Day 1: Pick up from the hotel, airport or train station and tour in Ankara city. As you visit the Turkish capital, the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations offers an insight to the past civilizations and cultures of the vast Anatolian lands; and viewing the Ataturk Mausoleum, informs you about the founder of modern Turkey. Drive to Cappadocia via salt lake. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 2: 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), Avanos (pottery demonstration with the Hittite tecnique), Lunch, Pigeon valley, Uchisar rock-castle, Esentepe(panoramic view of Goreme valley) and Goreme open air museum(rock cut churches, frescoes, monastery).
Day 3: 09:15 pick up from the hotel. Mustafapasa (old Greek village Sinasos), Keslik monastery, Taskinpasa medresesi (an Ottoman theological school), Sobesos the ancient city of Byzantium (Roman bath, Mosaics and more), Soganli valley (3 km walking in the traditional village, churches and Lunch), Cemil (Greek-orthodox church) and Kaymakli underground city. Transfer to airport and fly to Istanbul or Bus to.
Details of the tour: The rate includes a 2 night hotel(B&B), private transportation(air-conditioned, new and comfortable non-smoking Mercedes minibuses), Professional fluent English guide, 3 days good local lunch and all museum and historical site entrance fees. All taxes are included. |