2023 - Silk Road Discovery Tour
2023 - Silk Road Discovery Tour
2023 - Silk Road Discovery Tour
9 Days Starting in Kusadasi and ending in Istanbul
Visiting: Kuşadası, Pamukkale, Cappadocia, Van, Istanbul
Tour operator:
Tour code:
SRD
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
2 - 20
Physical rating:
Low
Age range:
8-99
Tour operated in:
EnglishTour Overview
This 9 day tour, starts from Kuşadası, Turkey, and ends at Istanbul, Turkey. Travel in the footsteps of traders of days gone by on this tour which starts in Kusadasi on the Aegean Coast then heads inland to beautiful Pamukkale and along the old Silk Road to Cappadocia where you will be in awe of its incredible landscape.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Kusadasi
Location: Kuşadası
Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Dinner
Welcome to Kusadasi! Check into your hotel at your leisure and the rest of the day you are free to explore this harbour side resort town. Tonight you meet your tour guide and fellow travelling companions.
Day 2 : Ephesus, Kusadasi
Location: Kuşadası
Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
Day 3 : Pamukkale, Hierapolis
Location: Pamukkale
Accommodation: Adem Pira Hotel (4 star)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
This morning we will enjoy a display of locally handcrafted leather goods before heading to the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as Travertines, in Pamukkale where we also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. Take a dip, amongst ancient columns, in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers.
Day 4 : Silk Road, Konya
Location: Cappadocia
Accommodation: Gamirasu Hotel (Boutique Cave)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today we travel the ancient Silk Road visiting Sultanhani Caravansary and the Mevlana museum in Konya along the way. Tonight, don't miss the optional traditional Turkish folklore evening!
Day 5 : Cappadocia, Goreme, Underground City
Location: Cappadocia
Accommodation: Gamirasu Hotel (Boutique Cave)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Marvel at the lunar landscape of Cappadocia today as we visit the Goreme Valley Open Air Museum and the fairy chimneys, and explore the many levels of an underground city.
Day 6 : Cappadocia, Van
Location: Van
Accommodation: Van Life Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Departure in the morning from Cappadocia, we head to Ankara for our direct flight to Van. On arrival to Van Airport, you will meet with your tour guide. Before we go to our hotel, we will explore the Citadel with its three thousand Urartian fortress of Van and witness the extraordinary sunset.
Day 7 : Van, Akdamar Island
Location: Van
Accommodation: Van Life Hotel (Boutique)
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast, we will travel by ferry stopping at Akdamar Island to see a spectacular 10th century church built by an Armenian king, if there is time swim in Lake Van.
Then, we will drive back to city centre to visit the largest Urartu Museum in the World. Artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Urartian, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Seljuk, Turkish-Islamic, and Ottoman Periods are exhibited in chronological order taking our visitors on a unique historical journey.
After the museum visit Van Cat House. Van cats are relatively large, have a chalky white coat, sometimes with ruddy coloration on the head and hindquarters, and have blue, amber eyes or one eye of each colour. This variety has been referred to as "the swimming cat", and has been observed to swim in Lake Van.
Day 8 : Van, Dogubayazit, Ararat, Istanbul
Location: Istanbul
Accommodation: Nidya Hotel Galataport (4 star)
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast, we leave for Dogubayazit via Muradiye and the Bendimaahi Falls. In Dogubayazit, we visit the spectacular Ishak Pasha Palace, 1685 - 1784, which has a unique fusion of architecture from Seljuk, Ottoman, Georgian, and Armenian - Persian styles.
In the afternoon we skirt around the western edge of Mt Ararat. Mt. Ararat is one of the great natural spectacles of the world. The name Ararat derives from the Bible (Jeremiah 51:27) and is a transliteration of 'Urartu' the name foreigners gave to this region and its inhabitants in Biblical times.
In the afternoon we will drive to Igdir Airport for our flight to Istanbul.
Day 9 : Istanbul
Accommodation: ()
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
What's Included
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Entrance fees
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Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
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Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
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Domestic flight between Gaziantep and Istanbul and transfers
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Tips except Driver and Guide
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Meals
8 breakfasts, 3lunches, 7dinners
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Domestic flight between Ankara and Van and transfers
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Domestic flight between Igdir and Istanbul and transfers
What's Not Included
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Compulsory Travel Insurance
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Tips - Driver and Guide
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Suggested optional activities
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