Duration | 10 Days & 9 Night Turkey Tour Package Spirit Of Anatolia Package Tour |
Visiting Sights | Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Didyma, Pamukkale, Antalya, Perge, Aspendos, Cappadocia |
Departure Day | Everyday |
Tour Price | From 1127 Euro |
Spirit Of Anatolia Package Tour – 10 Days
Tour Highlights:
The other long term package option is giving you chance for visit 10 most important ancient site and the historical area (Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus, Priene, Miletos, Didyma, Hierapolis, Perge, Aspendos, and Cappadocia) in 4 different region of Turkey. After you visit this natural wonders, Turkey will turn to your favarite country forever. spirit of Anatolia package tour – 10 days programme is available everyday from Istanbul.
Spirit Of Anatolia Package Tour – 10 Days Tour Package
Day 1: Istanbul to Gallipoli Tour
Meal: Lunch
06:30 am – Pick up from hotel in Istanbul and depart for Gallipoli area.
12:30 Arrival and Lunch stop in Eceabat, one of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, the World War I Battlefields of Gallipoli. We will visit the Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, Australian Memorial, Johnston’s Jolly, the Nek, Chunuk Bair, New Zealand Memorial, and Turkish Memorial.
Gallipoli Tour ends and we take a ferry across the Dardanelles. Check into your hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Canakkale. This is the first night of the spirit of Anatolia package tour – 10 days.
Day 2: Troy Tour – Kusadasi
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast. Early start for the ancient city of Troy, Famous for the legendary Trojan Horse from the times of Beautiful Helen, the Queen of Sparta, and Paris, the Trojan Princess. After the Troy tour internal bus transportation to Kusadasi/ Selcuk via Izmir where you will spend the night. Overnight at the hotel in Kusadasi ( Ephesus).
Day 3: Kusadasi (Free Day In Kusadasi)
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast. You will have a free day to relax on the beach in Kusadasi. If you like that you can join the boat tour or other extra tours in Kusadasi.
Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 4: Ephesus & House Of Virgin Mary Tour
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast. The ruins of the Temple of Artemis are one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Then on, to visit Ephesus Ancient City, the best preserved Greco-Roman city in the world. Here you will explore the Agora, Odeon, Curettes Street, public toilets, Celsius Library, Hadrian Temple, Roman Baths, Grand Theatre, and Marble Street. After a lunch break departs for the House of the Virgin Mary and visits the chapel where she is said to have spent her last day. Overnight at the hotel in Kusadasi.
Day 5: Priene – Miletos & Didyma Tour
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast. Your guide will meet you and depart for Priene which in its time was one of the most spectacular of all the Ancient Ionian Cities. After the visit here, you then travel on to Miletus with its magnificent theatre and the Byzantine fortress on the acropolis above. Last, but not least, visit Didyma. Here you will find the largest Ionic Temple in the world, that of Apollo. At the end of the tour transfer to the hotel. Overnight at a hotel in Kusadasi.
Day 6: Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour – Antalya
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast & Check out from the hotel. Drive to Pamukkale. You will see the Cotton Cilifts. Pamukkale is an extraordinary natural wonder. The calceus waters rise from the ground at a temperature of 35 C and tumple down the mountain from a height of 100 meters, forming a myriad of pools. Cream-colored stalactites are formed as the water overflows from the pools, creating a breathtaking sight unequaled in the world. Also visit the ancient ruins of the City of Hierapolis with its basilica, theatre, Roman Bath, and Necropolis. At the end of the tour, bus transportation to Antalya. It takes about 4 hours. Upon arrival to Antalya and check into the hotel. Overnight at a hotel in Antalya.
Day 7: Antalya (Free Day In Antalya)
Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast. You will have a free day to relax on the beach in Antalya. If you like that you can join the boat tour (extra charge) or other optinal tours in Antalya.
Overnight in Antalya.
