2014 Turkey tour - shorter itineraries

 


Tour C+D: Southeastern Turkey to the Black Sea
Jun 4 - Jun 19  (16 Days)
Nemrut Dag, Urfa, Diyarbakir, Van, Dogubeyazit, Kars/Ani, Trabzon

Overnight Meals
Istanbul D Day 1  Arrival in Istanbul- Transfer to hotel and free time. Welcome dinner
Cappadocia BL Day 2 Istanbul- Full day Istanbul tour including Blue mosque, St Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar. lunch in local restaurant. Fly to Kayseri to join group.
Kahta BLD Day 3Stop to see Selcuk tombs in Kayseri. Then drive to Adiyaman / Kahta.
Urfa BLD Day 4 Nemrut/ Harran- early wake-up to see sunrise on the colossal statues. Drive up Nemrut Dag mountain and then time to explore and photograph this ancient site. . Back to the hotel for breakfast, then depart for Harran. Visit one of the oldest cities in upper Mesopotamia.
Urfa BLD Day 5 Sanliurfa- visit old city and Gobekli Tepe neolithic site.
Mardin BLD Day 6 Drive to Diyarbakir; visit old the city with one of the oldest mosques in Turkey. The formidable Byzantine city walls are one of the largest in the world. Then drive to Mardin.
Mardin BLD Day 7 Mardin- full day in Mardin famous for its finely decorated stone houses
Van BLD Day 8 Tatvan / Van- See old Selcuk stone bridge on the way and stop for oldest Turkish cemetery with historical headstones. Take a boat out to Akdamar Island to see the Armenian  church.
Dogubayezit BLD Day 9 Van- Visit Van Castle in the morning and then head to Dogubayazıt.
Kars BLD Day 10 Visit Ishakpasa Palace and gigantic meteor crater on the Iranian border Head to Kars. Sightseeing in the city, then on to Kars
Erzerum BLD Day 11 Kars /Erzurum- visit Ani ancient site in the morning and head to Erzurum. Sightseeing in Erzurum on arrival.
Trabzon BLD Day 12  Erzurum /Trabzon – visit old Selcuk building in Erzurum and head to Trabzon.
Trabzon BLD Day 13 Sumela- visit Sumela Monastery on clif and city tour in Trabzon in the afternoon.
Trabzon BLD Day 14 Uzungol– explore the green and attractive destinations along the Black Sea. Uzungol is a beautiful lake resort  in the Kackar mountains . visit Tea factory
Istanbul BL  Day 15 transfer to airport and flight to Istanbul and transfer to hotel. Free time
.... home B Day 16  Transfer to airport for flight home

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