AyasIsosTravels AIT0603: Europe -Ankara, Sivas, Erzincan, Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Stone Bridge, Artvin, Batumi, Poseidon Statue, Ali and Nino Statue, Ayder Plateau, Rize, Uzungol, Trabzon, Maçka, Sümela Monastery, Samsun, Samsun, Bandırma Ferry, Amasya, Ankara - European Gastronomy and Culture Tour 7g6g...
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AyasIsosTravels AIT0603: Europe -Ankara, Sivas, Erzincan, Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Stone Bridge, Artvin, Batumi, Poseidon Statue, Ali and Nino Statue, Ayder Plateau, Rize, Uzungol, Trabzon, Maçka, Sümela Monastery, Samsun, Samsun, Bandırma Ferry, Amasya, Ankara - European Gastronomy and Culture Tour 7g6g ................................................................................................................................... 1
Day 1: Europe - Ankara Esenboğa Airport ............................................................................................. 2
Day 2: Sivas, Erzincan, Erzurum, Kars.................................................................................................... 2
Day 3: Khorasan, Stone Bridge, Artvin .................................................................................................. 3
Day 4: Batumi, Statue of Poseidon, Statue of Ali and Nino ................................................................... 4
Day 5: Ayder Plateau, Rize, Uzungol ...................................................................................................... 5
Day 6: Trabzon, Maçka, Sumela Monastery, Samsun ………..………………...………….........………………….…. 5
Day 7: Samsun, Bandırma Ferry, Amasya, Ankara - Europe .................................................................. 6
Price ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
Notes ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Optional Excursions ................................................................................................................................ 7
What's Included in the Price .................................................................................................................. 7
Not Included in the Price ........................................................................................................................ 8
Ayas İsos Travels (Ayas Turizm): Multilingual Cultural and Gastronomy Tour Provider and Operator ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
DAY 1 Europe - Ankara Esenboğa Airport
We welcome you, our esteemed guests, at Ankara Esenboğa Airport and start the Batumi Black Sea Tour, where we can't get enough of the greenery.
Distance to be covered: 440 km
DAY 2 Sivas, Erzincan, Erzurum, Kars
Dear guests, after the extra breakfast we will have in Sivas early in the morning, we start to tour Sivas via Çamlıbel and Yıldızeli. Our first excursion spot in Sivas. It will be the Gök Madrasa built by Architect Kaluytan in 1271 by the owner Ata Fahrettin Ali. We visit the Ulu Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in Anatolia, which amazes those who see it with its curved building and this minaret is still used. After visiting Taşhan, Bürücüye Madrasa and Double Minaret, we leave Sivas. Through İmralı-Refahiye, we reach Erzincan, which was established after the high-intensity earthquakes that it experienced in 1939 and 1992, which gained its modern architecture. After our panoramic tour in the city center, we give free time in Bakırcılar Bazaar. After eating Erzincan's famous doner kebab for lunch, we reach Dadaşlar Diyarı Erzurum via Aşkale and start the city tour. We are visiting the Üç Vaults, one of the most beautiful examples of tomb monuments in Anatolia, located in the Sultan Melik District. Then we visit the Double Minaret Madrasa. After visiting the Ulu Mosque, we give free time to the Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai after visiting the Ottoman mosque in Erzurum, which was built by Mimar Sinan by Lala Mustafa Pasha and named after him today. In this free time, you can shop at the famous Fishing Rod bazaars in Erzurum. At the end of the day, we settle into our hotel in Palandöken. Dinner and accomodation in our hotel.
Distance to be covered: 435 km
Accommodation: Bora Park Hotel(****), Polat Palandoken Hotel(*****) etc.
