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During this thoughtfully arranged two-day tour, you'll explore a nearby pilgrimage site believed to be Mary's final resting place. The Aphrodisias archaeological site features well-preserved ruins, including a magnificent temple, a theater, and a stunning agora. Discover the ancient Roman spa city of Hierapolis, where highlights include the impressive amphitheater and the historic necropolis. Walk barefoot on the stunning travertine terraces and unwind in the warm mineral pools. Additionally, a guided tour will provide you with in-depth knowledge about the history and importance of the ancient city of Ephesus. Also, visit to basilica of St.John, reflects the rich cultural heritage of the region and its significance in early Christianity.
What's Included
Lunch
Breakfast
Meeting and pickup
Itinerary
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1Istanbul
Your Western Turkey experiences starts with a transfer to the airport. The driver will pick you up from the reception of your hotel or your Airbnb, as long as parking is available. From there, you'll be taken to the airport for your flight to Denizli.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
2Denizli Çardak Airport
Upon arrival Denizli/Cardak airport, your tour guide and another driver will meet you at the exit gate of arrival terminal and then start your Salda Lake tour.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
3Lake Salda
The overall attraction is the scenery with the white sand and the different shades of blue in the water, which is rich in magnesium sulphate. It’s a must to take your camera gear for some memories. We recommend to take sandals to because of the harsh gravelly sand. The lake is surrounded by mountains and there is just one village around, that’s why the lake is very clean.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Pamukkale
After visit to amazing Salda Lake, you will be transferred to your Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale. The thermal hotel where will you stay invites you to rejuvenate both physically and emotionally. Enjoy your time today.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
5pamukkale tandem paragliding
Pamukkale Paragliding Adventure (Optional Attraction – You can add this attraction to your experiences with extra cost.) : See Pamukkale’s glistening white travertine and ancient Hierapolis, including the enormous theater, from the air on this short-but-sweet paragliding experience with a seasoned pilot. You will race off the edge of a slope about 1,300 feet (400 meters) up, then glide on the breezes over the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
6Pamukkale Natural Park
Pamukkale Turkey, a must-visit destination for Nature and History lovers. For centuries, people have been coming here and going home restful. Today’s guided tour provide you experiences at the white travertenies of Pamukkale and ancient city of Hierapolis which are located in Pamukkale Natural Park.
Admission ticket free -
7Hierapolis & Pamukkale
The highlights of Hierapolis Ancient City are Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinus Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater and Antique Pool. During visits to these ancient ruins, you can take some photos from the nicest corners of the Pamukkale.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included -
8Pamukkale Thermal Pools
After visited the Hierapolis Ancient City, you will have free time for about 60-75 minutes to explore the natural beauties of the Pamukkale, and swim at white travertines - thermal pools (or antique pool - Cleopatra’s pool with extra fee). Then meet again with your guide, start walking in the middle of travertines from up to down without shoes and socks.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
9Cleopatra Pools
Situated above the Pamukkale white travertine pools is one particularly spectacular location fed by the same hot springs. Here you can bath in the same waters in which Cleopatra once swam! A professionally run modern spa facility allows you to enjoy these historical healing waters. Unlike the white water of the lower pools the Antique Pool favored by Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, is pure clear warm water. Once it was surmounted by a Roman Temple to Apollo with ornate roof held up with Doric columns. Imagine how Cleopatra must have experienced this when you imagine it in it's glory day.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
10Pamukkale
You will stop at a local restaurant for your lunch. Today’s lunch is included during guided tour.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
11Karahayit
After the lunch, you will have experience traditional handcraft workshop for get lecture about the special stones/metals of Pamukkale.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12Kusadasi
After your tour to Pamukkale Natural Park - Hierapolis Ancient City, you will be transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi.
2 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
13Kusadasi Castle
This small castle is picturesque Byzantine fortress stands on the causeway-connected Guvercin Adasi (Pigeon Island) and has recently been renovated. *** There is no any visit to this place on tour. You can visit there by your own after we dropped you to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Admission ticket free -
14Okuz Mehmet Pasa KervansarayI
This caravanserai was built by the Grand Vizier Okuz Mehmed Pasha to support maritime trade in the region. This historical building is opposite to Kusadasi cruise port. *** There is no any visit to this place on tour. You can visit there by your own after we dropped you to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Admission ticket free -
15Kuşadası
After enjoying breakfast at your hotel, the tour guide will pick you up around 09:00 AM for a full-day tour to Ephesus and its surroundings. *** At the end of the tour, you will be directly transferred to Izmir Airport for your flight back to Istanbul (or a flight from Izmir to Cappadocia if you prefer connect this trip to Cappadocia. The flight ticket from Izmir to Cappadocia will be included for option of “Diamond Package”). Please remember to check out of your hotel and collect your luggage before heading out for the Ephesus tour.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
16Kusadasi Gazi Begendi Park
Before drive to Ephesus area, you will stop at the Gazi Begendi Park (Hill) for you can take photos of the amazing Kusadasi Bay.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
17Ancient City of Ephesus
Your first visit will be the Ephesus Ancient City. Ephesus was one of the most important harbor cities in antique world and also it is mentioned in the book of Revelations as one of the seven churches. Also Celsus Library and theater in Ephesus are the other highlights. You will see the Celcus Library, Temple of Hadrian, Fountain of Trajan, Odeon, Agora, Fountain of Domitian, Hercule Gate, Grand Theater, Nike, Ancient Toilets and more during tour in this ancient city.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
18Ephesus Experience Museum
The Ephesus Experience Museum provides an immersive journey into Turkey’s rich cultural and historical heritage. By leveraging cutting-edge display systems and advanced content technologies, it offers visitors a captivating time travel experience that brings the past to life in a profoundly engaging way.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
19Ephesus Terrace Houses
The terrace houses are located on the hill, opposite the Hadrian Temple. Also called as "the houses of rich", important for the reason give us information about family life during the Roman period. They were built according to the Hippodamian plan of the city in which roads transected each other at right angels. *** There is no any visit to this place on tour. The tour guide will provide you information about the history of it and more while passing from in front of this place.
