Turkey s Gold Triangle Istanbul Cappadocia Ephesus Pamukkale

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Old City Tour Istanbul
4 stops
1
TopkapI Palace
Our guide will meet you at your hotel or airport and drive you the Sultanahmet area. First visit will be Topkapi Palace which was one of the famous residence of the Ottoman sultans. You will learn more about the history of Ottomans.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
you will visit the reaches Hagia Sophia built in 532 AD by Roman Emperor Justinian I.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
3
Blue Mosque
You will visit the Blue Mosque, has its fame from its beautiful blue Iznik tiles.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
4
Grand Bazaar
You will visit Grand Bazaar where is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 1,200 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. Opened in 1461,
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Green Tour Cappadocia
4 stops
5
Kaymakli Underground City
you will drive to Derinkuyu Underground City, one of the best preserved and deepest underground cities in Cappadocia. Derinkuyu is 55 meters deep and has 8 levels open to visitors.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
6
Goreme Panorama
Goreme Panorama where you will have a complete view of Goreme valley and Goreme village: fairy chimneys, rock formations and cave houses. You will be also given the general information about Cappadocia.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
7
Ihlara Valley
Ihlara Valley which is a 16 km long canyon and both sides are lined with rock carved churches. You will have a 3km hike and visit one of the cave churches in Ihlara Valley.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
8
Selime Monastery
you will visit Selime Monastery, carved out of the rock by Christian monks in the 13th century. The size of the church makes a visit here astonishing.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Red Tour Cappadocia
4 stops
9
Goreme Open-Air Museum
you will drive to the Goreme Open Air Museum where you can see the world’s most important Byzantine cave churches. Goreme Open Air Museum is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
10
Devrent Valley
Devrent Valley, also known as "Imagination Valley", this is the most surreal-looking landscape
1 hour • Admission ticket included
11
Fairy Chimneys
One of the most important symbols of Cappadocia.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Uchisar Castle
You will end the day at Uchisar Castle, which is the highest point of Cappadocia and the view from the top is just brilliant.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Ephesus Tour
4 stops
13
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
You will drive to Bulbul mountain where the House of the Virgin Mary is located in a nature park between Ephesus and Selcuk, which is believed to be the last residence of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
14
Ancient City of Ephesus
ou will continue and enter the Ephesus Ancient City and pass by the Magnesia gate. The guided walking tour will take you through one of the most magnificent excavations in the world. See the Odeon, the Fountain of Trajan, the steam baths of Scholastika, the temple of Hadrian and the impressive library of Celsius. The library is adorned with columns and statues. The next stop is The Grand Theater, where St. Paul preached, is the largest theater in antiquity with a capacity of 24,000 seats.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
15
The Temple of Artemis
the ruins of the Temple of Artemis was built during the Archaic period, the temple is one of the Seven Wonders of Ancient World
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
16
Isa Bey Mosque
This impressive mosque from XIV. Century A.D. is unlike any other you will see in this country.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Pamukkale Tour
2 stops
17
Hierapolis & Pamukkale
you will drive to the National Park of Pamukkale. 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
2 hours • Admission ticket included
18
Pamukkale Thermal Pools
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.
2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Prices are per person and available for accommodation in double or twin share rooms.
• This travel package organise in small group tour basis and in English. There are about 12-20 people on the tour and the tours may include some shopping facilities for local products if time will be available.

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