DAY 3 Khorasan, Kars, Stone Bridge, Artvin
Dear guests, after breakfast at our hotel, we arrive at Köprüköy via Pasinler, where the first major battle between the Seljuks and Byzantines took place. After seeing and photographing the Çoban Dede Bridge, located in the region where Bingöl Stream and Pasinler Stream merge and form the Aras River, we reach Kars city center via Horasan. The city, which was rebuilt during the Russian occupation for 40 years after 1877, is a Baltic architectural style.It is the center in our country where it can be observed the best. We see the 12 Apostles Church, Stone Bridge, Kars Castle panoramically. We get in our vehicles and set off for Artvin. Dinner and accomodation in our hotel.
Distance to be covered: 510 km
Accommodation: Cheltikov Hotel(***), Işıl Park Hotel(***) etc.
DAY 4 Batumi, Statue of Poseidon, Statue of Ali and Nino
After breakfast at our hotel in the early morning, we leave the hotel and set off for Batumi, which is located on the Black Sea Coast and hosts many tourists in all seasons. After passing the necessary controls at the Sarp border gate, we arrive in Batumi. Accompanied by the short narrations of our guide, we see the European Square and the Medea Statue rising in the middle with a golden fleece in her hand, the Alphabet Tower with the 2000-year-old alphabet, the Theater Square with the magnificent Poseidon Statue, the Ali and Nino Statue, which tells about the impossible love between the Azerbaijani boy and the Georgian Girl, among the most important symbols of the city. Piazza Square and one of the oldest churches in the city, St. Nicolas Church and Orta Mosque, which has colorful engravings from its courtyard to its mihrab. After our city tour, we go to Fırtına Valley with our tour bus after passing the controls at the border gate. We take a break for lunch at our restaurant on the edge of Fırtına Creek. Our guests can zipline after dinner if they wish. After our lunch, we head towards Çamlıhemşin. We arrive at a certain point by bus and then take minibuses to reach Palovit Waterfall, which is located in Kaçkar Mountains National Park and is one of the waterfalls with the highest flow rate in Rize. After a short photo break we will take here, we get on our minibuses and arrive at Zilkale, which is built on the slopes of Fırtına Creek, consists of 8 bastions and 1 watchtower, and ensures the safety of castles such as Kale-i Bala and Ciha Kale and the medieval caravan route whose end is İspir. After our photo break, where we will enjoy the scenery surrounded by magnificent greenery, we arrive at our next stop, Çinçiva (Şenyuva) Bridge. After our photo shoots here, we get on our minibuses again and move to the place where our tour bus is. Then we get on our bus and arrive at Ayder Plateau. We arrive at our hotel by seeing the Gelin Tülü Waterfall in panoramic view. Our dinner will be taken at the hotel.
Distance to be covered: 140 km
Accommodation: Hanedan Suit Hotel(***), Ayder Hasimoğlu Hotel(***) etc.
DAY 5 Ayder Plateau, Rize, Uzungol
After breakfast at our hotel, we visit the Inventor's Place, where we can see the products of the curved intelligence of the Black Sea people, who produce their electricity naturally in Ayder Plateau. After our break, we stop by the Rize Cloth (Feretiko) Workshop, which is woven from hemp yarn on a hand loom and especially produced in Rize and named after it. After visiting the workshop, we give our guests a short break for shopping and then set off for Uzungöl, which is the symbol of Trabzon, with its dense forests when the Black Sea is mentioned, and which the local people describe as the "end of the world". After the lunch we will have here, our guests can rent a bicycle and tour around the lake in the free time period determined by our guide. After our free time, we turn our route to Kumbasar Knife Palace in Sürmene, where handmade knives made by Mehmet Kumbasar are sold. After a short shopping break here, we continue our journey. After visiting the pouring and flavored tea production facilities from Vatan Çay, the most delicious and high quality tea factory of the Black Sea, located on our road route, listening to the explanations of the authorities about the processing of tea and completing our shopping, we move to our hotel in Trabzon. Our dinner will be taken at the hotel.
