Istanbul, Ephesus & Pamukkale
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Tour Name: Istanbul, Ephesus & Pamukkale
Type: Private ( Personal ) Tour or Small Group Tour
Start & End Point: Istanbul Airports
Operates: Everyday / All Year Round
Tour duration: 6 Nights / 7 Days
Transport: (According to size of your party) Minivan / Minibus / Coach
Stay: (Accommodations in your choice of hotels) Budget / 3 Star / Boutique / 4 Star / 5 Star & Deluxe Hotels
Size: Minimum 1 Person
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1 : Arrive in Istanbul
Arrive in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Istanbul - Meals (No)
DAY 2 : Istanbul - Old City Tour
Enjoy the classic part of Ancient Constantinople with its must see sites:
See: Ancient Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace & Grand Bazaar
Overnight: Istanbul - Meals (Breakfast & Lunch)
DAY 3 : Istanbul - Bosporus & Asian Side
See: Spice Market, Golden Horn (the Harbour) & Bosphorus Cruise with a ferry ride, Cross to Asian side and Enjoy the view of Bosphorus Bridge, Camlica Hill & Beylerbeyi Palace
(See from the ferryboat; Bridges, Castles, Palaces on the European & Asian sides of the city)
Overnight: Istanbul - Meals (Breakfast & Lunch)
DAY 4 : Ephesus & Selcuk
Eerly Morning transfer to Istanbul Airport. 1 Hour Flight to Izmir. Transfer to Hotel.
“A day devoted to the largest open air Museum of Turkey.”
* Ephesus; tour starts from the upper entrance gate. The Baths of Varius, Odeon, Prytaneion, Fountain of Polio, The Gate of Heracles, State Agora, Temple of Hadrian, Temple of Domitian, Library of Celsus, Great Theater and Harbor Street with the Necropolis will be visited.
* House of the Virgin Mary; where she spent her last days on a mountain.
* The Temple of Artemis; one of the seven wonders of ancient world was a famous place of pilgrimage for centuries.
* Sirince - Old Town, famous for its traditional houses, historical sites and local wine production
* St. John’s Basilica, a great church built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century on the slopes of Ayasoluk Hill near the center of Selcuk
Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi - Meals (Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner)
DAY 5 : Pamukkale &
“A great combination of Historical, natural sites & An ancient city of love and architecture”
* Pamukkale; the beautiful, cascading, snow-white terraced cliff-side basins and waterfalls famous for the healing properties of their thermal mineral baths.
* Hierapolis; an ancient Hellenic and Roman city. See the vast Necropolis Roman basilica baths, Domitian gate, latrines, Agora, Colonnaded Street, Byzantine Gate, Roman fountains, and Grand Theatre.
“Extra admission fee for historical Thermal pool”
Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi - Meals (Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner)
DAY 6 : Transfer to Izmir Airport & Flight to Istanbul - Free Afternoon in Istanbul
Morning Transfer to the airport, Flight to Istanbul.
Meal (Breakfast)
DAY 7 : Depart Istanbul
Transfer to the airport, 3.5 hours before for your departure flight
Meal (Breakfast)
Inclusions
• Arrival & Departure Airport transfers in Istanbul
• Arrival & Departure transfer to Izmir Airport.
• All admission fees (Museum Tickets) in tours
• Listed meals only
• 6 Nights Accommodations in your choice of hotels (Bed & Breakfast)
• Transportation with comfortable AC nonsmoking Vehicle
• Professional guiding services during tours by a licensed Guide
• All Highway tickets and Parking fees.
Exclusions
• Domestic flight tickets - Can be arranged on request with extra fee.
• All customary tips to Guide & Driver
• All Drinks
• All personal expenses
• Optional Activities
• Laundry Services
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