6 Day Istanbul Ephesus Pamukkale Tours
6 Days Istanbul, Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour
DAY 1
Arrival to Istanbul
On your Arrival,Our staff will meet you in Istanbul airport,pick you up and transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay at 4* hotel in Istanbul.
DAY 2
Byzantine and Ottoman Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
You will be picked up from your hotel at 08:15 am and depart for the tour.
Today we will visit the St. (Haghia) Sophia, which was built by the Emperor Justinian. It was the largest building in the world for over 1000 years. See its intricate mosaics and huge central dome. Continue to the Topkapi palace, which was used by the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to 19th centuries. We will also see the impressive collection of priceless jewels, crystal, silver and porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and relics of the prophet Mohammed. (Entrance to the Harem is extra). After lunch we will see the Blue Mosque, built for Sultan Ahmet I, which is a unique piece of architecture with its six minarets and features 20,000 beautiful Iznik tiles. Visit the ancient Hippodrome with Obelisk of Theodosius, Snake Pillar and German Fountain of Wilhelm II. Walk through the back streets of Old Istanbul and visit the elegant little Hagia Sophia mosque. See the Grand Covered Bazaar. This tour may be done all or partially as a walking tour.After tour return back to hotel. Overnight stay at 4* hotel in Istanbul.
DAY 3
Bophorus Cruise with Two Continents
Breakfast and Lunch Included
You will be picked up from your hotel at 08:15 am and depart for the tour.
The tour starts with a visit to the exotic and aromatic Egyptian Spice Market. You may buy spices, caviar, and almost anything imaginable. Continue over the Galata Bridge and the Golden horn. We will visit the Beylerbeyi Palace. We continue up the Bosphorus and cross over to Asia to Camlica Hill for a view of Istanbul. After lunch The Bosphorus cruise begins in the afternoon. We pass by the Rumeli Fortress and you will enjoy crossing from continent to continent traveling down the Bosphorus, which is lined with old Ottoman seaside mansions, marble palaces and small fishing villages. Overnight stay at 4* hotel in Istanbul.
DAY 4
Flight from Istanbul to Izmir
Breakfest- Lunch-Dinner included
05:00 You will be Picked up from your hotel and transfer to airport.
07:00 Flight from Istanbul to Izmir.
08:00 Arrival in izmir airport, Arrival meeting and transfer to Kusadasi, check-in hotel and Join in to the full day tour of Ephesus.
Ephesus Ancient and Virgin Mary's House Tour
Today we will visit the Ephesus Ancient ruins with Virgin Mary's House,remains of the Artemis Temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Afterwards, it proceeds to the spectacular main site of Ephesus,undoubtedly the most superbly preserved Greco-Roman city. Unmistakable highlights surviving among the ruins are the Celsius Library, Agora, Theater, Odeon, Trajan Fountain, Domitianus Temple and Roman Latrines. Following a lunch break, visit the House of Virgin Mary; reputed to be where she spent her final days. After the tour transfer to hotel .Overnight stay at 4* hotel Kusadasi.
DAY 5
Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour - Return Flight back to Istanbul
included meals: Breakfest-Lunch
Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour
You will be picked up from your hotel at 08:00 am and drive to Pamukkale to see Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis with the Temple of Apollo, the breathtaking Theater, the fascinating Necropolis and the last the great baths of Hierapolis antique city, where St. Philip was martyred. St. Philip is connected with the early church in Hierapolis and played an important role in Pamukkale the history of the city. Finally we visit the calcium terraces and poolss. After the tour free time and meeting at the meeting point, transfer to Denizli airport .
19:40 Flight from Denizli to Istanbul
20:40 On your arrival to istanbul airport;our Driver will meet you at the airport and transfer back to your hotel.Overnight stay at 4* hotel in Istanbul.
DAY 6
Istanbul to Home
Breakfast Included
After Breakfest and check out the hotel We will pick you up from your hotel (Regarding to your departure flight time) and transfer you to the Istanbul International airport for your Departure flight. End of services. Hope to see you again...
