This morning we tour Hierapolis which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s been famous for soaking in the travertine pools since antiquity.

Today we start with a couple hour drive to Aphrodisias which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Today we visit Ephesus which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There is a cruise ship in the port this morning, so there will be plenty of people there.

We departed from the Gulet in the morning for a bus ride to Kusadasi.

We took a ride across the bay to the Dalyan river and to the ancient city of Kaunos.

The water was glassy smooth at Hammam Bay by Cleopatra’s Baths in the morning before breakfast.

This morning we visited the Greek village Kayaköy that was abandoned in the 1920s after the Greek/Turkey war and exchange of population.

Today we have another long drive in the bus with a stop in Demre to see St. Nicolas church which is built on his grave site.

Today we visit two ancient cities, Perge and Aspendos.

We started our day with a talk by Edip Özgür, a retired field archeologist and former curator of the archeology museum of Antalya.