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14 Days Eastern Turkey Tours - 14/13
14 Days Eastern Turkey Tours
Day 1 Monday Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel. Then rest of the day is yours, free to discover old part of magic city. Overnight Istanbul
Day 2 Tuesday Istanbul
Today you are free to explore this exotic city that spans east and west, before boarding your flight to Cappadocia. Overnight Cappadocia (B)
Day 3 Wednesday Gaziantep
Early morning departure today for Gaziantepe, where we will see the noteworthy Roman mosaics of Zeugma in the Archeological Museum. Along the way we will visit Gumusler Monastery and Yesemek.Yesemek is the largest known sculpture workshop in the ancient Near East. Overnight Gaziantep (B)
Day 4 Thursday Sanli Urfa
Today we drive to the ancient city of Sanli Urfa, home of Abraham and a centre of Islamic pilgrimage famous for its ancient bazaar. On the way we will visit remains of the ancient Roman city of Zeugma by the River Euphrates. Overnight Sanli Urfa (B)
Day 5 Friday Kahta
Discover the ‘City of Prophets’ as we visit Abrahams caves, the pool of sacred Carp and the busy colourful silk bazaar before visiting nearby Harran to see the incredible beehive houses. In the afternoon we drive to Kahta with a brief stop at Ataturk dam, third largest in the world. Overnight Kahta (B)
Day 6 Saturday Mt Nemrut
Today will be an experience to remember as we visit Mt Nemrut and the mountain top sanctuary of Antiochus I at sunrise, the site of ancient Arsemia,visit the Karakus Tumulus before continuing to Mardin, overlooking the vast plains of Mesopotamia. Overnight Mardin (B)
Day 7 Sunday Mardin
This morning we travel to the city of Mardin and it’s Arabic style houses decorated with intricate carvings before continuing onto Hasankeyf, to visit the cliff top roman ruins of ancient Cephe and the old town of Midyat. After lunch by the Tigris River we depart to Tatvan, a small village on the edge of Lake Van and watch the sun set over the lake before heading to Van. Overnight Van (B).
Day 8 Monday Van
Today we take a ferry to Akdamar Island and visit the Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross built in the 10th century.its built of carved red stone. Overnight Van (B)
Day 9 Tuesday Dogubeyazit
Today we drive the ancient ‘silk road’ Dogubeyazit located at the foothill of Mt Ararat, the highest mountain in Anatolia and Noah’s Ark is thought to have landed.
We also tour Ishak Pasa Palace and visit the remains of Eski Beyazit, an ancient Urartian City before continuing onto Kars. Overnight Kars (B)
Day 10 Wednesday Kars
An early morning departure to the medieval City of Ani, close to the Turkish-Armenian border. We also have a chance to visit the impressive Kars Castle, and surrounding ancient churches. Overnight Kars (B)
Day 11 Thursday Erzurum
Today we drive southwest to the scenic heights of Erzurum. On the way we will visit a 12th century Medrese, talk with the imam at the 12th century Mosque and enjoy the ethnographic museum. Overnight Erzurum (B)
Day 12 Friday Trabzon, Sumela Monastery
We will enjoy a scenic drive towards the historic city of Trabzon today, via Karaca Cave before visiting the breathtaking Byzantine Monastery of Sumela which is 1600 years old ORTHODOX Monastery. Overnight Trabzon (B)
Day 13 Saturday Istanbul
Today we tour the historic city of Trabzon, once the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Hagia Sophia Museum built as a church in the 13 th century and still it houses wonderful wall paintings and mosaics, before our flight back to Istanbul. (B)
Day 14 Sunday Istanbul
After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends before being transferred to the airport for your outbound flight. (B)
INCLUSIONS
Inbound Airport Transfer - Istanbul - Atatürk Airport (IST)
OR Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW)
o Outbound Airport Transfer - Istanbul - Atatürk Airport (IST)
OR Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW)
o Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
o Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
o Entrance fees
o 13 Breakfasts
o 13 nights - Special Class Cave & 4 star accommodation in total.
Tour does not include
o Suggested optional activities
o Domestic Flights
o Tips
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