Tour Information
Anatolian Jewel Tour is a
reasonably priced tour version of semi-private (small group) tours at the most
popular destinations in Turkey including Cappadocia, Ephesus, and
Pamukkale. The transport between the main sites is provided by domestic flights
to save your time and all your land transport during the tours and transfers
are provided with comfortable A/C vans. The tour is operated all-year-round.
You will be hosted at well known 4 star hotels.
Day 1 : Flight and Blue
Cappadocia Tour : Pick up from your
hotel and transfer to airport to take an early morning flight to Kayseri about
06.30 am. We will meet you and transfer to Cappadocia. You will visit Devrent
Imagination Valley and walk through this lunar landscape. Next, visit
Pasabaglari (the world-famous Fairy Chimneys), the village of Avanos, where you
will witness a Pottery-making demonstration using ancient Hittite techniques.
The lunch will be served at local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit
Uchisar Rock-Castle (no interior visit), Esentepe (a panoramic view of Goreme
valley) and Goreme Open Air Museum (Rock-cut churches, frescoes,
monastery). Accommodation in Cappadocia. (breakfast at hotel, lunch on the
tour)
Day 2 : Green
Cappadocia Tour: Pick up from your
hotel at around 09:00 and start full day Cappadocia tour. you will visit
Kaymakli Underground City (see how the people lived in this multi-level city
complete with stables, kitchens, storage chambers and wine making rooms),
Soganli Valley (Relaxing 3km. walking through the valley with Byzantine period
rock tombs), lunch in a local restaurant, Sobesos(A Roman Bath from the 5th
century and mosaics and graves from Byzantine Empire Period), Taskinpasa
Medresesi(an Ottoman theological school), and Mustafapasa(Experience the
Ottoman and Greek architecture of this old Greek Village once called
Sinasos). Accommodation in Cappadocia. (breakfast at hotel, lunch on the
tour)
Day 3 : Flight to
Kusadasi and Free Day : You will be picked
up from your hotel and transfer to airport to take a day flight to Izmir. You
will be met at the airport and transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi. Free day.
Accommodation in Kusadasi. (breakfast at hotel)
Please note that there
are limited direct flights between Kayseri and Izmir. In case, there would not
be suitable flight for your travel dates, a connecting flight will be arranged
for you, which might incur extra costs.
Day 4 : Ephesus Tour : You will be picked up from your hotel at around
09:00 for full-day Ephesus Ancient City Tour. Visit the premiere Greco-Roman
City of the ancient world, Ephesus. Explore the Temple of Hadrian, Domitian's
temple, Hercules gate, famous Celsus Library, Great theater and other Roman
sites. We will also visit House of Virgin Mary where she is believed to have
spent her last years. On November 29th, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed the
House of the Virgin Mary at Ephesus to be sacred. After the lunch at a local
restaurant, you will visit Temple of Artemis, which is the one of the seven
wonders of ancient world. The final visit is to Isa Bey Mosque situated at a
high-hill of the town. The mosque is from the Seljuk period. After the tour,
you will be transferred back to your hotel. Accommodation in Kusadasi.
(breakfast at hotel, lunch on the tour)
Day 5 :
Pamukkale Travertines and Flight to Istanbul : You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:15 for
the tour of Pamukkale, leaving the colorful town behind as you will pass
through the verdant countryside. We will drive for 3 hours for Pamukkale
(Hierapolis) to east of Kusadasi. Half-way through, you will have break for the
needs. You will arrive at North Gate of Pamukkale (Hierapolis). You will see
the Necropolis (cemetery) of Hierapolis which is one of the biggest ancient
cemeteries in Anatolia with 1.200 graves, Roman Bath, Domitian Gate, and the
Main Street, Byzantium Gate. Then, you walk to the natural warm water terraces
which were formed by running warm water that contains calcium. The temperature
of the water is about 35 oC. You can see the gleaming white travertine
terraces of Pamukkale, located next to the ruins of Hierapolis. The
extraordinary effect is created when water from the hot springs loses carbon
dioxide as it flows down the slopes, leaving deposits of limestone. The layers
of white calcium carbonate, built up in steps on the plateau, gave the site the
name Pamukkale (cotton castle). After the lunch, free time at site. If you like
to swim in the Ancient Pool which is also called Cleopatra's Pool they charge
extra entrance fee of 10 Eur per person. (Please have your own towels and
slippers with you) The Cleopatra Pool is warmed up by hot springs and littered
with underwater fragments of ancient marble columns. Possibly associated with
the Temple of Apollo, the pool provides today's visitors a rare opportunity to
swim with antiquities! During the Roman period, columned porticoes surrounded
the pool; earthquakes toppled them into the water where they lie
today. After the tour, you will be transferred to Denizli Airport to take
an early evening flight to Istanbul. Your tour ends with arrival to
Istanbul Airport. (breakfast at hotel, lunch on the tour)
Price :
1350 euros per person for
double/twin room sharing. If you are a single traveller, there will be a
25% single supplement surcharge.
Tour Prices Include
- Accommodation in 4* hotels or
similar boutique hotels
- Breakfasts in all hotels
- Land transportation by A/C
vehicle
- All airport transfers mentioned
in the program on private basis
- Domestic flight tickets
- Professional licensed guiding
services
- Entrance fees to the museums
during guided tours