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Itinerary face in Turkey. We’ll also stroll along Istiklal Caddesi, DAY 7 • Cappadocia • Underground city •
a pedestrian street lined with Art Nouveau and Optional Whirling Dervishes tour
Ottoman-era buildings, and stop at the Spice Bazaar. Enjoy a hike among the serene Cappadocian landscape
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. B — Armada Old City Hotel or similar before riding out to visit an underground city built by
Fly overnight to Istanbul, Turkey. early Christians. Later, enjoy a craft demonstration
DAY 5 • Fly to Cappadocia • Göreme by local artists at a rug-weaving cooperative. This
DAY 2 • Istanbul, Turkey open-air museum evening, you can join an Optional Tour to witness a
At your hotel in Istanbul, meet your fellow travelers, Fly to Cappadocia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and performance of the Whirling Dervishes.
including those who took our optional pre-trip explore Göreme—a vast, open-air monastic complex
extensions to Untouched Azerbaijan or New! Turkey & of rock churches covered with frescoes dating from B,L,D — Alfina Hotel or similar
Georgia’s Black Sea Coast: Castles, Forests & Promenades. the tenth to the 13th centuries. DAY 8 • Konya • Whirling Dervish
Armada Old City Hotel or similar B,D — Alfina Hotel or similar monastery • Antalya
Journey across the Taurus Mountains to the seaside
DAY 3 • Istanbul • Grand Bazaar & DAY 6 • A Day in the Life of a Cappadocian town of Antalya. En route, stop in Konya, home of
Topkapi Palace village • GCC visit: Women’s Cooperative • the Whirling Dervish orders and a bastion of Seljuk
Your discoveries in Istanbul begin at the Hippodrome, Optional Ballooning Over Cappadocia tour culture. Visit the Mevlana Muzesi (Museum), the
followed by the Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and You can join an early-morning optional hot-air former tekke (dervish hall) that now holds the tomb
oldest covered markets in the world. Then, explore balloon ride over Cappadocia. Then, head to a small of Celaleddin Rumî, founder of the Mevlevi order of
Topkapi Palace, which served as the main residence of village for our NEW A Day in the Life experience, dervishes.
Ottoman sultans in the 15th and 16th centuries. Enjoy which includes breakfast with farmers, meetings with
a Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant this evening. the major and local villagers at a teahouse, and B,L,D — Tuvana Hotel or similar
B,D — Armada Old City Hotel or similar visiting a women’s education and handcraft
cooperative supported by Grand Circle
DAY 4 • Hagia Sophia • Controversial Topic: Foundation. You’ll also enjoy lunch with a
Syrian refugees local family before stops at a few of Cappadocia’s
Visit the Hagia Sophia, which was completed under most famous rock formations, such as Three Beauties
Emperor Justinian in AD 537 and served as a Christian or Camel Rock.
church for nearly 1,000 years. Then, meet with a B,L,D — Alfina Hotel or similar
Syrian refugee and a Turkish citizen to discuss
a Controversial Topic about the challenges refugees

Meet the people who call
Turkey home

Refugees in Istanbul : On
Day 4 in Istanbul, learn about
the Controversial Topic of Syrian
refugees in Turkish society during
an enlightening conversations with
some Syrian women and then get the
Turkish perspective from a local Turkish woman.
Cappadocian Villagers : Discover traditional ways of life in the Turkish
heartland on Day 6 during A Day in the Life of a Cappadocian village, where
weʼll sit down to lunch in the home of a local family.
A Whirling Dervish : Have an exclusive conversation on Day 8 with a practicing
member of the Whirling Dervishes, a 700-year-old Sufi mystical sect known for
their whirling—a ceremonial mix of movement and meditation.
Local women in Antalya : On Day 9, discover how women are adjusting
to their countryʼs increasingly conservative society when you meet with a
local woman who will discuss the Controversial Topic of womenʼs rights in
contemporary Turkey.

On Day 4, we’ll visit Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia.

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