6 Days Western Turkey Explorer

Day 1: Arrival to Istanbul

1. Istanbul
   Pass by
   Upon arrival at Istanbul Istanbul Airport, you will be greeted and drive to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
   
   Optional: Cruise Dinner with Turkish Dance Performences (19:30 - 23:30)

Day 2: Treasures of Istanbul

1. TopkapI Palace
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   As well as being the imperial residence of the Sultan, the palace was also the seat of government for the ottoman empire. It housed the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years
2. Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   was the largest building on earth barring the Egyptian Pyramids or the Great Wall of China. It was the religious center of the city during the Byzantine period.
3. Blue Mosque
   1h
   Built by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I in the year 1616, Blue mosque today is one of the most famous landmarks of the old city with its famous six minarets and magnificent dome
4. Hippodrome
   30m
   Built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus in 203AD, during the Roman period hippodrome was the civil center for the people of the city where once 100,000 spectators could be held.
5. Grand Bazaar
   2h
   With 18 entrances and more than 4000 shops, it is one of the greatest bazaars in the World

Day 3: Gallipoli Tour

1. Istanbul
   4h
   According to your pickup time from your hotel, meet your guide, and drive on a comfortable road system for approximately 4 hours to Cannakel
2. Gallipoli
   2h
   we begin our guided tour of ANZAC Battlefields visiting Brighton Beach, ANZAC Cove, Beach Cemetery, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Turkish and allied tunnels and trenches at Johnston’s Jolly, 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial and Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial.
3. Canakkale
   10h
   Overnight stay will be in Canakkale

Day 4: Troy&Pergamum Tour

1. Canakkale
   3h
   (08:15 – 20:30)
   After breakfast at the hotel, check out and meet your guide for the Troy and Pergamon Tour. The first stop is the ancient city of Troy, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for the legendary Trojan War.
   During the visit you will see the symbolic Trojan Horse, the Sacrificial Altars, the 3700-year-old city walls, the Houses of Troy I dating back to 3000–2500 BC, the Bouleuterion (Senate Building), and the Odeon. You will also explore the archaeological layers from Troy I to Troy IX, which reveal the long history of the city.
2. Pergamon Ancient City
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Where John wrote his letter, Pergamum had been a capital city for almost four hundred years. After the mythical times, Pergamum had been the scene of several cultures, ranging from those of the Stone and Bronze Ages until the Archaic and Classical Periods
3. Kusadasi
   3h
   After the tour, drive to Kusadasi for an overnight stay.

Day 5: Ancient Ephesus Tour

1. The House of the Virgin Mary
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   a church was built from the 6C AD to the top of the foundations of a house from 1C AD and it is declared by the church to be the final house where Mary spent her last days.
2. Ephesus Ancient City
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   The best-preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean. Ephesus was the second largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250,000 citizens. It is also home to one of the Seven wonders of the ancient world, Temple of Artemis. Ephesus is also so well preserved that, walking on the ancient streets among the beautiful monuments such as the third largest library of the ancient world or the largest roman theatre on the Asia continent, gives you the feeling of a time traveller.
3. The Temple of Artemis
   1h
   was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in antiquity and made Ephesus a much-visited pilgrimage place

Day 6: Pamukkale Tour / End of our servıce

1. Pamukkale Thermal Pools
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Pools of Heaven on Earth… Pamukkale has always been a very popular settlement where hot springs were believed to have healing powers so it is considered to be the earliest spa on earth wherein history people traveled long distances in order to find a cure. The unique terraces were formed by running warm spring water at a temperature of 35 C, containing calcium bicarbonate. Today Pamukkale is declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO.
2. Hierapolis & Pamukkale
   1h
   Visit; the ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. Also, The Sacred Pool is one of the highlights of the site. Theır shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath.
3. Pamukkale
   1h
   At the end of the tour drive you to Denizli Airport or any hotel located ın Pamukkale (dependıng to your request). End of our service.
   (Breakfast-Lunch)

Pickup details

Please inform your international flight arrival details at the time of your booking.***Pre-post accommodation can be arranged by us ıf needed. Please contact to our custom team wıth your request.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Entrance fees are excluded (Your guide will have skıp-the-line tıckets for historical sites, so you will skip long ticket lines)
• Free entry to hıstorical sites for childrens 8yr and below
• Some historical sites may be closed during religious or national holidays. Before booking the tour, you can contact our team and confirm whether there will be a closed sites for the dates you want to take the tour.
• Important Note: When comparing our programs, services and prices with other operators, please consider that our tours are in the form of small groups, hotels are ‘’special class’’ that centraly located, has a characteristic structure of the regions (not hotels where large groups stay), "planes" are used between destinations to facilitate transportation and the restaurants are "Family-owned local restaurants" that gives opportunity to taste local flavors through Anatolia.