5 Days / 4 Nights Turkey Tour from Izmir Airport Ephesus, Pamukkale and Cappadocia From: $950.00
5
Days / 4 Nights
Turkey Tour from Izmir Airport
Ephesus, Pamukkale and Cappadocia
(Tour will start in
İzmir and will end in İstanbul)
From: $950.00
This is a 5 days / 4
nights tour that departs from İzmir and end in İstanbul. On this tour you will
visit the popular tourist destinations of Ephesus, Pamukkale and
Cappadocia covering some of the major sightseeing attractions in Turkey.
Nr. of Double Room(s): USD 950.00 pp in double
occupancy
Day 1: Izmir Airport and transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi
You will begin your tour with a transfer from the
Izmir airport or the Kusadasi port to your hotel in Kusadasi. Rest of the day
will be free. You can explore on your own.
Day 2: Full Day Ephesus Tour
After breakfast at the hotel around 08:30 you will
be picked up and met by your tour guide to begin your full day tour of Ephesus.
Your tour guide will brief you on the day’s activities. You will first visit
the Temple of Artemis which was once one of the Seven Wonders of the
ancient world. Next, you will visit the world famous ancient Greco- Roman
City of Ephesus, the most well-preserved example in the world. After visiting
this impressive site, you will have a break for lunch. After lunch, you will
visit the House of Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last
days. This is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims. Afterwards, you
will visit the Isabey Mosque. Next, you will be taken to the Sirince
Village; which is an old Greek village and is well-know for its quaint
beauty and wine tasting and production. Here you will have one hour free to
explore on your own without a guide the different foods and wines of the area
and visit various small traditional village shops. After the tour,
you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Day 3: Full Day Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour, Overnight Bus
to Cappadocia
After breakfast around 8:00 am you will be picked up
from your Kusadasi hotel and taken to the meeting point in Selcuk to join the
full group. You will then be driven by road for approximately 3 hours starting
around 8:30 am to travel from Selcuk to Pamukkale. En route to Pamukkale after
1.5 hours, there will be a 10 minutes stop for a restroom break. Upon arrival
around 11:45 am, the group will be taken to have lunch and after lunch at
around 1:00 pm, the group will begin a guided tour of the Pamukkale and
Hierapolis area with a profession licensed tour guide. In Pamukkale, you will
see the Cotton Cliffs, one of the natural wonders of the world
formed by deposits of calcareous salts. Also, you will visit the ancient ruins
of the City of Hierapolis with its basilica, theatre and Roman
Baths. At the end of the guided tour, you will have some free time to
explore the area on your own. As an option, you may choose to swim in the Pamukkale
antique pools (at own expense) during this free time. The tour guide
will inform you about the exact meeting point and time. At the end of the tour
around approximately 4:00 pm, you will be transferred to the bus station for
your overnight bus to Cappadocia. The overnight bus departs from Pamukkale to
Cappadocia around 9:00 pm. You will have free time at the bus station from the
time you are dropped off at the bus station till the time the bus is ready to
depart. You can have your dinner around the bus station if you like during this
time. You will travel overnight to Cappadocia in a non-smoking, fully
air-conditioned local bus. The total duration of travel will be 10 hours. There
will be three breaks on the way to Cappadocia for your personal needs.
Day 4: Full Day North Cappadocia Tour
Upon your arrival at the Goreme bus station in
Cappadocia you will be meet at the bus station and transferred to your
Cappadocia hotel. At the hotel you can have your breakfast and be ready to meet
your tour guide around 09:30. Your tour will start with a visit to the Devrent
Valley to see the unique fairy chimneys. Next you will visit the Pasabag Monk’s
Valley to see the mushroom-shaped pinnacles. After this visit, you will drive
to the city of Avanos. After lunch you will visit the beautiful open-air museum
of Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date
back hundreds of years. Finally towards the end of the day tour before
returning to your hotel, you will be able to visit the natural castles of
Uchisar. At the end of the tour you will be dropped back to your hotel in the
evening.
Day 5: Full Day South Cappadocia Tour, Flight to Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel around 09:30 you will
be picked up and met by your tour guide to begin your full day tour of South
Cappadocia. Your tour guide will brief you on the day’s activities. Your tour
will begin with a visit to the Red Valley where you will be able to explore the
famous rock-cut churches and hike approximately 5 km through the Rose
Valley. Next, you will visit Çavuşin Village which is
famous for its houses and churches of the Christian Clergymen. We will take a
break for lunch around noon. After lunch, you will drive to the Pigeon Valley.
In the afternoon you will visit the Kaymakli Underground City or Ozkonak
Underground City where early Christians lived. This will be the end of
your full day tour. At the end of the tour around approximately 4:00 pm,
you will be transferred to Kayseri or Nevsehir airport for your late evening
flight around 7:00 – 10:00 pm (1 hour 20 minutes flight duration) to Istanbul.
END OF OUR SERVICE and TOURS.
Accommodation
in below Hotels
(or similar hotels
depending on vacancy at the time of booking):
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In Kusadasi: Derici
Hotel OR Efe Boutique Hotel OR Marina Hotel OR Palm Hotel
In Cappadocia: Holiday Cave Hotel OR Heaven Cave House OR Travel
Inn Cave Hotel
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The quoted price of this tour covers
accommodations in hotels as mentioned above or in similar quality hotels.
·
If you wish to include a higher quality
hotel, we may offer that we can upgrade your hotel at an additional cost. This
cost will be added to the total tour price of the standard package tour.
·
If no change in hotels is needed and you
wish to proceed with the hotels highlighted in our package tour at the quoted
tour price then you may book the tour directly online.
Important Notes: