| Gallipoli Troy Ephesus Pamukkale Cappadocia Tours Duration: 6 Day Destination: Istanbul - Gallipoli - Troy - Ephesus - Pamukkale - Cappadocia - IstanbulTransportation: Bus |
| 1. Day | Istanbul - Canakkale - Gallipoli Peninsula |
| | Early morming pick up from your hotel in Istanbul and continue to Eceabat - Canakkale, Arrival and Lunch break and continue to Gallipoli Peninsula for your Gallipoli Day Tour. |
| 06:30 | Hotel pick up |
| 07:00 | Depart to Canakkale ( Gallipoli Peninsula ) |
| 12:00 | Arrival in Eceabat and Lunch |
| 12:30 | Gallipoli Day Tours Start |
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| | Gallipoli Day Tours What to Visit in Gallipoli National Park - Kabatepe War Museum
- Beach Cemetery (John Simpson's Grave)
- ANZAC Cove
- Ari Burnu (First ANZAC landing place)
- Lone Pine Cemetery (Australian memorial)
- Johnston's Jolly (Walk in the ANZAC trenches)
- View Shrapnel Valley
- Turkish Memorial
- The Nek and Walker's Ridge
- Chunuk Bair (Main New Zealand memorial)
- Please tell us before tour if you would like us to research or locate an ANZAC grave. There are no registers out on the peninsula.
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| 17:30 | Gallipoli Day Tours end |
| | At the end of the Gallipoli Tours, driver to hotel in Eceabat - Canakkal. Overnight in Canakkale. |
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| 2. Day | Gallipoli to Selcuk or Kusadasi via Troy Tour and Day Bus to Selcuk or Kusadasi |
07:30 | After Breakfast. Troy Day Tours Trojan Hors and Ancient City of Helen Tours From Istanbul Arrive at lunch stop in Eceabat & we take a ferry across the Dardanelles and drive to Troy which is famous with the legendary Trojan Horse from the times of Beautiful Helen, the Queen of Sparta, and Paris, the Trojan Prince. After Troy Tours, Day bus from Canakkale to Selcuk or Kusadasi. Met on arrival in Selcuk or Kusadasi bus station. Transfer to Hotel. Check into Hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi or Selcuk |
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| 3. Day | Ephesus |
| 09:30 | After Breakfast. Ephesus Tour Ephesus Library : According to recent excavations, the site was occupied as early as the late Neolithic period and developed through the Bronze and Iron Ages. Temple of Artemis, The temple of Artemision is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Antic world. It has been built in the areas of Ephesus on a flat area which has over the centuries turned into a swamp. Virgin Mary House, Virgin Mary House, It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John Isabey Mosque, Isa Bey Mosque is one of the most delicate examples of Seljukian architecture, situated below the basilica of Saint John. The mosque was built by the master Syrian architecture Ali son of Mushimish al -Damishki, between the years of 1374 and 1375. Ephesus Museum, Ephesus Archaeological Museum is located in Selcuk, which is 70km away from Izmir, where Ephesus ancient city is found.. After the tour transfer to hotel. Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi |
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| 4. Day | Pamukkale - Cappadocia |
| 08:30 | After Breakfast. Pamukkale Tour Pamukkale (Hierapolis), Located 20 kilometers from the town of Denizli in the Aegean region of Turkey, Pamukkale is one of the most interesting places in the world, justly famous not only for the entrancing beauty of its unique geological formations but also for its historical remains. The calcium oxide-rich waters flowing down the southern slope of Caldag located north of the ruins have, over the millennia, built up deposits of white travertine on the plateau thus fully justifying both the site's ancient name of Hierapolis (Holy City) and its modern one of Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) Hierapolis Ancient City, the Necropolis (cemetery) of Hierapolis which is one of the biggest ancient cemetery in Anatolia with 1.200 graves, Roman Bath, Domitian Gate, the Main Street, Byzantian Gate. The city was on the borders of Caria, Lycia and Phrygia and had a mixed population. Citizens were usually involved in the wool industry. Calcium Terraces, The terraces were formed by running warm spring water, at a temperature of 35 °C / 102 °F containing calcium bicarbonate. When the water loses its carbon dioxide it leaves limestone deposits. These are of different colors and shapes in the form of terraces with pools Pamukkale Swimming Spring Pool, If you like to swim in The Ancient Pool which is also called Cleopatra's Pool they charge extra entrance fee. After the tour transfer to bus station. Overnight bus to Cappadocia |
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| 5. Day | Arrival in Cappadocia |
| 09:30 | Arrival in Cappadocia and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start tour. Depart from your hotel to visit Devrent Valley to see the unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to Pasabag (Monk''s Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Drive to the city of Avanos for lunch.In the afternoon visit another beautiful open air museum at Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly, before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at Uchisar. At the end of the Cappadocia Day Tours, return to hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia |
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| 6. Day | Cappadocia - Istanbul |
| 09:30 | After Breakfast Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley and explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley (Rose valley). Then visit Çavusin village. This village is famous for the houses and churches of the christian clegymen. Drive to the pigeon valley for lunch. In the afternoon visit Kaymakli underground city. Where early christians lived in fear and faith. On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar. At the end of the tour, transfer to bus station. Overnight Bus to Istanbul |
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| | What is Included - Hotel pick up and drop off
- Transportation by non-smoking and airconditioned touristical vehicle
- 1 Overnight Bus to Cappadocia from Pamukkale
- 1 Overnight Bus from Cappadocia to Istanbul
- 1 Night Hotel in Eceabat - Canakkale
- 2 Night Hotel in Selcuk or Kusadasi
- 1 Night Hotel in Cappadocia
- Breakfast
- Professional English speaking tour guide
- Museum Tickets
- 5 Lunch
- Guided Gallipoli Tour
- Guided Troy Tour
- Guided Ephesus Tour
- Guided Pamukkale Tour
- Guided Cappadocia Tour North
- Guided Cappadocia T our South
- Local Taxes
- Service Charge
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