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Day 2: Istanbul to Cappadocia (by plane).

In the morning around 4am you will be picked up at your hotel and transferred to the airport for your flight to Cappadocia.

Once in Cappadocia, you will be picked up and transferred to Goreme to meet your local guide.

Today’s tour is Red Tour Cappadocia.

The first visit of the day is Goreme Open-Air Museum.

Goreme Open-Air Museum was once a stone church, where you can still find beautiful fresco paintings on the walls.

The second visit of the day is Uchisar Castle.

Uchisar Castle is one of the highest points in Cappadocia.

From around Uchisar Castle you can see the unique surroundings of Cappadocia with its rock formations from above. Very beautiful.

From Uchisar Castle you will have the opportunity to visit popular valleys in Cappadocia such as Pasabag Valley and Devrent Valley.

Pasabag is also known as monk valley. Here you can see tall rocky structures with roofs shaped like inverted mushrooms, which are believed to have been used by monks to meditate.

Monks would only go down a few times to get food delivered by their close relatives.

The next valley you will visit is Devrent Valley.

Devrent Valley is also known as the Valley of the Imagination.

You can find rock formations shaped like animals naturally in Devrent Valley.

Today you will also have the opportunity to visit Avanos Village.

Avanos is also known as the Pottery Village.

Starting from Avanos village, you can witness how the Hittites used to make pottery.

The material used to make pottery is obtained from clay from the Kizilirmak River (Red River).

You can still see this pottery making activity today. Here you can see how the local people make pottery with their hands.

Today’s tour is over, then you will be transferred to the hotel.

Today you will spend the night in Cappadocia.

Day 3: Cappadocia – Kusadasi (by plane).

Today you will still tour Cappadocia.

For those of you who want, early in the morning around 5.00 am, you can experience a hot air balloon ride (optional).

After landing from the hot air balloon flight, you will be treated to champagne and some other drinks (non-alcoholic ones are also available).

After the hot air balloon ride, you will then be transferred back to your hotel to get ready for the day’s tour.

Check out of the hotel and you will be picked up around 9.30 am. Today you will have a Green Tour of Cappadocia.

The first visit today is to Rose Valley.

Rose Valley is one of the best trekking trails in Cappadocia. After your hike, you will explore the famous rock-cut churches.

The trek ends with a visit to Cavusin.

Cavusin is an old Greek village. The settlement is famous for its Christian houses and churches.

From Cavusin you will then visit Kaymakli Underground City.

Kaymakli is one of Cappadocia’s largest and deepest underground cities. Here you can find typical home functions such as kitchens, dining rooms, storage rooms, and wineries.

Every underground city of Cappadocia, including Kaymakli, has access to a church.

After exploring Kaymakli, you will visit Pigeon Valley.

In Pigeon Valley, you will see many pigeon houses. This is the beginning of how Cappadocia became associated with pigeons.

From Pigeon Valley, you will then visit Ortahisar Castle.

Ortahisar Castle is similar to Uchisar Castle. Ortahisar is an ancient Greek settlement and has a tall and large stone castle structure in the center of its city.

After you have completed today’s tour, you will be transferred to the airport to fly to Izmir in the evening.

Today you will spend the night in Kusadasi.

Day 4: Kusadasi – Pamukkale.

After breakfast, with your guide, you will explore some of the historical places in Kusadasi.

The first visit today is to the Ancient City of Ephesus.

The first time you come to Ephesus you will be greeted with the Magnesia Gate. This gate is an example of a magnificent ancient architectural masterpiece, standing tall as the entrance to a city.

Starting to enter Ephesus and then down the hill, you will begin to see the ruins of the city of Ephesus.

You will walk past the Odeon, the Library of Celsus, the Temple of Hadrian, Trajan’s Fountain, and the Grand Theater.

The Grand Theater is the city’s monument that is still well-preserved today. It was once used as an entertainment center for the local community, and today it is still used as a venue for spring festival celebrations.

The Grand Theater, which has a capacity of about 24,000 people, is believed to have been the place where Saint Paul preached to the people of Ephesus.

The next visit from Ephesus is Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House).

This house is believed to be the last place where the Virgin Mother spent her life until she died at the age of 64.

The next visit is to the Temple of Artemis.

Artemis is a Greek goddess. She was Apollo’s twin and the virgin huntress who eventually replaced the Titan Selena as the Moon Goddess.

This ancient temple was built on a site already sacred to the Anatolian Mother Goddess, Cybele, in 650 BC.

The temple was built to honor the goddess Artemis.

From the Temple of Artemis, you will then visit the Isa Bey Mosque.

The Isa Bey Mosque is one of the best landmarks, an important relic marking the end of the Seljuk Empire period in the late 14th century.

Finish today’s tour in Kusadasi then you will continue your journey to Pamukkale.

Today you will spend the night in Pamukkale.

Day 5: Pamukkale – Istanbul (by plane).

In the morning you will be picked up, and start the tour in Pamukkale.

The first visit of the day is to Pamukkale Thermal Pools.

The pools are natural formations of calcium deposits from the mineral springs.

The water here is warm and you are welcome to take a dip in the pools.

Not far from the thermal pools, you can then visit the ancient Roman city of Hierapolis.

The name Hierapolis means “sacred city”. According to Stephanus of Byzantium, the city was given this name because there were so many temples in it.

The ancient city of Hierapolis stands on a layer of solid limestone, formed by centuries of solid limestone water flowing over this elevated plain.

Today’s tour ends at around 4 pm, after which you will be transferred to Denizli airport for your flight to Istanbul in the evening.

Upon arrival in Istanbul, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel for the night.

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