Cappadocia - Pamukkale - Ephesus
Full Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Overnight
bus to Cappadocia with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus at 21:00.
Shuttle is at 19:00 from our office. The duration of the overnight bus is 11
hours.
Day 2 - Cappadocia Tour 1
Lunch Included
Arrival in
Cappadocia and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start tour.
Depart from your hotel to visit Devrent Valley to see the unigue fairy-chimneys.
Drive to Paşabağ (Monk's Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped
pinnacles. Drive to the city of Avanos for lunch. In the afternoon visit
another beautiful open air museum at Göreme where the remains of rock-cut
churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly,
before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at Uçhisar.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 3 - Cappadocia Tour 2
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Depart from
your hotel to visit Red valley and explore the famous rock- cut churches and
hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley (Rose valley). Then visit Çavuşin
village. This village is famous for the houses and churches of the christian
clegymen. Drive to the pigeon valley for lunch. In the afternoon visit
Kaymaklı underground city. Where early christians lived in fear and faith.
On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar.
Overnight bus to Pamukkale
at about 21:00 (duration 10 hours).
Day 4 - Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour
Lunch & Dinner Included
Arrival in
Pamukkale and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start tour.
Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis with the Temple
of Apollo, the breathtaking Theater, the fascinating Necropolis and
the last the great baths of Hierapolis antique city, where St. Philip was
martyred. St. Philip is connected with the early church in Hierapolis and
played an important role in Pamukkale the history of the city. Finally we
visit the calcium terraces and pools. Stay overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 5 - Kusadasi
Breakfast Included
Free day and bus
to Kusadasi (Ephesus). Transfer to hotel and stay overnight t in Kusadasi.
Day 6 - Ephesus Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
The tour
begins by visiting the remains of the Artemis Temple, one of the seven
wonders of the ancient world. Afterwards, it proceeds to the spectacular
main site of Ephesus, undoubtedly the most superbly preserved Greco-Roman
city. Unmistakable highlights surviving among the ruins are the Celsius
Library, Agora, Theater, Odeon, Trajan Fountain, Domitianus Temple and Roman
Latrines. Following a lunch break, visit the House of Virgin Mary; reputed
to be where she spent her final days.
After tour overnight bus to
Istanbul at 21:30 (duration 11 hours)
Day 7 - End of Tour
When you arrive
Istanbul, you will take the free shuttle bus to the Sultanahmet or Taksim .
End of your service