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PAMUKKALE (HIERAPOLIS) TOUR 45€ PP

Tour Program:

-Meeting your licenced tour guide at your hotel or at the port of Kusadasi.

-After driving approximately 1 hours and a half you will have a short break at a tea garden.

-Arrival to Pamukkale around 11:30, walking through the ancient remains of Hierapolis (Necropolis tombs, theater,Apollo temple, Roman baths, Bizantium basilica, agora, sacred pool, etc.)

-Free time at the travertines, to have pictures of magnificent terraces and experience the thermal spring water that has been used since Roman period for its therapeutic powers.

-Driving  to Hotel Pam for an open buffet lunch and 1 hour free time to enjoy thermal pools of the hotel.

-Heading back to Kusadasi.

Duration: 9 to 10 hours.

Inclusions:

-Transportation

-Licenced Tour Guide (fluent in your language)

-Parking fees

-Infants (0 – 6) free of charge

-Open buffet lunch in a 4 star thermal hotel.

-Swimming pools and mud baths in the hotel.

Exclusions:

-Drinks

- Gratuities.

Optional:

-Sacred pool and the museum enterances.( Entering the pool area is free of charge, so you can see the pool even take pictures of it but, if you like to swim it is 10€ per person.)

Cautions:

-Comfortable walking shoes are required. Sun glasses, hats, umbrellas and sunscreens are recommended.

-Do not forget your baithing-suits

IZMIR CITY TOUR 35€ PP

Tour Program:

-Pick-up from your hotel or the port fo Kusadasi and meeting your guide.

-Visiting the State Agora, located in Namazgah, which is also the location for the famous bazaar Kemeralti. You can wonder around the ruins from 4th C BC and the constructions rebuilt  after the earthquake in 178 AD. with the support of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

-Lunch break in Kemeralti.

-3 hours free time in Kemeralti the Grand bazaar which combines modern businesses, shops and cafes, with antiques, dried fruit, household and leather goods in old alleyways with vaults and domes.

-Driving back to Kusadasi.

Duration: 8 to 9 hours.

Inclusions:

-Transportation

-Licenced Tour Guide (fluent in your language)

-Parking fees

-Infants (0 – 6) free of charge

-Lunch in Kemeralti

Exclusions:

-Drinks

- Gratuities.

Cautions:

-Comfortable walking shoes are required. Sun glasses, hats, umbrellas and sunscreens are recommended.

DALYAN TOUR 70€ PP

Tour Program:

-Meeting your licenced tour guide at your hotel or at the port of Kusadasi.

-Since it takes almost 3,5 hours on the coach you will have your breakfasts on the route to Dalyan.

-You will transfer onto the wooden river boats which will glide through the beautiful nature reserve to get to  the natural sulphur mud-baths. Where you can enjoy the relaxing baths with the temperature of 35C.

-Back on the boats, you will see the magnificent rock tombs of Caunos. Then you will get to the restaurant with a great view close to Caunos.

-2 hours free time on world famous  Iztuzu Beach, which is  one of the rare breeding grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) and is often called “Turtle Beach”. Here you can see the caretta carettas if you are lucky.

-Dinner break on the way back to Kusadasi.

Duration: 13 – 14 hours.

Inclusions:

-Transportation

-Enterence fees

-Licenced Tour Guide (fluent in your language)

-Parking fees

-lunch & dinner

-Infants (0 – 6) free of charge.

Exclusions:

- Breakfast

-Beverage

- Gratuities.

Cautions:

-Comfortable walking shoes are required. Sun glasses, hats, umbrellas and sunscreens are recommended.

-Do not forget your baithing-suits

HALF DAY EPHESUS TOUR #1 35€ PP

Sites: House of Virgin Mary – Ancient City of Ephesus (Bouleterion, Temple of Hadrian, Agora, the Bath of Scholastica,Latrine, Mosaic Street, Love house, Celsus Library,Marble Street, Great Theatre, Harbour Street) – The Ephesus Museum.

Duration: 4 to 5 hours.

