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2 Night 3 Days
Tour Detail
Day 1: Vehicle Departure Times and Departure Places
22.00 Beylikdüzü Migros Front (Ankara Direction)
22.15 Avcılar Metrobus Stops (Ankara Direction)
22.30 İncirli Metrobus Stop (In front of Dilek Bakery)
22.45 Mecidiyeköy Square (Mado & Simit Palace)
23.00 Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot Front
23.30 Under Kartal Bridge (Ankara Direction)
23.35 Under Pendik Bridge (Ankara Direction)
00.05 In front of Çayırova McDonald’s
00.20 Gebze Center
01.20 In front of Bursa Bus Terminal (Bus Entrance Gate)
After picking you up from the designated points, we embark on our overnight journey with Turperest for the Alaçatı Herb Festival Tour.
Day 2: İzmir, Konak Square, Kordon, Clock Tower, Government Office, Elevator, Çeşme, Çeşme Castle, Caravanserai, Alaçatı, Alaçatı Herb Festival Festival Area, Kuşadası
After meeting with you, we start our journey to the Alaçatı Herb Festival Tour with our buses. We reach our beautiful İzmir with the first light of day. We begin the day in a beautiful and energetic way with a breakfast prepared for us in İzmir Çiçekliköy in a green and natural setting. (Extra) After our breakfast, we pass to our vehicle and begin our panoramic tour with our guide, including İzmir Konak Square, Kordon, Clock Tower, Government Office, and Elevator. Then, we head to Çeşme, known for its blue flag beaches, white sandy beaches, and endless entertainment life. Our first stop in Çeşme is Çeşme Castle. We listen to our guide's narration accompanied by the magnificent view of the castle. After the Çeşme Castle, we visit the monument of Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, an Ottoman statesman and soldier known for walking around with a lion he had domesticated. After our visit here, we see the Caravanserai, built by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1528, and listen to general information about the caravanserai and Çeşme from our guide. After our guide's informative narration, we proceed to Alaçatı for the Alaçatı Herb Festival. According to legend, 1001 types of herbs grow in Alaçatı, but no one can collect them alone. To uncover the secret of this legend, we participate in the Alaçatı Herb Festival organized by the Alaçatı Art and Culture Association and the Municipality of Çeşme. In the festival, organized to promote the richness of Alaçatı's nature, the variety of herbs, and to preserve traditional dishes made with these herbs, meals made with herbs specific to Alaçatı are prepared. This year's main theme is mallow, which grows by the sea, in swamps and riverbanks, and in humid environments. Throughout the festival, there will be cooking competitions with mallow dishes. We will take our places in the streets where Arnavut pavement stones meet Rum and Ottoman architecture, watching producer's herbal stalls and the parade within the enthusiastic crowd. We will have the opportunity to taste both paid and free dishes presented at stands provided by the Festival Committee and prepared by renowned gourmets and competition entrants. After the festival, to relieve the fatigue of the day, we head back to our hotel. Accommodation and dinner at our hotel.
Accommodation: Cashmere Hotel
Breakfast: Will be taken as an extra at Çiçekli Köy.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in Alaçatı.
Dinner: Will be taken as an open buffet at the hotel.
Day 3: Şirince, Selçuk, Ephesus Ancient City, Heracles Gate, Parliament Building, Temple of Hadrian, Izmir, Bursa, Yalova, Istanbul
On the third day of our Alaçatı Herb Festival Tour, after having our open buffet breakfast at the hotel, we depart. Our first stop is Şirince. Following an enjoyable ride through olive orchards, we arrive at Şirince, a charming Greek village once known as “Çirkince.” With its beautiful houses, streets, and people, we explore Şirince first with our guide and later enjoy free time for taking lots of photos. During this free time, our guests can enjoy mulberry juice and shop from the locals. After our free time here, we proceed to the Ephesus Ancient City with our guide's narration. The city has two entrance gates; we first enter through the upper gate, Magnesia Gate, and move to the State Agora. In the middle, we will see the foundations of a temple built for Isis, the Egyptian goddess. Then we see Odeion, Varius Baths, Augustus Temple, Domition Road, Gaius Memnus Monument, Curetes Street, Heracles Gate, Trajan Fountain, Temple of Hadrian, Terrace Houses, Roman Baths, Celsus Library, Commercial Agora, Arcadiane Street, and the Theatre. After completing our tour here, we head to our restaurant for lunch. (Famous Skewer Menu Extra). After lunch, we start our return journey to Istanbul. Passing through Izmir, Bursa, and Yalova, we arrive in Istanbul and drop you off at the points we picked you up from, concluding our tour with hopes to meet again in our next organization.
Accommodation: Note there is no hotel accommodation tonight!
Breakfast: Will be taken as an open buffet or set menu at the hotel.
Lunch: Will be taken in Selçuk (Extra).
Dinner: Will be taken at a facility on the return road (Extra).
