- Day 1
Early in the morning we will pick you from your hotel in Istanbul and transfer you to the domestic airport, and will continue on the 1 hour flight down to Izmir, As soon as you arrive in Izmir our representative will be meeting you at the airport to transfer you the ancient site of Ephesus, as soon as you arrive then we will continue on a full day tour.
We will visit Turkey’s most impressive Roman and Biblical site today, in what may well be one of your most memorable days in Turkey. We will also visit other significant sites of the area.
Sites you’ll see today
*Ephesus is one of the best preserved cities from Roman times. At the time St. Paul lived in Ephesus in the 60’s AD, it was at it’s Roman heyday with a population around 250,000. Ephesus was a great ancient city and much of it has been preserved for you to see. More than any other site, you can walk the streets, stand in the great theatre, wander in the library, see the ancient Roman toilets and baths, and feel that you are walking back into ancient history.
*The House of The Virgin Mary is where it is believed St. Mary came to live with St. John in the last years of her life. .
>Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner provided<overnight in KUSADASI
- Day 2
A cotton castle, a hillside of tombs, and an ancient sculpture school....there is never a day in Turkey that you are short of eclectic sites to see!
Sites you’ll see today
*Pamukkale means cotton castle in Turkish. It is the result of limestone formations built over thousands of years. Warm calcium rich mineral water flowed over the cliffs and as it cooled it deposited the calcium into the formations that are seen today. Pamukkale is now a world heritage site.
*Hierapolis was founded as a healing care centre in 190 BC, taking advantage of the mineral
waters in the area. It was one of the most important intellectual, artistic, religious and commercial centres of the Roman Empire.
*In the afternoon you will have free time at your hotel to relax in it’s natural and thermal spring waters that are used in it’s pools....or perhaps you will treat yourself to a mud bath, massage or manicure! , Overnight stay in Pamukkale.
- Day 3
After breakfast we will provide a transfer from Pamukkale to Antalya ( 4 hours bus ride ), Arrival and check int your hotel that’s located in the old part of Antalya, and that gives you great opportunity to discover Antalya' s old part, Overnight stay in Antalya
- Day 4
After breakfast we will continue on the full day tour to Perge, Aspendos, Kursunlu falls
Sites you'll see today
*Perge is a grand exhibit of what an ancient Greek and Roman city looked like. Records date it back as far as the 4th BC. It was visited by Greek colonists after the Trojan War, by St. Paul and companions when it was one of the leading cities of Pamphyilia, and fell under the leadership of Alexander the Great and also the Byzantines. During the reign of Constantine, Perge became an important centre of Christianity. Perhaps in part due to St. Paul’s sermons here centuries before. During the 5th and 6th centuries it continued it’s Christian status.
*Aspendos is most famous for its theatre that dates to 160-180 AD. If the dates are available, we will see one of the world reknowned evening opera and ballet performances that is performed at this ancient theatre in the summer months. After the tour we will transfer you to your hotel, overnight stay in Antalya ( After this tour we can always provide a transfer to your next destination or put you on a flight back to istanbul (Contact us for more details)
- Day 5
After breakfast we will transfer you the Antalya airport, and will put you on a flight back Istanbul, once you arrive in Istanbul we will meet you at the Istanbul airport, transfer you to your hotel in Taksim, Sultanahmet or Aksaray areas.
Total cost 455 Euro per person in a double room, 545 Euro for single supplement.
Includes
4 airport transfers, 2 way domestic flight tickets, 2 night accommodation with breakfast and dinner, all of the entrance fees to the ancient sites, 3 lunches, professional English speaking tour guides. |
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