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FULL DAY
ANKARA TOUR
Pick up from airport/train station or hotel.
Almost a decade in the building,
Ataturk's Mausoleum really should be on
the itinerary of any visitor to the
country's capital. Visible from most
highpoints within the city, the mausoleum
grounds house a memorabilia museum and the
sarcophagus of Ismet Inonu, a major figure
in the Republic's history. The tomb itself
is an impressive piece of work. We then
visit the Museum of Anatolian
Civilisation (collections place an
unusual emphasis on the earlier of
Anatolia's occupiers, starting with an
interesting exhibit of finds from the Catal
Huyuk site, often described as the earliest
known human community in the world). Next we
view the Aslanhaen Camii – 13th
century Selcuk Mosque (A good example of an
Ulu Camii or forest mosque, so called
because of the carved wooden columns
supporting the wooden roof) and the Haci
Bayram Camii – built in the early 15th
Century by the founder of the Bayramiye
order of dervishes. Spend the afternoon
wandering around the Ankara Cidatel -
Located on a high hilltop looming over the
old city, this amazing fortress was first
constructed in 200 BC by the Gaulish race of
Galatians, and was later modified by the
Roman, Byzantines and other occupiers. The
citadel itself is open to exploration, while
the area around it, being one of the oldest
quarters in Ankara, is filled with curious
and ancient houses and relicts, as well as
shops, restaurants and other diversions.
Tour finishes around 17:30.
Drop of at your hotel or transfer to next
town/airport.
Includes:
Transport (A/C, non-smoking vans),
Professional Guide English, all entrance
fees and lunch.
ANKARA & CAPPADOCIA TOUR
 Day
1:
Pick up from airport/train station or hotel
at 09:00am. As you go into the Turkish capital,
the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations open
wide it's doors to the past civilizations
and cultures of vast Anatolian lands, and
visiting the Ataturk’s Mausoleum, informs
you about the founder of the modern Turkey.
Drive to Bogazkale for overnight stay.
Day
2: Hattusas, a UNESCO world
cultural heritage site, once, the ancient
capital of the Hittite Empire (1900 BC-1200
BC), with stone reliefs, statues and temple
(1500 BC). Impressive double walls running
past the Royal Gate, the LionGate and the
Yerkapi (underground tunnel), ring the
Hittite city. Over 70 temples in the city
made by this Hittite religious center, hence
the name “City of Temples”.Drive to
Cappadocia on the way visit Hacibektas
village where Haci Bektas Veli settled and
established his Sufi order in the 14th
century. Visit the Archaeology and
Ethnography Museum. Arrive around 19:00 for
overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Day
3: 09:15 pick up from the hotel.
Devrent imagination valley(a lunar landscape),
Zelve open air museum (houses carved in rock,
Seljukian mosque & remains nearly from all
the ancient civilizations), Pasabaglari (Fairy
chimneys), Otahisar for Lunch, Avanos (pottery
demonstration with the Hittite tecnique)
Pigeon valley, Uchisar rock-castle, Esentepe
(panoramic view of Goreme valley) and Goreme
open air museum(rock cut churches, frescos,
monastery).
Day
4: 09:15 pick up from the hotel.
Derinkuyu underground city, Ihlara canyon (4
km trek), Belisirma village, Lunch in
Belisirma Village, Selime (Panoramic view
point) and Agzikarahan (13th century
Seljukian caravansaray on the silk road).
Transfer to Kayseri Airport for flight to
Istanbul. Depart 19:40 Arrive 21:00.
Includes:
Return Flight Tickets, Airport
Transfers, Transport (A/C, non-smoking vans),
Professional Guide English, 3 nights
Accommodation B&B, 4 days Lunch, All
entrance fees.
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