This short Aegean break uses one hotel in Kusadasi as a base for two of the most rewarding day trips in western Turkey. Kusadasi itself is a lively port town on the coast south of Izmir, with a busy bazaar, a long seafront promenade and Ladies Beach within easy reach, so the arrival day and the evenings leave room to enjoy the resort at your own pace. Because you stay in the same room for all three nights, there is no packing and unpacking between sites, which makes the programme comfortable for first-time visitors, couples and families who want to see the highlights of the region in a long weekend.
The first full day is devoted to Ephesus, one of the best-preserved cities of the Roman world. With your guide you walk along Curetes Street past the Roman baths to the facade of the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre, and see what remains of the Temple of Artemis, once one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. After lunch the tour visits a carpet weaving centre to watch one of Turkey's oldest crafts, and continues to Sirince, a hillside village of whitewashed houses built by Anatolian Greeks, where you learn how the local fruit wines are made and see the vineyards. A stop at a leather production centre completes the day. The second excursion leads inland to Pamukkale, the Cotton Castle, where white travertine terraces formed by warm calcium-rich springs spill down the hillside next to the ruins of Hierapolis, the Roman spa city with its theatre and vast necropolis.
The package includes three nights of hotel accommodation in Kusadasi, three breakfasts, two lunches on the tour days and three dinners, a professional English-speaking guide, transfers between Izmir Airport and Kusadasi, air-conditioned transport and hotel room taxes. Entrance fees to the sites, flights, insurance, personal expenses and tips are not included. The programme can be booked as a private tour or as a regular group tour, and vegetarian or halal meals can be requested.
| Tour type | Shared small group Β· multi-day tour |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 Days 3 Nights |
| Price | From β¬394 per person |
| Departures | Every day |
| Guide | English-speaking licensed guide |
| Stops | 6 |
| Entrance fees | Not included (paid on site) |
| Booking | Instant request online, confirmation within 24 hours Β· TΓRSAB-licensed operator (A-5751) |
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On arrival you are collected from Izmir Airport or Kusadasi bus station and driven to your hotel on the Aegean coast. After check-in and receiving your room key, the rest of the day is yours. You might take a first walk along the seafront promenade, browse the shops of the old bazaar or simply watch the sunset over the harbour. Dinner is served at the hotel in the evening. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
After breakfast you set off with your guide for a full tour of Ephesus, walking on its ancient marble streets past Curetes Street, the Roman baths, the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre, and visiting the site of the Temple of Artemis. Lunch is served at a local restaurant around 13:00. In the afternoon you visit a carpet weaving centre where this age-old craft is still practised, then drive up to Sirince, a village of original whitewashed houses on the slopes, famous for its fruit wines. Here you see the vineyards and learn the basics of winemaking, before a stop at a regional leather production centre on the way back. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Following breakfast you travel inland to Pamukkale, arriving around midday for a lunch break until 13:30. In the afternoon your guide leads you across the dazzling white calcium terraces known as the Cotton Castle and through the ruins of ancient Hierapolis, the Roman spa city built beside the springs. There is time to walk barefoot on the travertines and, if you wish, to lie in the warm waters of the natural pools. After the visit you are driven back to the coast. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Enjoy a relaxed final breakfast at the hotel before checking out. Depending on your flight time you may have a little while for a last stroll by the sea. You are then transferred from your hotel to Izmir Airport for your onward journey, taking home memories of Ephesus, the wine village of Sirince and the terraces of Pamukkale.
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