Day 1—Flight to Nevsehir/Kayseri – Transfer to Urgup - North Cappadocia Tour – Goreme
***Flight times and airports might change according to availability.
Transfer from Istanbul hotel at 05:00 to Istanbul Airport. Flight to Nevsehir/Kayseri at 06:35. Upon arrival to Nevsehir at 07:50 you will be met and transferred to our office in Urgup (1 hour) for a short break before the tour. We start our day with a gentle hike through orchards, unusual volcanic rock formations, rock-cut houses at Red Valley & (Pasabagi) where you will find the world known fairy chimneys. Visit the old Christian Village of Cavusin, followed by lunch break & then an excursion to Pigeon Valley. Then continue on to Goreme Open-Air Museum where you will visit the numerous rock carved churches, monasteries decorated with striking frescoes from early Christianity. Our last stop for the day will be the panoramic viewpoint offering spectacular views of the landscape from the natural rock castle at Uchisar. End of the tour, drop-off Goreme Hotel for overnight. (Meals:Lunch)

Day 2—*Optional Balloon Tour - South Cappadocia Tour – Flight to Izmir
*Pick up from the hotel at 06:00 for 1 hour balloon tour during the sunrise. At the end of the tour return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast at hotel, we will start the second day tour with Rose Valley, is named after the pink tints visible in some of the weathered rocky sides. Along the route see the first currently inhabited rock-cut houses. Then proceed to Cavusin Village, one of the oldest settlements in the area. The Church of St. John the Baptist offers a panoramic view of the village. After lunch we will drive to south of Cappadocia to visit Kaymakli Underground City. This widest underground city of Cappadocia region, it was carved out underneath a rock hill (Kaymakli Castle). The day tour will finish with Ortahisar. Its most pronounced structure is the Castle of Ortahisar situated at 86 m height cave in the period of Etic.  At the outskirts of the castle there are available the samples of the civil architecture characteristic to Cappadocia. End of the tour, drop-off at Goreme Hotel and wait till transferred to Kayseri Airport for flight to Izmir departs at 19:35. Transfer to your hotel in Selcuk or Kusadasi (1 hour) upon arrival to Izmir at 21:05. Check in your hotel and overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi. (Meals: Breakfast- Lunch)

Day 3— Full Day Ephesus and Virgin Mary House Tour-- Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi
After Breakfast at the hotel, we will start to explore an historical gem of the eastern Mediterranean on a full-day tour of Ephesus from Selcuk and walk in the footsteps of Cleopatra, Mark Antony, the Virgin Mary, and John the Apostle. The largest open-air museum in Turkey, Ephesus contains more than 30 buildings and structures linked together by streets that still bear the marks of chariot wheels. Your guide will show you the awe-inspiring Great Theater, where St. Paul preached against the pagans and gladiators once engaged in battle. Walk along Marble Street to the Library of Celsus and be dazzled by its restored façade. Visit the Temple of Hadrian, Roman baths, and other remarkable ruins. Continue to the Church of the Virgin Mary. According to Christian tradition, Mary was brought to Ephesus by the Apostle John after the Resurrection of Christ. The church was erected on the foundation of the house where she spent her final days, as authenticated by Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II. End your day at the Temple of Artemis, one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Today there are only a series of columns and scattered ruins of this marvelous Hellenistic construction, though the grandeur of the colossal structure once exceeded that of the Parthenon. Return back to hotel in Selcuk or Kusadasi. Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 04- Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour – Transfer to Denizli Airport to fly to Istanbul
After breakfast, check out the hotel and get picked up to depart for Pamukkale which will take around 2 hours 30 minutes. The thermal spa of Hierapolis dates from dynasty of the Attalids, the kings of Pergamum, and is registered as a cultural and natural heritage site by UNESCO. Your guide will show you the ruins of the baths, temples and other Greek monuments at the site. You’ll see the ruins of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Hierapolis and have time to relax in the warm spring waters. Calcite-laden waters cascade from springs in a cliff towering nearly 200 meters over the plain, creating a surreal landscape of mineral forests, petrified waterfalls and a series of terraced basins. The terraces were formed by the warm cascading waters that contain calcium bicarbonate. As the water loses its carbon dioxide it leaves limestone deposits. During your visit to the open-air museum of Hierapolis you’ll see the massive ancient graveyard that contains over 1200 sarcophagi, many of which are the size of a small house. Other ruins that you’ll visit on this tour include the Great Theatre, the tomb of St. Philip, the Roman Baths and the Temple of Apollo. End of the tour, heading to Denizli Airport for flight to Istanbul at 18:00. Transfer to your hotel upon arrival at 19:20. Overnight Istanbul. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)