5 Day Gallipoli, Helles, Ephesus, Pamukkale Tour Package from Istanbul

This tour package is 5 days long which departs from Istanbul and takes the participants to visit the battlefields of Gallipoli, The Ancient city of Troia, Ephesus and Hierapolis Ancient City and Calcium Terraces in Pamukkale. It is a daily departure tour that means, it is possible to join this tour everyday.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 –Bus to Eceabat / Canakkale

Today you will take a day bus to Canakkale/Eceabat. You will depart at noon time.After 5 hours bus journey, you will arrive in Canakkale/Eceabat.We will meet you at the bus station and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Eceabat/Canakkale.

Day 2 -Full Day Gallipoli and Helles Tour / Bus to Selcuk

After Breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel in Eceabat, drive to meeting point to meet the group, upon arrival, our loca professional tour guide will inform you about the day and start to make your tour of full day gallipoli and helles.
08:00 Am Hotel pick up
08:15 Am Meeting with the group.
08:30 Am Tour start.
You will visit in the tour of Gallipoli and Helles:
Kilitbahir. Krithia ( Alçıtepe ), Twelv Tree Copse Cemetery & N. Z. Memorial, Skew Bridge Cemetery, Turkish Memorial, French Cemetery, Morto Bay, Helles Memorial, V Beach, W Beach, Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery, ANZAC commemoritive Site, Respect to Mehmetcik Statue, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnstons Jolly ( Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels ), Turkish 57. Infantry Regiment Cemetery, The Nek, Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial.

At the end of the tour, you will have Overnight bus to Selcuk or Kusadasi. Untill bus time you will have free time, you can get dinner and discover the city centre.
23:00 Overnight bus from Eceabat to Selcuk.(Duration: 7 Hours)

Day 3 –Arrive in Selcuk / Ephesus Tour

You will arrive in Selcuk at 08:00 Am in the morning.We will meet you there and drive to meeting point to make your Ephesus Tour with the group, upon arrival our tour guide will explain you the day and continue to have a visiting of Ephesus Library : According to recent excavations, the site was occupied as early as the late Neolithic period and developed through the Bronze and Iron Ages. Temple of Artemis, The temple of Artemision is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Antic world. It has been built in the areas of Ephesus on a flat area which has over the centuries turned into a swamp. Virgin Mary House, Virgin Mary House, It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John Isabey Mosque, Isa Bey Mosque is one of the most delicate examples of Seljukian architecture, situated below the basilica of Saint John. The mosque was built by the master Syrian architecture Ali son of Mushimish al -Damishki, between the years of 1374 and 1375. At the end of the tour return to hotel.

Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi.

Day 4 -Pamukkale Tour / Bus to Istanbul

Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you will be picked up from hotel and drive to Pamukkale ( It is about 2,5 hours journey from Selcuk to Pamukkale ). After arrival in Pamukkale. Firstly you will get lunch and continue to visit Historical Ruins of Hierapolis, Calcium Terraces and Mineral Water Swimming Pool.Hierapolis Ancient City, the Necropolis (cemetery) of Hierapolis which is one of the biggest ancient cemetery in Anatolia with 1.200 graves, Roman Bath, Domitian Gate, the Main Street, Byzantian Gate. The city was on the borders of Caria, Lycia and Phrygia and had a mixed population. Citizens were usually involved in the wool industry. Calcium Terraces, The terraces were formed by running warm spring water, at a temperature of 35 °C / 102 °F containing calcium bicarbonate. When the water loses its carbon dioxide it leaves limestone deposits. These are of different colors and shapes in the form of terraces with pools Pamukkale Swimming Spring Pool, If you like to swim in The Ancient Pool which is also called Cleopatra's Pool they charge extra entrance fee.
At the end of the tour,you have some free time and will be transferred to the bus station.

Overnight bus to Istanbul ( Duration: 11 Hours )

Day 5 -Arrive in Istanbul

You will arrive in Istanbul Bus Station at 08:00 Am.
 
 

Includes

• - Hotel pick up and drop off
• - English Speaking Tour Guide
• - Museum Fees
• - Lunch
• - Hotel Pick up and drop off
• - Non Smoking air-conditioned touristical vehicle ( mini-vans, mini-buses, buses )
• - Local Bus Tickets from Istanbul to Eceabat
• - Local Bus tickets from Pamukkel to Istanbul
• - Bus Station Transfers in Istanbul
• - Bus Station Transfers in Eceabat
• - Bus Station Transfers in Pamukkale.
• - Breakfast
• - Accommodation
• - Local Taxes
• - Serice Charge

Excludes

• - Tips to driver and Guide
• - Personal Expense
• - Drinks at lunch
• - Optional tours
• - Dinner

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