Day Trip to Pamukkale and Ephesus from Istanbul

Overview

We offer private day trip to Pamukkale and Ephesus from Istanbul by flight everyday. First flight destination may change due to flight schedule. Ephesus was political and economic centre even after the new organization of the Roman Empire by Diocletian (284-305). Pamukkale , the thermal waters with limestone and salt.

• Things to see: Ephesus Ancient City, Celsus Library, the Great Theater, Artemis Temple, Virgin Mary House, Cascade Pool, Travertines, Hiarepolis, Ancient Theatre.
• Learn about the history of the ancient site from a professional guide.
• See Pamukkale’s bright white travertine terraces with your guide
• Explore the best-preserved classical city in the Eastern Mediterranean.
• Includes tour from Istanbul, two ways air ticket from/to Istanbul, lunch, transportation, guide, entrance fees, and hotel pickup and drop-off.

What to Expect

Transfer from your hotel in Istanbul to airport. Flight to Pamukkale. After arriving transfer to cascade pools for tour as ;

Pamukkale, healing warm waters have been used for therapy since the Roman time. Visitors are allowed to walk in the cascading pools, that leads to squashing and dispersing the soft jelly of calcium carbonate. It is a unique, magical wonder of the nature with its dazzling white and stoned castles. The thermal waters with limestone and salt, pouring by the bank of the plateau form up these marvelous stalacites, waterfalls and pools.

Hierapolis, is known as the ‘Sacred City’ on account of its many temples and religious buildings. The geographers of antiquity, Strabo and Ptolemy, claimed that Hierapolis was a Phrygian city, because of its proximity to Laodicea on the Lycus and Tripolis, cities situated on the border with the Caria region. It is on the same plateau with the thermal pools. provides visitors with a glimpse of the natural gifts of the region and cultural riches that man added to nature.

End of tour drive to Ephesus(takes around 2 hours 45 minutes).

Ephesus Ancient City ,the foundation myth refers to Androcios , the son of a legendary Attic king, who wrested Ephesus from the indigenous Carians Leleglans and Lydians .

The Curetes Street, (in antiquity, the Embolos) running through the valley depression between the two city mountains as the former Processional Way, does not follow the orthogonal street grid of the Hellenistic-Roman city.

The Temple of Hadrian, P. Vedius Antoninus Sabinus donated the small, temple-like monument which, according to a building inscription, honoured Emperor Hadrian (A.D. 117-138). The colonnade in front of the cella supports a so-called Syrian gable. The reliefs over the door lintel depicting the Ephesian foundation myth belong to a late antique rebuilding.

Celsus Library, assumed that the constrcution was completed in 117 A.D. It is made of very good marble and decorated with figures of Eros, Nike, rosettes and garlands in relief. The most distinctive building and one of the most photographed structure that is commonly associated with Ephesus. It was erected by Gaius Julius Aquila(son of Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus).

End of tour transfer to airport. Flight back to Istanbul or any other point you wish.

Services Included for Tour

Inclusions

• Domestic flights from/to Istanbul
• Services of professionally licensed tour guide and service fee
• Lunch at the local restaurant
• All transfers from/to airport and your hotel mentioned in the itinerary
• All Entrance fees & Museum fees mentioned by the itineraries
• All local taxes and services

Exclusions

• Tips and gratuities

• Personal expenses

• Drinks at lunch