7 days 6 Nights Istanbul-Cappadocia-Pamukkale-Ephesus Tour
7 days
Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul
- Arrival at Ataturk airport — transfer to your hotel.
- Enjoy the rest of the time in the city.
Day 2: Istanbul Old City tour
- After breakfast enjoy Istanbul old city (Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace etc) on your own, or you can have a guided tour.
- At the end of the day take a flight to Cappadocia. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 3: Northern Cappadocia Tour
Optional Balloon Tour available for this morning
This tour includes:
- Open Air Museum, the biggest monastery complex of the region.
- Ortahisar, a typical village with its castle and cave food storages.
- Fairy Chimney valley, Pasabag, with its mushroom-like formed rocks.
- Imagination valley, Devrent, where you have the impression that animals are petrified in the rocks.
- Lunch in a restaurant with open buffet
- Transfer to your hotel and overnight stay.
Day 4: Southern Cappadocia Tour
Optional Balloon Tour available for this morning
Tour start with:
- Uchisar Castle, the biggest fairy chimney used as a fortress by many civilizations.
- Red Valley by passing through Rose valley discovering beautiful rock churches.
- Cavusin village, one of the ancient settlement of the region with its cave houses.
- Lunch in traditional Turkish Restaurant.
- Visit to amazing Underground City.
- Pigeon Valley with its lovely pigeons still living in pigeons houses.
- Three Beauties Valley with its beautiful view over Urgup town famous with its wine factories.
End of the tour. Transfer to the local bus terminal with 10 hours intercity bus to Pamukkale. Overnight bus.
Day 5: Pamukkale Tour
- Arrival at Pamukkale and transfer to hotel.
- Relax for few hours before joining tour.
- Full day guided tour of Pamukkale that includes hot springs and travertines.
- Swim in Cleopatra Swimming Pool (optional).
- Visit the ancient city Hierapolis (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
- Lunch in restaurant.
- At the end of tour, transfer to hotel in Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 6: Ephesus Tour
- Full day guided tour of the Ephesus Ruins.
- Visit Artemis Temple, Hadrian Temple, Celsius library, and theater passing through old harbor path.
- Visit House of Virgin Mary where she spent her last 5 years.
- Lunch in a traditional Turkish restaurant.
- End of the tour.
- Transfer to Izmir airport and fly back to Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 7: Departure from Istanbul
According to your flight time we will transfer you to Ataturk Airport.