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6 Day itinerary in Turkey, Europe

Beauties of Turkey

Enjoy a 6 day trip through Turkey. Start in Istanbul and take a flight to Izmir to continue to Kusadasi. Take a tour in Pamukkale and then take a flight to Cappadoccia. Take an optional hot air balloon ride and a city tour.

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

İstanbul

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Meet local people

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale

2

Visit the Temple of Artemis

3

Day tour to Kaymakli Underground City

4

Admire the stone houses of Ortahisar

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Istanbul - Kusadasi

Depart for Istanbul Airport for a domestic flight to Izmir. Transfer from the airport and check in to your hotel in Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 2

place Kusadasi – Pamukkale Tour

At 08:30 we depart for Pamukkale. We will check at the hotel around 12.00 and we have a lunch break until 13.30. Afterward, we shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. After the tour return back to Kusadasi.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3

place Ephesus – Cappadocia

Departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient sites in the world en-route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library, Grand theatre and House of the Virgin Mary. After lunch, we will visit a place that continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet weaving centre. After the tour transfer to İzmir airport and flight to Cappadocia. On arrival transfer to your cave hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4

place Cappadocia Tour

Early Morning Optional Hot air Balloon Tour. Start your tour with a morning hike through Rose Valley – a beautiful stretch of land that takes its name from the red-hued rock that abounds throughout it. Wedged between the villages of Goreme and Cavusin, the valley is studded with rock-carved churches and tunnels, and your guide will point out the best ones on your hike. Finish up in Cavusin, and after visiting its cave mosque, enjoy some free time for lunch. Hop aboard your minibus and continue your day tour to Kaymakli Underground City, one of Cappadocia's best-preserved subterranean sites. Explore its maze of passages, seeing underground stables and cellars while learning about the early Christians who once hid here to escape persecution. Return to your coach and travel to Ortahisar – your final stop of the day. On a stroll, admire its stone houses that surround its crowing rocky glory – Ortahisar Castle. Stop for photos by this unique fortress and then return to your hotel.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 5

place Cappadocia Tour

After breakfast at 09:30 am meet with your guide for an excursion to Imagination Valley, where intriguing animal-like rock formations are abundant. Admire the landscape and stop in Pasabag (Monks Valley) in the region of Zelve, to walk through the area cone-like rocks where monks and hermits once lived in peaceful seclusion. Continue by minibus to the pottery town of Avanos, and after a break for lunch, travel to Pigeon Valley. See its famous bird-nesting caves and then head to Goreme Open-Air Museum. Exemplified by dusty-looking beige buildings and fairy chimneys, this open-air museum comprises a cluster of rocky monuments that attest to Byzantine life in Cappadocia.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6

place Cappadocia - Istanbul

After check out, you will transfer to the airport and flight to İstanbul at the end of our service. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future on one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

What’s Included

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (6)
  • Lunch (6)

Transport expand_less

  • Domestic flight from Istanbul to Izmir
  • Domestic flight from Izmir to Cappadocia
  • Domestic flight from Cappadocia to Istanbul
  • Istanbul Airport Drop off

Activities expand_less

  • Pamukkale Tour
  • Fully guided tour of Ephesus
  • Cappadocia City Tour

Not Included expand_less

  • International Flights
  • Meals not specified as included
  • Optiona Activties
  • Cappadocia hot air balloon ride
  • Tips for Guides and Drivers

About Umut

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