Itinerary
- Day 1
Cappadocia
You'll arrive at Kayseri airport and get picked up for the drive to your cave hotel in Cappadocia. Once you settle in, there's plenty of time to rest up or try some optional activities if you want. ATV safari and horse riding tours are on offer this afternoon if you're interested in getting out and exploring right away.
Optional Activities
- ATV Safari tour
- Horse riding tour
- Day 2
Cappadocia
This morning starts with an optional hot air balloon flight if you want to see the valleys from above. After you eat breakfast, you'll check out the fairy chimneys in Devrent and Pasabagi valleys. Then you'll head to Avanos to watch potters work with clay the traditional way. Goreme Open Air Museum comes next, where you can see Byzantine cave churches and ancient frescoes up close. In the afternoon, you'll explore an underground city before heading up to Uchisar Castle for views across the region as the day wraps up.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit Devrent valley to see fairy chimneys
- Visit Pasabagi valley to see fairy chimneys
- Watch potters at work in Avanos using traditional kick wheel technique
- Visit Goreme Open Air Museum - Byzantine cave churches and cave wall paintings
- Visit Underground city
- Visit Uchisar Castle for panoramic views
Optional Activities
- Early morning hot air balloon flight tour
Landmarks/POIs Devrent Valley Pasabagi Valley Avanos Goreme Open Air Museum Underground City Uchisar Castle - Day 3
Cappadocia to Pamukkale
After breakfast, you travel to Pamukkale with a stop in Konya along the way. There you'll visit the Selimiye Mosque and see the Mevlana Museum, which tells the story of the 13th-century Sufi religious order and the Whirling Dervishes. From there, it's on to Pamukkale and your hotel for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Selimiye Mosque in Konya
- Visit Mevlana Museum in Konya
Landmarks/POIs Selimiye Mosque Mevlana Museum - Day 4
Pamukkale to Kusadasi
Following breakfast, you head to Hierapolis, the ancient Greco-Roman city that sits on hot springs. You'll walk through the large necropolis, see the Great Baths and Frontinus Street, check out the Theatre and the Martyrion of St. Phillip. Then you get to visit Cleopatra's Pool before walking barefoot across the white travertine terraces formed by the mineral-rich water. Later, you transfer to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Hierapolis ancient city
- See necropolis of Hierapolis
- See Great Baths
- Walk Frontinus Street
- Visit Theatre at Hierapolis
- Visit Martyrion of St. Phillip
- Visit Cleopatra's Pool
- Walk on travertine terraces
Landmarks/POIs Hierapolis Cleopatra's Pool - Day 5
Kusadasi
You'll have breakfast, then head out to explore the ancient Roman city of Ephesus. The walk takes you along the Arcadian Way and past the Roman Baths, the Temple of Hadrian, and the impressive Celsius Library, plus the Antique Theatre. In the afternoon, you'll go to Sirince village to see its charming houses before returning to your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Explore Arcadian Way in Ephesus
- Visit Roman Baths in Ephesus
- Visit Temple of Hadrian in Ephesus
- Visit Celsius Library in Ephesus
- Visit Antique Theatre in Ephesus
- Visit Sirince village
Landmarks/POIs Ephesus Celsius Library Temple of Hadrian Sirince Village - Day 6
Kusadasi to Izmir
After breakfast, you'll get transferred to Izmir Airport for your departure flight.
- Meals
- Breakfast