Day 8: Perge – Aspendos & Side Tour – Cappadocia
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Depart from the hotel for Perge lies 18 km East of Antalya with its colonnaded streets, agora, bath, stadium, and theatre. The Hittites settled in this area in 1500 BC and St. Paul stopped here on one of his journeys during that time. Perge was an important city of ancient Pamphylia. The stage of the theatre has very nice marble relief work. Aspendos is one the best-preserved theatres of the antique world seating 15,000. The galleries, stage decorations, and acoustics all reflect the success of the architect. Close to the theatre the remains of an aqueduct can be seen, which was the largest in Anatolia. Aspendos is 49 km East of Antalya and is reached by crossing the Köprü River over a very old Seljuk bridge. Lunch will be taken at a local restaurant. The side is 70 km East of Antalya. It is one of the best-known classical sites in Turkey. The magnificent theatre of the ancient city, built on colonnaded arches, is the largest in the whole area. Next to the theatre is an agora. The creamy white columns of the Apollo Temple make a striking contrast against the blue sea. The extensive Roman bath, now a museum, houses one of Turkey’s finest archaeological collections.
Internal overnight bus transportation to Cappadocia.
Day 9: North Of Cappadocia Tour
Meal: Lunch
Arrival to Cappadocia. Start to North of Cappadocia tour. Our first real encounter with Cappadocia’s almost Martian landscape is in the Dervent valley. We visit Pasabag’s “fairy chimneys”, where the voice of the wind harmonizes with the songs of the fairies. From here we pause at the Avanos centre of terracotta art. After lunch, we visit the famous Goreme panoramic and Zelve Open Air Museum to see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia. We complete the tour with a visit to Uchisar Rock Castle, giving you a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. Overnight in Cappadocia. At the end of the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 10: South Of Cappadocia Tour – Istanbul
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Check out after the breakfast. Today is your last day of the spirit of Anatolia package tour – 10 days. Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley and explore the famous rock-cut churches and hike 5 km through the Gulludere valley. Then visit Cavusin village. Old Cavusin was abandoned several decades ago due to avalanches. The current village of Cavusin is located on the road. Old Cavusin, with its rock-cut dwellings and stone houses, had several hermitages. The two most important churches in Cavusin are the Great Basilica dedicated to St. John the Baptist (located on the cliff above the village) and Cavusin church or the “Great Pigeon House” commemorating a visit of the famous Cappadocian Emperor Nicephorus Phocas. After lunch drive to the Pigeon Valley. In the afternoon visit Underground City, where early Christians lived in fear and faith. The ancient name was Enegup. The houses in the village are constructed around the nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city, which is one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. The underground city was originally carved out as eight floors, however four floors are available to visit. In wartime, about 5000 people can refuged in. The tunnels are still used today as storage areas, stables, and cellars. On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar.
At the end of the tour, transfer to the airport and fly back to Istanbul. Upon arrival in Istanbul will be the end of the Spirit Of Anatolia Package Tour – 10 Days.
Spirit of Anatolia package tour departure every day from Istanbul. According to your, we can add more days to your spirit of Anatolia package tour – 10 days program and it can be a longer itinerary on your Turkey vacation. You will do tours with a local guide in the spirit of Anatolia package tour – 10 days. If you make your reservation early to the spirit of Anatolia package tour – 10 days then you will save your time and money.
Guided Troy Tour
Guided Ephesus Tour
Guided Priene – Miletos & Didyma tour
Guided Pamukkale Tour
Guided Antalya Perge – Aspendos & Side Tour
Guided Cappadocia Tours
English speaking tour guide in tours
Professional Guide licensed by the Ministry of Tourism on the tours
All entrance fees to the archaeological sites and museums in the program
Transportation by air-conditioned non-smoking tour coaches
1 Night hotel in Canakkale
4 Nights hotel in Kusadasi
2 Nights hotel in Antalya
1 Night hotel in Cappadocia
Meals as mentioned in program
Bus transportations as mentioned in program
Flight ticket from Cappadocia to Istanbul
> Airport transfers as mentioned in program Parking fees and Road tolls
Local Taxes
Personal Expenses
Drinks at the lunches
Dinners
Entrance to Thermal Pool in Pamukkale