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Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea, Ephesus, Cappadocia Travel
Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary Tour
Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea, Ephesus, Cappadocia Travel
Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea, Ephesus, Cappadocia Travel
Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea, Ephesus, Cappadocia Travel

Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea, Ephesus, Cappadocia Travel

By Turkey Experiences
Free cancellation available
Price is P 87,099 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Enjoy a 3-day tour from/to Istanbul and discover its unique lunar-like landscapes, underground cities, cave churches, and houses carved in the rocks, white thermal pools of Pamukkale. This 3-days travel to Cappadocia and Pamukkale is including 2 nights hotel accommodation, domestic flight tickets from Istanbul to Cappadocia - Pamukkale to Istanbul, transfers at the mentioned airports in the itinerary, bus ticket from Cappadocia to Pamukkale, Entrance fees of museums, national parks, ruins mentioned in the itinerary, Professional tour guides licensed by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism for duration of the day tours. Do not forget add a hot air balloon ride to your booking for an even more unforgettable Cappadocia experience. It is available with the discounted prices on the booking options of this travel package.

Activity location

  • Istanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kuşadası
    • Kuşadası, Aydın, Turkiye

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Premium Package
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Accommodation: Carina Boutique Hotel in Kusadasi - 1811 Cave Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Domestic Flights: The tickets for flights of Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul are INCLUDED.
Tour Guide Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Pickup included

Starting time: 4:00
Price details
P 92,680.34 x 1 AdultP 92,680.34

Total
Price is P 92,680.34
De Luxe Package
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Accommodation: La Vista Boutique Hotel in Kusadasi - Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: EXCLUDED
Tour Guide Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Domestic Flights: The tickets for flights of Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul are INCLUDED.
Pickup included

Starting time: 4:00
Price details
P 120,527.38 x 1 AdultP 120,527.38

Total
Price is P 120,527.38
Premium Package + Balloon Ride
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Accommodation: Carina Boutique Hotel in Kusadasi - 1811 Cave Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: INCLUDED
Money Back Guarantee: If your balloon ride is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of balloon ride.
Domestic Flights: The tickets for flights of Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul are INCLUDED.
Tour Guide Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Pickup included

Starting time: 4:00
Price details
P 113,534.95 x 1 AdultP 113,534.95

Total
Price is P 113,534.95
De Luxe Package + Balloon Ride
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Accommodation: La Vista Boutique Hotel in Kusadasi - Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel in Cappadocia
Hot Air Balloon Ride: INCLUDED
Money Back Guarantee: If your balloon ride is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, you will be refunded cost of balloon ride.
Tour Guide Language: Tours by professional licenced guides who speaks English.
Domestic Flights: The tickets for flights of Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul are INCLUDED.
Pickup included

Starting time: 4:00
Price details
P 141,381.99 x 1 AdultP 141,381.99

Total
Price is P 141,381.99

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTransfers at the mentioned airports for domestic flights in the itinerary
  • What's includedWhat's includedFlight Tickets : Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Istanbul or Izmir to Cappadocia
  • What's includedWhat's includedXX nights hotel accommodation including breakfast
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pick-up & drop-off services for each mentioned tours and transfers on itinerary
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional tour guide who licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDinner & Drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance fees of the museums (Your guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the line.)

