Name: Cappadocia - Ephesus Small Group Tour
Brand: Sojourn Turkey

Overview

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2025 Small Group Tour Dates

20- 24 March 2025

17- 21 April 2025

23- 27 October 2025

You'll take a short flight to Cappadocia where you'll experience an entirely new region of Turkey and be amazed by breathtaking landscapes. While staying at a luxurious cave hotels at night, you'll explore the lunar like topography and cave mosaics during the day.

Sites such as Uchisar Fortress, OrtaHisar, Red Valley, Pasabaglari (Fairy Chimneys), Zelve Open Air Musuem (houses carved in rock, Seljukian Mosque and remains), Esentepe for panoramic view of the Goreme Valley, Goreme Open Air Museum (rock cut churches, frescos, monastery) and Kaymakli Underground City all await!

A quick flight departing Cappadocia to Izmir will allow you to experience the unique Aegean culture. Enjoy a visit to the wonderful village of Sirince. The next day you'll tour the highlight site of Turkey - Ephesus - once a great Roman city, it still has the glory as a must see site.

You'll depart from Izmir airport the final day on your international flight.

4 Nights 5 Days 20 Mar, 17 Apr, and 23 Oct İstanbul, İstanbul

Itinerary

Day 1: Cappadocia

One hour flight from to Cappadocia.
Your private guide and driver will will welcome you to Cappadocia as you exit from baggage claim.
Directly from the airport your tour will begin with a visit to Uchisar Fortress, OrtaHisar and Red Valley.
After a day of exploration and travel you will check-in to your hotel and retire for the night.

Day 2: Cappadocia

You may choose to rise today or day 6 before dawn for an hot-air balloon ride over the picturesque Cappadocian valleys. Let us know if you would like to add this addition experience to your tour.
Today, your Cappadocia guide will take you to explore Pasabaglari (Fairy Chimneys), and Zelve Open Air Musuem (houses carved in rock, Seljukian Mosque and remains).
Following lunch, continue to Esentepe for panoramic view of the Goreme Valley, Goreme Open Air Museum (rock cut churches, frescos, monastery) and Kaymakli Underground City.
Enjoy the incredible views of the Cappadocia landscape and enjoy the hospitality of your hotel in the evening before you retire for the night.

Day 3: Cappadocia - Ephesus

In the morning you will be transferred directly to Cappadocia Airport for your flight to Izmir. Once here, you will be met again by a guide and driver and have a tour of Sirince village as you make your way to your hotel on the coast in Kusadasi.

Day 4: Ephesus

Today will meet you at your hotel and you will visit the magnificent ancient city of Ephesus. You will enjoy a leisurely exploration of the city, including the Terraced Houses, followed by trip to the Ephesus Archeology Museum.
Following lunch you will visit St. John’s Basilica, reputed burial site of the Apostle John, and see the ruin of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
You will also make a stop at Mary's House, and from there you'll return to your hotel in Kusadasi for a relaxing evening.

Day 5: Departure

A private driver will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the Izmir airport for your international flight home.

Inclusions/Exclusions

What is included in the tour

Accommodation: Kale Konak, Doubletree by Hilton Kusadasi
Meals: 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches
Services of a private licensed professional English speaking tour guide
Airport Transfers: with air conditioned transportation with driver
Air conditioned transportation with driver in Cappadocia, Izmir
Domestic flights: Istanbul-Cappadocia, Cappadocia-Izmir
Admission fees to sites and museums
Parking, portage, tipping (except guide & driver), toll roads
Coordination and attentive customer service throughout the tour by Sojourn staff 
Required Association of Turkish Travel Agencies Foreign Visitors Insurance  (a basic mandatory policy and not an adequate replacement for purchasing your own travel insurance.)