6 Days Turkey Tour

Early this morning your driver will collect you from the hotel and transfer you to the airport for the one-hour flight to Cappadocia. On arrival, our representative will meet you at the exit and bring you to our office, where you can leave your luggage before the guided tour of northern Cappadocia begins. You will take in the famous rock panorama of Esentepe, the Byzantine-era Uchisar Castle from outside, and the Pasabag, Devrent and Three Beauties valleys — all among the region's finest sights. The day continues in the historic towns of Urgup and Avanos, the latter known for its red-clay pottery, where you can try shaping a pot yourself. At the end of the day you will be transferred to your hotel.

A sunrise hot-air balloon flight is a wonderful optional start to the day. After breakfast and check-out, your guide will collect you for a tour of southern Cappadocia: Meskendir and Rose Valley with their red rock formations and walking trails, the cave houses of Cavusin, the aptly named Pigeon Valley and the memorable panorama from Love Valley. You will also explore the Kaymakli Underground City, descending past its rooms, wineries, tombs and stables. At the end of the tour you will be transferred to the airport for a late flight to Izmir, where our representative will meet you on arrival and take you to your hotel in the Kusadasi area.

After breakfast, your guide will collect you from the hotel at the appointed time and set off for Ephesus. You will explore the Temple of Artemis — one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — the vast 25,000-seat amphitheatre, the famous Library of Celsus, the Temple of Hadrian and the harbour street of the ancient city. The visit ends at the House of the Virgin Mary, her last home, after which you will be driven back to your hotel.

After breakfast, your guide will collect you at the set time for a full day at Pamukkale and Hierapolis — about two and a half hours' drive through lovely scenery, with a lunch break on arrival. You will visit the gates of ancient Hierapolis, its necropolis and fine ancient theatre, and the famous travertines with their beautiful panorama, with the chance to swim among the ruins in Cleopatra's pool or visit the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum. At the end of the tour you will be transferred to your hotel.

After breakfast and check-out, we will collect you from the lobby and set out for Pergamon. Following a lunch stop, we will explore the ancient city, including the Acropolis and the Altar of Zeus, the lower Agora, the Asclepion healing centre, the Hellenistic theatre, the Temple of Dionysus and the Red Basilica — originally a temple to Serapis. The theatre is especially striking, a remarkable feat of engineering built into the steep hillside. From Pergamon we continue towards Gallipoli, stopping overnight in Canakkale.

After breakfast and check-out, your driver will collect you for an afternoon tour of Troy. Following lunch, you will see the replica of the wooden Trojan Horse — which you can climb into for a photo — the excavation information centre with its underground exhibits, the fortification walls of Troy VI with their tower and gateway, the sacrificial altars, the Odeon and the Temple of Athena, focal point of a great annual festival in the goddess's honour. The tour then continues to the Gallipoli battlefields: Brighton Beach, the Ariburnu and ANZAC Cove cemeteries, the Lone Pine Australian memorial, the original tunnels and trenches at Johnston's Jolly, the Nek cemetery, Chunuk Bair, and the Ataturk and New Zealand memorials. At the end of the day you will be transferred to Istanbul, bringing your tour to a close.