Izmir Courtyard
Hotel
Day 1
South-west Turkey — 7 days (Izmir, Ephesus, Sirince, Pamukkale & Hierapolis)
Seven days through the Roman Aegean, ending on the water. Seven days with licensed site guides, the Terrace Houses included and a hill-village night at Şirince.
Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Seven days through the Roman Aegean, ending on the water
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
KordonSeven days through the Roman south-west: a city of 200,000 people, a hillside of white terraces, and the best-preserved stadium in the… Library of CelsusPay the extra for the Terrace Houses — they are the domestic half of the city and most of the coach groups skip them. Travertine terracesShoes off on the terraces, which is enforced — the calcite marks and does not recover.
Itinerary
Seven days through the Roman south-west: a city of 200,000 people, a hillside of white terraces, and the best-preserved stadium in the ancient world.
IzmirHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer to the Kordon
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationIzmir Courtyard
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Kordon Kemeraltı bazaar Konak Start point Izmir, Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB), Izmir 00:00 - 23:59Pay the extra for the Terrace Houses — they are the domestic half of the city and most of the coach groups skip them.
Izmir, Ephesus, SirinceHow the day runs
- 1 hrs7:30 AM — south, at opening
- 1 hrs2:00 PM — up to the hill village
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationSirince Courtyard
Included Activities
- Ephesus and Terrace Houses entry
- Guesthouse at Şirince
LANDMARKS Library of Celsus Terrace Houses Great Theatre Şirince Shoes off on the terraces, which is enforced — the calcite marks and does not recover. Hierapolis on top of them was a Roman spa town.
Sirince, Pamukkale, HierapolisHow the day runs
- 3 hrs8:30 AM — inland to the travertines
- 3 hrs1:00 PM — up the terraces and into the ruined city
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationPamukkale House
Included Activities
- Site entry
- Hotel night at Pamukkale
LANDMARKS Travertine terraces Hierapolis Cleopatra's pool Necropolis Thirty thousand seats, almost entirely intact, and a sculpture school whose work fills the museum on site. It gets a fraction of Ephesus's visitors.
Pamukkale, AphrodisiasHow the day runs
- 2 hrs8:00 AM — south-west to the marble city
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationPamukkale House
Included Activities
- Site and museum entry
- Hotel night at Pamukkale
LANDMARKS Aphrodisias stadium Tetrapylon Sculpture museum The castle was built by the Knights of St John partly out of the Mausoleum, which was one of the seven wonders and is now a foundation and some steps.
Pamukkale, BodrumHow the day runs
- 4 hrs9:00 AM — south-west to the Aegean
- 3:00 PM — the castle and the underwater archaeology museum
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationBodrum Courtyard
Included Activities
- Castle and museum entry
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Bodrum castle Mausoleum site Underwater Archaeology Museum A gulet is a wooden Turkish ketch and the day boats run a circuit of bays you cannot reach by road.
BodrumHow the day runs
- 7 hrs10:00 AM — the day boat with swimming stops
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch
- AccommodationBodrum Courtyard
Included Activities
- Day gulet with lunch
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Orak island Aegean bays Gulet Bodrum flies to Istanbul and, in season, direct to much of Europe.
BodrumHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer to Milas-Bodrum airport
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 2Ephesus and Terrace Houses entry
- Day 2Guesthouse at Şirince
- Day 3Site entry
- Day 3Hotel night at Pamukkale
- Day 4Site and museum entry
- Day 5Castle and museum entry
- Day 6Day gulet with lunch
- Day 1 · 1 nightIzmir Courtyard
- Day 2 · 1 nightSirince Courtyard
- Day 3 · 2 nightsPamukkale House
- Day 5 · 2 nightsBodrum Courtyard
- Day 1Izmir to IzmirTransfer to the Kordon
- Day 2Izmir to Ephesus7:30 AM — south, at opening
- Day 2Ephesus to Sirince2:00 PM — up to the hill village
- Day 3Sirince to Pamukkale8:30 AM — inland to the travertines
- Day 4Pamukkale to Aphrodisias8:00 AM — south-west to the marble city
- Day 5Pamukkale to Bodrum9:00 AM — south-west to the Aegean
- Day 7Bodrum to BodrumTransfer to Milas-Bodrum airport
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Sirince Courtyard
Hotel
Day 2
Pamukkale House
Hotel
Days 3, 4
Bodrum Courtyard
Hotel
Days 5, 6
What you'll eat
6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 4 dinners across 7 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
- DinnerServed on days 1–4
- BreakfastServed on days 2–7
- LunchServed on day 6
11 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 52 reviews
Review summary
Food4.0/5
Guide3.9/5
Itinerary4.2/5
Transport4.1/5
Accommodation4.2/5
Tour operator4.2/5
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Karan Shah – Chennai2026-06-11 · Verified booking
Aegean Turkey done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Good value for what's included.
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Vikram Bose – Ahmedabad2026-06-11 · Verified booking
Aegean Turkey done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Recommended.
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Tara D'Souza – Chennai2026-06-11 · Verified booking
Aegean Turkey done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Recommended.
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Rohit Verma – Delhi2026-06-11 · Verified booking
Aegean Turkey done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time.
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Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
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Manav Sethi – Mumbai2026-04-08 · Verified booking
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded.
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Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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Meera Iyer – Chandigarh2026-04-08 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed. Would send friends their way.
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Aditi Rao – Nagpur2026-04-08 · Verified booking
Aegean Turkey done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Would book with them again.
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Tara D'Souza – Indore2026-04-08 · Verified booking
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.
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