1. Day: Flight to ANKARA Transfer to hotel.
2. Day: ANKARA A visit to the impressive Mausoleum of Atatürk, founder of the modern Turkish Republic and then a visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilization with its display of Hittite treasures and artifacts from one of the worlds oldest cities Catalhöyük. Then a visit to the very fascinating citadel of Ankara which dates from the reign of the emperor Heraclius. (610-41AD).
3. Day: ANKARA / KONYA We will drive through the interesting landscape of the Anatolian plateau to Konya, the ancient Iconium. Here we visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana, founder of the Whirling Dervishes. After that we will continue on to the Karatay Koran School. Before returning to the hotel we will visit Konya's Archaeological Museum which has a rich collection of objects from the Prehistoric Age to the end of the Byzantine period.
4. Day: KONYA / MERSIN We will go to Adana through the Taurus Mountains. En route there will be a visit to Tarsus, the birthplace of St. Paul. In Adana we will visit the Archaeological Museum and also the stone bridge of Adana which was built during the reign of Hadrian.
5. Day: MERSIN / ANTAKYA We will drive past the hilltop Crusader castle and the port of Alexandrite (now called Iskenderun) site of ancient Antioch. Here we will visit the cave church where St. Peter first celebrated mess. Antioch has a world famous Museum of Roman Mosaics from nearby ruins. This museum will also be visited.
6. Day: ANTKYA / URFA From Antakya we drive to Urfa (the ancient Edessa) where King Abgar the Great is believed to have been the first Christian King. The visits in Urfa include the citadel of Urfa, Makam Ibrahim Mosque, where according to legend, the child Abraham was hidden from Nimrod. The last visit in Urfa will be the town of Harran, an old testament location where Abraham lived some time.
7. Day: URFA / NEMRUT We will go to Adiyaman via Atatürk High Dam, one of the largest in the world. It is an awe inspiring sight. On the way to Nemrut Dagi (Nemrut Mountain) we will pass an almost perfectly intact wild mountainous landscape. On the summit of Nemrut Dagi we have the magnificent funerary monument of King Commagene Antiochus I with statues of God and Goddesses.
8. Day: NEMRUT / MALATYA In Malatya we will visit two Places. The first ones is called Milid (Aslantepe) an excavation area. From this excavation area many items have been taken to the Anatolian Civilization Museum in Ankara. The other visit is to Melitene (old Malatya).
9. Day: MALATYA / CAPPADOCIA We will start with a drive from Malatya to Cappadocia via the Honat Hatun Mosque in Kayseri (the ancient Caesarea). The Honat Hatun Mosque dates back to the 13th century. We will then, amongst many others visit the Döner Kümbet Mausoleum in Kayseri.
10. Day: CAPPADOCIA We will drive to Ankara via Hattusa which was the capitol of the Hittite Empire. Besides Hattusa we will also visit the rock shrine of Yazilikaya.
11. Day: CAPPADOCIA / ANKARA We will drive to Ankara via Hattusa which was the capitol of the Hittite Empire. Besides Hattusa we will also visit the rock shrine of Yazilikaya.
12. Day: Flight back from ANKARA Transfer to the airport.