Admission ticket free -
20Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
Your next visit will be the pilgrimage point claimed to be the last home of the Virgin Mary. Once you arrive there you will be thrilled by the natural beauty that surrounds the monument.
45 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
21Selcuk
You will stop at a traditional Turkish restaurant for your lunch. Today’s lunch is included during guided tour. After the lunch, you will have experience in a traditional handcraft co-operative for get lecture about the special arts of Turkish villagers.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
22The Temple of Artemis
The next stop of your tour will be at the Temple of Artemis which first built during the Archaic period, and one of the Seven Wonders of Ancient World.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
23Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Izmir airport for your flight to back to Istanbul. (or flight to Kayseri if you preferred connect this trip to Cappadocia district.)
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
24Istanbul
Upon your arrival Istanbul, we will meet you at the airport and then you will be transferred to your hotel in Istanbul.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
25Cappadocia
If you would like connect this trip to Cappadocia district by a flight, you have to book the option of "Diamond Package". The flight ticket from Izmir to Cappadocia, and transfer from Cappadocia airport to your hotel in Cappadocia dsitrict will be include. You will not have any right about the flight ticket for return to Istanbul after you preferred that flight.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Flight to Denizli – Semi-Private Tour to Salda Lake - Accommodation at Pamukkale
Semi-Private Tour to Pamukkale, Hierapolis – Accommodation at Kusadasi
Semi-Private Tour to Ephesus and Its Surroundings - Flight from Izmir to Istanbul – or Flight from Izmir to Cappadocia
Additional info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The package prices apply to accommodations in double or triple rooms. (with your family / friends) If you wish to add a single room to your booking, there may be an additional fee. However, solo travelers will not incur any extra charges, as they will automatically be assigned to single rooms.
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Additional info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The package prices apply to accommodations in double or triple rooms. (with your family / friends) If you wish to add a single room to your booking, there may be an additional fee. However, solo travelers will not incur any extra charges, as they will automatically be assigned to single rooms.
- For your accommodation in Kusadasi during this trip, the pre-planned hotels are "Efe Boutique Hotel" - "Carina Boutique Hotel" - "Charisma De Luxe Hotel." When booking, you can select either one. If these hotels do not have availability for standard or superior rooms on your travel dates, the local tour operator may substitute them with equivalent hotels.
- If you would like to connect this trip to Cappadocia instead of return to Istanbul, this option is available for all booking options. After you preferred flight from Izmir to Cappadocia, you will not have any right about the return flight to Istanbul. Also, the arrival airport transfer will be provided by the local tour operator in Cappadocia.
- If you would like to connect your Greece Travel from Kos and Rhodes Islands of Greece to this tip, this option is available for all booking options. After you preferred departure from Kos or Rhodes Islands, the local tour operator will provide you ferry tickets from these islands instead of flight from Istanbul to Denizli. The hotel pick up service is not available and not include for departures in these islands.
- The local tour operator will email your e-tickets for domestic flights six days prior to your departure. You won’t need to print the tickets for domestic flights. Your passport and the reservation number on the tickets will be sufficient for check-in.
- The local tour operator may request some passport details to book your flight tickets. If you do not provide the requested information, your domestic flight tickets may not be booked and you can not join to this tour. If you do not provide the requested information until 7 days prior to your trip or if you refuse to provide the requested information, you must cancel your reservation. If you do not cancel until 7 days before your departure date, the local tour operator will apply the cancellation and refund policies for this tour.
- You are allowed 15kg luggage + 8kg cabin bag per person for each domestic flight(s). If you need more luggage capacity, please let the local tour operator know. Additional charges may apply for exceeding the 15 kg luggage limit.
- If your return hotel is different than pick-up hotel, please inform that detail immediately. If you inform that detail after organised your flight tickets, the local tour operator can request extra cost because of the distances between the airports and some hotels. If you inform this type changes on service day (last day of your trip), the local tour operator do not accept this last minute amending and drop you to your pick-up hotel.
- The airport transfers in Istanbul are valid for between hotels (or airbnb addresses) and airports of Istanbul. If you would like add an extra stop during these transfer services (like take something from anywhere during transfer), the local tour operator can request extra cost.
- If your pick-up or drop-off point are located inside of the same airport with the departure / return airport, the local tour operator will not provide any hotel pick-up or drop-off services. This is about the traffic procedures of the airports.
- If you give up / cancel to any part of this trip, the local tour operator will apply the cancellation and refund policies for this tour, and you will not have ny refund rate.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults. If you will be 1 adult + 1 child, the local tour operator can request & charge the amount of 2 adults.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
- All the information provided above forms part of the terms and conditions for this trip. You have been confirmed your acceptance of these when you book the trip.
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Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- For a 50% refund, you must cancel 2–6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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