Day 1 : Istanbul / Ankara / Cappadocia
Transfer to Istanbul airport and fly to Ankara. The tour starts in the morning with the tour of Ankara. The first site is Museum of Anatolian Civilizations which is located in a restored bazaar. The museum has the most unique and priceless collection dating back to the prehistoric era. The Mausoleum of Ataturk is the next stop. This magnificent structure serves as a tribute to the founder of modern Turkey. Lunch will be taken in Ankara and the drive for Cappadocia will start after lunch. Dinner and overnight is at the hotel in Cappadocia. |
Day 2 : C a p p a d o c i a
Breakfast will be served at the hotel and the full day tour of Cappadocia begins with the natural citadel of Uchisar which will enable you get a panaromic view of the region and continue with the underground city of Kaymakli or Derinkuyu which were carved as refugees from persecutors during the early christian era. Lunch will be served enroute at a typical regional restaurant. After lunch, tour continues with the visit to the Goreme valley which is the highlight of the day. This valley houses the Goreme Open Air Museum with its churches hewn out of rock and the colorful frescoes which decorate them. The last sites will be Pasabag valley and Avanos. Dinner and overnight will be at the hotel in Cappadocia. |
Day 3 : Cappadocia / Konya / Pamukkale
Departure will be early in the morning for Konya. Enroute there will be a stop to visit the 13th century Caravanserai of Sultanhan which is authentically kept. The next stop will be in Konya which has the capital of the Selcuk Turks in the 13th century. This city which hosts the Mevlana Museum is also know for its theological school of whirling dervishes. Lunch will be served enroute. Arrival in Pamukkale will be late in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight will be at the hotel in Pamukkale. |
Day 4 : Pamukkale / Antalya
After breakfast at the hotel, the visits will begin early in the morning with the ruins of the magnificent Temple of Apollo, continuing with the breathtaking theater, the fascinating Necropolis and the last stop before lunch will be at the great Baths of Hierapolis antique city. Lunch will be taken enroute at a typical restaurant. In the afternoon, drive to Antalya through the panaromic Taurus montains. Dinner and overnight will be at the hotel in Antalya. |
Day 5 : A n t a l y a
After breakfast at the hotel, full day tour in Antalya begins with a visit to Perge where you will see the ruins of a collosal theater, stadium and huge Hellenistic and Roman gates. Tour continues with a visit to Aspendos where the best preserved Roman theater is located and to Side which is a small authentic village filled with clasical ruins. Lunch will be served during the visits. Dinner and overnight will be at the hotel in Antalya. |
Day 6 : Antalya / Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Antalya airport for the flight to Istanbul. |
