Turkey Tours and Blue Cruise
Duration: 7 Days Turkey Tours and Blue Cruise Destination: Istanbul - Ephesus - Pamukkale - Blue Cruise 4 Days 3 Nights From Fethiye to Olympos - Antalya - Istanbul Transportation by: Bus |
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| 1. Day | Istanbul to Ephesus |
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| | Early morning pick up from your hotel in Istanbul and transfer to airport. Fly from Istanbul to Izmir. Met on arrival and Transfer to Hotel. Before you start to do touring of Ephesus
Ephesus is one of the best preserved cities from Roman times. At the time St. Paul lived in Ephesus in the 60-lsquo;s AD, it was at it-rsquo;s Roman heyday with a population around 250,000. When St. Paul lived in Ephesus he would have addressed the Ephesians in the great theatre, that today impresses everyone that walks into it-rsquo;s stands. Ephesus was a great ancient city and much of it has been preserved for you to see. More than any other site, you can walk the streets, stand in the great theatre, wander in the library, look towards the hill where St. Paul was put into prison, and feel that you are walking back into the time that St. Paul lived. After being here, you will read the book of Ephesians with new eyes.
*The House of The Virgin Mary where it is believed St. Mary came to live with St. John in the last years of her life.
Overnight stay in Kusadasi. |
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| 2. Day | Pamukkale to Fethiye |
| | After Breakfast
After breakfast we will depart from Kusadasi and drive inland, and go on a full day tour of Pamukkale
*Pammukale which means cotton castle, 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. Pammukale is now a world heritage site.
*Hierapolis was founded as a healing care centre in 190 BC, taking advantage of the mineral waters in the area. It was one of the most important intellectual, artistic, religious and commercial centres of the Roman Empire. It eventually had a large Jewish and Christian community.
After Pamukkale Tours Day bus from Pamukkale to Fethiye Arrival in Fethiye Met on arrival and Tranfser to hotel. Check in Overnight. |
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| 3. Day | Fethiye - Blue Cruise From Fethiye to Olympos 1. Day |
| | After Breakfast. Transfer to Blue Cruise. Blue Cruise from Fethiye to Olympos 4 Days 3 Nights Turkey Blue Cruise
Departure from Fethiye Harbour between 11 and 12 a.m. to Samanlik Bay for swimming & lunch or, depending on the sea conditions, to Butterfly Valley for lunch, a swim & optional visit of this natural reserve, hosting 136 kinds of different butterflies and moths. Afterwards we cruise to Oludeniz (The Blue Lagoon) again sea conditions permitting. Option for paragliding available. Last stop of the day is St-Nicholas Island. Byzantine ruins, swim, dinner & 1st night. |
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| 4. Day | Fethiye - Blue Cruise From Fethiye to Olympos 2. Day |
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Around sunrise departure to Aquarium or Firnaz Bay near Kalkan for breakfast & swimming. Cruising to Kas where we stop in the harbour for lunch & visit of this charming fishing village. Of ancient Antiphellos, as Kas was once known, only Lycian rock tombs & sarcophagi and the Roman theatre are left. But the charm of the town remains! In a bay near Kekova we stop for swimming, dinner & the 2nd night. |
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| 5. Day | Fethiye - Blue Cruise From Fethiye to Olympos 3. Day |
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Breakfast. Departure to Sunken City of Kekova (this Lycian-Roman archaeological site is protected, so only looking!). Lunch. Simena, a traditional Turkish fishing village with no car access and Byzantine/Ottoman castle. In Gokkaya Bay optional water sports are available. Dinner, relax in this pirates haven or party the night away at the Smugglers Inn. |
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| 6. Day | Fethiye - Blue Cruise From Fethiye to Olympos 4. Day |
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After breakfast we have a look at the Pirates Cave (sea conditions permitting) before cruising to Andriace harbour (lunch). Bus transfer to the archaeological site of Myra, and to Demre for the St-Nicholas Church, shopping and banking when requested by your group. Bus transfer to the Tree houses in Olympos where we arrive between 4 and 6 p.mOvernight in to Antalya. |
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| 7. Day | Olympos - Antalya to Istanbul |
| | After Breakfast. Check out from Hotel. Transfer to Airport. Fly from Antalya to Istanbul. Arrival and Transfer to Hotel in Istanbul. The end of the Tours |
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| | What is Included |
| | - Hotel pick up and Drop off
- Istanbul, Selcuk or Kusadasi, Pamukkale - Bus Tickets.
- Pamukkale to Fethiye - Bus station Transfers
- Pamukkale, Fethiye - All Transportation by non-smoking & airconditioned touristical vehicle
- Hotels included breakfast.
- Selcuk or Kusadasi, Fethiye, Antalya - 4 Days 3 Night Blue Cruise From Fethiye to Olympos
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Charter Cabin - Guided Ephesus Tours
- Guided Pamukkale Tours
- Museum Tickets
- Professional English Speaking Tours Guide
- Lunches in the tours
- Local Taxes
- Service Charges
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