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Where These Itineraries Go

Most Turkey itineraries are assembled from the same short list of stops, and each one changes the shape of the trip. Turkey tours by city lists what runs where.

• Istanbul is the arrival and departure city on nearly every route, and the base for two- and three-day add-ons. The Sultanahmet district puts Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace within a walk of each other, with Bosphorus ferries a tram ride away. See itineraries based in Istanbul.
• Cappadocia is usually the second stop, reached by air rather than road. Rock-cut churches at the Göreme Open-Air Museum, the carved levels of Derinkuyu Underground City and valley walking fill two or three days. A sunrise hot air balloon flight is optional, and it depends on weather and official permission on the day. Browse routes through Cappadocia.
• Ephesus and Pamukkale travel as a pair on the Aegean side, usually entered through Izmir. Marble streets and the Library of Celsus at Ephesus, then the travertine terraces of Pamukkale, walked barefoot below the Greco-Roman ruins of Hierapolis. Compare the Ephesus leg of the Aegean loop with Pamukkale stays.
• Gallipoli sits in the northwest, reached by road across the Dardanelles and often taken on the way to or from the Aegean. The landing beaches and ridge memorials pair naturally with the layered ruins of Troy an hour south. See the Gallipoli peninsula route.
• Antalya and the Mediterranean coast come in on longer routes, for the Kaleiçi old town, the Roman harbor and a few slower days before the flight home. See the Mediterranean coast add-on.