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Itineraries : Local Tours : Ankara and Cappadocia

DAY 1 ANKARA
Arrive in Ankara. Orientation tour of the city. Overnight at your hotel ( ANKARA ). [ D ]

DAY 2 ANKARA
This morning, we visit the Ancient Citadel of the city, surrounded by old city walls. There is a nice panoramic view of the city from the top. Walk along the narrow streets inside the citadel and enjoy old traditional houses from the turn of this century. A few minutes of walking down the citadel will bring us to the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations which was built as caravanserai back in Ottoman times and now houses a nice collection of archaeological findings from all around Turkey. After lunch on the citadel, proceed to the Mausoleum of Ataturk, the resting place for the founder of modern Republic of Turkey and considered by many as the father of all Turks. Dinner and overnight at your hotel ( ANKARA ). [ B L D ]

DAY 3 ANKARA TO CAPPADOCIA
Drive through the central Anatolian plateau. Visit the picturesque village of Guzelyurt. Take a walk through the village streets with rock houses along built on the cliffs. We will also visit a very old church dedicated to St. Gorge, the principal saint of this area in the early Christian times. A short distance of drive from the village is the Ihlara Gorge with painted and frescoed churches built into the cliffs. Dinner and overnight at your hotel ( CAPPADOCIA ). [ B L D ]

DAY 4 CAPPADOCIA
Full day sightseeing of Cappadocia. We will take a walk around the town of Uchisar with a rock fortress built out of volcanic rock and proceed to the Goreme Open Air Museum where we will see old Byzantine churches with frescoes and murals on their walls. Basically, the paintings on church walls are about the scenes from Bible and figures of Saints. Visit local crafts people in the town Avanos. Stop at one of the underground cities at Ozkonak, dug in the ground by early Christians to escape from enemies. Dinner at a local restaurant built in cave that offers some Turkish Folk Dance performance. Overnight at Hotel ( CAPPADOCIA ). ( B L D )

DAY 5 TRANSFER 
Check-out and transfer.  [ B ]

[ B ] : Breakfast
[ L ] : Lunch
[ D ] : Dinner

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