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IZMIR – CAPPADOCIA PACKAGE TOUR (7 Days-6 Nights) - Turkey package tours,Turkey travel packages, Turkey private tours, Turkey sightseeing tours, Istanbul walking tours, Istanbul sightseeing tours, Istanbul city packages, Istanbul hotels, Turkey hotels.
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A 7 day tour where you will learn Pergamon was the place of the Attalid kingdom, which was the rump state left after the collapse of the Kingdom of Thrace, Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation. The Gospel of John may have been written here. It is also the site of a large gladiators graveyard and Cappadocia contains several underground cities, largely used by early Christians as hiding places before they became an accepted religion.
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Includes & Excludes
- Transportation in air-conditioned vehicles throughout as stated in the tours general features.
- Escort by a professional guide-lecturer throughout.
- Entrance fees to the museums stated in itinerary.
- All meals mentioned in the program. (Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner)
- Arrival and departure transfers from Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
- Accommadation 6 Nights.
- Visits and services not mentioned in program.
- Insurance.
- Personal expenses and all beverages.
- Tips. |
Tour Remarks
IZMIR – CAPPADOCIA PACKAGE TOUR (7 Days-6 Nights)
Day - 1: Arrival to Izmir
Arrival at Adnan Menderes Airport in Izmir. Your Izmir guide will meet you at the airport, port or at your hotel in Izmir.Your Izmir guide will be holding up a sign with your name on it, your guide will provide you with a complimentary map of Izmir, depending on the city you are staying and on the reverse side a map of the historical attraction of the city so when you are walking around the ancient sites you can have a better understanding of where you are placed and whats coming next. Airport transfer to your hotel. Brief orientation followed by a free day to enjoy for your own leisure. Overnight in Izmir.
Day - 2: Full Day Ephesus Tour
Early pick you up from hotel, meet with your Ephesus guide & join the Ephesus Tour. Visit The House of Virgin Mary,According to predominant Christian tradition, Mary was brought to Ephesus by the Apostle John after the Resurrection of Christ and lived out her days there. This is based mainly on the traditional belief that John came to Ephesus combined with the biblical statement that Jesus consigned her to Johns care. The next stop is The Temple of Diana, built in honour of the Greek Goddess of hunting, wild nature and fertility,Deemed as one of the Seven wonders of the ancient world. It was used to be the largest marble temple in the ancient Greek world since it was four times as the big as the Parthenon in Athens. After lunch visit the Ephesus Ancient City, a walking tour will take you throughout one of the most magnificent excavations in the world.See the Odeon,the temple of Hadrian and impressive library of Ephesus. The Grand Theater, where St.Paul preached, is the largest theater is antiquity with capacity of 24,000 seats. After that we will drive back to Izmir for overnight in Izmir. (B,L)
Day - 3: Full Day Pergamon Tour
After pick up we will drive to Bergama City. It is a 1 hour 30 minute drive from Izmir to Pergamon. Visit The Pergamon Acropolis, Temple of Athena, the famous library and royal palaces, the Temple of Trajan, the 3rd century Theater of Pergamon (one of the steepest theaters in the world), the Temple of Dionysos, remains of the Altar of Zeus (Seat of Satan) Also The Parchment Paper, They stand as the most brilliant works of art of the 4th and 3rd century B.C. in Anatolia. The Parchment Library housed the most famous collection of books of that time, written on a type of processed lamb and goat skins. This was a process invented in Pergamum, when the rulers of Ptolemean Egypt embargoed the export of Egyptian papyrus sheets to Pergamon. After that visit the Red Basilica (Temple of Serapis), this huge brick edifice was built in the 2nd century as a Roman temple to the god Serapis and later converted into a Byzantine church. After the traditional Turkish lunch, we will visit the Asklepion Pergamons 2nd century Asklepion was a famed temple and medical center dedicated to Asklepius,the god of healing. Some treatments used a sacred water source that was later discovered to have radioactive properties.Afterwards,you drive back to your hotel in Izmir for Overnight. (B,L)
Day - 4: Flight to Cappdocia Full Day Cappadocia Tour
Transfer from your hotel to the airport in the late afternoon. Fly from Izmir to Kayseri. Transfer to Urgup. Overnight in Urgup.
Day - 5: Full Day Cappadocia Tour
Begin the day in Devrent Valley, followed by Zelve Open Air Museum, one of the most impressive monastery complexes in the area. Next, visit Pasabag (also known as Monks Valley), followed by a short drive to Avanos, a village situated on the banks of Kizilirmak River, famous for its clay pottery. After a lunch break there, where you can also participate hands-on in a pottery work shop, you will proceed to the Göreme Open Air Museum, featuring the most impressive of all rock-carved churches in Cappadocia. The last stop-off will be at Uchisar Village, located next to a natural Citadel. Overnight in Urgup.
Day - 6: Full Day Cappadocia Tour & Flight to Izmir
The days first stop-off is at Red Valley, presenting an opportunity to hike through orchards and vineyards, between fairy chimneys and rock-carved houses. Continue the walk in Rose Valley. Afterwards, visit the old Christian Village of Cavusin. Following a lunch break, visit Pigeon Valley, so named after the hundreds of little windows carved into the rocks to attract nesting pigeons. Then visit Kaymakli Underground City,Ortahisar Castle and Mustafapasa Village,an old Greek village also known as Sinasos.Transfer to Kayseri Airport and fly to Izmir. From Airport transfer to your hotel in Izmir.
Day - 7: Transfer to Airport
Transfer to Izmir airport and flight back to home sweet home. (B) |
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