ANTALYA - EASTERN ANATOLIA
Itinerary:

1st Day: Flight to Antalya, Transfer to the Hotel, Dinner and Accommodation in Antalya

2nd Day: You will be transferred to the airport after having breakfast. You will fly to Trabzon, the coast town of beautiful Black Sea. After having lunch, you will be able to visit St Sophia Church, Fatih Mosque, and the house of Atatürk who was the founder of modern Turkey, and then you will participate in a city tour. You will have dinner and stay in Trabzon.

3rd Day:
After having breakfast in the Hotel, you will go through Maçka direction
and visit famous Sumela Monastery. You will have lunch on the way to Erzurum. In Erzurum, you will be able to travel Ulu Mosque with its worth-seeing double Minaret, and also you will visit Yakuti Medrese which was the University of Erzurum once upon a time. You will have dinner and stay in Erzurum.

4th Day:
In the morning, you will move to Kars direction taking Ani as the target point. Ani is a renowned antique city near Turkish-Armenian Border. Here, you will be able to explore the most important masterpieces and the culture of the Armenian Church architecture. You will have dinner and stay in Kars.

5th Day:
Today, after having breakfast, we will move to Doğubeyazıt passing through Iğdır. This way will take you through the feet of Ararat Mountain which is the highest mountain of Turkey. There will be a lunch break in Doğubeyazıt. After lunch, you will be able to travel Ishakpaşa Palace which is the mixture of Turkish-Iranian arts. Then, we will follow the direction of Van. We will have dinner and stay in Van.

6th Day:
Today, you will spend your day in Van which was the capital of the Urartu Civilization once upon a time. Before noon, you will visit the Hosap rocks and the Çavustepe excavations. In the afternoon, you will have a tour to Akdamar Island by boat and visit the Armenian Church here. We will have dinner and stay in Van.

7th Day:
After having breakfast in the Hotel, we will move from Van to Batman following the Tatvan and Bitlis direction. After having lunch, we will travel the Malabadi Bridge. We will have dinner and stay in Batman.

8th Day:
Today, we will go on our tour to Mardin. You will be able to see Hasankeyf on the way. We will have a break for lunch. In the afternoon, we will visit the Sacred Gabriel Church nearby Midyat. In the evening, we will move to Nusaybin. We will have dinner and stay in Nusaybin.

9th Day:
We will move to Mardin direction in order to visit Deyrül-Zeferan Monastery. In the afternoon, we will go to Harran. Harran is near the Syrian border. Here, you will be able to see the "cubic houses" which look like funnel and are made of compressed soil. We will have dinner and stay in Şanlıurfa.

10th Day:
After having breakfast, you will be able to travel the City of Prophets. You will go to the Fish Lake, visit the Mosque and see the cave in which the Prophet Abraham was born. Then, you will travel the famous indoor bazaar of Şanlıurfa. After having lunch in the city centre, we will move to Nemrut. You will travel Kahta and Karakuş on the way. We will have dinner and stay at the Nemrut Mountain.

11th Day:
Today, we will get up very early in order to see the sun-rise at the top of the Nemrut Mountain. You will witness this magnificent natural show under the shadow of huge statues. After rising of the sun, we will turn back to the hotel and have breakfast. Then, we will go to travel Arsemia and Cendere Bridges. We will have lunch in Adıyaman. In the afternoon, we will move to Malatya direction. We will fly back to Antalya from Malatya. You will be transferred to your 4 star Hotel on the Turkish coast line and conclude this impressive tour there.

12th -14th Days: Semi-pension accommodation in 4 star Hotel on the Turkish coast line.

15th Day: You will be transferred to the airport for the return flight, or carry on your holiday in Turkey.
Full or semi pension accommodation in the average class hotels with shower/WC, single or double bedrooms up to 2 or 11 days. Professional guides and all entrance fees are included.



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