Best of Greece and Turkey

After breakfast at the hotel, we visit ephesus ruins, including the polio fountain, the temple of hadrian that dedicated to the emperor hadrian in 138 ad. then we visit great theatre, the largest ancient theatre with 25,000 seat capacity. later we visit library of celsius, one of the most beautiful structure of ephesus, built in 117 ad. our last stop is the shire of virgin mary, where mary may have spent her last days. visit leather outlet factory. proceed to pamukkale. dinner at hotel. overnight in pamukkale.

Breakfast at the hotel and start sightseeing to enjoy natural spring water beauty with history; pamukkale, meaning cotton castle in turkish, is a natural site that contains hot springs and travertines, terraces or carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. hierapolis is the place where you will see the necropolis, the biggest cemetery of anatolia with 1,200 graves. we will have free time to walk on warm water terraces, where people have bathed in for thousands of years. in the afternoon we drive back to your hotel. proceed to antalya. dinner at hotel. overnight in antalya.

After breakfast depart for city tour of antalya. you will visit hadrian’s gate, the clock tower at kalekapisi, republic square and with its dramatic statue and excellent views of the mediterranean coast and the distant olympos mountains. later we will drive to karpuzkaldiran waterfall, karpuzkaldiran waterfall called as lower düden waterfall. this waterfall is the highest as it is approx. 30 meters high and the water gushes down onto the massive rocks with great force. dinner at hotel. overnight in antalya

After breakfast at the hotel, we will drive to cappadocia via konya. today’s ride will be fairly long and tiring due to the long distance between cappadocia and antalya and lack of convenient lodging location. drive to konya to visit to the mausoleum of mevlana, the world-wide famous mystic figure. after arrival, we will drop you to the hotel in cappadocia. dinner at hotel. overnight in cappadocia 

After breakfast at the hotel, proceed to kayseri or nevsehir airport for our flight to istanbul ataturk airport. upon arrival to istanbul, proceed for lunch. later visit golden horn (from the bus), the arm of the bosphorus and a natural harbour of the historical peninsula separating the old and the new parts of istanbul where the first colonies settled during the byzantines. spice bazaar (egyptian bazaar), mystical smells of different aromas of various spices. shops selling fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers etc. bosphorus cruise, through the waterway separating the two continents, europe and asia, with a possibility to take photographs of marble palaces, ancient wooden villas of ottoman architecture besides modern residential and luxurious apartments. rumeli fortress (from the boat - no interior visit), historical armament built by the conqueror to control and protect the bosphorus. a unique example of military architecture. dinner. overnight in istanbul