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5-Day Guided Tour of Istanbul, Ephesus and Pamukkale

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Overview

Available languages

English
Spanish

120 hours

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Visit famous sites in Istanbul including Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, and more. Fly to Izmir and see the historical sights of Ephesus and Pamukkale. Enjoy your accommodation in a beautiful town on the shore of the Aegean sea and save time by flying.

An English-speaking guide and airport transfers are included.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Day 1

Arrive Istanbul - Airport Transfer

Accommodations

Overnight in Istanbul - Recital Hotel (or similar)

1

Istanbul

Welcome to Istanbul. Our driver will meet you at the airport. You will be transferred to your hotel.

Admission Not Applicable
Day 2

Jewels of Istanbul

Accommodations

Overnight in Istanbul - Recital Hotel Sultanahmet (or similar)

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

LUNCH

Lunch

1

Dolmabahce Palace

After you meet with your guide at the hotel, you will visit Dolmabahce Palace which was built in the 19th century and is one of the most glamorous palaces in the world. It was the administrative center of the late Ottoman Empire with the last of Ottoman Sultans was residing there.

2 hours • Admission Included
2

Camlica Hill

After Dolmabahce Palace, you will pass across the Bosphorus by driving and reach Camlica Hill on the Asian Continent side of Istanbul. You can see the Bosphorus, two of the bridges which link each side of Istanbul, the Old City of Istanbul, and more.

45 minutes • Admission Included
3

Bosphorus Strait

You will take a boat to the Bosphorus Strait for about 1 and a half hours. During your tour, you will see more palaces, mansions, and famous restaurants just on the side of the Bosphorus.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Included
4

Pierre Loti Tepesi

A flyover by Cable Car to enjoy the beautiful view of Golden Horn from Pierre Loti hill.

1 hour • Admission Included
5

Misir Carsisi

The Spice Bazaar is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
Day 3

Explore the Old City & Fly to Izmir

Accommodations

Overnight in Kusadasi - Efe Boutique Hotel (or similar)

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

LUNCH

Lunch

1

Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

Hagia Sophia is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles. Built-in 537 as the patriarchal cathedral of the imperial capital of Constantinople, it was the largest Christian church of the eastern Roman Empire (the Byzantine Empire) and the Eastern Orthodox Church, except during the Latin Empire from 1204 to 1261, when it became the city's Latin Catholic cathedral. In 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, it was converted into a mosque. In 1935, the secular Turkish Republic established it as a museum. In 2020, it re-opened as a mosque.

2 hours • Admission Included
2

TopkapI Palace

The Topkapı Palace is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.

2 hours • Admission Included
3

Blue Mosque

Sultan Ahmed Mosque also known as the Blue Mosque is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. A functioning mosque also attracts large numbers of tourist visitors. It was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed's tomb, a madrasah, and a hospice.

45 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
4

Hippodrome

Hippodrome of Constantinople is a square in Istanbul, Turkey. Previously, it was a circus that was the sporting and social center of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. The word hippodrome comes from the Greek hippos, horse, and dromos, path or way. For this reason, it is sometimes also called Atmeydanı ("Horse Square") in Turkish. Horse racing and chariot racing were popular pastimes in the ancient world and hippodromes were common features of Greek cities in the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine eras.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
5

Grand Bazaar

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m2, attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it was listed No.1 among the world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls in the world.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable
6

Kusadasi

After the old city tour in Istanbul, you will be transferred to the airport and take a flight to Kusadasi.

Admission Not Applicable
Day 4

Explore Pamukkale (Cotton Castle)

Accommodations

Overnight in Kusadasi - Efe Boutique Hotel (or similar )

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

LUNCH

Lunch

1

Pamukkale

Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of thermal spring water. It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable
2

Hierapolis & Pamukkale

Hierapolis was an ancient Greek city located on hot springs in classical Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia. Its ruins are adjacent to modern Pamukkale in Turkey and currently comprise an archaeological museum. The site has the Tomb of Philip the Apostle.

