Day Tours
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: | Kusadasi – Ephesus Ancient City, House of Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis, Isabey Mosque, Pergamon – Asclepion, Acropolis, PMD – Priene, Miletos, Didyma, Pamukkale – Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Aphrodisias. |
Tour Duration
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: | 4 Days 3 Nights |
Tour Departure
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: | This tour package services are starting from Izmir airport. You can start this private travel package with daily round trip ferry from Samos. If you need ferry ticket for Samos-Kusadasi-Samos, please contact us. |
Service Level | : | Private Tour Service |
Accommodation
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: | Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel or Similar // Kusadasi (Ephesus) Turkey |
Airport Transfers | : | Izmir Airport to Kusadasi — Pamukkale to Denizli Airport or Izmir Airport |
DAY 1 // Izmir Airport – Pergamon – Kusadasi : Arrival and transfer to Pergamon (Bergama) and visit the Acropolis. The ancient city is composed of three main parts: the Acropolis, whose main function was social and cultural as much as it was sacred; the Lower City, or realm of the lower classes; and the Asclepeion, one of the earliest medical centers on record.
The Asclepeion of Pergamon was the world’s first hospital Pergamum had the second best library in the ancient Greek civilization. You will continue to Kusadasi after the all visits. Overnight 4 stars or boutique hotels in Kusadasi.
DAY 2 // Kusadasi – Ephesus – Kusadasi (B): After breakfast you will continue for your private tour to Ephesus. Your first visit will be to House of Virgin Mary. The Vatican has recognized this small house in the Solmissos Mountains as the final resting place of the Virgin Mary. A small shrine dedicated to St. Mary was found when the ruins of the house were first discovered. After visit to House of Virgin Mary, you will continue to Ephesus Ancient City and visit the Fountains of Trojan, Polio, The Temples of Hadrian and Domition, Private House, the Library of Celsius, Various and Scholastic Baths, Bouloterion and the Great Theatre with capacity of 24.000 spectators in Ephesus Ancient City. After visit to Ephesus Ancient City you will take a stop for lunch. After enjoying the Turkish cuisine at lunch, you will continue to 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. Your last visit will be to Temple of Artemis before the Turkish carpet demonstration (Optional visit. You can skip this cultural event). Overnight in Kusadasi.
DAY 3 // Kusadasi – Priene, Miletus, Didyma – Kusadasi (B) : Today you will visit Priene, Miletus, Didyma . Ephesus may be the creme-de-la-creme of the Aegean ruins but Priene, Miletus and Didyma though less frequently visited are still important ancient settlements. Priene occupies a dramatic position overlooking the Meander Valley and plain. Miletus preserves a spectacular theater. And Didyma has a Temple of Apollo vaguely reminiscent of the great temples at Karnak in Egypt. You will turn back to Kusadasi after the all visits. Overnight in Kusadasi.
DAY 4 // Kusadasi – Aphrodisias & Pamukkale – Denizli Airport or Izmir Airport (B) : Drive to Pamukkale, on the way, visit to Aphrodisias. Aphrodisias was primarily known as a center for the arts, specifically sculpture. The Aphrodisias School of Sculpture had a distinctive style and was very well circulated throughout the Greek and Roman world. Discovery of Travertine terraces and Hierapolis. The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most spectacular natural wonders we ever have seen from various mineral springs in a vast white cliff side, about 200 m overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have dripped down over a series of terraced levels and created a fairyland of bizarre solidified cascades and shell-shaped basins. It looks like creations from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle): “pamuk” for cotton and “kale” for castle. Moreover the water in the basins is changing its color according to how the light enters. Transfer to Denizli airport for your flight to Istanbul in the evening. If your flight will be from Izmir airport, please inform us about this transfer detail. You will not pay any extra cost for this transfer. – END OF SERVICES.