Private Wonders of Turkey Tour

Day 1: Arrive in Istanbul

Upon your arrival in Istanbul, we will welcome you and you’ll be transferred to your hotel. You may spend the rest of your day free to relax.

Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 2: Istanbul Old City Walking Tour (B, L)

Following your breakfast, we will pick you from your hotel for a full-day Istanbul Old City Walking Tour in Sultanahmet.

Highlights you will visit: Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque, Hagia Sophia, The Hippodrome, The Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpent Column, German Fountain, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Eirene Church.

In the end, you will be accompanied back to your hotel.

You will spend the night in Istanbul.

Day 3: Flight from Istanbul to Izmir – Full Day Ephesus Tour (L)

Early in the morning, you will be transferred to the airplane terminal from your hotel for a flight to Izmir.

Upon your arrival to Izmir, we will welcome and transfer you to our Ephesus office for a full-day Ephesus Tour.

Highlights we will visit: Temple of Artemis – considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Library of Celsus – while most libraries serve only the function of archiving books and documents, this one served as the final resting place of Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, in whose honor the library was built, Ephesus Ancient City – with its marvelous highlights, The House of Virgin Mary – is believed to be where she lived and died.

Also, we will see old theatres, hammams, passing through the harbor.

In the end, we will transfer you to your hotel in Kusadasi.

Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 4: Full Day Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour – Flight from Denizli to Istanbul (B, L)

Following your breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we will pick you up to start your full-day Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour.

Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale (Cotton Palace) an unreal landscape, made up of mineral forests, petrified waterfalls, and a series of terraced basins. We will also visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hierapolis which is one of the sacred sites of Turkey, dates back thousands of years, also admire the white limestone terraces, known as travertines of Pamukkale.

We will see Necropolis – a large burial site generally it was located outside the settlement including the Sarcophagus of a general of Marcus Aurelius. You will a chance to swim in the famous Cleopatra Swimming Pool.

In the end, we will transfer you to Denizli Airport for your flight to Istanbul.

Upon your arrival in Istanbul, we will welcome and transfer you to your hotel.

You will spend the night in Istanbul.

Day 5: Departure from Istanbul (B)

After your breakfast and check-out from your hotel, you will be transferred to the international airport for your departure flight.

We will end this memorable journey here.