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the double or triple room. If you would like add accommodation on single room(s) to your booking, there could be supplement cost. There are not going to be any extra cost for bookings of single / solo travelers. They will already accommodate at single room(s).
  • The pre-planned hotels are "Carina Boutique Hotel" - "La Vista Boutique Hotel" in Kusadasi and "1811 Cave Boutique Hotel" - "Zeydem Suites Cave Hotel" in Cappadocia for your accommodation on this travel. You can choose your hotels while booking. If these hotels (which you preferred) are not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, local tour operator can replace it with an equivalent hotel.
  • The check-in time of the hotels is 02.00pm, and you can not start use your room before this time. This is about the check-in & check-out policies of the hotels.
  • Local tour operator will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at three days before your departure date. You will not need the print out copies of the tickets for domestic flights. Your passport and reservation number on the tickets will be enough for check-in to plane.
  • Local tour operator can request your some passport details for the bookings of your flight tickets. If you do not share the details which requested by the local tour operator, your domestic flight tickets can not bookable.
  • The differences between the package options are about the hotel categories. Tour(s), airport transfer(s) and flight ticket levels will be same for all options.
  • You will have 15kg luggage + 8kg hand bag quota per person for each domestic flight. If you will need more luggage capacity, please inform that to local tour operator. There could be some extra fee for luggage quotas more than 15kg. This is exactly about the policies of airline companies.
  • If your return hotel is different than pick-up hotel, please inform that detail immediately. If you inform that detail after organised your flight tickets, local tour operator can request extra cost because of the distances between the airports and some hotels. If you inform this type changes on service day (last day of your trip), local tour operator do not accept this last minute amending and drop you to your pick-up hotel.
  • If your pick-up / drop-off hotels are inside of airports (IST and SAW airports) local tour operator do not provide any hotel pick-up / drop-off service.
  • Hot air ballooning is a fully weather-dependent activity and the Civil Aviation Authority determines whether the flight will be held. If your flight is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, you are entitled to a partial refund. In such a case, your refund will be processed by the day after of that trip. Your refund rate will be the difference between options of "included balloon ride" and "excluded balloon ride" for the cancellations of the hot air balloon ride.
  • The Standard Balloon Ride has an One-hour approximately flight duration with 20 to 28 people capacity basket. The flight duration could be 50-55 minutes or 65-70 minutes. This situation depend the weather conditions before landing, and pilots are decide to that within the safety rules of Civil Aviation Authority. Total activity duration is approximately 3 hours.
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
  • The children who 5 years old and under are not allowed to balloon tours.
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults. If you will be 1 adult + 1 child, local tour operator can request & charge the amount of 2 adults.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Flight from Istanbul to Denizli – Pamukkale, Hierapolis Tour - Overnight at Kusadasi
  • 11 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Istanbul
  • 1h
The travel services will begin with a transfer from your hotel to the airport. Your driver will meet you at the reception of your hotel or at your Airbnb address if parking is available. You will then be transported to the airport for your flight from Istanbul to Denizli.
Denizli Çardak Airport
  • 1h
Upon arrival Denizli Cardak airport, your tour guide and another driver will meet you at the exit gate of the arrival terminal, and then you will start the full-day tour to Pamukkale Natural Park, Hierapolis Ancient City.
Hierapolis & Pamukkale
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The highlights of Hierapolis Ancient City are Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinus Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater and Antique Pool. During visits to these ancient ruins, you can take some photos from the nicest corners of the Pamukkale.
Pamukkale Thermal Pools
  • 1h
After visited the Hierapolis Ancient City, you will have free time for about 60-75 minutes to explore the natural beauties of the Pamukkale, and swim at white travertines - thermal pools (or antique pool - Cleopatra’s pool with extra fee). Then meet again with your guide, start walking in the middle of travertines from up to down without shoes and socks.
Cleopatra Pools
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Situated above the Pamukkale white travertine pools is one particularly spectacular location fed by the same hot springs. Here you can bath in the same waters in which Cleopatra once swam! A professionally run modern spa facility allows you to enjoy these historical healing waters. Unlike the white water of the lower pools the Antique Pool favored by Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, is pure clear warm water. Once it was surmounted by a Roman Temple to Apollo with ornate roof held up with Doric columns. Imagine how Cleopatra must have experienced this when you imagine it in it's glory day.
Pamukkale
  • 1h
You will stop at a local restaurant for your lunch. Today’s lunch is included during guided tour.
Karahayit
  • 30m
After the lunch, you will have experience traditional handcraft workshop for get lecture about the special stones/metals of Pamukkale.
pamukkale tandem paragliding
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Pamukkale Paragliding Adventure (Optional Attraction – You can add this attraction to your experiences with extra cost.) : See Pamukkale’s glistening white travertine and ancient Hierapolis, including the enormous theater, from the air on this short-but-sweet paragliding experience with a seasoned pilot. You will race off the edge of a slope about 1,300 feet (400 meters) up, then glide on the breezes over the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kusadasi
  • 2h 30m
After your tour to Pamukkale Natural Park - Hierapolis Ancient City, you will be transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Kusadasi Castle
This small castle is picturesque Byzantine fortress stands on the causeway-connected Guvercin Adasi (Pigeon Island) and has recently been renovated. *** There is no any visit to this place on tour. You can visit there by your own after we dropped you to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Okuz Mehmet Pasa KervansarayI
This caravanserai was built by the Grand Vizier Okuz Mehmed Pasha to support maritime trade in the region. This historical building is opposite to Kusadasi cruise port. *** There is no any visit to this place on tour. You can visit there by your own after we dropped you to your hotel in Kusadasi.
Day 2: Guided Tour to Ephesus and Its Surroundings - Flight from Izmir to Cappadocia - - Overnight at Cappadocia
  • 8 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Kuşadası
  • 10m
After enjoying breakfast at your hotel, the tour guide will pick you up around 09:00 AM for a full-day tour to Ephesus and its surroundings. *** At the end of the tour, you will be directly transferred to Izmir Airport for your flight to Cappadocia.
Kusadasi Gazi Begendi Park
  • 15m
Before drive to Ephesus area, you will stop at the Gazi Begendi Park (Hill) for you can take photos of the amazing Kusadasi Bay.
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket not included
Your first visit will be the pilgrimage point claimed to be the last home of the Virgin Mary. Once you arrive there you will be thrilled by the natural beauty that surrounds the monument.
Ancient City of Ephesus
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Your next visit will be the Ephesus Ancient City. Ephesus was one of the most important harbor cities in antique world and also it is mentioned in the book of Revelations as one of the seven churches. Also Celsus Library and theater in Ephesus are the other highlights. You will see the Celcus Library, Temple of Hadrian, Fountain of Trajan, Odeon, Agora, Fountain of Domitian, Hercule Gate, Grand Theater, Nike, Ancient Toilets and more during tour in this ancient city.
Selcuk
  • 1h
You will stop at a traditional Turkish restaurant for your lunch. Today’s lunch is included during guided tour. After the lunch, you will have experience in a traditional handcraft co-operative for get lecture about the special arts of Turkish villagers.
The Temple of Artemis
  • 20m
The next stop of your tour will be at the Temple of Artemis which first built during the Archaic period, and one of the Seven Wonders of Ancient World.
Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport
  • 1h
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Izmir airport for your flight to Cappadocia.
Cappadocia
  • 1h 15m
Upon your arrival at Cappadocia airport, another driver will meet you at the exit gate of the arrival terminal and transfer you to your hotel in Cappadocia.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESIstanbul
    • Istanbul, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKuşadası
    • Kuşadası, Aydın, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLESelçuk
    • Selçuk, İzmir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLECappadocia
    • Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEUçhisar
    • Uçhisar, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEÜrgüp
    • Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEİstanbul
    • İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPamukkale
    • 20190, Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAvanos
    • Avanos, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEOrtahisar
    • 50650, Ortahisar, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGöreme
    • 50180, Göreme, Nevşehir, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBodrum
    • Bodrum, Muğla, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAntalya
    • Antalya, Antalya, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMarmaris
    • Marmaris, Muğla, Turkiye
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEİzmir
    • İzmir, İzmir, Turkiye

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