Turkish Ring

On arrival at the airport you shall be waiting to transfer you to the hotel. You can enjoy free time until your tour starts, information about the meeting place and start time can be found on the information boards in the hotel reception area. At 17.00 hrs (approx)- you will make a brief visit to Antalya, a coastal city of more than a million inhabitants, the door of Adrian, the Ottoman district and its great waterfall that falls straight into the sea. Dinner and accommodation.

You will leave Antalya towards Aspendos. You will visit the Roman theatre, for many, it is the best preserved in the world. After that, in Side, you will be able to admire the Greek temple of Apollo by the sea. There’s time to walk through its port and streets that are full of life. Travelling through breathtaking landscapes, you cross the Taurus mountains – their peaks stand at over 3500 meters high, and are covered in snow for most of the year. Stop in Karaman where you will see its fortress from the outside. You continue on to the Cappadocia region. Nigde, dinner included.

Full day in the fantastic region of Cappadocia, with its lunar landscapes, its churches, and troglodyte villages. You start by visiting Gumusler, an incredible underground monastery of the 7th century with perhaps the best Byzantine frescoes in Turkey. In Kaimacli, you will visit the underground city that could house 30,000 people. You will visit Uchisar, a natural fortress. After lunch, you will discover the Goreme Valley with its open-air museum and its churches carved out of the rocks, entry tickets included. Hotel in Avanos. Dinner included.

At the far end of Cappadocia, you will visit the Ihlara Valley; known for the freshness of its waters, its churches, and villages excavated in the rock. Then you continue your route, with a stop in an old caravanserai from the 13th Century before arriving in Konya where you visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana (Rumi). Here you will learn about the sect of the Dervishes (entrance included). Dinner included. At night, we suggest that you attend the dance performance of the whirling dervishes in the cultural center.

You take a scenic road between the lakes, and get to know Egirdir, a beautiful town next to a large lake, with its walls and mosques. There’s time to have lunch. You then continue to Pamukkale-Hierapolis, whose calcareous waters have created the Cotton Castle (entrance included). Dinner included.

You leave in the direction of Ephesus, the best-preserved ancient city of Asia Minor; 2000 years ago it had a quarter of a million inhabitants. You will discover the house of the Virgin Mary, the Basilica of Saint John, and the impressive ruins at Ephesus (entrance included). You then go on to Kusadasi, a popular coastal town with a lot of atmosphere, commercial life, and a small castle. Dinner included.

You leave for Dalyan, an incredible place by a navigable river. We include a two-hour boat trip to see Lycia’s Royal Tombs, and still on the boat, we go on to a large lake where we stop at the thermal springs. If you want, you can bathe in the warm waters or have a mud bath! Time for lunch in one of the numerous restaurants in Dalyan by the river. Continuation to Antalya. End of our services. Please check the time of your flight in case you might need an additional night.