Treasures of the East Tour October 5-13, 2026

FULL OF THE TREASURES OF THE EAST

9 NIGHTS-8 DAYS

7 NIGHTS HALF-BOARD HOTEL ACCOMMODATION

TOKAT-SİVAS-KEMALİYE-ERZİNCAN-ERZURUM-KARS-DOĞUBEYAZIT-VAN-TATVAN

TUNCELİ-ELAZIĞ-MALATYA-DARENDE

27.000 TL

05-13 OCTOBER 2026

EARLY BOOKING PRICE IS VALID PROVIDED PAYMENT IS MADE!

Tour Departure Points;

18:00 Tekirdağ Sahil Özcanlar Köfte In Front Of 
18:00 In Front Of Çerkezköy Chamber of Commerce 
19:00 Behind the Former Çorlu Girls' Vocational High School (Across from Vatan Computer) and in Front of Orion Mall
19:30 Silivri Kipa Across from Stop Büfe
19:45 Selimpaşa Toll Booths
 

Note: Please specify your boarding point during reservation.

DAY 1: It begins with departure at 19:00 from behind the former girls' vocational high school. We continue toward Tokat via Istanbul, Bolu, and Amasya.

 DAY 2: Tokat - Atatürk House - Tokat Museum - Sulu Street - Gök Medrese - Taş Han - Sivas - Congress Building - Buruciye Madrasa - Şifahane Madrasa - Double Minaret Madrasa - Madımak Hotel - Ulu Mosque (panoramic) - Gök Medrese (panoramic) - Sivas 

  After the breakfast we will have in the morning (extra), with the advantage of being established on the fertile lands of the Yeşilırmak basin, we arrive in Tokat, an important Anatolian city that has been an important trade and cultural center throughout its 6000-year history and hosted 14 states and many principalities. We visit the mansion belonging to former Tokat MP Mustafa Vasfi Süsoy, where Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK stayed with his wife Latife Hanım on 26 September 1924, known today as the Atatürk House, and begin exploring Sulu Street on foot. On our Tokat tour, we first visit the soup kitchen, namely the Tokat Museum, which has been wonderfully renovated and is now a museum. We see one of the fine works of Seljuk architecture, the Gök Medrese, and give free time at the Taşhan. You may have the opportunity to shop for handmade prints, copperware, and local handicrafts. We also see the Tokat Castle and Rock Tombs panoramically, which were established in the Roman period for road security and stand like an eagle nest on the hill behind the inn. Meeting at the place and time specified by our guide, we head to Sivas, the city of the Republic where our Great Leader Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK said, "We founded the Republic here." Our first stop in Sivas is the Sivas Congress Building, which is used today as a museum, where the last congress of the Congresses Period took place and where Mutafa Kemel Atatürk launched the actual civilian struggle with the article "Mandate and Protection cannot be accepted." Then we visit the Seljuk and Ottoman architectural monuments, Double Minaret Madrasa, Buruciye Madrasa, Şifahane Madrasa. We see the Ulu Mosque's slanted minaret that astonishes those who see it and the Gök Medrese, built in 1271 by Sahip Ata Fahrettin Ali for architect Kaluytan, from outside panoramically. Seeing our heart-wrenching Madımak Hotel as well, we give free time. Sivas is famous for its handmade pocket knives, knives, and bone combs. Those who wish may shop for souvenirs, and those who wish may drink tea or coffee. We end the day here and arrive at our hotel where we will stay. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel. SİVAS

DAY 3: Sivas-Kangal-Divriği Darüşşifası and Divriği Ulu Mosque – Kemaliye – Stone Road – Euphrates River – Dark Canyon – Lökhane – Natural History Museum – Mani Road-Erzincan

After the breakfast we will have at our hotel, we leave the hotel and set out to go to Divriği via Kangal. We get information from our guide about the Kangal dogs and reach Divriği. Then, within the scope of cultural tours, we arrive in Divriği to visit the Divriği Ulu Mosque and Darüşşifa, which are rarely included in tour programs. While touring the Ulu Mosque and Darüşşifa, built between 1228-29 during the Mengücekler period and added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1985, we recall and remind you of what Evliya Çelebi said: “The master labored so hard on this marble mosque and made the doors and walls so beautifully ornamented that tongues are helpless and pens are broken in its praise.” If luck is on your side, when the afternoon sun shines, you may see silhouettes formed by shadows: a standing male silhouette and a man reciting the Qur'an and praying. After our Divriği tour, we go to Kemaliye, Stone Road, and with those who prefer, we take a boat tour in the depths of Dark Canyon and on the waters of the Euphrates River. (extra) This road, stretching along steep and sheer slopes, in places rising above 800 meters, created by the Euphrates cutting through the mountains, is the greatest living symbol of human labor and determination. After our Stone Road tour, we go to the center of Kemaliye. Kemaliye hosts many artists and craftsmen. Among them, especially door knockers have gained worldwide fame. After seeing the door-knocker workshops, we go to Mani Road, where the manis written by women who turned words like longing, homesickness, and homeland into writing for their loved ones who went away to work are displayed. After Mani Road, we go to Lökhane, located in the very pleasant Stone Bottom neighborhood. After learning about the making of Lög/Lök from master Salim and getting information, we end our Kemaliye tour and reach our hotel for dinner. ERZİNCAN

