We also offer an overnight bus option instead of flight in the same itinerary. Please check: 2 Days Antalya Package Tour by flight
DEPARTURE FROM ISTANBUL: Overnight public bus from Istanbul to Antalya around 20:30. You will have your own way to the Istanbul Esenler main bus station (at latest 30 minutes before the bus time). The road takes about 12 hours.
DAY 1 - DAILY ANTALYA TOUR PERGE ASPENDOS SIDE KURSUNLU WATERFALL (L)
Pick up from the bus station. We will start visiting the Ancient city of Perge which was the capital city of the Pamphylia region. After a short break, we will drive to see Aspendos Theatre. After lunch at an open buffet restaurant by the river, we will continue to visit the Ancient city of Side. We will have half an hour as free time for shopping in Side. At the end of the tour, we will relax at Kursunlu Waterfalls. Return to your hotel around 17:00.
Accommodation in Antalya Kaleici
DAY 2 - DAILY ANTALYA TOUR MYRA KEKOVA SIMENA SUNKEN CITY ST NICOLAS CHURCH (B, L)
Pick up from your hotel around 07:00. We will drive to Kekova (Sunken city) - Simena Village where we can see the sunken ruins of Dolchiste/Dolikisthe. We will also see the ruins of a Byzantine church in Tersane. After that, a boat tour is waiting for us to see around from the sea. After the boat trip, we will go to have a delicious lunch in Demre and will visit the ancient site of Myra. We finish our tour with seeing St. Nicolas Church in city center of Demre. The tour finishes around 18:30.
END OF OUR SERVICE
We can arrange return bus or flight tickets from Antalya to any other cities in Turkey (please contact us).
St. Nicholas Church, Kekova and Perge are in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage List.
NOTES
• Please ask for a single supplement.
• Hotel is based on bed and breakfast. Check in time is 14:00 and check out time is 11:00.
• All tours are regular including English speaking guide, entrance fees, lunch (drinks extra), transportation. Please contact us for private tour options.
• You can make any change on the programme, if our programs are not suitable for you. We can work together on your itinerary.
If you have more days in Turkey, you can combine this tour with one of the below tours;
Istanbul Package Tours 3, 4, 5 or 6 days
Cappadocia Ephesus Pamukkale Tour 4 days by flight or by overnight bus
Cappadocia Tour 2 or 3 days by flight or by overnight bus
Ephesus Pamukkale Tour 2 days by flight or by overnight bus
Ephesus Tour 1 day by flight
Pamukkale Tour 1 day by flight
Gallipoli Troy Pergamon Tour 2 days by bus
Black Sea Tour 4 days by flight or by overnight bus
Ancient city of Perge was the capital city of the Pamphylia region. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins where we can see an acropolis dating back to the Bronze Age, City gate, Roman Bath, Column Street, Agora and Stadium.
Aspendos was an ancient city in Pamphylia. The theatre of Aspendos is one of the best preserved theatres of the Roman world.
Ancient city of Side was the ancient Pamphylia's largest port. Today, we can see Amphitheatre, Apollo Temple, Agora, Tyche and Fortuna temple.
Kursunlu Waterfalls is a place beside Perge ancient city. The hidden cave at the back of the waterfall is a popular visiting place.
Kekova is a small Turkish island and also used as the general name of all the sites in the same bay. On its northern side, there are half-submerged ruins of the sunken ruins Dolchiste/Dolikisthe.
Tersane was the site of an ancient city Xera and dockyard which is located at the northwest of the island.
Ancient city of Myra was a leading city of the Lycian Union. St Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra. The legend and tradition of Santa Claus started here in Demre with St. Nicholas.
St. Nicolas Church is an ancient Byzantine Church containing the tomb of St. Nicholas of Myra.