CAPPADOCIA – KUSADASI – PAMUKKALE – ISTANBUL

7 NIGHTS / 8 DAYS
ITINERARY


Day 1 Cappadocia

Arrive to Istanbul and transit connection to domestic sector for your flight to Cappadocia.

After Landing to Cappadocia transfer to your hotel.

Dinner & O/N at the hotel

Meals: Dinner (Hotel)

 

Day 2 Cappadocia

Optional: Hot air Balloon riding available early in the morning!!!!!

Depart your hotel for a Full Day tour in Cappadocia. Visit Goreme Open Air Museum in Goreme Valley to see the early Christian churches decorated with unique frescos depicting various scenes from the Bible. Visit Pasabaglari (Monk’s Valley) to see the world famous fairy chimneys. Later you will visit Avanos, the very well known pottery and craft center since Hittite times. Enjoy hand made ceramics, fashion design jewelery.

Average Pick-up time: 09:00 – 09:30  Approximate Tour Duration: 08 hrs

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch (local) – Dinner (Hotel)

 

Day 3 Cappadocia to Kusadasi ( by flight )

After Breakfast, depart for domestic flight to Izmir (Kusadasi). Your guide will meet you at the airport to transfer you to your hotel. Dinner & O/N at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast – Dinner (Hotel)

 

Day 4  Kusadasi Ephesus Tour

After breakfast, we leaving the colourfull town of behind you will pass through the verdant countryside before arriving at Ephesus. Our first stop is the Virgin Marys House you will drive nearly for 25 minutes. According to Predominant Christian tradition, Mary was brought to Ephesus by the Apostle John after the Resurrection of Christ and lived out her days there. This is based mainly on the traditional belief that John came to Ephesus combined with the biblical statement that Jesus Consigned her to John’s care. Ephesus tour is starting with your local Ephesus guide; walking tour will take you through one of the most magnificent excavations in the world. See the Odeon, The Fountain of Trajan, the five terraces of apartment houses, the stream baths of Scholastic, the temple of Hadrian and impressive library of Ephesus. The library is adorned with columns and statues. The Grand Theatre, where Saint Paul preached, is the largest theatre is antiquity with capacity of 24.000 seats. You will return to the bus through the Arcadian Way, where Mark Anthony and Cleopatra once rode in procession. The visit of Ephesus Open Air Museum takes nearly 2 hours. After the lunch break, the next stop on your tour is the Temple of Artemis (Diana), built in a honour of the Greek Goddess of hunting, wild nature and fertility, Deemed as one of the Seven wonders of the ancient world. The temple of Artemis used to be the largest marble temple in the ancient Greek world since it was four times as the big as the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The temple served as both a marketplace and religious’ institution. Offerings by thousands of pilgrims each year enable the temple to grow so wealthy that it became the world`s first bank. Today, little remains of the magnificent structure. Your guide will describe its importance, its wealth and tension that existed between the Romans and Christians that settled in the area over the centuries. End of the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Average Pick-up time: 08:00 – 08:30  Approximate Tour Duration: 08 hrs

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch (local) – Dinner (Hotel)

 

Day  5  Kusadasi / Pamukkale Tour

After breakfast c/out from the hotel; after breakfast; we leaving the colourful town of behind you will pass through the verdant countryside. We will drive for 3 hours for Pamukkale (Hierapolis) to east of Kusadasi to  Pamukkale, on the half way, have break for the needs. You will arrive at North Gate of Pamukkale (Hierapolis). You will see the Necropolis (cemetery) of Hierapolis which is one of the biggest ancient cemeteries in Anatolia with 1.200 graves, Roman Bath, Domitian Gate, and the Main Street, Byzantium Gate. Then, you walk to the natural warm water terraces which were formed by running warm water that contains calcium. The temperature of the water is about 35. You can see the gleaming white travertine terraces of Pamukkale, located next to the ruins of Hierapolis. The extraordinary effect is created when water from the hot springs loses carbon dioxide as it flows down the slopes, leaving deposits of limestone. The layers of white calcium carbonate, built up in steps on the plateau, gave the site the name Pamukkale (cotton castle). After the open buffed lunch swimming in hot red thermal pools in the hotel. Then If you like to swim in the Ancient Pool which is also called Cleopatras Pool they charge extra entrance fee. The Cleopatra Pool is warmed by hot springs and littered with underwater fragments of ancient marble columns. Possibly associated with the Temple of Apollo, the pool provides today’s visitors a rare opportunity to swim with antiquities! During the Roman period, columned porticoes surrounded the pool; earthquakes toppled them into the water where they lie today. Afterwards, you drive back to your SPA. Hotel in Pamukkale. Dinner & O/N at the hotel.

