7-Day Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus, Pamukkale and Cappadocia Tour

Meal: Lunch

06:00 - 07:00 - Pick up from your hotel in Istanbul and drive to the Gallipoli Peninsula.

13:00 - Start the guided Gallipoli route after lunch in Eceabat.

• Gallipoli Battlefield Areas: Gallipoli brings the route into modern battlefield memory, with memorials, trenches, cemeteries and coastal landscapes tied to World War I. The visit gives context to the 1915 campaign, the Anzac landing areas and the strategic importance of the Dardanelles.

17:00 - Transfer to your hotel in Canakkale after the Gallipoli tour.

Overnight stay in Canakkale

Meal: Breakfast

08:30 - Pick up from your hotel in Canakkale and transfer to Troy.

• Troy Ancient City: Troy Ancient City connects archaeology with one of the world's best-known epic traditions and the layered history of the Dardanelles. The visit introduces the different settlement layers, city walls, gate areas and the link between Homeric legend and the real Bronze Age site.

12:00 - Transfer to the bus station after the Troy route.

Intercity bus journey to Kusadasi/Selcuk via Izmir with short rest stops.

19:00 - Meet our staff at the terminal and transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:30 - Pick up from your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk and transfer to the Ephesus tour area.

• Ephesus Ancient City: Ephesus Ancient City preserves marble streets, temples, theatres and civic buildings from one of the great cities of the Roman world.
• House of Virgin Mary: The House of Virgin Mary is a quiet pilgrimage site on the mountain above Ephesus, visited for both its religious meaning and setting.
• Temple of Artemis: The Temple of Artemis was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and explains why Ephesus once mattered far beyond the region.

16:00 - Transfer back to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk after the Ephesus route.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:00 - Pick up from your hotel, check out, and transfer to Pamukkale.

Around 12:00 - Start the guided Pamukkale and Hierapolis route after arrival.

• Pamukkale: Pamukkale is famous for white travertine terraces formed by mineral-rich thermal water flowing down the hillside.
• White Calcium Terraces: The white calcium terraces are the signature view of Pamukkale, where shallow mineral pools step down the slope like a natural staircase.
• Hierapolis Ancient City: Hierapolis rises above the travertines with Roman streets, baths, theatre remains and a long sacred thermal tradition.
• Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool: Cleopatra Antique Pool is visited inside the Pamukkale area; entering the area is included, while swimming among ancient columns is extra on-site.

16:00 - Transfer to your hotel in Pamukkale after the tour.

Overnight stay in Pamukkale

Meal: Breakfast

Depart from Pamukkale after breakfast and begin the overland journey toward central Anatolia.

Continue by private vehicle to Konya, the spiritual city associated with Rumi.

Free time in Konya city center for independent exploration.

• Mevlana Museum: Mevlana Museum gives the Konya stop spiritual context through the legacy of Rumi and the Mevlevi tradition.
• Konya Old Town: Konya adds an inland cultural stop between Pamukkale and Cappadocia, helping the long road section feel more meaningful.

Continue the drive to Cappadocia after your Konya stop.

19:00 - Arrival in Cappadocia and hotel check-in.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:30 - Pick up from your hotel in Cappadocia and transfer to the tour area.

• Devrent Valley (Pink Valley): Devrent Valley introduces Cappadocia through animal-shaped fairy chimneys and wide volcanic forms that make the landscape feel almost imagined.
• Pasabag Open Air Museum: Pasabag is one of the best places to see Cappadocia's multi-headed fairy chimneys and the cave cells once used by hermit monks.
• Avanos Pottery Workshop: Avanos adds a cultural stop to the valley route, showing how red river clay is shaped in local pottery workshops.
• Goreme Panoramic View: Goreme panoramic viewpoints help you read the scale of Cappadocia, with cave settlements, valleys and volcanic ridges visible together.
• Zelve Open Air Museum: Zelve preserves a former cave village spread across several valleys, with carved rooms, tunnels and churches that show daily life in the rocks.
• Uchisar Castle (exterior view): Uchisar Castle is Cappadocia's highest natural viewpoint and shows how defensive and domestic spaces were carved into one rock mass.

17:00 - Transfer back to your hotel after the tour.

Overnight stay in Cappadocia

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:30 - Pick up from your hotel after breakfast and check-out.

Transfer to the South Cappadocia tour area.

• Red Valley: Red Valley is known for warm volcanic colors, walking paths and layered rock walls that make south Cappadocia especially photogenic.
• Rose Valley (Gulludere Valley): Rose Valley, also called Gulludere, combines pink-toned cliffs with rock-cut churches and quiet walking sections.
• Cavusin Village: Cavusin is an old cave village where abandoned rock houses and cliff churches show the lived history of Cappadocia.
• Pigeon Valley: Pigeon Valley is named after carved dovecotes in the cliffs and gives one of Cappadocia's most familiar valley views.
• Underground City: The underground city reveals tunnels, storage rooms, ventilation shafts and defense passages used by local communities for protection.

17:00 - Transfer to Cappadocia airport after the tour. (Pickup time and airport may change.)

19:30 - Flight from Cappadocia to Istanbul. (Flight time may change.)

20:50 - Arrival in Istanbul. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Final transfer service after landing in Istanbul.

Your 7-day Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus, Pamukkale, and Cappadocia tour ends in Istanbul.