Day 1
Arrival in Antalya and transfer to hotel in Antalya or Alanya. Dinner and overnight.

Day 2
After breakfast drive to Beysehir via the Taurus Mountains. Visit Esrefoglu Mosque, one of the best examples of wooden mosques from 13th century. Drive to Konya. Dinner and overnight in Konya.

Day 3
After breakfast a panaromic city tour in Konya, called in the antiquity ikonion, the center of the Anatolian Seljuks. Visit the theology school Karatay Medrese, Selim Mosque, The Monastery of Whirling Derwishes. Drive furher over the plateaus to Ihlara. On the way, visit Sultanhani Caravanserai located on the Silk Road. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 4
After breakfast, day excursion in the nature wonder Cappadocia where history and nature mixed. Visit the cave houses and a carpet production center, an onyx atelier and a pottery pruduction center. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 5
After breakfast visit the underground city Derinkuyu, made of labyrintic tunnels. Drive along the Salt Lake to Ankara, in Ankara visit Mouseleum of Ataturk, The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, the richest Hittite Museum placed in an old caravanserai. Dinner and overnight in Ankara.

Day 6
After breakfast, drive to Istanbul via Bolu. Free time in the afternoon. The participants can go shopping. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.

Day 7
After breakfast, visit Karia Monastery, where there are excellent mosaics from Byzantine Era. Suleymaniye Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Covered Bazaar. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.

Day 8
After breakfast transfer to the airport and flight. (Optional one week extension.)