Day 1
- IZMIR - EPHESUS
Greeted at the airport IZMIR; tour begins with a short sightseeing
tour in IZMIR including mount of PAGOS & AGORA; drive to SELÇUK,
visit the shrine of Virgin MARY, ruins of EPHESUS; after lunch a
visit to Museum of Selçuk; o/n in KUSADASI or SELÇUK. (L)
Day 2 - PAMUKKALE
Drive to PAMUKKALE (cotton castle) with its wonderful formations of
stalacties, ancient city HIERAPOLIS with its necropolis & theatre.
Overnight in PAMUKKALE. (L)
Day 3 - PAMUKKALE - ANTALYA
Continue to ANTALYA, the southern point of the Turkish RIVIERA, a
very attractive city with shady palmlined Boulevards, Marina and a
picturesque & dreamlike old Cityquarter called KALEIÇI. After lunch
visit to the most attractive Museum of TÜRKIYE. Overnight in
ANTALYA. (L)
Day 4 - ANTALYA
Full day tour to the ancient cities of PERGE, ASPENDOS and SIDE,
where you can see the last examples of gorgeous Roman Architecture.
Overnight in ANTALYA. (L)
Day 5 - ANTALYA
Free day for swimming at dreamlike KEMER-beaches (excl.lunch).
Overnight in ANTALYA.
Day 6 - KONYA - CAPPADOCIA
Early drive through Anatolian countryside to KONYA, city of whirling
Derwishes, visit the Mausoleum of MEVLANA; continue to CAPPADOCIA
with a stop at the Sultanhan Caravanserai ; Overnight. (L)
Day 7 - CAPPADOCIA
Full day tour in CAPPADOCIA including the valleys of GÖREME & ZELVE,
one of the underground cities DERINKUYU (or KAYMAKLI) used by early
christians for protection purposes; lunch enroute, continue to
ORTAHISAR & AVANOS. Overnight in Cappadocia. (L)
Day 8 - CAPPADOCIA
- ANKARA
After breakfast drive to ANKARA, visit the Museum of Anatolian
Civilisations and Mausoleum of ATATÜRK. Transfer to the airport. (L) |
