2 Days Ephesus & Pergamon Tour by Plane

05:00 You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to airport. (Please note that time may change according to flight availability and hotel location)

07:00 Fly from ıstanbul to Izmir

08:00 Arrive in Izmir airport. Our staff will be waiting for you at the Izmir airport with name sign. You will be picked up from airport and transfer to our office. After meeting with other tour participants and local tour guide, drive to Ephesus Ancient City  , stroll past the celsus library, the Temple Of Hadrian and the Trajan Fountain in the Ancient Ephesus.After walking on the historical marble street the Great Theater where St. Paul preached will meet at the end. Then drive Isa Bey Mosque,After visiting Isabey Mosque, stop in a local restaurant for lunch. In the afternoon will visit the carpet coorperative to see how the Turkish carpets are made by hand. Proceed to shrine of Mother Mary,it is believed where she spent recent years of her life. Then visit Temple Of Artemis (Diana), on the side of one of the seven wonders of ancient World. At the end of the tour, drive to Kusadasi the tour ends and you will be transferred to Hotel  which is reserved by our company according to your choise. Check in hotel and overnight in Kusadasi.

 

08:30 After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel (Pick up time may change according to your hotel location) and meet with other tour participants and local tour guide. Pergamon was an important capital city in ancient word.. Built on a conical hill rising 1,000 feet above the surrounding valley. Pergamum's acropolis and Asclepion are both listed among the top 100 historical sites on the Mediterranean. Most of the buildings and monuments in Pergamum date to the time of Eumenes II (197-159 BC), including the famed library, the terrace of the spectacularly sited hillside theater, the main palace, the Altar of Zeus, Temple of Athena. It was main function was social and cultural as much as it was sacred Also it was one of the Seven Churches of Revelation. Asclepion, Galen born & Aducated in Pergamum, was the authority of European medicine from the 2nd century until renaissance. He was the founder of the health principles of diet, relaxation, exercise. Visit the ancient hospital & health center where he worked. Tour ends and you will be transferred to Izmir Airport to take flight back to Istanbul.

19:15 Fly from Izmir airport to Istanbul (Please note that time may change according to flight avalibilty)

20:20 Arrive in Istanbul. Upon your arrival in Istanbul airport, you will meet with our representative at the airport then be transfered to your hotel.