4 Day Istanbul to Ephesus & Pamukkale Tour to Bodrum

Highlights of the 4-Day Ephesus, Pamukkale & Bodrum Tour

A compact four-day scheduled group tour that packs two of Türkiye's greatest sights — the ancient city of Ephesus and the white terraces of Pamukkale — into a journey that ends with relaxing days on the beaches of Bodrum. Arranged in-house by Inca Tour, a TURSAB-licensed operator, with a professional English-speaking guide, it links Istanbul to the Aegean by air and road with everything organised for you.

• Ephesus — the Greco-Roman city with the Temple of Artemis, the Library of Celsus and the House of the Virgin Mary near Selcuk.
• Selcuk & Kusadasi — the Isabey Mosque and the lively Aegean resort of Kusadasi.
• Pamukkale & Hierapolis — the warm calcium terraces and the Roman spa city with its Necropolis, Domitian Gate and theatre.
• Bodrum — the Castle of St Peter, the marina and two free days on the beaches and in the harbour town.

The tour begins with an early flight from Istanbul to Izmir, where your guide meets you for a full day in and around Ephesus. You see the site of the Temple of Artemis, once one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, walk the marble streets of the Greco-Roman city past the great Library of Celsus, and visit the House of the Virgin Mary and the Isabey Mosque near Selcuk, before settling into your hotel in the resort of Kusadasi.

The next day you drive to Pamukkale, the "cotton castle", where warm spring water has built a cascade of brilliant white calcium terraces, and explore the adjoining Roman spa city of Hierapolis with its vast Necropolis of more than a thousand tombs, the Roman bath, the Domitian Gate, the colonnaded main street and the Byzantine gate — with the option to swim in the thermal spring pool. From Denizli you continue to Bodrum, where the Castle of St Peter, the marina and the famous beaches await, with two free days to relax on the coast before your evening flight back to Istanbul. Prices are per person.