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Day 1
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Istanbul to
Cappadocia |
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Transfer to airport
for late flight to Kayseri |
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Arrive and transfer
to hotel |
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Stay overngiht
in Cappadocia |
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Day 2
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Cappadocia
Tour |
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Depart from your
hotel to visit Red valley and explore
the famous rock-cut churches and hike
5 km through the Gulludere valley. Then
visit Cavusin village. This village is
famous for the houses and churches of
the christian clegymen. Drive to Pigeon
Valley for lunch. In the afternoon visit
Kaymakli underground city. Where early
christians lived in fear and faith. On
the way back visit Greek village of Mustafapasa |
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Stay overnight
in Cappadocia |
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Day 3
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Cappadocia
Tour |
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Travelling through
this mystical landscape in Central Anatolia,
we will visit the natural wonders of
Pasabaglari and Devrent Valley; the natural
rock castles at Ortahisar and Uchisar;
Avanos and the beautiful open-air museums
at Zelve and Goreme, where the remains
of churches and Christian settlements
date back thousands of years. |
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Stay overnight
in Cappadocia |
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Day 4
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Cappadocia
tour - Samsun |
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Transfer to Hattusas,
where we will visit the remains of a
capital city of one of the most important
civilizations in Anatolia, Hittite, and
Yazilikaya, an open air temple |
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Stay overnight
in Samsun |
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Day 5
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Samsun tour
- Trabzon |
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We are now in
the lush-green, tea-rich hilly countryside
of the Black Sea. Samsun is a good starting
point where we can explore the Ethnography
and Ataturk museums with their excellent
mosaic and coin collections. Then following
the Black Sea coast road we head east
to Trabzon |
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Stay overnight
in Trabzon |
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Day 6
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Trabzon tour
- Kars |
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Trabzon, founded
originally by the Kingdom of Miletus,
is the largest city in the Black Sea
region. Here we visit the Aya Sofia Museum
with its spectacular frescoes. On the
way to Kars, you will visit the mystical
Sumela Monastery, built into the side
of a steep cliff face, which dates back
to early Christianity |
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Stay overnight
in Kars |
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Day 7
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Kars tour
- Dogubeyazit |
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Kars, originally
an Armenian city, still has fine examples
of Armenian
architecture, one of which is the breath-taking site of Ani situated
on
the Armenian-Turkish border. From Ani we head south. This time on the
Iranian border, we visit the IshakPasa Sarayi at Dogubeyazit, a 17th
century palace perched on a mountain, surreal and mysterious, overshadowed
by the magnificent Mount Ararat. |
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Stay overnight
in Dogubeyazit |
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Day 8
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Dogubeyazit
tour - Van |
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We transfer to
Van, resting on route to take in the
superb views at Muradiye Waterfall. In
Van we visit the imposing Rock of Van,
upon which once stood an Urartian castle.
Catching the ferryboat we also make a
trip across Turkey's largest lake, Van
Lake to Akdamar Island to view an exquisite
example of an Armenian church. Stay overnight
in Van. |
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Stay overnight
in Van |
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Day 9
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Van to Istanbul |
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Flight to Istanbul
and transfer to hotel. Spend rest of
the afternoon at leisure |
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Stay overnight
in Istanbul |
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Day 10
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Istanbul Departure |
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After breakfast,
check out of hotel and transfer to airport
for return flight |
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