Cappadocia to Konya,Antalya,Pamukkale and Ephesus Tour

Day 1: Cappadocia

1. Cappadocia
   1h
   We meet at Cappadocia (Nevşehir or Kayseri) airport.We pick you from Cappadocia airport and drive to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Day 2: Cappadocia

1. Uchisar Castle
   30m
   09:30 Your tour will start out. Fisrt stop is Uçhisar Castle.
   It is constructed on the highest point of the region. It has a totally dictinct castle form, including graves, tunnels and churches, that you cannot come across at any other place in the world.
2. Zelve Open Air Museum
   50m · Admission ticket included
   Cappadocia is an amazing place full of wonders. Things to do in Cappadocia are countless but for this article, we will be looking for one of the most amazing ones: Zelve Open Air Museum. One of Cappadocia's most well-known outdoor museum places is Zelve Valley, which is situated close to Pasabag Monks Valley between Avanos and Goreme. One of the most famous sights in Cappadocia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site is Zelve Valley Open Air Museum, where tourists may see pointed, comprehensive, and sharp fairy chimneys.
3. Pasabag Vadisi
   45m · Admission ticket included
   The best place to see three-headed fairy chimneys. Pasabag, the Pasha's Vineyard, is surrounded by incredible natural rock formations; a spectacular scene.
4. Avanos
   1h
   1 hour for the lunch in Restaurant which is very cool and popular in the region .You will start with the soup. Than you will have self-service.
5. Bezirhane Culture, Arts and Ceramics Center
   30m
   Since Hittites 2000 BC people could get the red clays (terra rosa) around Kızılırmak river which is the longest river of Turkey, and white clays ( caulin) from volcanic hills .They could use the clays for their daily lifes by shaping the clay by their hand on the spinning wheels.
6. Devrent Valley
   30m
   The ruins at Devrent are spread over three valleys, which also house several pointed fairy chimneys with large stems.
7. Urgup
   30m
   The "fairy chimneys" with caps, mainly found in the vicinity of Ürgüp, have a conical-shaped body and a boulder on top of it. The cone is constructed from tufa and volcanic ash, while the cap is of a harder, more resistant rock such as lahar or ignimbrite. The fairy chimneys which are symbols of Ürgüp are called holly spirit chimneys. There is mother, father and son fairy chimneys stay together.
8. Sentez Avanos Hali - Rug Workshop & Store
   30m
   Every carpet, with its patterns, resembles a collection of messages, beliefs and symbols. Every pattern that is woven into a carpet is a picture of a feeling, a desire or a wish. So far as that every carpet represents a living history from the early ages to the present in which women have patiently and untiringly written their joys and sorrows in amazing codes and magic letters which are to be read line by line
   17:30 Your tour will finish and you will be dropped to your hotel.

Day 3: Cappadocia

1. Goreme Panorama
   30m
   First place in the tour is Panoramic view of Goreme. You get information about history, formation of Cappadocia while watching the fairy chimneys. Following the information, free time for photograph.
2. Derinkuyu YeraltI Sehri
   45m · Admission ticket included
   After driving about 40 minutes, arrival to Underground City. This underground city was firstly used by the local people as a natural deep freeze, later by the late Romans as a shelter against potential Arabian invasions. With the clear explanations of your guide you will spend almost 1 hour here.
3. Ihlara Valley
   50m · Admission ticket included
   Ihlara Canyon is 52 km. away from Underground City.Approximately 45 minutes later, you will be in the entrance of Ihlara Valley.Ihlara Valley was formed by the volcanic actions of Mt. Hasan, next to Ihlara Valley. Afterwards, Melendiz River eroded the valley for millions of years besides the layers cracked and fell down. Eventually, 80 meter- deep canyon was composed. Whole Valley is 14 km. length. In the past, generally Christians lived in the several parts of the Valley; also they carved churches and painted them. You will hike about 3,5 km.Hiking will last 1hour 15m.Then you will arrive to Restaurant for Lunch
4. Belisirma
   1h
   1 hour for the lunch in the valley, next to the River. You will start with the soup and salad, later you will able choose one of the main dishes from the list. Lunch will be over with season fruits.
5. Selime Monastery
   30m · Admission ticket included
   At first look, the monastery looks like a castle, but shelters, churches, chapels, bedrooms, storages and big cathedral proves us its being a monastery. You get information about the monastic life in Cappadocia.
6. Pigeon Valley
   30m
   Climbing to Selime monastery will exhaust you, probably. But till you arrive to Pigeon Valley, you will have about 1 hour to rest. Also, our guide will mention about some traditions, cultures and stories about Anatolia on the way. Upon arrival to Pigeon Valley, pigeons will meet you on the top of the valley. Pigeons have always been important for Cappadocian people. Their eggs and droppings were used for different purposes. For this reason, local people carved houses for them to the slopes of valley. You will see the reason why people call them “houses”, when you see them.
7. Kapadokya El SanatlarI Merkezi
   30m
   The Last place in the tour will be a visit to onyx factory in Uchisar. Onyx is a volcanic stone which has various colors and contains different minerals in. As being a volcanic area, Cappadocia has some onyx deposits. In the factory, a master will give you information about the steps of onyx shaping and you will watch a shaping show.
8. Konya
   3h
   Your tour will finish at 17:30 and Drive to KONYA.
   
