4 days by plane from Istanbul
Magic 4 days tour will be a fascinating history tour in your holiday in Turkey.
Day 1 : Pick up from hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport. Fly to Izmir and transfer to Ephesus ancient city. We will see Ephesus Ancient City, The House of Virgin Mary, The Temple of Artemis and Seven Sleepers, Harbour Street, theatre, the Marble Street, Celcius Library, the gate of Mihridates and Mazues, Commercial Agora, latrina, Hadrian Temple, the Scolastica Baths, Trajan Fountain, Curetes Street, Polio Fountain, Memnius Monument, the Temple of Domitian, the Prytaneion, Odeon and the State Agora. Lunch will be in Selcuk village. At the end of the day we will take you to hotel in Kusadasi that a holiday village next to Aegean sea. Overnight.
Day 2 : Breakfast at the hotel. We have the tour of Priene Miletos Didyma today.
Didyma The God’s Sanctuary, Didyma, was not a city, but one of the three places of the oracles. It was the cornerstone of the Apollo cult, the supreme god. Divination was still common and for the Paganist people Apollo Temple was a very significant location before the Christianity destroyed paganism. Words are not sufficient to define the Temple of Apollo because of its marvelous dimensions.
Miletos The hometown of the Miletos Olympic Games was one of the biggest and wealthiest Greek settlements, with almost 90 colonies. For a long time it was the largest trading center and rich in culture, science, philosophy and architecture.
Priene Alexander the Great’s favorite home, Priene, is one of the best sites in any of the ancient cities. It was founded in 350 BC. The city finally fell under the rule of Alexander the Great as it was governed by Ionians, Lydians and Persians. Priene was so stunning that it was the preferred location for Alexander to live in Asia Minor.
Tour includes lunch. At the end of the tour we take you back to hotel in Kusadasi and overnight.
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Day 3 : After breakfast at the hotel, check out the room and transfer to Pamukkale, white calcium terraces. Our professional tour guide will explain you everything about the history of Hierapolis,
Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinus Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater and Cleopatra Antique Pool. You will have lunch in Pamukkale.
You can walk at Calcium Terraces and you have chance to swim at Thermal ancient pool (extra fee)
At the end of the day overnight in Pamukkale village.
Day 4 : Breakfast at hotel and start the day tour for Aphrodisias ancient city. The ancient city of Aphrodisias is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Greek and Roman periods in Turkey.
Aphrodisias lies in the Maeander River basin, in a fertile valley 100 miles southeast of the port of Izmir. Famous for its sanctuary of Aphrodite, the city’s patron goddess, Aphrodisias enjoyed a long and prosperous existence from the first century B.C. through the sixth century A.D. Today, many of the city’s ancient monuments remain standing, and excavations have unearthed numerous fine marble statues and other artifacts.
Tour includes lunch. At the end of the day we take you back to airport for your flight to Istanbul. On your arrival, the driver will be waiting you at the Istanbul airport. He will drop you to your hotel.
