3 Day Ankara to Ephesus Pamukkale Didyma Miletus Priene Tour

07.40 – Flight from Ankara to Izmir

(Flight departure time may change according to season and availability)

08.40 – Arrival at Izmir Airport. Met on arrival with your name signed by our travel team and drove to Ephesus Ancient City. you will meet with your professional and knowledgeable local tour guide.

Ancient Ephesus Ruins & Virgin Mary House Tour

You will first visit the Temple of Artemis which was once one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Our next stop will be Ephesus ancient city. You are going to visit the world-famous ancient Greco-Roman City of Ephesus, the most well-preserved example in the world. After visiting this impressive site, we are going to have a break for lunch. After lunch, you are going to visit the House of the Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last days. That is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims. Afterward, you are going to visit the Isabey Mosque. At the end of the Ephesus tour, transfer to the hotel. Check into the hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Breakfast at the hotel.

08.00 – Pick up from the hotel and meet with the local tour guide. Drive to Pamukkale for the Pamukkale Calcium Terraces & Ancient City of Hierapolis tour.

Ancient Hierapolis & Pamukkale Tour

We will visit Pamukkale (Hierapolis), one of the most interesting places in the world, justly famous not only for the entrancing beauty of its unique geological formations but also for its historical remains. Hierapolis Ancient City, the Necropolis (cemetery) of Hierapolis is one of the biggest ancient cemeteries in Anatolia with 1.200 graves, Roman Bath, Domitian Gate, the Main Street, and Byzantine Gate. Calcium Terraces, The terraces were formed by running warm spring water, at a temperature of 35 °C / 102 °F containing calcium bicarbonate.

** Swimming in the ancient thermal spring pool of Pamukkale is possible at an extra charge if you are planning to swim please bring your swimming suit with you.

At the end of the Pamukkale tour, transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Breakfast & Check out from the hotel.

08.30 – Pick up from the hotel and meet with the local tour guide for the Didyma Priene and Miletus guided tour.

Didyma Miletus & Priene Ancient Cities Tour

Drive to Priene Ancient City. In the 2nd millennium BC, Priene Ancient City was founded in an unknown location. Visit the theater, the temple of Athena, the Bouleterium, the Agora, and the Altar of Zeus and Cybele. After visiting Priene Ancient City, have lunch in one of the local restaurants in the area. Afterward, drive to Didyma Ancient City, Visiting Temple Of the Apollon which was the biggest Oracle Center of ancient Turkey. After visiting Didyma drive to Miletus Ancient City was established on the sea shore at that period. Also, it was known as Thales’s home. He has reported a forecasted solar eclipse. He has been dealing with astronomy and solstices as one of the first astronomers to calculate in advance. The city was destroyed by the Persians in the 5th century BC.

At the end of the guided tour, transfer to the airport for your flight to Ankara.

21.30 – Flight to Ankara

(Flight departure time may change according to season and availability)

22.30 – Upon arrival to Ankara. Tour Ends.