Turkey East to West (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 Doubeyazt situated at the foot of Mount Ararat. Dinner and overnight in Doubeyazit
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 Çavutepe. 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 Diyarbakr: Hasan Pasha Han and Great Mosque. Dinner and overnight in Diyarbakir
10th day-Diyarbakir/Mardin/Urfa
Departure for Mardin. Visit the Great Mosque, the Medrese of Kasm Paa 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 Da/Gaziantep
Excursion to Nemrut Da: the monumental tomb of Antiochus, decorated with colossal statues. In the afternoon continue to Gaziantep. Dinner and overnight in Gaziantep.
12th day-Gaziantep/Mara/Kayseri/Cappadocia
Departure for Cappadocia via Mara. 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, Avclar, Cavusin, the monastic centre of Göreme and the underground city of Kaymakl. Lunch en route. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
14th day-Cappadocia/Konya/Antalya
Early departure for Konya. Visit the ancient caravanserai at Sultanhan. Arrival and visit of Konya: the Mosque and the Mausoleum of the Whirling Dervishes and Karatay Museum. After lunch departure for Antalya. Dinner and overnight in Antalya.
15th day-Antalya
Full day visit to the ancient cities of Pamphilia: Perge, Aspendos, and Side. After lunch visit of Antalya. Dinner and overnight in Antalya.
16th day-Antalya/Pamukkale
In the morning, visit Aphrodisias, one of the famous cities of the Roman period. After lunch, continue to Pamukkale, ancient Hierapolis. Visit of the ruins and the astonishing petrified waterfalls. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.
17th day-Pamukkale/Izmir
Departure for Izmir via Philadelphia, one of the first seven churches of Asia minor. Visit to the ruins of Sardis. Lunch en route. Dinner and overnight in Izmir.
18th day-Izmir
Excursion to ancient Ionia: visit Ephesus, Priene, Miletus, Didyma. Luch. Dinner and overnight in Izmr.
19th day-Izmir/Çanakkale
In the morning visit to Pergamum: Acropolis, the museum and Asklepion. After luch proceed to Troy which inspired Homer to write the Illiad and the Odyssey.Dinner and overnight in Çanakkale.
20th day-Çanakkale/Bursa
Departure for Bursa, arrival for lunch. In the afternoon, sightseeing of the first Ottoman Capital: the Muradiye Mausoleum, the Green Mosque and the Green Mausoleum, the Great Mosque. Dinner and overnight in Bursa.
21st day-Bursa/Istanbul
Departure for Istanbul. Arrival for lunch. In the afternoon, visit Kariye Museum and the Covered Bazaar. Overnight in Istanbul.
22nd day-Istanbul
After Breakfast, transfer to the airport and departure. |
