ROTAVOYA Routes
Ready routes
Day-by-day itineraries. Every stop links to its detailed guide page.
3 days · 9 stops · Marmara
Istanbul in 3 days
Istanbul's essentials, from the imperial monuments of the Historic Peninsula to Galata and the Bosphorus shore.
See the itinerary →3 days · 6 stops · Central Anatolia
Cappadocia in 3 days
The classic Cappadocia route: fairy chimneys, rock-cut churches, underground cities and the Ihlara Valley.
See the itinerary →2 days · 5 stops · Central Anatolia, Black Sea
Ankara and the Hittite capital
A two-day history route from Anıtkabir and the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations to the Hittite capital Hattusa.
See the itinerary →5 days · 11 stops · Aegean
Ancient cities of the Aegean
The great ancient cities of the Aegean, from Pergamon to Ephesus, Priene and Miletus to Aphrodisias and Pamukkale.
See the itinerary →5 days · 9 stops · Aegean, Mediterranean
The Lycian coast from Fethiye to Antalya
A coastal route from the turquoise waters of Ölüdeniz, Saklıkent, Myra and Kekova to Olympos and Antalya's Kaleiçi.
See the itinerary →3 days · 5 stops · Mediterranean
Ancient cities around Antalya
From the mountain city of Termessos to Perge, the theatre of Aspendos and Side, then on to Alanya Castle.
See the itinerary →4 days · 6 stops · Black Sea
Highlands of the eastern Black Sea
A green route from Trabzon to Sumela and Uzungöl, to Ayder and Zil Castle in Rize and Karagöl in Artvin.
See the itinerary →7 days · 15 stops · Southeastern Anatolia
Mesopotamia from Gaziantep to Mardin
The Zeugma mosaics, Halfeti, Göbeklitepe, Harran, Mount Nemrut and the stone lanes of Mardin: a week full of history and flavour.
See the itinerary →6 days · 10 stops · Eastern Anatolia
Eastern Anatolia from Kars to Van
The churches of Ani, Lake Çıldır, the İshak Paşa Palace below Mount Ağrı, Akdamar on Lake Van and the Nemrut Crater Lake.
See the itinerary →4 days · 7 stops · Black Sea
The Black Sea coast from Sinop to Trabzon
A coastal route from Sinop's historic prison to the Kızılırmak Delta, then through Samsun, Ordu and Giresun to Trabzon.
See the itinerary →5 days · 8 stops · Black Sea
The western Black Sea from Abant to Kastamonu
From the forests of Abant and Yedigöller to Amasra's castle, and from the wooden houses of Safranbolu to the Valla Canyon and Kastamonu.
See the itinerary →7 days · 11 stops · Marmara, Aegean
Thrace and Çanakkale from Edirne to Ayvalık
A week from the Selimiye to the Tekirdağ coast, from Gallipoli to Troy, Bozcaada and Assos, and on to Ayvalık.
See the itinerary →4 days · 8 stops · Marmara, Central Anatolia, Aegean
From Bursa to the Phrygian Valley
From early Ottoman Bursa and Cumalıkızık to Söğüt and Odunpazarı, and from the Temple of Zeus at Aizanoi to the Phrygian Valley and Afyon Castle.
See the itinerary →4 days · 7 stops · Central Anatolia
Konya and around
A steppe route from the Mevlana Museum to Beyşehir's wooden-columned mosque, Çatalhöyük, Binbir Kilise and Lake Meke.
See the itinerary →3 days · 5 stops · Mediterranean
The Lake District
From Pisidian Antioch and Lake Eğirdir to the Yazılı Canyon, and from Sagalassos to the white shores of Lake Salda.
See the itinerary →4 days · 8 stops · Eastern Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia
The Euphrates and Tigris from Malatya to Hasankeyf
From the Arslantepe mound and the Levent Valley to Harput and Lake Hazar, and from the walls of Diyarbakır to Hasankeyf.
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