Explore Turkey’s top-visited UNESCO sites with a personal tour guide in a private vehicle. Visit Ancient Ephesus, walk on the ancient roads where Mother Mary, St. John, and St Paul walked, see the monuments among such as Great Theater, Celsus Library, Trajan Fountain, Odeon Temple, and more, learn history about early Christians and Romans from your local guide, swim in Pamukkale’s thermal springs and see Cleopatra Pool and Hierapolis Ancient City. Enjoy typical Turkish food in the local restaurant. Skip-The-Line Tickets provided.
What is included in the tour
- Private Guide
- Meals
- Transport
What is NOT included in the tour
- Travel Insurance
- Full-day tour to Ephesus
Day 1: Tour to Ephesus&Pamukkale from-to Izmir
According to your private tour pick up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour to Ephesus; An Archeological treasure, The best-preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD, Ephesus was the second-largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250.000 citizens. It was in the center of the known world and played the role of a gateway between the East and the West. With its giant harbor, it was also the center of trading in antiquity. It was not only a rich commercial city but also an impressive city that even Mark Anthony and Cleopatra spent their honeymoon in Ephesus. It is also home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, Temple of Artemis. After lunch at the local restaurant travel to Pamukkale; Pools of Heaven on Earth… Pamukkale has always been a very popular settlement where hot springs were believed to have healing powers so it is considered to be the earliest spa on earth where in history people traveled long distances in order to find a cure. The unique terraces were formed by running warm spring water at a temperature of 35 C, containing calcium bicarbonate. Today Pamukkale is declared as a worlds heritage site by UNESCO. At the end of the tour drive you back to your hotel.
Admission fees(per person)
-Ancient Ephesus: 400TL -Pamukkale Travertines incl Hierapolis Museum: 400TL
Note: Your guide will have pre paid Skip-The-Line tickets for each site to avoid long ticket queues. The entrance fee used can be paid to the tour guide in cash Dolar, Euro or Turkish lira
