Mega Turkey Tour Package 14-Days

Please be ready at the airport at least 1.5 hours before your domestic flight. Your flight may depart from either Sabiha Gokcen Airport or Istanbul Airport. If you have a preference or special request, please let us know during reservation.

15:00 - Flight from Istanbul to Izmir. (Flight time may change.)

16:20 - Arrival at Izmir Airport. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Transfer from Izmir Airport to Kusadasi/Selcuk and check in to your hotel.

The rest of the day is free to settle into the village and ease into the Aegean pace of the trip.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

09:00 - Morning pick-up from your Kusadasi/Selcuk hotel for the full-day guided Ephesus program.

• Ephesus Ancient City: Ephesus in the late afternoon takes on a different quality as the sun drops toward the Aegean, casting long shadows across the marble columns and turning the stone warm orange. Many visitors who arrive mid-morning stay longer than they planned, pulled from one monument to the next by the depth of what the ancient city offers. Comfortable walking shoes and a good guide are the two most important things you can bring.
• House of Virgin Mary: Surrounded by pine forest on a mountain above Ephesus, the House of Virgin Mary feels set apart from the busy ancient city below in every possible way. Inside the small stone chapel, rows of candles flicker near an altar, and the scale of the space encourages reflection rather than sightseeing. Many visitors say this stop is the most emotionally affecting part of the entire Ephesus tour.
• Temple of Artemis: Near Selcuk in western Turkey, the Temple of Artemis site sits on low, occasionally waterlogged ground that makes a strange contrast to its former glory. Archaeologists believe the marshy location was intentional, ancient builders chose ground near the coast specifically to associate the temple with the sea and with Artemis's domain as a nature deity. Reading the landscape that way, even the plain field around the lone column begins to make sense.

16:00 - Transfer back to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:30 - Check out from Kusadasi/Selcuk and depart with your guide for the Ionian archaeology route.

• Priene Ancient City: Priene is the best-preserved example of a Hellenistic city grid plan in the ancient world, laid out with perpendicular streets on the slope of a mountain above the Buyuk Menderes plain. The compact site includes a well-preserved theatre, a council hall, a gymnasium, and the columns of the Temple of Athena, the building Alexander the Great personally funded.
• Miletos Ancient City: Miletos was one of the most influential cities in the ancient Greek world, a philosophical and commercial center whose thinkers helped found the tradition of rational inquiry into the natural world. The massive Roman theatre, the harbor monument, and the agora ruins show how the city maintained its prominence across Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman periods.
• Didyma Temple of Apollon: The Temple of Apollon at Didyma was one of the largest temples ever built in the ancient world and never fully completed despite centuries of construction, leaving it in a state of magnificent incompletion. The surviving columns, threshold slabs, and oracle chamber walls give a rare sense of monumental ancient construction that is more legible here than at any other comparable site.

17:00 - Continue to your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk after the day program.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Meal: Breakfast

Free day in Kusadasi/Selcuk, explore the marina, visit the medieval Genoese castle on the island, take a beach break, or browse the bazaar district at your own pace.

Overnight stay in Kusadasi/Selcuk.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:00 - Pick up from your hotel in Kusadasi/Selcuk for the guided Pamukkale tour.

• Pamukkale: Arriving at Pamukkale, most people stop walking the moment they see the hillside. Sheets of pure white travertine reflect the sunlight so sharply they almost look like snow in summer. This UNESCO World Heritage Site in Denizli province is one of those rare places that genuinely exceeds the photographs.
• White Calcium Terraces: Sunrise on the white calcium terraces at Pamukkale is worth the early wake-up call. The travertine glows orange and pink before the day heats up, and the terraces are mostly empty in the first hour after opening. By midday the light turns harsh and flat, morning is simply the best time to see this mineral formation at its most photogenic.
• Hierapolis Ancient City: Hierapolis grew into a major city over several centuries, absorbing Greek, Roman, and later Byzantine influences in its architecture and culture. The colonnaded main street that runs through the site was paved in Roman times and still shows the ruts carved by cart wheels over centuries of use. At the far northern end of the ruins, thousands of ancient tombs mark the edge of the city where the living gave way to the dead.
• Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool: An earthquake centuries ago turned Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool into something more interesting than an ordinary Roman bath. When the tremor toppled nearby structures, marble columns and stone fragments tumbled directly into the pool, and they have remained submerged there ever since. Today visitors swim at 36 degrees among this ancient architectural debris, an experience that is entirely optional and paid for on-site, outside the tour price. Swimming is not included in the tour price and is payable on-site.

