DAY 1
Transfer from your hotel to Istanbul Airport in the morning. Fly to Izmir. Arrival and airport pickup in Izmir. Drive straight to Selcuk. Visit the remains of the Artemis Temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Next, visit the spectacular site of Ephesus, undoubtedly the most superbly preserved Greco-Roman city. Following a lunch break, visit the House of Virgin Mary (reputed to be where she spent her final days) and the old Seljuk Mosque of Isabey in Selcuk. Drive to Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.

DAY 2
After breakfast, drive to Pamukkale, the center of natural thermal spring waters with healing properties. Following a lunch break, you will visit the Travertines and the ancient city of Hierapolis, holding the largest Necropol in all Anatolia, of 1200 gravestones. Return drive to Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.

DAY 3
After breakfast, transfer from your hotel to Izmir Airport. Fly to Istanbul. Airport transfer to your hotel in Istanbu

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DAY 1
Transfer from your hotel in Istanbul to the airport in the late afternoon. Fly from Istanbul to Kayseri. Transfer to Urgup. Overnight in Urgup.
DAY 2
Begin the day in Devrent Valley, followed by Zelve Open Air Museum, one of the most impressive monastery complexes in the area. Next, visit Pasabag (also known as Monk's Valley), followed by a short drive to Avanos, a village situated on the banks of Kizilirmak River, famous for its clay pottery. After a lunch break there, where you can also participate hands-on in a pottery work shop, you will proceed to the Gφreme Open Air Museum, featuring the most impressive of all rock-carved churches in Cappadocia. The last stop-off will be at Uchisar Village, located next to a natural Citadel. Overnight in Urgup. Optional: Whirling Dervishes performance to Sufi music in an old Caravansarai.
DAY 3
The day's first stop-off is at Red Valley, presenting an opportunity to hike through orchards and vineyards, between fairy chimneys and rock-carved houses. Continue the walk in Rose Valley. Afterwards, visit the old Christian Village of Cavusin. Following a lunch break, visit Pigeon Valley, so named after the hundreds of little windows carved into the rocks to attract nesting pigeons. Then visit Kaymakli Underground City, Ortahisar Castle and Mustafapasa Village, an old Greek village also known as Sinasos. Transfer to Kayseri Airport and fly to Istanbul. Airport transfer to your hotel in Istanbul.

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