10
08
2007
Transfer to airport for homebound flights through Istanbul.
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9
08
2007
We depart for the city tour of Ankara.
We will visit the Citadel and the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations.
Lunch briefing on Turkish domestic/foreign issues
Afternoon visit to the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
Visit to Ministry of Education and farewell reception.
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8
08
2007
We drive to the ancient centers of Hittite culture at Hattusas and we will explore Lion Gate, the Tunnel, Kings Gate and Great Citadel.
Lunch at Sungurlu Mavi Ocak.
We will drive to Ankara.
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7
08
2007
We depart for the city tour of Sivas.
After the tour we continue on to Tokat.
A walking tour will take us through the old town, visiting Hatuniye Mosque and Tas Han.
Lunch at Cim Cim Restaurant.
We drive to Amasya, a city between the Black Sea and inner Turkey
Afternoon, we step back in time to see some of the most beautiful traditional old homes of Amasya.
Dinner at Ali Kaya Restaurant.
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6
08
2007
We drive to Kayseri, one of the most important trade centers of Anatolia over history.
We will visit the castle and the Covered Market, which is one of the four biggest covered markets of Turkey.
Lunch at Manti Evi Restaurant.
We depart for Sivas.
We will visit the Buruciye and Cifte Minareli Medreses.
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5
08
2007
Departure for full day Cappadocia tour.
Our first stop will be the celebrated Goreme Open Air Museum.
The finest of its frescoed churches are undoubtedly the Karanlik Kilise (the Dark Church), the
Elmali Kilise (the Apple Church), and the Tokali Kilise (the church with a
Buckle).
Lunch at Alaturca Restaurant.
In Avanos, the town famous for its pottery, we will visit a pottery workshop.
Then we visit the troglodytic village of Zelve.
We will attend a Whirling Dervishes ceremony at the magnificent Saruhan Caravanserai.
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4
08
2007
Drive to Cappadocia.
Our first stop will be the Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk. We will be given a private tour of this neolithic Anatolian site, excavated by an international team, by Dr.Ian Hodder of
Stanford University, who leads the excavation project.
We will visit the magnificent, early 13th century Sultanhan Seljuk caravanserai.
Lunch at Orhan Agacli Tesisleri in Aksaray.
Drive to the land of wonders that is Cappadocia.
We will visit the Underground city of Kaymakli.
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3
08
2007
Drive to Konya.
Lunch at Konya Kosk Mutfagi.
We will visit the Museum and Tomb of Rumi and the Karatay Medrese.
we will visit Ince Minareli and Alaadin Mosques.
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2
08
2007
Depart for Pamukkale.
Visit to the remains of Aphrodisias.
We will visit the Temple of Aphrodite.
Lunch at Anatolia Restaurant.
We will drive to the delightful ¨frozen waterfalls¨ and the healing hot mineral springs of Pamukkale.
We will visit Hierapolis.
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