Distance to be covered: 190 km
Accommodation: Zitaş Hotel(***), Arsen Hotel(***), Quantum Hotel(***) and Zigana Gümüş Kayak(***). etc
DAY 6 Trabzon, Sürmela Monastery, Samsun
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, we leave our hotel. We are going to the Sumela Monastery, which is also known as the "Virgin Mary" among the people, which is one of the oldest churches in the history of Christianity as well as Anatolia, located in the Maçka district of Trabzon, our first stop. We learn about this unique architecture with the narration of our guide and leave the monastery by taking a short photo break. located on the roadAfter visiting the Hagia Varvara Church, listening to the narrations of our guide, we set out to go to Hagia Sophia. After getting to know this architectural wonder and its frescoes dedicated to Hagia Sophia in Istanbul during the reign of the Kommenos Kingdom, we go to the largest silver workshop of the region. Here, we learn about the details of Silver, Telkari, Trabzon straw bracelet, and the art of Kazaziye, which is considered to be the most valuable art made by three families in our country only in Trabzon and brought to the region by the Kazaz Turks. After our shopping break, we see the Atatürk Mansion, built by Konstantin Kabayanidis in the Art Neuve (New Art) style, on Soğuksu Hill and a gift from the people of Trabzon to Ata. After our Atatürk Mansion tour, we turn our route to Ordu. We also stop by the Vakfikebir bread and hazelnut and hazelnut products sales store on our road route and do our shopping. After having our lunch, we take the cable car to Boztepe, where you can watch Ordu from the top and the unique Black Sea landscape where green and blue meet. In the free time we will provide, our guests can enjoy the view by drinking tea and coffee here, and our guests can rent a bicycle and tour the surroundings. After our free time, we move to Samsun. Accommodation will be in Samsun. Dinner will be taken at the hotel.
Distance to be covered: 340 km
Accommodation: Grand Atakum Hotel(****), New Hotel(***), Mes Hotel(***) etc.
DAY 7 Samsun, Bandırma Ferry, Ankara - Europe
After breakfast at our hotel, we leave our hotel. We are going to the Bandırma Ferry Museum, which is located in the Samsun National Struggle Park and is exactly the same as the Bandırma Ferry that brought Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to Samsun. After the tour we will make here, we go to the First Step Statue, which is one of the symbols of the city and located in front of the pier where Atatürk disembarked from the Bandırma Ferry on May 19, 1919. After the explanations of our guide, we set out for Amasya, where the Ottoman princes were educated, the world's most beautiful limes, cherries, peaches and okra are produced, and there are many historical natural beauties to visit. We see Yalıboyu Houses, King Rock Tombs, Hazeranlar Mansion, Şehzadeler Museum, Sabuncuoğlu Medicine and Surgery Museum, Şehzadeler Yolu with a panoramic view, accompanied by our guide and brief explanations. During the free time we will provide, after your lunch, you can visit the places we see as panoramic. After our free time, Ferhat and I stop by the Şirin Museum and visit the museum with the narrations of our guide. After our tour, we start our return journey. We hope to see you again in our next organization prepared by Ayas Tourism, and we say goodbye.
Distance to be covered: 600 km
Price
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Comments
• • The departure date can be set for special groups.
• • Special prices apply for closed groups of more than 23 people, members of cultural associations, students, teachers, the disabled and their companions.
• • Please send an e-mail to learn about special conditions and prices.
• • Free space for closed groups of more than 22 people for performances in Turkey.
Optional excursions
• • Black Sea extra village tour
• • Horon Folk Dance Turkish night
• • Optional Operations
Included in the Price
• • 7 days/6 nights full board from day 1 to dinner. 7th day breakfast
• • Overnight in a 4*-5* charming boutique hotel,
• • Transportation in Turkey,
• • Lunch in typical Turkish restaurants,
• • Turkish folklore evening,
• • Access to scheduled visits,
• • Services of a university-approved German, English or Dutch-speaking guide.
Not Included In The Price
• • Flight Europe/Istanbul
• • Insurance, airport taxes
• • Drinks at the table and the usual tips for the driver and guide (target price 3 to 5 euros per person). Check-out days can be organized (according to the request of special groups).
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