Day 1 - Istanbul to Canakkale - (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
06:30 Pick up from your hotel or hostel and drive to the World War I Battlefields of Gallipoli.
12:00 Arrive at lunch stop in Eceabat
13:00 visit Gallipoli National Park including the Gallipoli Battlefields, Kabatepe War Museum, Anzac Cove, original tunnels and trenches at Johnston Jolly, the Nek Cemetery, Chunuk Bair New Zealander Memorial, Lone Pine Australian Memorial and Brighton Beach. After the tour, You will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Canakkale.
 

Day 2 - Troy Tour / Bus to Kusadasi - (Meals: Breakfast, Dinner)
Breakfast & check out the hotel.
08:30 pick up from your hotel to Visit the ancient city of Troy, famous for the legendary Trojan horse from the times of Beautiful Helen, Queen of Sparta, and Paris, the Trojan Prince. After our morning Troy tour, we drive back to Canakkale where you will board a local bus to Selcuk/Kusadasi. 19:30 Arrive Kusadasi or Selcuk. Met on arrival & transfer to hotel & Overnight stay in Kusadasi.
 

Day 3 - Ephesus Tour - (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
We will visit Turkey’s most impressive Roman and Biblical site today, in what may well be one of your most memorable days in Turkey. We will also visit other significant sites of the area.
Sites you’ll see today
Ephesus is one of the best preserved cities from Roman times. At the time St. Paul lived in Ephesus in the 60’s AD, it was at it’s Roman heyday with a population around 250,000. Ephesus was a great ancient city and much of it has been preserved for you to see. More than any other site, you can walk the streets, stand in the great theatre, wander in the library, see the ancient Roman toilets and baths, and feel that you are walking back into ancient history.
The House of The Virgin Mary is where it is believed St. Mary came to live with St. John in the last years of her life. After tour transfer to your hotel for dinner and stay overnight in Kusadasi.
 

Day 4 - Priene, Miletus and Didyma Tour / Bus to Pamukkale - (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)Breakfast & check out the hotel.
After breakfast we will take you on a full day tour of Priene, Miletus and Didyma the three ancient cities today while driving through beautiful Turkish farmland and countryside.
Sites you'll see today
Priene is found in a dramatic setting high up in the mountains, overlooking the farmland way below. It dates back to 300 BC when it was one of the League of Ionian Cities. It’s ancient population was 5,000 and had a well planned grid system design for its streets. In early days it had a port but by the Roman period the nearby Maiandros River silted up the land into a swamp.
Miletus was an important commercial and governmental center from 700 BC until 700 AD. Although today this ancient city is surrounded by farm land, when it was at it’s peak the Aegean Sea rose to it’s city walls. You can still see where the harbor once brought goods to and fro. The most memorable part of visiting Miletus is to sit in one of the 15,000 seats of it’s ancient theatre, and then wander the passageways that connect the sections of the theatre.
Didyma was not an ancient city, but rather a sacred place of pagan worship. It’s fame rests in it’s Temple of Apollo that was built in the 7th-8th century BC, although the works seen today are from the 4th century efforts of Alexander the Great. The Didymaion Temple was the 3rd largest temple in the ancient world. After the tour we will transfer you to Pamukkale. Overnight in Pamukkale
 

Day 5 - Pamukkale Tour / Bus to Antalya - (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Breakfast & check out the hotel.
A cotton castle, a hillside of tombs, and an ancient sculpture school...there is never a day in Turkey that you are short of eclectic sites to see!
Sites you’ll see today
Pammukale means cotton castle in Turkish. It is the result of limestone formations built over thousands of years. Warm calcium rich mineral water flowed over the cliffs and as it cooled it deposited the calcium into the formations that are seen today. Pammukale is now a world heritage site.
Hierapolis was founded as a healing care centre in 190 BC, taking advantage of the mineral
waters in the area. It was one of the most important intellectual, artistic, religious and commercial centers of the Roman Empire. After the tour We will transfer you down to Antalya, after arrival, you will check in the hotel, overnight stay in Antalya.
 

Day 6 - Antalya Tour /Bus to Cappadocia - (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
Breakfast & check out the hotel.
After breakfast we will continue on the full day tour to Perge, Aspendos, Kursunlu falls
Sites you'll see today
Perge is a grand exhibit of what an ancient Greek and Roman city looked like. Records date it back as far as the 4th BC. It was visited by Greek colonists after the Trojan War, by St. Paul and companions when it was one of the leading cities of Pamphyilia, and fell under the leadership of Alexander the Great and also the Byzantines. During the reign of Constantine, Perge became an important centre of Christianity. Perhaps in part due to St. Paul’s sermons here centuries before. During the 5th and 6th centuries it continued it’s Christian status.
Aspendos is most famous for its theatre that dates to 160-180 AD. If the dates are available, we will see one of the world renowned evening opera and ballet performances that is performed at this ancient theatre in the summer months. After the tour we will put you on an overnight bus up to Cappadocia.
 

Day 7 - Cappadocia - (Meals: Breakfast)
Very early in the morning arrival in Cappadocia check in the hotel, free day to relax & Overnight stay in Cappadocia.
 

Day 8 - North Cappadocia Tour - (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
09:30 You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour of North Cappadocia. In this day you will be able to see:

DEVRENT VALLEY: Devrent is situated on the northern slopes of Aktepe, 1km from Pasabaglari (Monks’ Valley) and 5 km from Avanos. The ruins at Devrent are spread over three valleys, which also house several pointed fairy chimneys with large stems.

MONKS VALLEY: The best place to see three-headed fairy chimneys. Pasabag, the Pasha's Vineyard, is surrounded by incredible natural rock formations; a spectacular scene.

AVANOS: A center of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC, it is a town where you will be invited to visit a traditional pottery workshop, which is possibly set deep into the hillsides. The clay, which comes from the Red River passing through the town, gives life both to the land and to the local economy.

GOREME OPEN AIR MUSEUM: Goreme was an important Christian centre in the early years of the Middle Ages, was a bishopric administered by Mokissos near Aksaray in the 11th and 13th centuries. Despite the vast numer of monasteries, churches and chapels in the vicinity of Goreme, there are not many inscriptions bearing dates. For this reason, these religious buildings are mainly dated according to the iconography or architectural features.

UCHISAR: Uchisar is a troglodyte town situated right in the middle of Cappadocia. It is named after the enormous piece of rock in the center of the town, which was once used as a castle. This extraordinary rock is the highest peak of the area with the view of whole Cappadocia and Erciyes (Argeus) Mountain.

After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 17:30. Overnight in Cappadocia.

KAYMAKLI: Kaymakli and Derinkuyu underground cities are the two largest and deepest of the 40 others in Cappadocia. They both have eight floors, although not all are open to the public.

After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 17:30. Overnight in Cappadocia.