1 hour • Admission Included
Day 5

Explore Ephesus - Departure from Turkey

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

LUNCH

Lunch

1

Ephesus Ancient City

Absorb yourself in history. Today you visit Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and the House of Virgin Mary. Feel the mystical atmosphere of ancient times. Ephesus is one of the most important ancient cities in the world and it was the capital of Asia Minor.

3 hours • Admission Included
2

The Temple of Artemis

The Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, local form of the goddess Artemis (associated with Diana, a Roman goddess). It was located in Ephesus. It was completely rebuilt twice, once after a devastating flood and three hundred years later after an act of arson, and in its final form was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. By 401 AD it had been ruined or destroyed. Only foundations and fragments of the last temple remain at the site.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
3

The House of the Virgin Mary

The House of the Virgin Mary is a Catholic shrine located on Mt. Koressos in the vicinity of Ephesus, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from Selçuk in Turkey.

45 minutes • Admission Included
4

Izmir

When our tour concludes, we say goodbye and you will be transferred to Izmir airport to take your flight back to Istanbul.

Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

All sightseeing tours of the places mentioned in the program

All tours with English- or Spanish-speaking guidance licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

All entrance & parking fees, ferry, tolls and petrol

Domestic flight tickets

All local taxes

All accommodation

All transport with new & AC vehicles

International airfare to TURKEY

Drinks, visas, personal expenses, porters, tips

Optional tours

Meals not listed

Pickup points

Istanbul Airport

TayakadIn, Terminal Street No. 1 Istanbul Turkiye

Options

5-Day Guided Tour of Istanbul, Ephesus and Pamukkale

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

7 reviews

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  • Breathtaking Experience

    Connector59308112383,,Jul 3, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    The scenery was beautiful we really liked the way the architechture was built it certainly was breathtaking. Also the guide was caring and helpful Library was great we loved the place through this travel almost every aspect of the Tour was excellent We really like to experience more stunning Tours.

  • Excellent experience

    606cristhiana,,May 28, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Very good experience! Deniz was an excellent guide and very attentive to our needs during our stay in Kusadasi. He helped us at all times

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  • The tour is well organized. Hotel, foods, breakfast and lunches were great. The kind assistance provided was so great.

    Happysunnyman,,Jul 5, 2023

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Ephesus, Pamukkale, and Istanbul old city tour and Bospherous cruise. The tour was well planned by Ms. Yeliz and her kind assistance made our trip an unforgettable one. Superb tour service. Everything was timely and well managed. Highly recommend Smart Turkey Tour package.

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  • Friendly and reliable private tour agency

    VCHF2,,Jun 26, 2023

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Services provided as promised. Good service and reliable. Guided by friendly and caring English speaking. Feeling happy and satisfied after the tour.

  • Unbeatable

    WlimaLula,,Aug 17, 2022

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Excellent. The knowledge you transmitted to us, Availability (in covers) at all times to adapt to our needs Secondly, we use your services and 10

  • Smart Travel Turkey, the best

    Gladys Merei A,,Jul 12, 2022

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    The Best Enterprise in Turkey, Smart Travel Turkey. To the best hotels, the best transfers, the most experienced guides. If you want to visit Turkey do not hesitate to contract with that Enterprise and talk to Mustafa, it makes the best tours

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  • Everyone very profesional. Thanks Tahsin!

    rossanar561,,Dec 12, 2021

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Wow! We booked our private tour with Mesin and we are amazed about the organization and formality of the tour. The guides were so much prepared and profesional. They had the information to answer every single question we asked. Is trully impresive the service provided by Smart Tours. Special thanks to THE BEST GUIDE EVER: Tahsin. Our experience would have been a lot different without your passion for history and tourism. Thanks a lot!! We will recommend you to every friend comming to Turkey. Also we are very thankful to our tour guide in Istanbul: Serkan! Thank you for introducing us with Turkey and Islamic culture.

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