After the Pamukkale tour, collect your economy-class rental car at the designated pickup point. This is where the package transitions from guided touring to self-drive coastal freedom.

Drive independently to your hotel in Bodrum.

Overnight stay in Bodrum.

Meal: Breakfast

Free day in Bodrum, your self-drive coastal chapter begins properly today. The marina, the Castle of St. Peter, Bodrum's beaches, and the Museum of Underwater Archaeology are all within easy reach.

Overnight stay in Bodrum.

Meal: Breakfast

A second free day in Bodrum, use it for beach clubs south of the peninsula, an independently booked boat trip, or a slower morning at the harbor before the longer driving days ahead.

Overnight stay in Bodrum.

Meal: Breakfast

Drive south from Bodrum toward Fethiye along the Aegean coast. The route passes Marmaris if you want to stop, and the total driving time to Fethiye is approximately three to four hours depending on your pace.

Free afternoon in Fethiye to explore the harbor area, the Lycian rock tombs above the old town, or the market district.

Overnight stay in Fethiye.

Meal: Breakfast

Free day in Fethiye, independently book a boat trip to Oludeniz Blue Lagoon, drive to Saklikent Gorge, or spend the day at Calis Beach. Fethiye rewards travelers who have time to explore beyond the harbor.

Overnight stay in Fethiye.

Meal: Breakfast

Drive from Fethiye to Kas along the D400 coastal road, one of the most scenic drives in Turkey, passing Patara Beach, the Lycian ruins at Letoon and Xanthos, and the turquoise bays around Kalkan.

Arrive in Kas and explore the compact stone town, the harbor terrace cafes, and the small ancient theatre at your own pace.

Overnight stay in Kas.

Meal: Breakfast

Drive from Kas to Antalya along the coastal highway, the last long self-drive day of the package. The road passes the ruins of Myra, the sunken city at Kekova, and the medieval harbor town of Ucagiz if you choose to stop.

Arrive in Antalya and check in to your hotel. The old town of Kaleici is within walking distance of most central hotels for an evening stroll.

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast & Lunch

08:00 - Our representative meets you in Antalya and the guided classical-sites day begins.

• Perge: Perge was one of the most prosperous Pamphylian cities in antiquity, with a colonnaded main street, monumental gates, a large bath complex, and a stadium that seated around 12,000 people. The original street plan is still easy to read, which makes the site especially rewarding with a guide.
• Aspendos: The Aspendos theatre is one of the best-preserved Roman theatres in the world, built around 155 AD and still impressive because the stage building stands close to its original height. Its acoustics and scale show the engineering confidence of Roman Pamphylia.
• Side: Side combines a small ancient port city with a living seaside town. The Temple of Apollon at the water's edge, the Roman gate, and the colonnaded street give the stop a different mood from the inland ruins.
• Manavgat Waterfall: Manavgat Waterfall is a broad, low waterfall on the Manavgat River, known less for height and more for its powerful flow and refreshing riverside atmosphere. It adds a natural break to the archaeology-heavy day before returning to Antalya.

17:00 - The tour ends and you will be transferred back to your hotel in Antalya.

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast

Your final self-directed day is free in Antalya, visit Kaleici old town, the Antalya Museum, or the Duden Waterfalls at your own pace.

20:00 - Return your rental car at the hotel at the agreed time. This cleanly closes the self-drive section of the package.

Overnight stay in Antalya.

Meal: Breakfast

Transfer to Antalya Airport for the domestic flight to Istanbul.

Flight from Antalya to Istanbul. (Flight time may change.)

Arrival in Istanbul. (Arrival airport and time may change according to availability.)

Your 14-day Mega Turkey Tour Package ends here.