Cappadocia & South East Turkey

CAPPADOCIA & SOUTH EAST TURKEY From central Anatolia to the Euphrates

Image: Gaziantep

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 collection of artefacts that document the history of Anatolia from the Guided by Terry Richardson Neolithic period through to the Iron Age at the Museum of Anatolian Terry is a specialist in ancient history and Civilisations, and there will be a visit to the Ihlara Valley, which is believed classical civilisations. He is also the author to have contained more than 4,000 dwellings and a hundred churches cut of ‘Rough Guide Istanbul’. 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 churches and head underground to the extraordinary Byzantine city of • All taxes & gratuities Derinkuyu. This tour offers 11 days of unforgettable adventure in Turkey. Included travel • Return flights from London & all local transport Accommodation • Accommodation at Best Western Premier Cave Hotel, Otel Seyhan, Grand Gaziantep Hotel, Grand Isias Hotel Tour Highlights & Manici Hotel, or similar • View the volcanic landscapes in Cappadocia and the soft rock hewn out in Culinary inclusions the Byzantine-era to create underground cities and rock-cut churches • 10 breakfasts, 9 lunches & 10 dinners • Water with all meals, tea or coffee with dinner • Explore the beautifully laid-out Zeugma Mosaic museum in Gaziantep, which is filled with one of the finest arrays of mosaics in the world Dates & prices per person • 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 Date Twin/Dbl Share SS • Visit the excavations at Göbekli Tepe, whose megaliths pre-date 24th May - 3rd Jun £3,795 £660

Stonehenge by an incredible 7,500 years 21st Sep - 1st Oct £3,795 £660