DAY 4; Erzincan - Coppersmiths Bazaar - Tercan - Mama Hatun Tomb (panoramic) - Aşkale - Erzurum - Yakutiye Madrasa - Three Tombs - Double Minaret Madrasa - Ulu Mosque - Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - Taşhan (Rüstem Pasha Inn) - Oltu Stone Bazaar - Historic Erzurum Houses - Congress Building - Erzurum

  After the breakfast we will have at our hotel, we leave the hotel, see Erzincan panoramically, and take a short break at the coppersmiths bazaar. We go to the Ekşisu Recreation Area, where Erzincan's brand mineral water emerges. We take a short break here. Then we arrive in the district of Tercan. We see the tomb and caravanserai of Mama Hatun, daughter of II. Izzettin Saltuk, ruler of the Saltukids, which stands out with its distinctive architecture, panoramically, and via Aşkale we arrive in Erzurum, the land of Dadaşlar. We begin touring Erzurum. We start with the Yakutiye Madrasa, which was restored by the Ministry of Tourism in 1991 and is still used as a museum. After visiting the mosque, the first Ottoman mosque in Erzurum, built by Lala Mustafa Pasha for Mimar Sinan, the chief architect of the period and now bearing his name, we give free time at the Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Taşhan) . During the free time we provide, you may stroll through the Oltu Stone bazaars and shop. Then we tour Erzurum's symbol, the Double Minaret Madrasa, Three Tombs and Ulu Mosque, and after a pleasant walk among Erzurum Houses, we see panoramically the Aziziye-Mecidiye Forts, where the defense of Erzurum and the grave of one of Anatolia's greatest heroes, Nene Hatun, are located . Then, following in Mustafa Kemal's footsteps, we visit the 23 July Congress Building. The Erzurum Congress, İdadi School (High School), held on 23 July, took place in a hall on the first floor of this building that served as a high school. Here, by experiencing history on site, we will once again understand the primary duties that fell to Erzurum on the road to liberation and the city's role in independence. Arrival at our hotel after the congress tour. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel. ERZURUM 

DAY 5: Pasinler - Çobandede Bridge - Horosan - Fairy Chimneys - Obsidian Beds - Sarıkamış - Martyrs Monument - Kars - Arpaçay - Ani Ruins - Surp Pirgiç Church (Keveli Church) - Surp Kirkor Church (Tigran Honents Church) - Cathedral (Virgin Mary Church or Fethiye Mosque) - Menucehr Mosque - Ebul Muhammeran Mosque - Caucasus Front War History Museum - Cheltikov House - Historic Stone Bridge - Historic Ottoman Baths - Evliya (Ebu’l Hasan Harekani) Mosque - Kümbet Mosque (Church of the 12 Apostles) - Defterdarlık Building (the city's first theater) - Governor's Mansion (Merchant Stavişku House) - Kars Castle - Kars 

  After the breakfast we will have at our hotel, as we pass through the region where the Pasinler Battle, the first major battle of the centuries-long clashes between the Seljuks and the Byzantines, took place, our journey becomes enjoyable with the explanations our guide will give. After seeing and photographing the Çobandede Bridge, located in the area where the Bingöl Stream and the Pasinler Stream merge to form the Aras River and built during the Ilkhanid period, we continue on our way. We pass through Horasan and panoramically see the Fairy Chimney examples and obsidian beds along our route. After the photo break we will give at the Martyrs' Monument, organized in memory of our 90 thousand martyred Mehmetçik, we go to Ani Ruins, established on the banks of Arpaçay, which forms our border with Armenia. Ani was the largest and richest city of the region 1000 years ago. You will understand this immediately from the monumental structures you will see at the ruins. Among the works containing the most important masterpieces of Armenian-Georgian culture, we tour the Cathedral, Surp Kirkor, Surp Pirgiç (Keveli Church), and from the Seljuk works Menucehr Mosque, Ebul Muhammeran Mosque, and the Sultan's Palace. Afterwards, we begin our tour in Kars, a city that is culturally very different from surrounding provinces such as Erzurum, Ağrı, and Iğdır with its eastern and western characteristics, with lively streets full of life, rebuilt during the 40 years following 1877 under Russian occupation, and one of the best places in our country to observe Baltic architecture. Streets intersecting each other at 90-degree angles, facades decorated with cut-stone buildings, and much more.. Kars Caucasus Front Museum (Bloody Fortress), Cheltikov House, Historic Stone Bridge, the Historic Ottoman Baths where Pushkin, known as the Sun of Russian Poetry, also bathed, Evliya (Ebu’l Hasan Harekani) Mosque, Kümbet Mosque (Church of the 12 Apostles), Defterdarlık Building (the city's first theater), Governor's Mansion (Merchant Stavişku House). We see Kars Castle panoramically . After our tours, we settle into our hotel. With those who wish, we participate in the Caucasus Night program. (extra) KARS 

