Day - 1 - Istanbul to Trabzon
Departure from office or your hotel, we will transfer you to the Istanbul domestic airport and you will get on a 1 hour 30 minutes flight from Istanbul to Trabzon. , once you arrive, the hotel staff will be at the Trabzon domestic airport , holding a sing that tell your names and he will transfer you to Hotel ( for this package we usually chose centrally located nice hotels. After you check in , you can go and enjoy Trabzon
Day - 2 - Trabzon - After breakfast, you will depart from your hotel for a day trip to Sumela Monastry, and once we get there, you will have the free time to explore the site,
Day - 3 - Trabzon to Van
After breakfast, Departure from Trabzon to Van, we will sepnd mpst of the day driving towards east, Evening arrival in Van, check in the hotel, Overnigh stay.
Day - 4 - Van
After breakfast, We will take you on a full day tour to Historical sites in Van and to Akdamar Island on the van lake. Overnight stay in Van.
Day - 5 - Van to Diyarbakir
After breakfast, Departure from Van to Diyarbakir, we will spend most of the day driving towards south west, Evening arrival in Diyarbakir, check in the hotel, Overnigh stay.
Day - 6 - Diyarbakir
After breakfast, We will take you on a full day tour to Historical sites in Diyarbakir and Overnight stay in Diyarbakir
Day - 7 - Diyarbakir to Urfa
After breakfast, Departure from Diyarbakir to Sanliurfa, It will be a half day drive, after arrival we will check in the hotel, and have a free afternoon to relax or to explore Urfa on your own. Overnight stay in Urfa.
Day - 8 - Urfa to Adiayaman
After breakfast, we will explore more of Urfa the city thats
Famous for kebabs, this city in fact has a great historical past. The Lake of Sacred Fish being the focal point and the adjacent Halilurrahman Mosque and Dersa Mosque. Near Urfa, bordering Syria we come across a famed city of Mesopotamia, Harran with earthen mud huts and remains of palace and mosque. Then we will be on our way to Adiyaman. Arrival in Adiyaman, Check in the hotel & Overnight stay.
Day - 9 - Adiyaman to Nemrut tour then to Cappadocia
Around 03:00 am in the morning we will start our tour and drive up to Nemrut Mountian and then we will watch the sunrise on Mount Nemrut, the postcard setting for the amazing statues at the Commagene Temple. In this area we will visit the capital of the Commagene Kingdom; Arsaemia; a tumulus on Karakus Hill and Cendere Bridge, After the tour we will provide a transfer up to Cappadocia, Arrivalm check in the hotel and overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Day 10 - Cappadocia
This day will be spent exploring the amazing sites of Cappadocia.
Sites you’ll see today
*The World Heritage Site of Goreme Open-Air Museum--This is a cluster of rock cut Byzantine churches, chapels and monasteries which include some wonderful 11th and 12th century frescoes on the cave walls. This place was used by the Christians as a place of refuge from those opposed to Christianity and also was a major monastery. Rooms, churches, houses, and gathering halls have all been cut into the rock or formed from natural caves. Within the caves you can explore and see the preserved mosaics and frescoes.
*Zelve Open Air Museum -- Three natural valleys surrounded by steep rocks form a dramatic site as you can wander around looking at the thousands of rock houses, churches and tunnels carved into the cliffs here. Mosaics in the churches typify the type associated with the pre-Iconoclastic Period, meaning that you will see symbols such as the cross, deer, fish, grapes, etc.
*Fairy Chimneys -- these geological phenomenon have been shaped over millions of years. They were formed during volcanic eruptions in the region. Reaching at times 40 meters in height, they are conical in shape and have a "hat" top to them.
*Devrent Valley -- This valley is known as "the pink valley" because of the color of it‘s soil. This is a lovely place to wander around and look at the magical rock formations indicative to Cappadocia, including the Fairy Chimneys.
* Uchisar Castle -- Also called a fortress, this is actually a formation of two gigantic rocks surrounded by smaller rocks that together form a natural fortress with towers. These formations were inhabited during both the Byzantine and Ottoman times. You can climb and explore the different caves and rooms throughout the fortress, experiencing first-hand what it must have been like to hide in these fortified rocks, waiting for the ancient enemy to pass by or give up. We will also get the chance to visit local craftspeople and learn how they make dolls and create traditional pottery.
>Breakfast and lunch provided< overnight in GOREME
Day 11 - Cappadocia
Today will be spent walking through an underground city where ancient people once fled for their lives escaping the Arab invaders, wandering through Ilhara Gorge and spending time in an Anatolian village.
Sites you’ll see today
*Underground City of Derinkuyu -- You will gradually stroll your way down into the depths of the earth in this ancient underground city that has 18-20 floors as deep as 40 meters below the ground. Don’t worry, you will only go down to the 8th floor. Cappadocia has around 36 underground cities. Archeologists date these back to the time of the Hittites which lived 4000 years ago. Others believe they were inhabited around the 7th century BC.....Regardless of how old or young they are, undoubtedly they will leave you with a sense of awe of how the dwellers of these cities lived. As you wind down you will begin to feel as if you are in a huge block of Swiss cheese.
*Ilhara Gorge will seem like an oasis in the middle of the Anatolian plain. Delve into the gorge and see the beautiful greenery as you follow the river. Around you will see ancient monasteries complete with pigeon holes cut into the cliffs by the monks. They used these pigeons as messengers to communicate with their monk friends!
*Traditional Anatolian village -- The head-scarved women out at work in the fields from sun up until sun-down, and the mustached, vest-wearing men hard at work playing cards in the coffee shops. You will get time to stroll in such a village and see the average Turkish villager at work...or play. After the tour we will provide a transfer to Kayseri Airport and put you on a 1 hour flight back to Istanbul.
Cost will be € 1125 person in double room and € 1325 for single supp.
It includes
All Transportations --- accomadation with breakfast --- All of the land transfers. --- English speaking guides Lunch on tour. --- All of the entrance fees to the museums and to the ancient sites --- All of the service charges and local taxes
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