2 Day Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour from Istanbul

Day 1 : Kusadasi-Ephesus
Transfer to Istanbul airport for flight to Izmir. Upon arrival at Izmir airport, you will meet with your guide by your name sign and drive to ephesus.  First you will visit The the Temple of Artemis. This enormous temple, once considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and rebuilt several times, dates in its latest form from the third century B.C. Then you will visit the world famous ancient Greco-Roman City of Ephesus, some of the best preserved ancient ruins in the world. After visiting this impressive site, you will have a lunch break. After lunch, you will visit The House of Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last days. Some four to six years after the death of Christ, St. John is said to have accompanied the Virgin Mary to Ephesus. This is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims.

After the tour we drive to Kusadasi. transfer to hotel and overnight.

Day 2 : Pamukkale – Istanbul

After breakfast drive to Pamukkale magical and spectacular natural site, unique in the world, Pamukkale is a fairyland of dazzling white, petrified castles. Thermal spring waters laden with calcareous salts running off the plateau’s edge have created this fantastic formation of stalactites, cataracts and basins.

The hot springs have been used since Roman times for their therapeutic powers. Pamukkale is one of the most interesting places in the world, justly famous not only for the entrancing beauty of its unique geological formations but also for its historical remains. Also you will visit the ancient ruins of the City of Hierapolis with its basilica, theatre, Roman Bath and Necropolis.

After the tour, you will be transferred to Denizli Airport for your flight back to Istanbul. Once you arrive back Istanbul, you will be met on arrival & transfer back to your hotel. End of tour and services.

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