square-e1693038704327-289x300.jpeg 289w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/taksim-square-e1693038704327-600x623.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-acaec90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acaec90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a2a204\" data-id=\"2a2a204\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c73c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9c73c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Day 2: Istanbul to Nevsehir and Cappadocia Red Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Took a domestic flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia at 6:45 a.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Upon arrival in Goreme, went immediately for The Cappadocia Red Tour (Red tour covers the beautiful town of Goreme and the unique landscape around it and a pottery demonstration)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Checked in at an epic cave hotel and enjoyed sunset from a sunset point near my hotel.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1209281\" data-id=\"1209281\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4577a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4577a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cappadocia_hotair_balloon-e1693038863412.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1702\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cappadocia_hotair_balloon-e1693038863412.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cappadocia_hotair_balloon-e1693038863412-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cappadocia_hotair_balloon-e1693038863412-600x445.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-acfc65e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acfc65e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a792f63\" data-id=\"a792f63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3172b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df3172b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Day 3: Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Ride and ATV ride, Overnight Bus to Denizli\/Pamukkale<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Woke up super early to experience the magical hot-air balloon ride at sunrise over Cappadocia. (Best Experience EVER!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After the balloon ride, had a nice Turkish breakfast with an epic view of Goreme&#8217;s fascinating rock formations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Spent the afternoon chilling. (It&#8217;s very very hot in August)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Went for an ATV ride at 5 p.m. Riding the ATV in 3 valleys of Cappadocia was the most thrilling experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the evening, board the overnight bus from Cappadocia to Denizli\/Pamukkale.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4346f9b\" data-id=\"4346f9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6c047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a6c047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/atv-e1693038920776.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/atv-e1693038920776.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/atv-e1693038920776-264x300.jpeg 264w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/atv-e1693038920776-600x682.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f847b0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f847b0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b917970\" data-id=\"b917970\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a04460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a04460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Day 4: Explore Pamukkale &#8211; The ancient city of Hierapolis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arrived in Denizli in the morning. It was too early to check in so left the luggage there and took a minibus to Pamukkale (17 km from Denizli)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Explored the stunning white terraces of Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Took a bus back to Denizli. Walked around Denizli in the evening. Overnight stay in Denizli. (I would suggest you stay in Pamukkale)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81c628b\" data-id=\"81c628b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60e6b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e60e6b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hierapolis.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1698\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hierapolis.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hierapolis-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hierapolis-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hierapolis-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8a5c15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8a5c15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df65c2d\" data-id=\"df65c2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed91e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed91e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Day 5: Travel to Alacati and click a lot of photos there<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the morning, after breakfast, took a bus to Izmir. (4 hours journey)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There&#8217;s no direct bus to Alacati so took a bus from Izmir to Alacati. (1 hour)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Checked in at a pretty stone house hotel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Enjoyed a hearty meal in a boutique restaurant and spent the evening wandering through the charming streets of Alacati.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f92823\" data-id=\"5f92823\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7a531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a7a531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alacati-e1693038992868.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1693\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alacati-e1693038992868.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alacati-e1693038992868-300x288.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alacati-e1693038992868-768x736.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alacati-e1693038992868-600x575.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-faf8d2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faf8d2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4953ce\" data-id=\"e4953ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c59947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c59947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Day 6: Explore Alacati and Cesme<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Check-in at another hotel in Alacati. (Hotels are shit expensive here)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Clicked some more photos in the European streets of Alacati and visited the Alacati Yel Degrimenleri Parki, clicked more photos there. (You just can&#8217;t stop clicking photos!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Spend the day exploring the beautiful coastal town of Cesme. Visited the Cesme castle and Cesme marina.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Relaxed on the beach and watched a pretty sunset. Got tanned for life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ate Kumru!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c614a45\" data-id=\"c614a45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4920246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4920246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alacati1-e1693039132244.