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| Duration: | 8 Day(s) - 7 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Culture Tours |
Mini Group Tour Max. 10 Guests
Departure: Monday - Tuesday - Thursday
DAY 1: Arrival in Istanbul
Welcome to Turkey. Arrive at Istanbul Airport ( IST ) or at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport ( SAW ), Our representative will meet you at the airport with your name sign and private transfer to the hotel for an overnight stay in Istanbul.
DAY 2: Full Day Istanbul Tour ( Breakfast )
09.00 a.m. After breakfast, pick up from the hotel and our journey begins in Istanbul, the only city in the world situated on two continents. Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul – its three names span more than 2600 years, nearly 1600 of them as the capital of two of the greatest empires the world has known, Byzantine and Ottoman. We visit the Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Hippodrome, where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place. Visit the Grand Bazaar for shopping. Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 3: Flight to Pamukkale ( Breakfast - Dinner )
After breakfast at the hotel, check out and transfer to Istanbul Airport for your domestic flight to Denizli in the afternoon. When you reach Denizli Airport, you will be greeted and transferred to your hotel in Pamukkale. Overnight in Pamukkale.
DAY 4 : Pamukkale Tour – Kusadasi ( Breakfast – Dinner )
After breakfast at the hotel, discovered Travertine terraces, and Hierapolis. The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most spectacular natural wonders we ever have seen from various mineral springs in a vast white cliff side, about 200 m overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have dripped down over a series of terraced levels and created a fairyland of bizarre solidified cascades and shell-shaped basins.
It looks like creations from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle): Moreover the water in the basins is changing its color according to how the light enters. After the tour, drive to Kusadasi for 3 hours. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 5: Kusadasi – Ephesus Tour – Kusadasi ( Breakfast – Lunch - Dinner )
Drive to Ephesus. First, visit the Artemis Temple which is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World. Continue to Ephesus, Walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them The State Agora, Odeon, Memnius Monument, the Temple of Domitian, Polio Fountain, Curetes Street, The Trajan Fountain, The Baths of Scholastica, Hadrian Temple, Latrina, Celcus Library, the gate of Mihridates and Mazues, Commercial Agora and The Grand Theater are two of the most impressive buildings in Ephesus. The Grand Theatre was built in the 3rd century B.C and it was later expanded to 24.000 spectators by the Romans in the 1st century A.D.
After Ephesus, lunch will be served in the garden of a local handicrafts center. Here you can see some of the traditional carpet weaving techniques used and enjoy viewing some splendid displays of beautiful carpets.
After Lunch visits the House of Virgin Mary. This house is located in the Aladag Mountains 5 miles from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council of 431 in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D.
After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared it a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed here. transfer to the hotel for overnight in Kusadasi
DAY 6 : Kusadasi – Pergamum – Troy - Canakkale ( Breakfast - Dinner)
After breakfast, check out from your hotel and drive to Pergamon. Pergamon is in the north of the Aegean of West Anatolia with the frontiers to ancient Mysia, forming a significant part of the Aegean and Asia minor. We are going to visit the Acropolis of Pergamon and then continue driving to the Mythological city of Troy. Visit the famous archaeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the “Trojan Horse” and “Helen of Troy”. After the tour, drive to Canakkale. Overnight in Canakkale.
DAY 7: Canakkale – Gallipoli – Istanbul ( Breakfast)
Morning departure for Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove, Chunuk Bair, Lone pine cemetery and The Nek then continue driving to Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 8: Home ( Breakfast )
After breakfast check out from the hotel and private transfer to Istanbul Airport or to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airport for your flight back home.
The end of our services.
Tour Includes:
✅ 7 nights accommodations based on bed and breakfast in 4-star hotels
✅ 7 breakfast & 4 Dinner
✅ BBQ lunch in Ephesus
✅ Professional licensed English speaking guide
✅ Return private airport transfers
✅ Transportation with a private AC vehicle
✅ All entrance fees to the sites stated above the itinerary
✅ Istanbul – Denizli domestic flight ticket including airport tax
Tour Excludes:
❌ Meals not mentioned above
❌ Tips to Driver and Tour Guide
Min. 2 pax reservation is requested
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