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CAPPADOCIA & SOUTH EAST TURKEY From central Anatolia to the Euphrates 11 Days
From £3,795pp
Departing May & September 2020
Activity Level
The Tigris and Euphrates both rise in the mountains of Turkey and flow south into the Persian Gulf. The Fertile Crescent, arcing around the flat lands of Mesopotamia, saw the birth of agriculture and the first domestication of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs. Prior to this agricultural revolution, hunter-gatherers built the remarkable temple complex at Göbekli Tepe, which pre-dates Stonehenge by an impressive 7,500 years. On this exciting tour, we will stand before the spectacular Roman mosaics in Gaziantep, which were rescued from the flood waters of a dam on the nearby Euphrates, and the gigantic lateHellenistic statues atop Mount Nemrut. We will pore over a remarkable Guided by Terry Richardson collection of artefacts that document the history of Anatolia from the Terry is a specialist in ancient history and Neolithic period through to the Iron Age at the Museum of Anatolian classical civilisations. He is also the author Civilisations, and there will be a visit to the Ihlara Valley, which is believed of ‘Rough Guide Istanbul’. to have contained more than 4,000 dwellings and a hundred churches cut into the rocks, originally used for worship by early Christian communities. Price includes Elsewhere, discover the UNESCO-listed Goreme Open Air Museum with • Expert Guide Lecturer & Tour Manager its unique landscape of eroded volcanic tuffs that are full of rock-cut • Entries to all sites & museums • All taxes & gratuities churches and head underground to the extraordinary Byzantine city of Included travel Derinkuyu. This tour offers 11 days of unforgettable adventure in Turkey. • Return flights from London & all local transport
Accommodation Tour Highlights • View the volcanic landscapes in Cappadocia and the soft rock hewn out in the Byzantine-era to create underground cities and rock-cut churches • Explore the beautifully laid-out Zeugma Mosaic museum in Gaziantep, which is filled with one of the finest arrays of mosaics in the world • Walk to the UNESCO site of Nemrut Dag, where statues of Greek-Persian gods and the kings of Commagene gaze imposingly from a remote peak • Visit the excavations at Göbekli Tepe, whose megaliths pre-date Stonehenge by an incredible 7,500 years
• Accommodation at Best Western Premier Cave Hotel, Otel Seyhan, Grand Gaziantep Hotel, Grand Isias Hotel & Manici Hotel, or similar
Culinary inclusions • 10 breakfasts, 9 lunches & 10 dinners • Water with all meals, tea or coffee with dinner
Dates & prices per person Date
Twin/Dbl Share
SS
24th May - 3rd Jun
£3,795
£660
21st Sep - 1st Oct
£3,795
£660
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