Eastern Turkey (recommended)
1st day-Ankara
Arrival in Ankara. Meeting and assistance at the airport. Transfer to the hotel Dinner and overnight in Ankara
2nd day-Ankara/Samsun
Departure for Samsun. En route visit to the ancient Hitite capital:Hattusas. Late in the afternoon arrival in Samsun. Dinner and overnight in Samsun
3rd day-Samsun/Trabzon
Driving along the Black Sea coast. Luch en route. Dinner and overnight in Trabzon
4th day-Trabzon
Excursion to the 14th century Byzantine monastery of Sumela. After luch visit to St. Sophia Museum and Fatih Mosque. Dinner and overnight in Trabzon
5th day-Trabzon/Erzurum
Departure for Erzurum via Pontic Mountains. Lunch Arrival and visit of Erzurum:The Great Mosque and the Medresse of Çifte Minare. Dinner and overnight in Erzurum
6th day-Erzurum/Kars/Dogubeyazit
In the morning excursion to Kars and visit of Ani. After lunch departure for Doðubeyazýt situated at the foot of Mount Ararat. Dinner and overnight in Doðubeyazýt
7th day-Dogubeyazit/Van
visit the ruins of Ishak Pasa's Palace. Lunch. In the afternoon drive along the lake of Van. Dinner and overnight in Van
8th day-Van
Visit the citadels of Van and Çavuþtepe. After lunch excursion to Akdamar Island to visit the Holy Cross Church. Dinner and overnight in Van
9th day-Van/Bitlis/Diyarbakir
Departure for Diyarbakir via Bitlis. Lunch en route. In the afternoon visit Diyarbakýr: Hasan Paþa Han and Great Mosque. Dinner and overnight in Diyarbakýr
10th day-Diyarbakir/Mardin/Urfa
Departure for Mardin. Visit the Great Mosque, the Medrese of Kasým Paþa and Jacobite monastery of Derzaferan. After lunch continue to Harran where Abraham stayed on his way to Canaan. Dinner and overnight in Urfa.
11th day-Urfa/Nemrut Dað/Gaziantep
Excursion to Nemrut Dað: the monumental tomb of Antiochus, decorated with colossal statues. In the afternoon continue to Gaziantep. Dinner and overnight in Gaziantep
12th day-Gaziantep/Maraþ/Kayseri/Cappadocia
Departure for Cappadocia via Maraþ. Visit Kayseri en route: the Seljouk Citadel, the Mosque and the Medrese of Honat and the Döner Kümbet. Luch. Late in the afternoon arrival in Cappadocia. Dinner and overnight in Cappaodia
13th day-Cappadocia
Full day visit of Cappadocia: the villages of Uchisar, Avcýlar, Cavusin, the monastic centre of Göreme and the underground city of Kaymaklý. Lunch en route. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia
14th day-Cappadocia/Ankara/Istanbul
Departure for Ankara. Visit the caravanserai at Aðzýkarahan. Arrival and lunch in Ankara. Visit of the city: Hitite museum, the Citadel, the temple of Augustus and the Mausoleum of Atatürk. Transfer to the Airport and flight for Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul
15th day-Istanbul
Visit the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia and Underground Cistern. Lunch. In the afternoon, visit Topkapý Palace and Eyup Mosque. Overnight in Istanbul
16th day
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and departure
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