Inclusions:

-Transportation

-Licenced Tour Guide (fluent in your language)

-Enterence fees

-0-6 year old free of charge

Exclusions:

-Food and beverage.

- Gratuities.

Tour Program:

-Meeting your licenced tour guide at your hotel or at the port of Kusadasi.

- After driving about 30 min. arriving to the house of Virgin Mary, where it is beleived that she lived last years of her life.

- Driving to the upper gate of Ephesus Ancient City, visiting the site for approximately 2 hours.

- Visiting The Ephesus Museum consisted of halls of the terrace houses findings, the fountain findings,  new and small findings,Great Courtyard,  the tomb findings, Artemis Ephesia, the Imperial Cult and Small Courtyard.

-At the end of the tour  free time for shopping facilities and driving back to Kusadasi.

Cautions:

Comfortable walking shoes are required. Sun glasses, hats, umbrellas and sunscreens are recommended.

HELPFUL  HINTS:

-The national currency in Turkey is Turkish Lira but, in holiday resorts and big cities in Turkey  you can use EURO, US DOLAR and GBP.

- It would be wiser exchanging in one of the banks or exchange offices. Unless it’s a public holiday, banks are open in weekdays  between 08:30 till 17:00 and provide standard services nationwide.

-International credit cards such as American Express, master and visa cards are accepted by all the shops, restaurants,hotels and  banks in Turkey.

-Time zone : Turkey  is two hours ahead of Greenwhich Meantime and seven hours ahead of Eastern Standart Time.

-Water : In most of the cities it’s safe to drink tap water, but in some areas it can taste unpleasant.You can drink bottled spring water, which is inexpensive.

-Health: There are many public and private hospitals in the country. All health insurance policies covering Turkey  are valid within the country borders. In case of necessity you should contact offical representatives of health insurances.

-Drug stores/ Pharmacy: You can access imported and domestic pharmaceuticals.Most of them sell herbal remedies as well as the medicals. You can discuss your intended use and advice the pharmacist of any prescribed or non-prescribed medication that you may be currently taking since most of them speak English in big cities.

-Electricity : Main electricity in the town is 220 watt, 50 (hz). British and American visitors will need plug adapters for their electrical appliances because,  plugs and sockets are same as in continental countries of European Union.

-Since it is an old tradition you can feel free about bargaining in traditional shop.

- Useful numbers:  112 ambulance / 155 police / 156 military police  / 110 fire department.

USEFUL TURKISH:

Hello…………………………………………………………..Merhaba

Yes / no……………………………………………………… Evet / Hayır

Good morning, good day …………………………..Gunaydin

Good evening …………………………………………….Iyi akşamlar

Good night …………………………………………………Iyi  geceler

Goodbye……………………………………………………. Gule  gule

How are you? ……………………………………………..Nasilsiniz?

I’m fine, thank you………………………………………. Iyiyim, tesekkur ederim.

Excuse me…………………………………………………… Affedersiniz, pardon

Please…………………………………………………………. Lutfen.

THE EASTERN ANATOLIA:

The Eastern Anatolia Region, which encompasses the eastern provinces of Turkey,  has the highest average altitude (2.200m), largest area, and lowest population density of all regions of the country. It is located in the eastern part of Turkey and bounded by Central Anatolia Region on the west, Black Sea Region on the north, Southeast Anatolia Region and Iraq on the south, and with Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia on the east.
Winters are long and very cold and summers are short and cool in the high lands  and warm in the lowlands in the Eastern Anatolia region. Annual temperature difference of the region is the highest in Turkey. It has the lowest average temperature of all Turkish regions.(-25°C). The summer average is about 20°C.
Animal husbandry and agriculture are the main economic activities in the Eastern Anatolia Region. One fourth of the total production of animal products in Turkey takes place in this region.
Ararat, a dormant volcano located at Agri province near the Russian and Iranian borders is the highest peak of the country (5,160m above sea level), where Noah’s ark is believed to came to rest.The largest lake of Turkey covering an area of 3,755 km² is the Lake Van, located in this region.
Provinces of this region are, Agri, Ardahan, Bingol, Bitlis, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Hakkari, Igdir, Kars, Malatya, Mus, Tunceli and Van.
The island of Akdamar which is famous for its church in Lake Van is a must see in the region together with Mt. Ararat, Kars province on the ancient Silk Road, the medieval city of Ani; ornated with many churches, mosques and caravanserais and Tigris river.