   We will be at 20:00 pm in Konya and go to Hotel

Day 4: Konya

1. Mevlana Muzesi
   1h · Admission ticket included
   We start 09:00 our tour and visit the Tomb of Rumi in theMuseum of Mevlana, an important place of pilgrimage for Muslims.
2. Alaeddin Mosque
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Then, we visit the Ottoman-era Sultan Selim mosque before having lunch in a traditional Turkish restaurant.
3. Kultur Park Alaeddin Tepesi
   30m
   After our lunch we drive to the Alaaddin Hill.
4. Antalya
   3h
   After tour we drive to Antalya and check in to hotel.

Day 5: Antalya

1. Aspendos Ruins
   1h · Admission ticket included
   The First Day in Antalya: We pick you up from your hotel and start to full day archaeological tour with an ancient glorious theater of Aspendos.
2. Perge Antik Kenti
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Before lunch we continue to our tour with Perge ancient city which share all its beauty with us.

Day 6: Antalya

1. Kemer
   1h
   The Second Day in Antalya: We start with picking you up from your hotel by bus at 09:30 and driving to Kemer harbour.
2. Phaselis Koyu
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Then we get on our boat and cruise to ancient port city Phaselis. We enter the city through the same door which once builded in the name of glorious Roman Emperor Hadrian.
3. Pamukkale
   4h
   End of the tour you will go to Pamukkale with our private minivan.

Day 7: Pamukkale

1. Pamukkale
   10h
   Upon your arrival to Pamukkale you will be metand transferred to your hotel. You will be picked up from your hotel at 09:30.Your Pamukkale day tour begins with a visit to the red springs in the nearbyvillage of Karahayit. We then enter Hierapolis from the North Gate, visitingthe Necropolis, Then we drive to Kusadası.
2. Hierapolis & Pamukkale
   1h · Admission ticket included
   You will be picked up from your hotel at 09:30.Your Pamukkale day tour begins with a visit to the red springs in the nearbyvillage of Karahayit. We then enter Hierapolis from the North Gate, visiting the Necropolis.
3. Cleopatra Pools
   30m · Admission ticket not included
   You will be given free time to swim in the Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool (admission fee extra) and will finish the Hierapolis portion of the tour with a visit to the large and well-preserved Theatre.
4. Pamukkale Thermal Pools
   45m · Admission ticket included
   We finish the tour with a visit to the Travertines (white calcium pools) where you will have time to take pictures and wade in the water. After leaving the site, we will have a late lunch, and then drive to İzmir.

Day 8: Ephesus

1. The House of the Virgin Mary
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Tour start from the port of Kusadasi proceed to the House of the Virgin Mary includes scenic views of the Byzantine fortress in Selcuk and the Temple of Artemis. A long and winding road affords wonderful views of the valley en route to the Shrine of St. Mary. The diminutive house, beautifully situated in the Solmissos Mountains, is considered by the Vatican to be the final resting place of the Virgin Mary.
2. Ephesus Museum
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Your tour continues to ancient Ephesus, where you'll pass through the arched Magnesia Gate and begin a slow, downhill walk to the ruins of the Roman provincial capital. Your knowledgeable guide will highlight such sights as the beautifully preserved Temple of Hadrian, the magnificent Trajan Fountain, the Odeon Theater, once used for both political and entertainment purposes, and the beautiful Celsus Library with its imposing façade and two story Corinthian-style columns.
3. Ephesus Ancient City
   30m · Admission ticket included
   The dramatic Great Theater is one of the few structures still used today. It seats twenty-five thousand and, although it was once an arena for gladiator games, it is now home to annual spring festivals.
   Your tour will finish at 17:30 and you will be dropped toy our hotel.

Day 9: Ephesus

1. Pergamon Amphitheater
   7h · Admission ticket included
   You will be picked up from your hotel at 09:30. You will see Pergamon Acropolis and Asclepion,Ancient hospital, health center and propylaeumof the Temple of Athena. At the end of the tour,we drive İzmir airport or Kuşadası bus station

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult