Cappadocia , Konya , Pamukkale , Pergamon , Kusadasi , Izmir
6 NIGHTS 7 DAYS SEVEN CHURCHES TOUR PACKAGE
| Tour Name: | 6 NIGHTS 7 DAYS SEVEN CHURCHES TOUR PACKAGE | |
| Tour Code: | DT-B 001 | |
| Type: | Private or Group Tour | |
| Start Point: | Izmir | |
| End Point: | Cappadocia | |
| Operates: | Everyday / all year round | |
| Duration: | 6 Nights / 7 Days | |
| Transport | (According to size of your party) Minivan / Minibus / Coach | |
| Hotel: | (Accommodations in your choice of hotels) Budget / 3 Star / Boutique / 4 Star / 5 Star & Deluxe Hotels |
Meet with your guide and driver at the Airport
Transfer to Bergama. Firstly, we will visit Pergamum.
*Pergamum Acropolis
*Red Hall (Red Basilica)
*Thyatira
*Saint John Tomb and church and drive to Symrna
Meal : No Services
Hotel : Best Western Plus Hotel or Similar (4*)
After breakfast we depart to Ephesus at 07:30 am. We visit Ancient city of Ephesus including, The odeon, Hercules Gate, Domition Square, Trajan Fountain, Hadrian temple, library, marble street, tehather and Virgin Mary church .
We see one of the seven wonders of the ancient world Artemis Temple.
Then checkin hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel : Charisma De Luxe Hotel or Similar (5*)
Breakfast at hotel after breakfast departure at 07:45 am we visit Asclepion (The famous hospital of Pergamum and drive to Thyateira) Very little part of Thyateira has been excavted. We see a part of the colonedad street and continue our journey to Sardes.
Sardes was capital city of the Lydian who invented the money in this city in 620 BC. Sardes has been excated by Harward University and today we can see Artemis temple and the church next to the temple, The gold refinery, The Gymnasium, Palestra ,The oldest Synagoge of Anatolia .
Later we drive to Philedlphia another site of the seven churches. Here we see ruins of Saint john and drive to Pamukkale.. Before we check in hotel we visit Laodicea which was a commercial center in Roman period and it had 2 theathers unusually. Here we see the central church, the temples, the colonaded street ..
Check in at a a spa hotel and enjoy the facilities of hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel : Pam Thermal Hotel or Similar (5*)
In the morning we see Hierapolis Ancient City . This city was established in 3C BC and re-built in 1C AD by the Romans. We see The biggest Necropolis of Anatolia here, then we see the roman bath and church, frontinues street, theather, Saint Philip Church and tomb.** The recent discovery claims that the tomb of Saint philip is here.and white travertines of Pamukkale.
On the way to Konya we stop to see Colossae City. Colossae has not been excavetd yet. This city was home of Ephapras, the Saint who was at the prison with Saint Paul.
We arrive to Konya and check in hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel : Ibis Hotel or Similiar (4*)
On the way we stop to see :
*Konya Mevlana museum The Ruling Monastery of Mevlevi religious Order which is used as Museum today. Mevlana, the founder of this religius order whic is based on human love and great tolerance , tomb is here.
*Sultanhan Caravanserai- The biggest caravanserai in the world.
*Ihlara Valley ( 150 meters deep canyon with a little river we walk 3 km and visit rock-cut churches and troglodytes )
arrival to hotel and check in
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel : Gedik Cave Hotel or Similiar (Cave Hotel)
OPTIONAL: HOT AIR BALLOON TOUR
Today we will visit;
*Uchisar Cave Houses ( We enter to one of the cave houses which is still being used as a cafeteria and offer you an apple tea)
*Pigeon Valley Photo stop ( We view the valley which is full of dove-cote and if we are lucky some of the pigeons are there)
*Goreme Open Air Museum (rock-cut churches and monasteries &designed with well preserved frescoes) listed by Unesco in the world heritage list.
*Pasabag ( The fairy-chimneys valley ) The mushroom shaped natural rock formations of Cappadocia were named fairy chimneys.
*Avanos (Avanos has been a handcraft town since 19 C BC especially it is known pottery town of Cappadocia)
*Rose valley at the end of the day a little wine party under the sunset glow and back to hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel : Gedik Cave Hotel or Similiar (Cave Hotel)
We will drop you of to the Airport depends on your flight time
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel : No Services