5 Days Ankara City & Cooking Tour
|5 Days, 2 Destinations |Starts from Ankara
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Duration
5 days

Max Group Size
40

Departure Type
Scheduled

Tour Operator
Travel Shop Booking

Age Requirement
0 - 99 Ages

Guiding Method
Fully guided

Operated In
English

Physical level
relax

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Ankara

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Ankara

Tour Overview

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Ankara is the capital and the second biggest city in Turkey which is located in the central Anatolian Region of the country. The history of the city dates back to Hitttites even further back. As the palce welcomed civilizations for long the architecture of the city reflects its varied history. In Ankara due to being the capital city, you can see many goverment offices and embassies of foreign countries. Ankara is a beautiful city with its museums, parks, historical places and its modern day life style. Ankara is also well known with The Mausoleum of Ataturk. If you would like to see something different in your life and if you like cooking or want to learn how to cook, we offer you very special itinerary to learn very good Turkish cuisines with smiley and friendly Turkish people. In this tour package you will not only have a chance to taste local foods but also you will learn how to cook them.

Itinerary

Meet at the airport and transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Ankara. Overnight Ankara.
(Breakfast and lunch included) After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel for Ankara city tour. We will visit the award winning MUSEUM OF ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS which was established in 1921 and reached its present structure in 1968. In the museum you can simply see the summary of human civilization where yo can see the artefacts from Palaeolithic Age (8000 BC), Neolithic Age (8000-5500 BC), Calcolithic (Copper-Stone) Age (5500-3000 B ) to present time. The museum has a perfect exhibition about historic Anatolian cultures like Hittites, Phrygians, Urartus and Late Hitties. Next stop will be THE ANKARA CASTLE which is one of the oldest sites in Ankara and is believed to date back to late Hittites period 1600 BC. The castle was used by Roman, Seljuklu and Ottoman empire. The castle overlooking the city contains a small neighbourhood of old historic houses and a local market which you can enjoy. After that we will visit AUGUSTUS TEMPLE which is also known as Ancyranum that was built in 25 – 20 BC by The Romans. The temple is known with its Greek inscriptions. The temple was converted to a Basilica in Chrisitian era. We will also visit HACI BAYRAM MOSQUE next to the temple. We will have free time for lunch and after that we will visit THE MAUSELOUM OF ATATURK. Ataturk started and lead the indepedence war of Turkey and saved the country and he is also the founder of democratic and secular Turkish Rebuplic. Here you can see hall of honour, the mauseloum, the lion's road, the towers with symbolic meanings, ceromonial ground, change or guards ceromony, and museum. Ankara is weell known with KIZILAY NEIGHBORHOOD and we will end the tour with a walk in here. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight Ankara
(Breakfast and lunch included) After breakfast, we take our guests from the hotel and depart to a local restaurant for your professional cooking lesson. You participate in your first Turkish cooking lesson: During our Ankara cooking tour, you will taste various flavors of Ankara Region and you will enjoy to cook & taste local food like Beypazarı Casserole, Stuffed Leaves, Ankara Tava (meat and local rice) and such. After lunch you will depart to city center for free time and shopping before returning to your hotel. After the tour drop back to your hotel. Overnight Ankara.
(Breakfast included) After breakfast, we will pick you up from hotel for Hamam (Turkish Bath) Tour depending on your wish and available hours of Hamam. Turkish Bath is quite a popular part of Turkish culture and it is being practiced all around the country therefore it will be nice to experience this activity. After the Hamam we will depart to city center for free time and shopping before returning to your hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure. Overnight Ankara.
(Breakfast included) After breakfast the day is yours till your departure transfer to Ankara Airport. We will transfer you to airport for your flight back home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Booking Tour. Thank you for choosing TravelShop Booking.

Trip includes

Included

• Guided Ankara City Tour • Guided Cooking Lesson & Shopping Tour • Guided Turkish Bath Tour • Professional English - speaking tour guides

Guiding Method
Fully guided

English
• 4 Breakfasts • 2 Lunches
• Transportation in a fully air - conditioned, non - smoking coach
• Arrival transfer from Ankara Airport to Hotel • Return transfer from Hotel to Ankara Airport • All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary • Hotel Room Taxes, Tours & Transfer Taxes

Excluded

• International and Domestic Flights
• Insurance: All types
• City Tax • Turkey entry visa • Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry • Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section • Tipping: Tips for guides and drivers

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