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Cappadocia
Harran
Sanliurfa
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DAY 1: |
CAPPADOCIA-KAHTA |
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Depart form your hotel in Cappadocia. We beegin
heading east and make a short photo stop at
Incesu Canavansaray.
We wil also have a magnificent view of Mt.
Erciyes near Kayseri. Lunch and tea break. We
may stop in Kahramanmaras for aa taste of
Turkey's most famous ice cream. Arrive in Kahta,
near the mountain, check in hotel, dinner and
overnight. L.D.
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DAY 2: |
KAHTA - MT. NEMRUT - HARRAN -
SANLIURFA |
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 Rise early for
the drive and the walk up to the summit of Mount
Nemrut. See the magnificent relics of the
tumulus (2150m above sea level). The amazing
statues of the Gods on the Nemrut summit make it
a very impressive site. View a fantastics
sunrise from the East Terrace. Stop in Arsemia
of Alexander the Great, then cross the Cendere
Roman Bridge built by Septimus Severus in the
2nd century AD which is still in use! Visit
Karakuŝ, which is the tumulus of the royal
Commagene women and features columms with eagle
and relief. Breakfast and pack up at hotel.
Drive to Harran; city of the prophet Abraham. We
will walk through the village with its fortress,
old Islamic school and beehive shaped fish pool.
Time permitting a chance to wander in the old
Bazaar. Overnight in Sanliurfa. B.L.D
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DAY 3: |
ŜANLIURFA - CAPPADOCIA |
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We depart Ŝanliurfa after
breakfast and continue to Birecik for a view of
the fortress, then cross the Euphrates River.
Lunch. Return early evening to Cappadocia. B. |
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