What You Will Do
All our tours are a product of constant careful research and evaluation enhanced by direct local knowledge of the region and our thirty years experience.
Covering 12,000 years of Anatolian history, this unique 12-Day tour of Eastern Turkey takes in three distinct climate zones and four major civilizations as well as the oldest monumental megalithic structure in the world; you will see tea plantations on the Black Sea, the Biblical Mountain of Ararat where Noah's Ark came to rest, stunning Lake Van, the capital city and principal citadel of the Kingdom of Urartu before ending where it all began, with the astonishing site of Göbekli Tepe at 10,000 BC!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Day 1 '̣Trabzon, Sumela Monastery and Hagia Sophia,Black Sea coastline-Tea Factory-Overnight Artvin' Trabzon Hagia Sophia Museum
1 hour
2
Day 1 '̣Trabzon, Sumela Monastery and Hagia Sophia,Black Sea coastline-Tea Factory-Overnight Artvin' Sumela Monastery
2 hours
3
Day 1 '̣Trabzon, Sumela Monastery and Hagia Sophia,Black Sea coastline-Tea Factory-Overnight Artvin' Altindere Vadisi National Park
3 hours
4
Day 2 '̣Georgian Valley-Ishan and Osvank Churches-Yakutiye Madrasa. Overnight Erzurum' Ishan Church
2 hours
5
Day 2 '̣Georgian Valley-Ishan and Osvank Churches-Yakutiye Madrasa. Overnight Erzurum' Tortum Waterfall
2 hours
6
Day 2 '̣Georgian Valley-Ishan and Osvank Churches-Yakutiye Madrasa. Overnight Erzurum' Yakutiye Medresesi
1 hour
7
Day 3 '̣Erzurum-Kars-Ani,Overnight Kars' Erzurum
2 hours
8
Day 3 '̣Erzurum-Kars-Ani,Overnight Kars' Ani Antik Kenti
2 hours
9
Day 3 '̣Erzurum-Kars-Ani,Overnight Kars' Ani Cathedral
3 hours
10
Day 4 '̣Ararat-Dogubeyazit- Overnight Van' Mount Ararat
2 hours
11
Day 4 '̣Ararat-Dogubeyazit- Overnight Van' Ishak Pasha Palace
2 hours
12
Day 4 '̣Ararat-Dogubeyazit- Overnight Van' Muradiye Selalesi
1 hour
13
Day 5 '̣Akdamar Island-Hosap Castle, Van Castle-Overnight Van' Akdamar Island
3 hours
14
Day 5 '̣Akdamar Island-Hosap Castle, Van Castle-Overnight Van' Hosap Castle (Hosap Kalesi)
2 hours
15
Day 5 '̣Akdamar Island-Hosap Castle, Van Castle-Overnight Van' Van Castle (Van Kalesi)
2 hours
16
Day 5 '̣Akdamar Island-Hosap Castle, Van Castle-Overnight Van' Ancient Urartian site of Cavustepe (Sardurihinilli)
40 minutes
17
Day 6 '̣Nemrut Tatvan-Ahlat-Tatvan-Overnight Tatvan' Nemrut Krater Lake
3 hours
18
Day 6 '̣Nemrut Tatvan-Ahlat-Tatvan-Overnight Tatvan' Ahlat
2 hours
19
Day 7 '̣Hasankeyf-Midyat-Mardin-Overnight Mardin' Hasankeyf
3 hours
20
Day 7 '̣Hasankeyf-Midyat-Mardin-Overnight Mardin' Mardin Province
2 hours
21
Day 7 '̣Hasankeyf-Midyat-Mardin-Overnight Mardin' Deyrulzafaran Monastery
1 hour
22
Day 8 '̣Mardin- Diyarbakir-Overnight Diyarbakir' City Walls
1 hour
23
Day 8 '̣Mardin- Diyarbakir-Overnight Diyarbakir' Grand Mosque
1 hour
24
Day 8 '̣Mardin- Diyarbakir-Overnight Diyarbakir' Diyarbakir
3 hours
25
Day 9 '̣Nemrut Adiyaman-Overnight Nemrut' Mount Nemrut
6 hours
26
Day 10 '̣Sanliurfa- Gobekli Tepe-Overnight Sanliurfa' Potbelly Hill
2 hours
27
Day 10 '̣Sanliurfa- Gobekli Tepe-Overnight Sanliurfa' Sanliurfa
3 hours
28
Day 10 '̣Sanliurfa- Gobekli Tepe-Overnight Sanliurfa' Sanliurfa Archeology and Mosaic Museum
1 hour 30 minutes
29
Day 11 '̣Gaziantep-Zeugma Museum-Overnight Gaziantep' Zeugma Mosaic Museum
2 hours
30
Day 11 '̣Gaziantep-Zeugma Museum-Overnight Gaziantep' Gaziantep
3 hours
31
Day 12 '̣Transfer to Gaziantep Airport ' Gaziantep
30 minutes
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