Day 1:
Upon arrival meeting and transfer to your hotel. Dinner and overnight in İstanbul.
Day
2: Early morning flight to Ankara. In the city that is the heart of
Turkey we visit the Anitkabir Museum, a vast mausoleum built for Atatürk, the
founder of the Turkish Republic. Our next stop, the Anatolian Civilizations Museum,
the finest collection of Anatolian works and remains. Later we continue our tour
as we travel south to Cappadocia "the Land of Beautiful Horses". Stay
overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 3:
Guiding you through this amazing mystical landscape will be like showing you around
another planet. Here we will visit the ancient underground cities of Kaymaklı,
Güvercinlik and Devrent Valleys; the natural rock castle at Uchisar; Avanos and
Paşabağları and the beautiful open-air museums at Zelve and Göreme, where the
remains of churches and Christian settlements date back thousands of years. A
place where you simply let your mind wander and be amazed at this beautiful region.
Stay overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 4:
Transfer to Konya where we visit the Mevlana Museum and the tomb of Mevlana, the
founder of the mystical Whirling Dervishes, Karatay Medrese and the Ince Minare,
now a museum. Stay overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 5:
Discover the ancient tourist resort of Asia Minor, Hierapolis situated above the
snow-white terrace basins at Pamukkale. We also visit the ancient city of Aphrodisias,
supposedly named after Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. Stay overnight in Kuşadası.
Day
6: After breakfast at the hotel drive to Meryemana and visit the House
of Virgin Mary. Continue to Ephesus, the Romen Capital of Asia Minor. Visit the
ruins of Odeon, Hercules Gate, the temple of Hadrian, the magnificient library,
Agora and fantastic greco-roman theatre. After lunch visit the Basilica of St.John
drive to İzmir and Transfer to the airport or bus station. (B,L)
