6 Days Ankara, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Istanbul By Bus By Plane - Yk189

Itinerary

Day 1: Depart Istanbul for Cappadocia

Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
Evening Flight from Istanbul to Ankara

Stay Ankara

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Ankara Angora Hotel

Day 2: ANKARA CITY TOUR AT 09:00am

Stop At: Anitkabir Command Anittepe, Ankara 06570 Turkey
Sightseeing in Ankara – we first visit Ataturk’s Mausoleum. On the exterior of the great hall of the mausoleum are inscribed Atatürk’s Address to Turkey’s Youth and extracts from his Tenth Year Speech ending in the famous words, “Happy is he who calls himself a Turk”.

We then visit the internationally aclaimed Anatolian Civilizations Museum which has a number of exhibits of Anatolian archeology. They start with the Paleolithic era, and continue chronologically through the Neolithic, Early Bronze, Assyrian trading colonies, Hittite, Phrygian, Urartian, Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuq and Ottoman periods.

The exhibits of gold, silver, glass, marble and bronze works date back as far as the second half of the first millennium BC. The coin collections, with examples ranging from the first minted money to modern times, represent the museum’s rare cultural treasures.

The museum was elected as the first “European Museum of the Year” in Switzerland on April 19, 1997
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Afternoon Bus to Cappadocia at 15:30pm
Overnight in Cappadocia Dedeli Konak Cave Hotel

Day 3: Fairy Chimneys Tour at 09:30am

Stop At: Fairy Chimneys, Goreme Turkey
In this day you will be able to see:
DEVRENT VALLEY: Devrent is situated on the northern slopes of Aktepe, 1km from Pasabaglari (Monks’ Valley) and 5 km from Avanos. The ruins at Devrent are spread over three valleys, which also house several pointed fairy chimneys with large stems.

LOVE VALLEY: The best place to see three-headed fairy chimneys. Pasabag, the Pasha’s Vineyard, is surrounded by incredible natural rock formations; a spectacular scene.

AVANOS: A center of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC, it is a town where you will be invited to visit a traditional pottery workshop, which is possibly set deep into the hillsides. The clay, which comes from the Red River passing through the town, gives life both to the land and to the local economy.

UCHISAR: Uchisar is a troglodyte town situated right in the middle of Cappadocia. It is named after the enormous piece of rock in the center of the town, which was once used as a castle. This extraordinary rock is the highest peak of the area with the view of whole Cappadocia and Erciyes (Argeus) Mountain.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cappadocia

Day 4: Rose Valley & Mazıkoy Underground City Tour at 09:30am

Stop At: Mazi Yeralti Sehri, Mazı Koyu, Urgup 50400 Turkey
You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour of South Cappadocia. In this day you will be able to see:
KIZILCUKUR: is an isolated valley behind Urgup. It has beautiful rock formation with some great hidden rock-carved churches. The most interesting part of this area is the countless tracks connecting the small villages and towns through vineyards and gardens like a spider net. It is always possible to see villagers working in the area and offering grapes, apples or apricots to you.

CAVUSIN: One of the oldest settlements in the area, Cavusin is situated 2km from Goreme, on the Göreme-Avanos road. The Church of St.John the Baptist offers a panoramic view of the village. This church and its paintigs date back to the 5th century, making the oldest church in the region. It had a large courtyard which is unusual for Cappadocia, this has been eroded away
however.

MAZIKOY: One of largest and deepest of the 40 others in Cappadocia. They both have eight floors, although not all are open to the public.

PIGEON HOUSE: Visit the pigeon houses and rock formations.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: After the tour, you will be transferred back to Urgup Bus Station for evening Bus To Pamukkale at 20:00pm

Day 5: Morning arrive in Pamukkale

Stop At: Pamukkale Thermal Pools, Pamukkale Turkey
Meet and transfer to Hotel to freshen up.

PAMUKKALE & HIERAPOLIS TOUR at 09:45am
After breakfast as soon as we arrive we will continue onto guided tour of Pamukkale and Hiarapolis.

Pamukkale: means cotton castle in Turkish. It is the result of limestone formations built over thousands of years. Warm calcium rich mineral water flowed over the cliffs and as it cooled it deposited the calcium into the formations that are seen today. Pamukkale is now a world heritage site.

Hierapolis: was founded as a healing care center in 190 BC, taking advantage of the mineral waters in the area. It was one of the most important intellectual, artistic, religious and commercial centers of the Roman Empire. After tour we take an afternoon bus to Kusadasi.
Overnight in Kusadasi.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Kusadası Efe Boutique Hotel

Day 6: EPHESUS TOUR at 09:00am

Stop At: Ephesus Museum, Selcuk Turkey
Ephesus for a full day of sightseeing. First visit the the Temple of Artemis , which once was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Then you will visit the world famous ancient Greco-Roman City of Ephesus, the most well preserved example in the world. After visiting this impressive site, you will have a lunch break. After lunch, you will visit The House of Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last days. This is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims.


Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Evening Flıght to Ankara or Istanbul
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