DAY 1: ISTANBUL - KAYSERI - CAPPADOCIA
Istanbul - Kayseri flight. Pick - up and transfer from Kayseri airport to hotel, visiting the ancient underground city of Kaymakli on route. Stay overnight in Cappadocia.

DAY 2: CAPPADOCIA
Traveling trough this mystical landscape in Central Anatolia, we will visit the natural wonders of Pasabagi and Devrent Valley; the natural rock castles at Ortahisar and Uchisar; Avanos and the beautiful open - air museums at Zelve and Goreme, where the remains of churches and Christian settlements date back thousands of years. Overnight in Cappadocia.

DAY 3: HATTUSAS
Transfer to Hattusas, where we will visit the remains of a capital city of one of the most important civilizations in Anatolia, Hittite, and Yazilikaya, an open - air temple. Overnight in Samsun.

DAY 4: SAMSUN
We have now left Anatolia for the lush - green, tea - rich hilly countryside of the Black Sea. Samsun is a good starting point where we can explore the Ethnography and Ataturk museums with their excellent mosaic and coin collections. Then following the Black Sea coast road we head east to Trabzon where we stay overnight.

DAY 5: TRABZON
Trabzon, founded originally by the kingdom of Miletus, is the largest city in the Black Sea region. Here we visit the Hagia Sophia Museum with its spectacular frescoes. Inland we visit the mystical Sumela Monastery, built into the side of a steep cliff face, which dates back to early Christianity. Overnight in Kars.

DAY 6: KARS - DOGUBEYAZIT
Kars, originally an Armenian city, still has fine examples of Armenian architecture, one of which is the breath - taking site of Ani situated on the Armenian - Turkish border. From Ani we head south. This time on the Iranian border, we visit the Isaac Pasa Sarayi at Dogubeyazit, a seventeenth century palace perched on a mountain, surreal and mysterious, overshadowed by the magnificent Mount Ararat. Stay overnight in Dogubeyazit.

DAY 7: VAN
We transfer to Van, resting on route to take in the superb views at Muradiye Waterfall. In Van we visit the imposing Rock of Van, upon which once stood an Urartian castle. Catching the ferryboat we also make a trip across Turkey’s largest lake, Van Lake to Akdamar Island to view an exquisite example of an Armenian church. Overnight in Van.

DAY 8: After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Istanbul.

TOUR RATE INCLUDES:

- All transportation's by air-conditioned vehicles.
- Transfer from / to airport.
- All entrance fees.
- H.B. (breakfast & dinner) accommodation in hotels (dbl.Room).
- Full guiding service.
- Flights from Istanbul / Kayseri and Van /Istanbul