ROAD TRIP
ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL
Make the most of your trip in Turkey with a 7-day on mosth economical way. Enjoy your vacation with a Turkish twist as you explore highlights of Turkey, visit Gallipoli, the Troy and ancient Ephesus ruins, walk along the cliffs of Pamukkale and enjoy the unique nature of Cappadocia
Led by a professional guide, travel by bus, and foot, and delve deep into a history so rich and complex. Stay in budget hotels and enjoy complimentary breakfast and lunches on tours.
Give a visit to battle field areas of Gallipoli, Explore the ancient city of Troy and Ephesus and see the ancient ruins from the Agora to the Odeon. Visit the Temple of Artemis, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. Witness the quirky Fairy Chimneys near the Göreme Valley, and marvel at the stalactites of Pamukkale.
With all the details of the trip organized for you, you can travel without any stress, and concentrate on seeing the sights.
06:30 am Very early in morning we will depart from your hotel, drive along the northern shores of the Marmara Sea, and as soon as we arrive we will have a break for lunch.
*Gallipoli and The Dardanelles after our lunch we will stop to visit Gallipoli, a place of fierce WWI fighting between Allied forces and the Turks. At ANZAC Cove thousands lost their lives in one fateful dawn morning. We will also see other famous battle sites of World War 1 in this area, such as Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair. From here we go to a ferry and cross the Dardanelles. For World War 1 buffs, you will know the Dardanelle Straits were a strategic crossing point for the allied armies to cross from Europe to Asia Minor. Over a nine month campaign, more than half a million soldiers lost their lives in the fight to control this strait of water and nearby Gallipoli peninsula. Overnight stay in Eceabat.
Breakfast. You will visit today;
*Troy is the ancient site written about by Homer in the Iliad. It dates back as far as 3000 BC and has been the site of nine different cities through the thousands of years it has existed. As you enter the site a large wooden Trojan horse dominates your view. You will definitely want to climb up and get your picture taken. After the tour, you take bus ride to Selcuk, overnight in Selcuk
Breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up from your hotel for full day Ephesus Tour.
Sites you will see today;
*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. At the end of the tour, Overnight stay in Selcuk.
Breakfast. After breakfast we will depart from Selcuk and drive inland, and go on a full day tour of Pamukkale.
Sites you willl see today
After tour, Overnight bus to Cappadocia.
Arrive in Cappadocia . (Goreme or Urgup ) Cappadocia Day 1 Tour
07:30 Arrive Cappadocia. Met on arrival & transfer to hotel. You will have some time to relax and fresh up.
09:30 You will be picked up from your hostel for Full day tour of North Cappadocia. In this day you will be able to see; Devrent Valley, Monks Valley, Avanos, Göreme Open Air Museum, Uchisar, overnight at cave hotel.
Optional Hot Air Balloon Tour (we offer the best value if you book the balloon tour as part of this tour package)
Breakfast & check out your cave hotel. 09:30 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, Cavusin, Hospital Monastry, Kaymakli Underground City, Pigeon Hosue, After the tour, transfer to bus station. 20:30 Depart from Cappadocia.
07:30 Arrive back in Istanbul & transfer to hotel .
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