- Day 1
- Arrival to Antalya, transfer to hotel. Dinner and
overnight in Antalya.
- Day 2 Antalya - Kas
- After breakfast, we drive to Phaselis. In this beautiful
Lycian City founded on a peninsula and with three harbours, we will visit the theatre,
giving us a marvellous view of the Taurus Mountains. After the visit to Phaselis, we drive
to Demre – the antique name is Myra -, where St.Nicholas lived. Visiting the Church
of Father Christmas, where his grave is located. Then driving to Myra Antique City and
visiting the splendid Roman amphitheatre and the rock tombs. Driving to Kas – a
romantic small harbour town. Dinner and overnight in Kas.
- Day 3 Kas - Fethiye
- After breakfast, we drive to Patara, the birthplace of
Father Christmas, the main seaport of Lycia and a nerve centre of the Mediterranean
traffic. After the visit to Patara, we visit Xanthous, the administrative centre of the
Lycian Federation, where even at that time there was a democratic election system. They
are renowned for their heroic defence against the Persians, which resulted in the whole
city being burned by them. Driving further to Fethiye – the antique Telmessos. After
a short round trip in the town, check-in at the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Fethiye.
- Day 4 Fethiye - Bodrum
 - After breakfast, we drive to Koycegiz Lake, joined to the
Mediterranean by a natural channel and the village of Dalyan on the inland waterway.
Embark on a boat and, crossing over the river to see the rock tombs.Then
we arrive to the
antique city of Caunos, where we see the theatre and the place where the Romans had mud
baths. Driving further to Bodrum, the antique Halicarnassos and today one of the most
popular resorts in Turkey. Then we visit King Mausolus’ Tomb – one of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World – and the medieval castle of St. Peter, which houses the
museum of underwater Archaeology, with remains dating as far back as the Bronze Age.
Dinner and overnight in Bodrum.
- Day 5 Bodrum - Kusadasi
- After breakfast, we drive northwards through the fruit
plains, visiting the Zeus Temple on the way. Then we drive by the Bafa Lake and arrive in
Didyma, which boasts of a single, but a marvellous monument – The Temple of Apollo,
which we visit. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
- Day 6 Kusadasi - Pamukkale
- After breakfast, we visit the antique city of Ephesus,
where another of the Seven Wonders of the World in Turkey is located. Ephesus was the most
important harbour of its time. After the visit, we drive southwards through the Meander
Valley to Aphrodisias, which became the centre of the greatest sculpting school of
antiquity as well the most important centre of the Aphrodite cult. Today’s
destination point is Pamukkale, a magical and spectacular natural site, unique in the
world. In Pamukkale, we visit the travertines and the antique city of Hierapolis, founded
as a thermal centre by Pergamon King Eumenes II. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.
- Day 7 Pamukkale - Antalya
- After breakfast, we drive to Antalya, enjoying the scenic
view from the road. Dinner and overnight in Antalya.
- Day 8
- Transfer to the airport.
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