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Depart from your hotel in the morning to visit the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in the Citadel, housing an extensive display from the ancient civilizations of Asia Minor from The Stone Age and Bronze Ages such as Catalhöyük and Bogazköy settlements of the Hittites. Later, you'll visit the Mausoleum of Atatürk where the founder of the Turkish Republic is buried. End of the services. (PS: This tour is run daily in the AM only. This tour doesn't run on Mondays because the museum is closed).
Depart from your hotel in the morning and drive to Gordion (about 1,5 hours), once the capitol of Phrygia. Visit the Acropolis and the small museum where some findings from the area can be seen. After visiting the impressive Tumulus of King Midas, drive back to Ankara. End of the services. (PS: This tour is run daily in the AM only).
Early departure from your hotel and drive to Bogazköy (about 2,5 hours) to visit the capitol of the Hittites, including the Lion's Gate, Tunnel, King's Gate, Grand Temple and the Citadel. You'll visit also Yazilikaya site which was an open-air Hittite sanctuary with great reliefs carved into the rocks. In the afternoon, drive back to Ankara. End of the services. (PS: This tour doesn't run on Mondays because the museum is closed).
Very early departure in the morning and drive to Cappadocia around the Salt Lake (around 3,5 hours). Visit the underground city of Kaymakli which was carved by early Christians escaping from persecutions; Uçhisar valley, a natural rock citadel in the region. Visit the Göreme Open Air Museum famous for its rock churches decorated with Byzantine frescoes; visit also Pasabag Valley with its typical and unusual formations of "Fairy Chimneys"; and finally the Avanos Village famous for its pottery and handicrafts. Drive back to Ankara in the late evening. End of the services. (PS: This tour is run daily. It will be a long day).
Please see also our overnight private Cappadocia tours.
Please note: This excursions are organized on private basis and run from Ankara. Order of the visits may be changed for the convenience of the tour. All private tours include pick-up & drop-off from/to hotels in Ankara, A/C car or van depending on the size of your group, licensed tour guide. Meals and beverages are excluded during private tours.
Important Note: All travel services in Turkey such as tours, hotel bookings, rent-a-car, transfers etc. are provided by an official & reliable local travel agency working with licensed tour guides, in order to secure your customer rights and fulfilling local regulations. Most of the private tours can be conducted in English, Spanish and Italian, but other languages can also be arranged upon request always on private basis. Please contact us for prices, quotes and other information.