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alacati1-e1693039132244.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alacati1-e1693039132244-300x274.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alacati1-e1693039132244-600x548.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a2f735 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a2f735\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6358083\" data-id=\"6358083\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b81c1f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b81c1f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Day 7: Alacati to Istanbul. The Bosphorus Ferry<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Early morning bus from Alacati to Izmir. Then Izmir to Izmir airport by metro.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Took a domestic flight from Izmir to Istanbul.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel in Istanbul. Chill!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Took a Ferry ride in the Bosphorus strait and explored a little of Besiktas and Ortakoy. This waterway separates Europe and Asia. Don&#8217;t miss this!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Took a return ferry to Eminonu and goofed around in Istanbul. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Public transport is the best here! Istanbul card makes commuting within the city very cheap. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Trams, buses, cable cars and the metro, are the most convenient public transport options. Don&#8217;t take a taxi, you won&#8217;t need it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8a7d5a\" data-id=\"d8a7d5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e711eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e711eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bosphorus-e1693039176395.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bosphorus-e1693039176395.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bosphorus-e1693039176395-300x290.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bosphorus-e1693039176395-768x743.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bosphorus-e1693039176395-600x580.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d5937f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d5937f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ef58fc\" data-id=\"8ef58fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc6c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfc6c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Day 8: Istanbul Sightseeing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Continued exploring Istanbul. Visited the Spice Bazaar and the Grand Bazaar. Grand Bazaar is good for window shopping. Buy stuff outside of Grand Bazaar and thank me later.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Visted the Galata Tower just before sunset. Galata Tower will give you a 360-degree view of Istanbul and probably the best!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Went to the Taksim square again. Went shopping. Had no life left to party there but no regrets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>You can go for a\u00a0 traditional Turkish bath (Hamam) in Istanbul<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a5ffc4\" data-id=\"4a5ffc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af01af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7af01af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/istanbul-e1693039240306.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1699\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/istanbul-e1693039240306.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/istanbul-e1693039240306-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/istanbul-e1693039240306-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/istanbul-e1693039240306-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/istanbul-e1693039240306-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cb26be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cb26be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c47b57\" data-id=\"1c47b57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14a448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c14a448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Day 9: Departure from Istanbul<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Explored more of Istanbul. This city never disappoints and 3 days are not enough. I mostly explored the European side but you should not miss the Asian side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drink some more Turkish chai, and buy some Turkish delights.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget to eat Chestnuts and Simit (circular bread covered with sesame seeds) for one last time before you leave.<\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Had a hard time saying bye to Istanbul. Departed for the airport in the afternoon (Havaist bus again) to catch the flight back to Mumbai at 7:50 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c1aacb\" data-id=\"0c1aacb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a3826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3a3826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galatatower-e1693039270970.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galatatower-e1693039270970.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galatatower-e1693039270970-300x276.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galatatower-e1693039270970-600x552.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddf240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ddf240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This was pretty much my Turkiye trip and trust me this is only 50% of what Turkiye has to offer. The total expenditure was around 1.7L INR per person including round trip flight tickets and visa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c40df4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c40df4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b76a1f\" data-id=\"7b76a1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41080a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b41080a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Introducing <strong>&#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/index.php\/product\/the-turkiye-travel-blueprint-your-free-travel-agent\/\">The T\u00fcrkiye Travel Blueprint \u2013 Your Free Travel Agent<\/a><\/span>&#8220;<\/strong>. Download this FREE eBook to plan and execute your own budget trip to Turkiye without paying to a travel agent or buying those boring tour packages.<br \/><em><strong>2 Reasons to download this eBook now!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>1) I have included each and every detail (from my recent experience) about the expenses breakdown, visa process, places to visit and to stay at, things to do, get the best deals for all the activities, and have the best budget Turkiye trip. <strong><em>All the resources to get the best deals are linked throughout the book.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>2) It&#8217;s not just a free eBook but your free travel agent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eceac9e\" data-id=\"eceac9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d48aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9d48aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/gayatrikadam.com\/index.php\/ebooks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to ebooks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s my Itinerary for a 9-day Turkiye trip. 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