You are ending a Greek Island Hopping tour and want to visit the most popular highlights of Turkey (Ephesus, Pamukkale, Konya, Cappadocia, Ankara and Istanbul) without going forth and back.
This one-week one-way tour is what you are looking for: Enter Turkey from Samos - Kusadasi and fly home from Istanbul.
Welcome to Kusadasi! Check into your hotel at your leisure and the rest of the day you are free to explore this harbour side resort town. Tonight you meet your tour guide and fellow travelling companions.
Overnight Kusadasi
Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
Overnight Kusadasi
This morning we will enjoy a display of locally handcrafted leather goods before heading to the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as Travertines, in Pamukkale where we also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. Take a dip, amongst ancient columns, in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers.
Overnight Pamukkale
Today we travel the ancient Silk Road visiting Sultanhani Caravansary and the Mevlana museum in Konya along the way. Tonight, don't miss the optional traditional Turkish folklore evening!
Overnight Cappadocia
Marvel at the lunar landscape of Cappadocia today as we visit the Goreme Valley Open Air Museum and the fairy chimneys, and explore the many levels of an underground city.
Overnight Cappadocia
Early morning departure to the nation's capital, Ankara where we visit Anitkabir, mausoleum of the famed Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, before returning to Istanbul.
Overnight Istanbul
After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
1. Instead of travelling between Cappadocia and Istanbul by bus, an optional morning flight from Kayseri (Cappadocia) to Istanbul is available at extra cost. Please contact with us for a quote.
2. Single travellers are obliged to pay Single Supplement and will have the hotel room to themselves.
3.If you would like to spend a few days more to explore Istanbul (not included in the program) can be organized upon request.
Highlights; Ankara - Atatürk's Mausoleum, Cappadocia - Kaymakli - Underground City, Ephesus - UNESCO Heritage site, Göreme - UNESCO Heritage site, Göreme Open Air museum, Konya - Mevlana Museum, Pamukkale - Calcium Travertines - UNESCO Heritage site, Pamukkale - Hierapolis, Sirince - Village, Site of the Temple of Artemis, Sultanhani Caravansary,
2020 Departure Dates;
Every Tuesdays from Aril to December 2020
The price quoted is per person in a double room 799€
Single Supplement 240€