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Land of Ararat Tour

Land of Ararat Tour

This 6 day tour, starts from Van, Turkey, and ends at Istanbul, Turkey.

Day(s) : 6 Countries : Turkey Start City : Van End City : Istanbul
Meals : 5 Breakfast(s)

Itinerary

Day 1SundayVan Down

On arrival to Van Airport, you will meet with your tour guide. Before we go to our hotel, we will explore the Citadel with its three thousand Urartian fortress of Van and witness the extraordinary sunset.
Overnight : Van Category : Boutique Hotel : Van Life Hotel

Day 2MondayVan, Akdamar Island Breakfast Down
Land of Ararat Tour Day 2

After breakfast, we will travel by ferry stopping at Akdamar Island to see a spectacular 10th century church built by an Armenian king, if there is time swim in Lake Van. Then, we will drive back to city centre to visit the largest Urartu Museum in the World. Artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Urartian, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Seljuk, Turkish-Islamic, and Ottoman Periods are exhibited in chronological order taking our visitors on a unique historical journey. After the museum visit Van Cat House. Van cats are relatively large, have a chalky white coat, sometimes with ruddy coloration on the head and hindquarters, and have blue, amber eyes or one eye of each colour. This variety has been referred to as "the swimming cat", and has been observed to swim in Lake Van.
Overnight : Van Category : Boutique Hotel : Van Life Hotel

Day 3TuesdayVan, Dogubayazit, Ararat, Kars Breakfast Down
Land of Ararat Tour Day 3

Today we leave for Dogubayazit via Muradiye and the Bendimaahi Falls. In Dogubayazit, we visit the spectacular Ishak Pasha Palace, 1685 - 1784, which has a unique fusion of architecture from Seljuk, Ottoman, Georgian, and Armenian - Persian styles. We continue our journey north, skirting around the western edge of Mt Ararat. Mt. Ararat is one of the great natural spectacles of the world,. The name Ararat derives from the Bible (Jeremiah 51:27) and is a transliteration of 'Urartu' the name foreigners gave to this region and its inhabitants in Biblical times.
Overnight : Kars Category : Boutique Hotel : Kars Beylerbeyi Palace

Day 4WednesdayKars, Ani Breakfast Down
Land of Ararat Tour Day 4

This morning we journey to the site of Ani, the former capital of the Armenian kingdom. In the mid 10th century, nothing in Europe could rival this capital of the Armenian kingdom in terms of either size or magnificence. The remains of the ruined city include several churches as well as the shell of the Cathedral of Ani, the citadel and a mosque. There are also some exciting remains of frescoes in the Church of St Gregory (Tigran Honentz) despite having been exposed to the elements for centuries. Afternoon, we will visit 12 Aposotles Church and Kars Castle.
Overnight : Kars Category : Boutique Hotel : Kars Beylerbeyi Palace

Day 5ThursdayKars, Istanbul Breakfast Down
Land of Ararat Tour Day 5

Transfer to Kars Airport for your onward flight back to Istanbul. On arrival to Istanbul Airport, you will be transferred to your hotel.
Overnight : Istanbul Category : 4 star Hotel : Nidya Hotel Galataport

Day 6FridayIstanbul Breakfast Down

After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

Notes

  1. Group Size : Minimum Group Size of 2. Maximum Group Size of 20.
  2. Age : Minimum Age of 8. Whilst there is no Maximum Age set it is assumed the customer is fit enough to take part in the activity or tour. Health documents may be requested.
  3. Single travellers are obliged to pay Single Supplement and will have the hotel room to themselves.
  4. We require a copy/image of your passport in order to book flights. You will need to have your passport handy at check-in for any domestic flights. Domestic flight times may vary due to various circumstances.
  5. The flight from Kars to Istanbul arrives into Istanbul at 13:45

Inclusions

Tour includes

  • Inbound Transfer - Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)
  • Outbound Transfer - Istanbul Airport (IST)
  • Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW)
  • Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
  • Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
  • Domestic flight between Kars and Istanbul and transfers
  • Tips except Driver and Guide
  • Entrance fees

Tour does not include

  • Suggested optional activities
  • Tips - Driver and Guide

Highlights

  • Van - Urartian Fortress Citadel
  • Van - Akdamar Island
  • Van - Akdamar Church
  • Van - Urartu Archeology and Ethnography Museum
  • Van - House of Cats
  • Muradiye - Bendimahi Falls
  • Dogubayazit - Ishak Pasha Palace
  • Mt. Ararat
  • Ani - Citadel
  • Ani - Cathedral of Ani
  • Kars - Church of the Twelve Apostles

Map

Accommodations

This is intended to give an idea of the type of accommodation that may be expected. The actual hotels used for any given tour may change due to many reasons such as group size, availability, time of year, hotel standard has dropped or simply we found a better hotel. We update the website immediately if and when any changes take place. If and when we do change hotels it will be to a hotel of equal or higher standard and will be at no extra cost.

Where more than one hotel is shown for a given an overnight stop this means that one of those hotels will be used.

Istanbul - 4 star - Nidya Hotel Galataport

Nidya Hotel Galataport
Nidya Hotel Galataport
Nidya Hotel Galataport

Van - Boutique - Van Life Hotel

Van Life Hotel
Van Life Hotel
Van Life Hotel

Kars - Boutique - Kars Beylerbeyi Palace

Kars Beylerbeyi Palace
Kars Beylerbeyi Palace
Kars Beylerbeyi Palace

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Available Stop Sale Discounted

Prices

Date Between :
From 01 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024
Category :
Standard
Per Person in Double :
1.375 $
Single Suplement :
360 $
Child Age between 7 to 11 Discount : (25 %).

Date Between :
From 01 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025
Category :
Standard
Per Person in Double :
1.519 $
Single Suplement :
496 $
Child Age between 7 to 11 Discount : (25 %).
Early Bird 15%


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