Anatolian Legacy | 8 Days

Name: Anatolian Legacy | 8 Days
Brand: Eskapas
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Price: 1285 USD
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Anatolian Legacy is one of our best itineraries in Turkey. The trip starts in Istanbul and follows Ankara, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus and concludes in Bodrum, Turkish Riviera.

Please consult us for your pre / post accommodation and visits for Istanbul.

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Tour Details

Departure & Return Location

Istanbul to Bodrum

Pick-up Time / Drop-off Time

Pick-up between 12:00-13:00 / Drop-off: Flexible

Price Includes

HOTELS

ANKARA Point ou Latanya ou Anadolu Downtown ou Green park ou similar 5***** hotels

CAPPADOCIA Dinler Urgup ou Perissia ou Avrasya ou Dinler Nevsehir ou similar 4**** hotels

PAMUKKALE Colossae ou Richmond ou Adempira ou Lycus River ou similar 5***** hotels

BODRUM Manastır or similar 4**** hotel

Accommodation: 7 Nights accommodation in 4**** hotels
Guide: English speaking guide during visits .
Meals: 7 breakfasts and 7 dinners
Transport: All transfers and transport per itinerary with A/C minibus or bus
Entrance fees to museums
1 bottle of water 0,5 lt on the coach ( between days 1-5 )
Free WiFi on the bus ( between days 1-5 )

Price Excludes

Flights
Travel insurance
Visa fees
Personal expenses (drinks, etc)
Tips to the guide and driver

Itinerary

Day 1Istanbul - Ankara

Pick up between 12:00-13:00 from your hotels (city centered). Departure to Ankara (450 km) by our deluxe coach passing through the intercontinental bridge in Istanbul. Arrival in the capital of the country. Dinner at the hotel.

Overnight: Ankara Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 2Ankara – Salt Lake - Cappadocia

Breakfast at the hotel . Visit Anatolian Civilizations Museum where you will see the Neolithic & Paleolithic ruins from Urartu , Hatti, Hittite, Phrygia civilizations, then proceed to Mausoleum of Ataturk , the founder of Turkish Republic. In the afternoon drive to Cappadocia . En route visit the Underground city that is one of the biggest underground city in the region, constructed by the first Christians to protect themselves from the attacks .

Overnight: Cappadocia Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 3Cappadocia

Breakfast . Full day visit at Cappadocia . Visit Göreme Open Air Museum – a UNESCO Heritage site , a fantastic region with it’s cave churches located on the valley. Then proceed to Uchisar Village and then the spectacular fairy chimneys. Visit Derbent Valley with and explore the natural rock formations and get a chance to attend the workshops of carpets and onyx-stones . Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Overnight: Cappadocia Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Optional Tour | HOT AIR BALLOON TOUR

In the early morning departure from your hotel . a chance to live this unique experience, an overlooking to Cappadocia from the sky , see the beauty of the region the rock formations, fairy chimneys, natural formations, lunar landscapes ..

Day 4Cappadocia- Pamukkale

Breakfast and departure for Pamukkale (610 km). On the way, stop to visit the Sultanhan Caravanserail, Seljuk inn from the medieval era. Continuation to Pamukkale. Free time in Pamukkale “Cotton Castle”, unique in the world with its natural pools of limestone hot springs and the petrified travertine waterfalls. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Overnight: Pamukkale Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 5Pamukkale – Ephesus – Bodrum

Breakfast at the hotel. Exit for Selçuk-Efes (200 km). Arrival and visit to the archaeological area of Ephesus, a city dedicated to Artemis. The Odeon, the Temple of Hadrian, the House of Love, the Library of Celsus, the Agora, the Marble Street and the largest Theater of antiquity. Visit to the House of the Virgin, supposed last dwelling place of the Mother of Jesus. Stop at a leather production center and transfer Bodrum. (no assistance during transfer).

Overnight: Bodrum Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 6Bodrum

Free day at leisure. Overnight: Bodrum Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 7Bodrum