ITINERARY:
Arrive at Ankara. Meet your guide and driver
and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Anatolian
Civilazation Museum . After lunch ,drive into
the city center and visit The Mausoleum of Ataturk,the
great founder of The Turkish Republic.
Overnight in Ankara.
| 2nd
day - Ankara - Hattussas - Cappadocia |
Drive to Yozgat / Bogazkale (Hatussas) the second
capital city of the Hittite Empire. The following
site will be Yazilikaya to visit. After lunch
at a local restaurant in Bogazkale ,drive to
Alacahoyuk. After the museum visit , start for
Cappadocia.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
Discover the surreal landscape of Cappadocia,
the fairy chimneys, troglodyte dwellings and
valleys.Visit Dervent and Pasabag Valleys, Zelve
and Goreme Open air Museums, Avanos town which
is famous with Tile and pottery workshops,Uchisar
rock castle.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
Visit Kaymakli underground city, Soganli village
and rock churches, Taskinpasa mosque, Kaslik
monastery, Cemil village and Mustafapasa town.After
local lunch in an old greek house, visit the
local carpet and kilim workshops.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
Visit the monumental tomb
and the museum of the 13 th cent. Theologian
Hacibektas.Drive to Gulsehir and visit St.John
Church with the best preserved frescos of Cappadocia
then visit Open Palace(Acik Saray) and Ortahisar
museum.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
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| 6th
day - Cappadocia - Konya |
Drive to
Konya via Sultanhani,13th.cent. Caravanserai.
After lunch visit the Museum and the tomb of
Mevlana, The Alaaddin Mosque,drive to Catalhoyuk,the
first known settlement of human being from 7500
BC.
Overnight in Konya.
| 7th
day - Konya - Istanbul |
Transfer to the airport
for the flight to Istanbul. Visit Byzantine
and Ottoman treasures. Enjoy the wonders of
the Hippodrome Square, Hagia Sophia Museum,
the Blue Mosque, the Royal Topkapi Palace,The
Basilica Cistern and the historical Grand Bazaar.
Overnight in Istanbul.
Visit the famous Spice Market,
transfer to the pier, take a cruise along the
Bosphorus. Lunch in a fish restaurant with the
beautiful view of Bosphorus. Visit Sadberk Hanim
Museum famous with uniqe selection of artifacts
from Anatolian history.
Overnight in Istanbul.
Transfer to the airport for departure.
End of the services.
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