From Istanbul: 5-Day Specialist-Led Hittite Monuments Tour｜Turkey

The geography of Anatolia has been subject to many invasions and migrations throughout history.

Being surrounded by seas on three sides, having easy connections between Europe and Africa by sea and land, having fertile soil, favorable climate conditions and abundant water resources, Anatolia has become the cradle of civilizations.

The first traces of civilization in Anatolia have been encountered in archaeological findings in central and eastern Anatolia. In the light of these findings, one of the first civilizations of Anatolia is the Hittites.

In this trip, we will introduce you to the first cities of the Hittites, the large monumental structures they built, the civilization they established and the written and unwritten sources that have survived to the present day.

*Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum, Gavurkale, Çatalhöyük, Eflatunpınar, Fasıllar Monument, Hattusa, Yazılıkaya, Alacahöyük, Şappinuva, Çorum Archaeology Museum, Derinkuyu Underground City

Day 1: Arrival /Ankara – Anatolian Civilizations Museum – Alacahöyük / Çorum

In the morning, we meet with our guide at Ankara Airport at 09:00 at the latest. We visit the Anatolian Civilizations Museum, one of the most important archaeological museums in Turkey, and continue towards Alacahöyük. After our Alacahöyük tour, where we will see important findings belonging to the Hatti civilization, we continue to Çorum. Here we visit the Çorum Museum. Stay overnight in Çorum.

Day 2: / Hattusa -Yazılıkaya - Cappadocia

Today, we visit the ancient city of Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite State, and Yazılıkaya, the open-air temple of the Hittites, and continue on our way to Cappadocia. accommodation in Cappadocia.

Day 3: / Cappadocia - Derinkuyu - Cappadocia

Today's program includes discovering the unique relics of Cappadocia. After the Rose Valley and Red Valley Hike in the morning, we visit Goreme Open Air Museum and the Derinkuyu underground city. Afterwards, we return to our hotel in Cappadocia. accommodation in Cappadocia.

Day 4: Saturday / Çatalhöyük / Konya

We leave our hotel early in the morning and set out to visit Çatalhöyük, one of the most important Neolithic settlements in Turkey. After our Çatalhöyük tour, we arrive in Konya. accommodation in Konya.

Day 5: / Fasıllar - Eflatunpınar – Eşrefoğulları Mosque

On our last day, we will visit important sites from the Hittite Period. After visiting the giant Fasıllar Monument, the Eflatunpınar Monument, a water dam from the Hittite Period, and the wooden Eşrefoğulları Mosque, one of the important works of the Beylik period, our tour ends at Konya Airport around 17:00.