5-Day Cappadocia Pamukkale Ephesus Troy and Gallipoli Tour

As an option, you can take a hot air balloon ride early in the morning. This activity is included with an extra cost.

Following breakfast at approximately 9:30 am, you'll meet your tour guide for an exciting day ahead. Your guide will provide you with an overview of the day's plans. The adventure starts with a trip to the Red Valley, where you'll have the chance to explore remarkable rock-cut churches and take a roughly 5 km hike through the picturesque Rose Valley (Gulludere Vadisi).

Afterwards, we'll head to Cavusin Village, known for its historic houses and churches of Christian Clergymen. Around noon, a well-deserved lunch break is scheduled. Once lunch is done, our next stop is the Pigeon Valley (Guvercinlik Vadisi).

In the afternoon, you'll have the chance to visit either the Kaymakli Underground City or the Ozkonak Underground City, where early Christians found refuge. This marks the end of your engaging full-day tour.

Due to intense hiking, it is highly advised for our travelers to wear comfortable shoes during the trip.

When the tour concludes, we'll arrange your travel to Pamukkale by an airconditioned non-smoking local bus at 9:00 pm. The trip will take approximately 10-hours. Along the way, there will be three stops for your personal necessities.

After having breakfast around 7:30 am, you'll be picked up from your hotel in Kusadasi. We'll then head to the meeting point in Selcuk, where the entire group will gather. The Pamukkale tour will kick off with a departure from Selcuk at 8:30 am, and the journey to Pamukkale will take around 3 hours. About halfway there, after 1.5 hours, we'll make a 10-minute stop for your personal needs.

Upon reaching Pamukkale at around 11:45 am, we will have lunch at a local restaurant. Following the meal, around 1:00 pm, your guided tour of the Pamukkale and Hierapolis tour will begin, guided by a professional licensed tour guide.

In Pamukkale, you'll get to witness the stunning Cotton Cliffs, a natural wonder formed by deposits of calcareous salts. Additionally, you'll explore the ancient ruins of Hierapolis, including its basilica, theater, and Roman Baths.

After this, there will be some free time for you to explore the area on your own. Optionally, you can choose to swim in the Pamukkale antique pools during this time, at additional cost. The tour guide will provide specific details about the meeting point and time for regrouping.

The tour will conclude at around 4:00 pm and we will drive you back to your hotel in Kusadasi.

Arrival at your hotel around 7:00 pm.

After a refreshing breakfast at the hotel around 8:30 am, you will be picked up and transferred for full-day Ephesus tour. Highlights of the trip include the Temple of Hadrian, the impressive Great Theater, and the Trajan Fountain.

Following lunch, our next visit will be the House of the Virgin Mary, believed to be her final abode. We will then explore the Temple of Artemis, which was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. The Isa Bey Mosque is the next site, followed by a visit to the captivating Sirince Village, an erstwhile Greek settlement renowned for its quaint allure, wine production, and tasting. You'll have approximately one hour here to independently explore local culinary offerings, wines, and the charm of traditional village shops.

Upon concluding the Ephesus tour, around 6:00 pm, our staff transportation will take you back to Kusadasi to check-out from the hotel. You will then be taken to the local bus station to depart for Canakkale. You will be arriving at approximately around 12:30 am, the journey includes two breaks for personal necessities.

Once you arrive to Canakkale's bus station, our staff will arrange your pick-up and transfer to your comfortable hotel.

Following breakfast, your departure from the Canakkale hotel will take place, with a pick-up scheduled around 8:30 am.

Your day will begin with the Troy Tour, where you'll have the opportunity to explore a range of historical sites: the iconic Trojan Horse, Sacrificial Altars, 3700-year-old City Walls, Houses of Troy I from 3000 B.C. to 2500 B.C., the Senate Building known as Bouleuterion, the Odeon Concert Hall, as well as the Remains of the cities spanning Troy I to Troy IX.

At the end of the Troy Tour at approximately 11:30 am, we will be heading to Eceabat, allowing you free time until 1:00 pm. Here, we will have lunch at a local restaurant and then continue our trip.

Notable destinations on Gallipoli tour include Brighton Beach, an intended landing site; Beach Cemetery, where the first wave of Australian and New Zealand troops landed and a hub for up to 30,000 troops during the campaign; Ariburnu Cemetery; the Anzac Commemoration Site; Lone Pine Australian Memorial, recognized for the successful capture of Turkish trenches by the Australians during the August offensive; Johnston’s Jolly, featuring original Allied and Turkish trenches and tunnels; the 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial; The Nek; and the Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial.

Our tour will come to an end at around 6:00 pm. After that, our team will arrange your back to Istanbul by bus. You will be in Istanbul approximately at 11:00 pm. Along the way, there will be one break for your personal needs. Upon arrival, we will meet and transfer you to your hotel in Istanbul.