Kusadasi Trip Overview
Day 1: Ancient Ephesus Tour
According to your tour pick up time, meet with your driver and drive to Istanbul Airport. Fly to Kusadasi. Upon arrival Kusadasi meets with your guide and start your full-day tour, today visit Ancient Ephesus; The best-preserved classic city in the western Mediterranean. The largest open-air museum in Turkey with marble streets, Library of Celsus, The great theatre, Odeon. Ephesus is also one of the 7 Churches of Revelation and holds the House of Virgin Mary. After the tour drives you to your hotel.
Overnight in Kusadasi
(Lunch)
Day 2: Pamukkale Tour
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, according to your private tour pick up time, meet with your guide and travel to Pamukkale; a world heritage site, made of fascinating white terraces and pools created by calcareous hot spring waters flowing down the mountains and visit Ancient Hierapolis and Archaelogical museum. After tour says goodbye to your guide and back to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Kusadasi, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Day 1: Ancient Ephesus Tour
According to your tour pick up time, meet with your driver and drive to Istanbul Airport. Fly to Kusadasi. Upon arrival Kusadasi meets with your guide and start your full-day tour, today visit Ancient Ephesus; The best-preserved classic city in the western Mediterranean. The largest open-air museum in Turkey with marble streets, Library of Celsus, The great theatre, Odeon. Ephesus is also one of the 7 Churches of Revelation and holds the House of Virgin Mary. After the tour drives you to your hotel.
Overnight in Kusadasi
(Lunch)
Day 2: Pamukkale Tour
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out, according to your private tour pick up time, meet with your guide and travel to Pamukkale; a world heritage site, made of fascinating white terraces and pools created by calcareous hot spring waters flowing down the mountains and visit Ancient Hierapolis and Archaelogical museum. After tour says goodbye to your guide and back to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Itinerary
Day 1: Ephesus Ancient City – The House of Virgin Mary – Isa Bey Mosque – The Temple of Artemis
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Ephesus, was the second-largest city in the Roman Empire over 250.000 people in the 1st BC. Ranking only behind Rome it was the second-largest city in the world. Ephesus was also a harbor city. And, this giant city was built only with marble. Did you know Ephesus had the largest amphitheater in the ancient world over 25.000 seats? Also see Goddess Nike, Local pharmacy, Hadrian Gate, Library of Celsus (the third largest library), Marble Street, and Harbor Street.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkey
Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek Temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis. It was located in Ephesus and it was one of the seven wonders of the world.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkey
The House of Virgin Mary, is a place where according to the beliefs of many people Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent her last years of her life. She was supposed to arrive at Ephesus together with St. John and lived there in the years 37-45 CE until her Assumption or Dormition.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Isa Bey Mosque, Selcuk Turkey
The Isabey Mosque, constructed in 1374 – 1375, is one of the oldest and most impressive works of architectural art remaining from the Anatolian Beyliks. The mosque is situated on the outskirts of the Ayasuluk Hills at Selcuk – Ephesus.
Duration: 20 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel 4* – Kusadasi
Day 2: Pamukkale Travertines – Hierapolis Ancient City
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkey
Pamukkale, listed as a World Heritage Sides by UNESCO. The white beauty of Pamukkale has happened after warm tears of nature as if the beauty of the white pearl on Cleopatra´s chest has been the inspiration for this artwork of nature. These unique calcium terraces and pools with hot spring water will amaze you as you walk barefoot on the vast white beauty.
Hireapolis, “Holy City” or “Hierapolis” evangelized by Paul and Epaphras. Also, the Apostle Philip lived and was buried here. We visit Odeon, Roman Baths, and Theatre.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
