5 Days Turkey Tour – Anatolia Bus Tours

• Please note, this is a continues tour that starts and ends with the same guide & driver/vehicle.

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DAY 1: GALLIPOLI AND WW1 – BATTLEFIELDS

Early morning departure to Gallipoli. Around 07:30 am departure from Istanbul Hotel and drive about 5 hrs to Gallipoli. Today we explore ANZAC Cove and the many memorials dotted across the WW1 battlefields. Our guided tour takes in sights including ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine Memorial and cemetery, Chunuk Bair Memorial and cemetery, the Nek, Johnston’s Jolly, and the many fortified trenches still clearly visible amongst the scrub after all these years. At the end of the tour, transfer to Hotel and a free afternoon at leisure. Overnight stay in Çanakkale City.

Day Includes: Entrance Fees | Group Tour | Breakfast  | Hotel Accommodation |

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DAY 2: TROY & PERGAMUM ANCIENT CITIES

Around 08:00 am departure from Çanakkale Hotel, and drive about 2 hrs to Troy, which will be the first stop our Tour. The legend of the lost city of Troy and Homer’s poetry was brought to life by its rediscovery in 1863. Subsequent excavations revealed nine ancient cities, one on top of the other, dating back to 3000 BC. We enjoy a tour of the ruins and admire a replica of the Trojan wooden horse that, as the legend goes, was filled with Archaean soldiers who helped to sack Troy.

Driving further south we reach the ancient ruins of Pergamum, home to one of the steepest amphitheaters in the classical world. Then continue driving for 3 hours to Kusadasi Town on the Aegean Coast which is the most famous place of Turkey with lambskin leather manufacturing.

Day Includes: Entrance Fees | Group Tour | Breakfast  | Hotel Accommodation |

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DAY 3: EPHESUS ANCIENT CITY & SIRINCE VILLAGE

After your breakfast at the hotel, we will departure around 08:30 am and drive about 20 minutes to Ephesus. Today, we explore legendary Ephesus Ancient City – perhaps the best-preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean. First settlement dated back to 10th century B.C. Constructed by the Greeks. It was an important center of commerce and a popular destination for pilgrims who came to see the great Temple of Artemis – one of the Seven Wonders of Ancient era. We have about 2 hours to walk on the marble streets of the Ephesus Ruins and explore the ancient buildings such as Celsus Library, Trojan Fountain, Senate, the Stadium, the gymnasium of Vedius and the Great Theatre, ancient public toilets, a brothel, fountains and various temples… After the Ephesus, proceed to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines, where you may see the Turkish Village Life.

In the end, we will visit a cooperative where we will see the hand made Carpet art! Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey which last 1.500 years ago. And at the carpet village, we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value. Plus, you will be able to visit a leather manufacturer as optional according to the interest of the group! At the end of the tour, return to your hotel and free afternoon at leisure. Overnight stay in Kusadasi Town.

Day Includes: Entrance Fees | Group Tour | Breakfast | Hotel Accommodation |

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DAY 4: PAMUKKALE THERMAL POOLS & TERRACES AND HIERAPOLIS RUINS

After your breakfast at the hotel, we will departure around 08:00 am and drive 3 hours to Pamukkale. Pamukkale home of the famous gleaming white calcium terraced pools. Known locally as the Cotton Castles. Pamukkale was formed with calcium carbonate and rich spring water cascaded over the cliff edge. The calcium built natural shelves and pools on the cliffs are known as travertines. Take a barefoot walk along the travertines or will have about an hour free time to a dip in the warm waters of the thermal pool, with its submerged fragments of fluted marble columns.
At the end of the Tour, drive a couple of minutes to your Hotel and free afternoon at leisure.

Day Includes: Entrance Fees | Group Tour | Breakfast | Hotel Accommodation |