Average Pick-up time: 07:30 – 08:00  Approximate Tour Duration: 08 hrs

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch (local) – Dinner (Hotel)

 

Day 6 Pamukkale to Istanbul (by flight) 

After breakfast, transfer to Cardak Airport & flight to Istanbul After landing transfer to your hotel.

C/In to the hotel. Rest of the day free. O/N

Meals: Breakfast

 

Day 7 Istanbul

After breakfast, start your full day sightseeing (Byzantian & Ottoman Relics Tour)

We begin our tour of the Sultanahmet district, the heart of old Istanbul, at Saint Sophia. Built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD, this church is one of the marvels of world architecture. Its massive dome dominates the skyline of old Istanbul. It is famed for its mosaics, including glittering portraits of emperors and empresses. Next we visit the Blue Mosque, which owes its name to the exquisite tiles adorning its interior. Dating from the 17th century, it is the only imperial mosque with six minarets. The Hippodrome, the stadium of ancient Byzantium, held 100,000 spectators and featured objects from all corners of the empire. Of these, an Egyptian obelisk and a bronze sculpture of three entwined serpents from Delphi survive.

Afternoon; we begin our tour at Topkapi Palace, which, from the 15th to the 19th century, was the principle residence of the Ottoman Sultans. We will visit the fabolous Imperial Treasury and the Baghdad Kiosk. Topkapi Palace is now a museum and has unrivalled collections of jewelery, including the Spoonmaker’s Diamond, the 3rd largest in the world, Ottoman court costumes and ceramics, notably one of the world’s finest collection of early Chinese ceramics, much of it gifts from other rulers. Interestingly, some of the ceramics have a special glaze that was said to change color in the presence of poison. We also visit the Imperial Armory, displaying centuries of Ottoman weaponry. But perhaps the loveliest features of Topkapi Palace are its courtyards with their ancient trees, and it is easy to imagine the sultan strolling here far from the cares of state and empire. The last stop, Grand Bazaar, was the commercial heart of the old city and its 4,000 shops are full of treasures – including carpets and kilims, silks, jewelery, ceramics, icons, and leather goods. Wandering through the Grand Bazaar, indulge in some shopping, Ottoman style.

Average Pick-up time: 07:45-08:15 Approximate Tour Duration: 08 hrs

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch (local)

 

Day 8 Departure

After breakfast, transfer to airport & flight back to INDIA.

Meals : Breakfast only

 

INCLUDES

2 nights accommodation in Cappadocia H/B

2 night accommodation in Kusadasi  H/B

1 nights accommodation in Pamukkale H/B

2 nights accommodation in Istanbul

Full Day  Cappadocia City Tours with lunch

Full Day Ephesus Tour with lunch

Full Day Pamukkale Tour with lunch

Full Day Istanbul City Tour with lunch

All airport transfers

Entrance fees mentioned on the program

Professional English Speaking guide

 

EXCLUDES

All domestic flight tickets

Personal expences

Optional tours

 

MEAL PREFERENCE

Breakfast Local and International Foods, at the hotel, Hot Buffet

Lunch Local Foods at the outside restaurants , Buffet or Set Menu

Dinner Local and International Foods, at the hotel, Hot Buffet

Drinks are NOT included

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