Ephesus to Pamukkale,Konya and Cappadocia Tour (Private)

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Ephesus
1 stop
1
Ephesus Museum
We meet at İzmir airport or İzmir Bus station and drive to Kuşadası Hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Pergamon
1 stop
2
Pergamon Amphitheater
The first day in Ephesus: You will be picked up from your hotel at 09:30. You will see Pergamon Acropolis and Asclepion,Ancient hospital, health center and propylaeum of the Temple of Athena. At the end of the tour and back to hotel.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Ephesus
4 stops
3
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
Tour start from the port of Kusadasi proceed to the House of the Virgin Mary includes scenic views of the Byzantine fortress in Selcuk and the Temple of Artemis. A long and winding road affords wonderful views of the valley en route to the Shrine of St. Mary. The diminutive house, beautifully situated in the Solmissos Mountains, is considered by the Vatican to be the final resting place of the Virgin Mary.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
4
Ephesus Museum
Your tour continues to ancient Ephesus, where you'll pass through the arched Magnesia Gate and begin a slow, downhill walk to the ruins of the Roman provincial capital. Your knowledgeable guide will highlight such sights as the beautifully preserved Temple of Hadrian, the magnificent Trajan Fountain, the Odeon Theater, once used for both political and entertainment purposes, and the beautiful Celsus Library with its imposing façade and two story Corinthian-style columns.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
5
Ancient City of Ephesus
The dramatic Great Theater is one of the few structures still used today. It seats twenty-five thousand and, although it was once an arena for gladiator games, it is now home to annual spring festivals.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
Pamukkale
Your tour will finish at 17:30 and drive to Pamukkale
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Pamukkle
4 stops
7
Hierapolis & Pamukkale
Your Pamukkale day tour begins with a visit to the red springs in the nearby village of Karahayit. We then enter Hierapolis from the North Gate, visiting the Necropolis, Bath and Basilica, Frontinius Gate, Frontinius Street, Latrina, Northern Byzantine Gate, Fountain of the Tritons and the Temple of Apollon.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Cleopatra Pools
You will be given free time to swim in the Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool (admission fee extra) and will finish the Hierapolis portion of the tour with a visit to the large and well-preserved Theatre.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
9
Pamukkale Thermal Pools
We finish the tour with a visit to the Travertines (white calcium pools) where you will have time to take pictures and wade in the water. After leaving the site, we will have a late lunch, and then drive to Konya.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
10
Konya
After arriving to Konya, you will be dropped to hotel.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Konya
3 stops
11
Mevlana Muzesi
We start 09:00 our tour and visit the Tomb of Rumi in the Museum of Mevlana, an important place of pilgrimage for Muslims.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Kultur Park Alaeddin Tepesi
Then, we visit the Ottoman-era Sultan Selim mosque before having lunch in a traditional Turkish restaurant.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
13
Cappadocia
After our lunch we drive to the Alaaddin Hill Then we drive Cappadocia. We will be in Cappadocia about 3 hours later and go to Hotel
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Cappadocia
6 stops
14
Goreme Panorama
First place in the tour is Panoramic view of Goreme. You get information about history, formation of Cappadocia while watching the fairy chimneys. Following the information, free time for photograph.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
15
Derinkuyu YeraltI Sehri
After driving about 40 minutes, arrival to Underground City. This underground city was firstly used by the local people as a natural deep freeze, later by the late Romans as a shelter against potential Arabian invasions. With the clear explanations of your guide you will spend almost 1 hour here.
50 minutes • Admission ticket included
16
Ihlara Valley
Ihlara Canyon is 52 km. away from Underground City.Approximately 45 minutes later, you will be in the entrance of Ihlara Valley.Ihlara Valley was formed by the volcanic actions of Mt. Hasan, next to Ihlara Valley. Afterwards, Melendiz River eroded the valley for millions of years besides the layers cracked and fell down. Eventually, 80 meter- deep canyon was composed. Whole Valley is 14 km. length. In the past, generally Christians lived in the several parts of the Valley; also they carved churches and painted them. You will hike about 3,5 km.Hiking will last 1hour 15m.Then you will arrive to Restaurant for Lunch
1 hour • Admission ticket included
17
Selime Monastery
At first look, the monastery looks like a castle, but shelters, churches, chapels, bedrooms, storages and big cathedral proves us its being a monastery. You get information about the monastic life in Cappadocia.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
18
Pigeon Valley
Climbing to Selime monastery will exhaust you, probably. But till you arrive to Pigeon Valley, you will have about 1 hour to rest. Also, our guide will mention about some traditions, cultures and stories about Anatolia on the way. Upon arrival to Pigeon Valley, pigeons will meet you on the top of the valley. Pigeons have always been important for Cappadocian people. Their eggs and droppings were used for different purposes. For this reason, local people carved houses for them to the slopes of valley. You will see the reason why people call them “houses”, when you see them.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
19
Kapadokya El SanatlarI Merkezi
The Last place in the tour will be a visit to onyx factory in Uchisar. Onyx is a volcanic stone which has various colors and contains different minerals in. As being a volcanic area, Cappadocia has some onyx deposits. In the factory, a master will give you information about the steps of onyx shaping and you will watch a shaping show. Your tour will finish at 17:30 and you will be dropped to your hotel
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Cappadocia
8 stops
20
Uchisar Castle
It is constructed on the highest point of the region. It has a totally dictinct castle form, including graves, tunnels and churches, that you cannot come across at any other place in the world.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
21
Zelve Open Air Museum
Cappadocia is an amazing place full of wonders. Things to do in Cappadocia are countless but for this article, we will be looking for one of the most amazing ones: Zelve Open Air Museum. One of Cappadocia's most well-known outdoor museum places is Zelve Valley, which is situated close to Pasabag Monks Valley between Avanos and Goreme. One of the most famous sights in Cappadocia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site is Zelve Valley Open Air Museum, where tourists may see pointed, comprehensive, and sharp fairy chimneys.
50 minutes • Admission ticket included
22
Pasabag
The best place to see three-headed fairy chimneys. Pasabag, the Pasha's Vineyard, is surrounded by incredible natural rock formations; a spectacular scene.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
23
Avanos
1 hour for the lunch in Restaurant which is very cool and popular in the region .You will start with the soup. Than you will have self-service.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
24
Bezirhane Culture, Arts and Ceramics Center
Since Hittites 2000 BC people could get the red clays (terra rosa) around Kızılırmak river which is the longest river of Turkey, and white clays ( caulin) from volcanic hills .They could use the clays for their daily lifes by shaping the clay by their hand on the spinning wheels.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
25
Sentez Avanos Hali - Rug Workshop & Store
Every carpet, with its patterns, resembles a collection of messages, beliefs and symbols. Every pattern that is woven into a carpet is a picture of a feeling, a desire or a wish. So far as that every carpet represents a living history from the early ages to the present in which women have patiently and untiringly written their joys and sorrows in amazing codes and magic letters which are to be read line by line.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
26
Urgup
The "fairy chimneys" with caps, mainly found in the vicinity of Ürgüp, have a conical-shaped body and a boulder on top of it. The cone is constructed from tufa and volcanic ash, while the cap is of a harder, more resistant rock such as lahar or ignimbrite. The fairy chimneys which are symbols of Ürgüp are called holly spirit chimneys. There is mother, father and son fairy chimneys stay together.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
27
Cappadocia
17:30 and you will be dropped to airport (Nevşehir or Kayseri) or bus station.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

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