DIAMONDS OF TURKEY TOUR

Tour Plan

• DAY 1
• Flight to Izmir/Ephesus Tour (B,L) (KUSADASI)
• You will have an early morning check out and transfer to the airport and fly to Izmir. You will be transferred from airport to Ephesus to join the Ephesus day trip. Visit the Greco – Roman City of Ephesus which is one of the best preserved ancient Roman city in the world. Then drive up to the House of Virgin Mary where it is believed she spent her final days. This is an official pilgrimage and holy place for Christians. After lunch we visit Temple of Artemis and Greek Wine Village Sirince.
• DAY 2
• Pamukkale Tour/Travel to Antalya (B,L) (ANTALYA)
• Today we will drive to Pamukkale which is an UNESCO World Heritage site with its white calcified terraces. Lunch on arrival. Then visit the ancient city of Hierapolis right next to the white terraces with its Temple of Apollo,the Theatre, Necropolis and the thermal baths where Cleopatra and famous Roman general Mark Antony stayed for honeymoon.
  
  After the tour in Pamukkale drive to bus terminal in Denizli for a public bus to Antalya. On arrival in Antalya you will catch a taxi to your hotel in the old city of Antalya.
• DAY 3
• Perge, Aspendos, Side Tour (B,L) (ANTALYA)
• Today in the morning we will drive to Perge Ancient City, which is a biblical site as St. Paul passed through this very well-preserved Roman city with stil standing Roman baths, Gymnasium and Agora. Then drive to one the best preserved Greco-Roman Amphitheater at Aspendos. On the way back to Antalya stop at Side where the temple of Athena & Apollo by the seaside.
• DAY 4
• Bus Travel to Cappadocia / See The Countryside (B) (GOREME)
• Check-out in the morning and transfer to Antalya Bus Terminal and public bus to Cappadocia with driving over legendary Taurus mountains as the country side view dramaticly changed during the drive. On arrival in Goreme transfer to your hotel.
• DAY 5
• South Cappadocia Tour (B,L) (GOREME)
• The first stop is at the famous ‘Three Beauties of Urgup’, where you can see the mushroom-shaped rock formations and a panorama of the city of Urgup. The next stop is in Mustafapasa, which was originally known as Sinasos. Drive through Taskinpasa which has some of the best examples of Seljuk architecture in the district. Then you visit Sobessos, a recently discovered archaeological site from the Roman era, located near Sahinefendi village. Short walk in Soganli valley, where there are many different churches, the next stop is in Derinkuyu, the deepest underground city in the area, the last stop is just outside Uchisar, where you have an opportunity to taste the famous local Cappadocian wines at Kocabag winery.
• DAY 6
• North Cappadocia Tour/ Flight to Istanbul (B,L)
• We will start our day with driving up to Uchisar Castle, which is one of the highest point of Cappadocia. Then drive through Cavusin and Pasabag (Monks Valley) surrounded by local vineyards. Lunch break in Avanos. After lunch drive through Devrent Valley with its famous animal shape rock formations, the symbol of Cappadocia known as Three Nices and finally Goreme Open Air Museum full of cave chapels, churches with very well-preserved unique frescoes. After our day tour transfer to airport for flight back to Istanbul.