6 Days - 5 Night Searching Noah Ark
Tours
Day 1:
Depart from your hotel for the flight to
Erzurum.Flight departs for Erzurum.
09: 10 Arrive in Erzurum.City Tour of Erzurum, Drive to
Çifte Minareli Medrese located beside the Tabriz Gate, the
eldest of the city's standing gates. Sources indicate that
Medrese was built in 1253.
Visit Yakutiye Medresesi. This building was constructed in
1310 on behalf of Hodja Cemalettin Yakut, during the reign
of Olcayto Hudabende.Lunch will be served in a local
restaurant.
Visit Ahmediye Medresesi. This unique covered Medrese
structure was originally built in 1314 by Alioglu Ahmed.
Visit the tomb of Üç Kümbetler built around the end of the
13th Century.
The city tour will end at approximately 15:00 o'clock. Drive
to Kars. Arrive in Kars at approximately 19:00. Dinner &
overnight stay in Sim-er Hotel, Kars.
Day 2:
After Breakfast , City tour of Kars. Visit Ani, the
old capital city of Armenia. Ani is located 45 kilometers
from Kars at the point where the Arpa river delimits the
border with Armenia and Turkey.Lunch served in the hotel.
Drive to Dogubayazit via Vigor & Igdir. Along the way stop
at traditional Turkish vi1lages. Excellent photo
opportunities! Arrive to Dogubayazit. Dinner & overnight
stay in hotel.
Day 3:
Early departure from hotel, Visit Ishakpasa Palace
built in 1784 as a combined castle and palace. This site was
specially selected to control the trade route between Iran
and Anatolia.
Witness the beauty of Mt. Ararat. Mt. Ararat, Turkey's
highest mountain rising 5165m is of particular biblical
importance being the traditional resting place of Noah's
Ark. The lower Lesser Ararat (3925m) is also nearby.Visit
the second largest meteor hole of the world after the one in
Alaska close to the Iranian border. Lunch will be served in
the hotel. Drive onto Van via Muradiye waterfalls. Excellent
photo opportunities.Arrive in Van, the former capital (Tushpa)
of the Urartian Kingdom. Visit Van Castle, the original
settlement called Tilki Tepe built in the 9th Century B.C by
Sarduri I. Dinner & overnight stay in Yakut Hotel.
Day 4:
Daily city tour , Visit Cavustepe, once called 'Sardurihinili'
meaning "The City of Sarduri" after the founder and Urartian
king Sarduri II. Visit Hoşap Castle, located at a strategic
point on the site of an Urartian fortress with magnificent
views of the region. The castle was built in 1643 by Shah
Suleyman, one of the princes of the Mahmudi Tribe.
Drive to the shores of Lake Van and take a ferry to Akdamar
Island. Lunch will be provided on the island. Visit the
church of Akdamar built in 915 by Gagik I. A visit of Van
Museum will conclude the day's sightseeing.Dinner &
overnight stay in Yakut Hotel.
Day 5:
Early Breakfast in the hotel then drive to to
Diyarbakir via Tatvan. Visit Ahlat situated on the
northwestern shore of Lake Van. Here you have the chance to
see beautiful examples of conical tombs and richly-decorated
gravestones from the Seljuk period.Lunch will be served in
Tatvan.
Continue to Diyarbakir via Bitlis.Arrive in Diyarbakir the
ancient city with history reaching as far back as the Early
Stone Age. Visit the Diyarbakir City Wall, which is the
longest and best preserved wall in the World today after the
Great Wall of China.Dinner & overnight stay in Kervansaray
Hotel.
Day 6:
Visit Ulu Cami, one of the oldest mosques in
Anatolia. The Church of Mar-Toma once occupied the site but
in 639, Diyarbakir was taken over by Muslim armies and the
church was converted into a mosque.Free time to wander the
streets and visit the old bazaar.Lunch provided in a local
restaurant. Transfer to the airport for the flight to
Istanbul.Arrive in Istanbul and transfer to hotel.
Departure Point: Istanbul
Airport Domestic Terminal.
Departure Time: Flexible
although we aim to leave Istanbul by early morning.
Departure Date: Daily during summer season
Duration: 6 Days - 5 Nights
Including: All meals
mentioned in the itinerary, guidance, museum tickets,
transport & flight tickets.
Ask for the price of the regular tour!
For information and contact e-mail.info@turkeyephesustour.com
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