THE CENTRAL ANATOLIA

located in the center of Turkey, the Central Anatolia Region  is the second largest region in the country after the Eastern Anatolia Region.

Animal husbandry and agriculture, especially  the grain production, are very important fort he economy of the region since one-third of grain in Turkey is harvest in this region. Besides hard wheat, which is suitable for making macaroni, bulgur and semolina, beans, chickpeas and a small amount of lentils, one-third of the production of potatoes in the country and sugar beets is grown in the region.

Central Anatolia

Eskisehir Province houses rich meerschaum mines which is a rare claylike mineral. Meerschaum, which is a worldwide known symbol of Eskisehir.

Ankara, the capital city of Turkey is located on the eastern edge of the great, high Anatolian Plateau.

History of the area dates back to the Bronze Age; Hatti Civilization, you can see the traces of the Phrygians  around 10th century BC, which are fallowed by  Lydians and Persians. Then the Galatians came  and  a Celtic race who made Ankara their capital in 3rd century BC. They called the city ‘Ancyra’, meaning anchor. Then the city subsequently fell to the Romans, Byzantines, and Seljuks and then to the Ottomans in 1402, until the First World War.

In Ankara, the second largest city of Turkey, you can visit The Mosoleum of Ataturk ‘Anitkabir’, Anatolian Civilizations Museum, Ethnographical in Namazgah district, Museum, Ankara Citadel, Temple of Augustus, Roman Bath on Cankiri avenue, Column of Julian in Ulus district,  Rahmi Koc Industrial Museum, Artifacts of Pious Foundations Museum.

There thirteen districts in the central Anatolia region: Aksaray, Ankara, Cankiri, Eskishir, Karaman, Kayseri, Kirikkale, Kirsehir, Konya, Nevsehir, Nigde, Sivas and Yozgat.

GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE

Including the lakes, the surface area of Turkey is 814,580km2 / 314,500sq miles. The country  is rectangular in shape with a lenght of 1,660km / 1,031 miles and a wide of 550km / 314 miles.

Turkey is a peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean in the south, the Aegean in the west and the Marmara sea in the northwest which is an important internal sea between the straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus.

Turkey has 159 islands, 109 of them are in the Aegean Sea, 26 in the Mediterranean, 23 in the Marmara Sea and only one in the Black Sea.

There are more than 300 natural (tectonic and crater) and 130 artificial lakes in Turkey. The largest lake in the country is the Lake Van (3,713km2 / 1,433sq miles and 100m / 328ft deep).

The North Anatolian Mountains along the Black Sea and the Taurus Mountains in the South are the two important ranges of mountains in Turkey. The highest peak of Turkey is the Mount Ararat of over 5000 meters in the Eastern Anatolia, on which Noah’s Ark is believed to be.   

Kizilirmak is the longest river in Turkey. The Eruphrates and Tigris flow into the Persian Gulf after joining together in Turkey. Yesilirmak and Sakarya flow into the Black Sea.The Seyhan, Ceyhan and Goksu Rivers flow into the Mediterranean.The Susurluk, Biga and Gonen flow into the Marmara Sea.The Gediz, B.Menderes, K.Menderes and Meric flow into the Aegean Sea. The Aras and Kurucay flow beyond the country’s borders into the Caspian Sea.

Turkey is divided into seven regions, Marmara, Aegean, Black Sea, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia and the Mediterranean. These  regions were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941. Although they don’t refer an administrative division, each region  has its own distinct climate, landscape and traditions.

The mountains that run parallel to the coasts and the diverse nature of the landscape,  result in significant differences in climatic conditions from one region to the other. While the coastal regions enjoy milder climates, the inland Anatolia plateau has hot summers and cold winters with limited rainfall and Eastern Anatolia  experiences  even harsher  conditions.

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