Trip Summary
Start and end in Istanbul! With the In-depth Cultural tour 5 Days – Ephesus Pamukkale Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul, you have a 5 days tour package taking you through Istanbul, Turkey and 4 other destinations in Turkey. 5 Days – Ephesus Pamukkale Cappadocia Tour from Istanbul includes accommodation in a hotel as well as flights, an expert guide, meals, transport and more.
You would like to explore the main travel destinations of Turkey? This is the correct travel package for you! It covers the most popular touristic destinations; Ephesus Ruins, Pamukkale Travertines, and Cappadocia!
Don’t waste a minute with planning as 4 nights accommodation, most meals, museum entry fees, transportation, and domestic flights are all included in the tour. Simply sit back and enjoy exploring Turkey!
The flights from/to Istanbul generally we use, listed below. However, this may vary due to the availability;
- -From Istanbul – Departure around 07:00 – 07:30 am and arrive to Izmir around 08:00 – 08:30 am
- -From Cappadocia – Departure around 19:00 – 21:30 and arrive to Istanbul around 20:30 – 23:00.
Please be aware that we operate Small-Group Tours includes maximum 15 persons. We do not operate big bus tours includes 40-45 persons.
Day by Day Itinerary
Early departure to Ephesus. Our driver will pick you up from your Istanbul hotel around 04:00 – 05:00 then take you to the airport to take a flight to Izmir. After arriving to Izmir airport, our team will meet you at the airport with holding a sign your name written on it and then transfers you to the tour area.
During the tour, we visit the sights below; ancient ruins of Ephesus, house of the virgin Mary, temple of artemins, isabey mosque (panoramic view in a distance), basilica of st. John (panoramic view a distance), selcuk castle (panoramic view a distance).
At the end of the tour, we will provide you some free time to explore local handicrafts of the turkish tradition then around 16:00 – 17:00, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight stay in kusadasi town.
Breakfast at the hotel and make your check-out. At around 07:30 – 08:00 am meet your tour guide at the reception and drive 3 hrs for a full-day tour of Pamuk kale hot springs & Hierapolis ancient city.
Pamukkale is a natural site containing hot springs and travertines; terraces of mineral carbonates left by the water flowing with its temperate climate throughout the years. While exploring the pamukkale hot springs, we will also see some ancient artifacts from the hierapolis ancient city which is located by the side of pamukkale. The natural sources of pamukkale have been used as a spa since the 2nd century bc, and people come to get some cure. At the end of the explanation given by your guide, you will have free time to swim or take some individual time around the pamukkale. During your time you may swim in the white terraces of pamukkale(no extra cost), or in the cleopatra pool/antique pool(have an additional charge by the facility of 50 lira per person) filled with marble columns from the roman temple of apollo & agora of the ancient city hierapolis.
At the end of the tour, drive back to kusadasi town and overnight stay.
In and around Cappadocia
According to your flight time, pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport to take a flight to Cappadocia. When you arrive at Kayseri airport, our team will be waiting at the exit gate with holding a sign which is your name written on it. Then transfer to your hotel and free time to relax. Overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Note: this morning 04:00 – 08:30 you are able to do hot air balloon flight. Hot air balloon tour is an optional activity that is the most popular in turkey. The price of this optional activity is 250 to 300 € per person. If you are interested in taking this optional activity, after you booked your package please advise our team to check the availability for you.
After breakfast at the hotel, around 09:45 – 10:00 am your tour guide will meet you at the reception of your hotel and start your full-day northern Cappadocia tour.
During this tour, you are going to visit sights below; panoramic view of goreme, the open-air museum, the, valley of three beauties, the village of avanos, the valley of devrent (imagination valley), the valley of paşabağ.
At the end of the tour around 16:00 – 17:00, we will drop you back to your hotel in cappadocia and stay overnight.
After your breakfast at the hotel, around 09:45 – 10:00 am your tour guide will meet you at the reception of your hotel and start exploring the most popular places on the southern part of Cappadocia.
During the tour, you are going to visit sights below; the valley of red, the çavuşin valley, the valley of love, the underground city of kaymakli or derinkuyu, the valley of the doves, the castle of cavuşin.
At the end of the tour, according to your flight time, we will transfer you to the airport for your return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival to Istanbul, our team will be waiting at the exit gate with holding a sign which is your name written on it. Then transfer to the hotel arranged by your end.