Priene, Miletus, and Didyma Day Tour from Kusadasi | La Vacanza Travel

Priene, Miletus, and Didyma Day Tour from Kusadasi

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: Turkiye, Turkish Aegean Coast, Kusadasi
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  • 8 hours
  • Kusadasi
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Immerse yourself in history during this full-day, small-group tour of Didyma, Miletos, and Priene from Kusadasi. Discover the ancient beauty of this area of Turkey and its gorgeous landscape, touring ancient ruins and crumbling temples. Leading the tour is an art historian who provides the perfect introduction to the area’s rich architecture, culture, and art scene. Roundtrip transportation to and from your hotel in Kusadasi is provided.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Temple of Apollo, Ataturk Boulevard Yenihisar, Didim 07330 Turkiye

Didyma was famous throughout the ancient world as the place where a colossal Temple of Apollo stood, and the oracle revealed the future. The Word meant ‘the twins’ and the place was the meeting place of Zeus and Leto, to have their twins Apollo and Artemis. In its heyday, Didyma was not a city, but a place of worship, connected with Miletus by the so-called Sacred Way. This road was used by the pilgrims who arrived at Didyma, seeking answers to nagging questions.

The first temple in Didyma was built by the ancient Greeks in the late 8th century BCE. Today, the remains of the archaic temple are located under Hellenistic construction.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Miletus, Didim Turkiye

Miletos was one of the cities in Ionian League; challenging the power of Ephesus. Today, the crowds of sightseers from all over the world rub shoulders in Ephesus, leaving the pleasure of discovering the secrets of Miletus to small groups of curious visitors who manage to reach this site.According to legend which has three versions, the city is believed to be founded by a hero named Miletos. The area was a place for settlement even in Neollithic period (3500-3000 BC). In Hittite documents, the area was named as Millawanda.

Before 500 BC, Miletus was the greatest Greek city in the east. It was the natural outlet for products from the interior of Anatolia; and the city was distinguished for its literary and scientific-philosophical figures, among them are Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, and Hecataeus.

Inour Miletos tour, we'll be seeing Theater, Byzantine Fortress, Harbour Monuments, Delphinium, South Agora, Baths of Faustina, Mosque of Ilyas Bey, and Caravansaray.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Priene Antik Kenti, Soke/aydIn Güllübahçe mahallesi, Gullubahce Turkiye

The ancient city Priene was important in the byzantine era, situated north of Miletus and south of Ephesus. The most important building in Priene is the temple of Athina on top of the hill .Also the theatre from Priene is worth a visit , with its 5 king chairs on the front row. The theatre could store 6500 people and it was constructed in the hellenistic era, it is the only theatre that is not being renewed by the romans.The acoustic is realy great in the theatre.Priene had a harbour and was based on the sea , and was one of the 12 city’s bonded with each other in ionic era.Priene was a rich city with luxe houses almost 33 procent of the citizens had their own bathroom with toilet , with is realy a high number in those years

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • Professional art historian guide
  • Lunch included
  • Pickup and drop-off

Exclusions
  • Drinks
  • Entrance fees
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up from all hotels and from the port in Kusadasi


Departure Time

09:00 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours


User's Reviews

Daniel_R

26 Sep, 2023

Everything was memorable. The most impressive site was Didyma. Thanks to our guide Gul for a lot of new information.

Neil_S

09 Sep, 2023

This was an excellent trip. Our Guide, Mehmet, was very knowledgeable and personable. Her took us to a local restaurant for lunch and was great.

Dmil28

12 Aug, 2023

This company provided an excellent tour and our tour guide Melike was excellent. Her English was excellent. She had good knowledge of the sites we saw and was very mindful of our walking abilities as 70 year old couple and took it slow in the extreme August heat. She always made sure the driver was at the pickup point and the van was cool. They provided an excellent lunch in a local village restaurant We would recommend this company based on our experience.

borobilla

05 Jul, 2023

The trip was amazing. Gül is an experienced, very knowledgeable English speaking guide. She walked us through the ruins the whole day, showing and explaining the history and the architecture. The car was fully air conditioned and the food was great. What else?? The best ever

calroaming

29 Mar, 2023

We had an excellent PMD tour with Apasas. They were able to fit us in at the last minute as we made arrangements through our hotel just the night before, including pickup and drop-off from Selçuk and a nice itinerary without unwanted stops at carpet shops or other tourist traps. Transportation was a modern and spotless van with seat rows facing each other for a much nicer time talking to our guide during the drive. Gul was an excellent guide throughout. She spoke and understood English excellently, down to common idioms, and was very knowledgeable about each of the places we visited and their context in history. We will happily tour with Apasas and Gul again when we have the opportunity.

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Excellent day trip to Priene Mileto Dydima

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Destino poco frecuentado pero con gran encanto e interés

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