DAY 6: Digor - Tuzluca - Iğdır - Mount Ararat - Doğubayazıt - Ishak Pasha Palace - Tendürek Mountain Pass - Bendi Mahi Stream - Muradiye Waterfall - Van Castle - Lake Van - Urartian Handicrafts Workshop - Cat House - Van

 After the breakfast we will have at our hotel in the morning, we travel for a long time along the Digor - Tuzluca road parallel to the Armenian border and reach IĞDIR at an altitude of 850 meters. If you look carefully, you can also see the houses of Yerevan and the Metzamor Nuclear Power Plant, which is very close to our border. Iğdır, called the Çukurova of the East, has a much milder and more temperate climate than its surroundings because it is nestled between high mountains; all kinds of vegetables and fruits, even cotton, are grown on the plain. We will stop at a suitable point to photograph Mount Ararat, the highest mountain in our country with an elevation of 5137 m, on whose back Iğdır rests, and take a photo break. We move on to Doğubayazıt, at an altitude of 1625 meters. We visit Ishak Pasha Palace', which is the second largest complex of structures after Topkapı Palace and is regarded as the greatest monumental structure of the Tulip Era, taking 99 years to complete. This 220-year-old palace has been the symbolic structure of all Eastern Anatolia since the day it was built. With its position overlooking the entire plain and its unique monumental doors decorated with stonework, a magnificent 116-room palace awaits us. After our palace tour, we continue on our way. After the journey we will make through the Tendürek Mountains amid volcanic scenery, we will see the areas where the famous battle took place as we pass through the Çaldıran Plain. Our next stop is by crossing the lively Natural Suspension Bridge over the Bendi Mahi Stream, we watch the flow of the waterfall in this enchanting place dazzling with natural beauty. After enjoying some time at the waterfall, which has magnificent beauty, we arrive in Van, the "country of the sun," surrounded by mountains. We get the opportunity to see Van Castle, considered the capital of the Urartians. In the Van Castle , which hosts a magnificent view on the lake shore, we will have the chance to see many structures belonging to the Urartians as well as monumental Urartian inscriptions that have been deciphered. We also have the opportunity to go to the silver workshop to get information about Van's famous Urartian silver arts, Savat and Arubani, and we stop by the cat house. Arrival at our hotel after a short break. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel. VAN 

DAY 7: Van - Edremit - Akdamar Island and Church - Kuskunkıran Pass - Gevaş - Nemrut Crater Lake - Tatvan

After the breakfast we will have at our hotel, we take a panoramic Van tour. Panoramic We see Edremit. We proceed toward Gevaş. With the boat waiting for us, we cross to Akdamar Island on Lake Van. (boat tour extra) On the island, we visit the Akdamar Church, one of the world's first schools to train priests and the subject of legends. We carefully examine the stone reliefs of scenes quoted from the Bible, Torah, and Quran, and mythological events on the church's exterior walls. Crossing Kuskunkıran Pass (2234 m), we reach Tatvan, arrival at our hotel and accommodation. 

(Extra) We board the minibuses waiting for us and head up to Nemrut Crater Lake, the world's second and Turkey's largest crater lake, named after the Babylonian ruler Nemrut who lived in 2100 BC (caldera). You will feel like you are in a different world in an incredible geography. After a short walk and the photos we will take, we return to Tatvan. TATVAN 

DAY 8: Tatvan-Muş Plain - Tunceli - Pezek - Keban Dam - Elazığ - Harput - Ulu Mosque - Harput Castle - Arap Baba Tomb - Harput Houses - Balak Gazi Statue - Karakaya Dam Lake - Kömür Han - Elazığ

Morning breakfast taken at our hotel, we begin our approximately journey. Throughout the journey, passing by Bitlis, the first city to regain its independence among the provinces occupied in Anatolia during World War I, Güroymak, formerly called Norşin and made a district in 1988, Muş, whose name is said to come from the Hebrew word “Muşa,” meaning “watered, fertile, and pasture”; Bingöl, whose district center became a province in 1936 and whose name changed from Çapakçur, and which is the source of the Peri River that forms the Elazığ-Tunceli border, we cross the bridge over the Perisu Stream and follow the 144 km long Munzur River, arriving in Tunceli, which came under Turkish rule definitively in 1087, became Dersim Province with the proclamation of the Republic, was made a province in 1946 under the name "Kalan," and was renamed by Atatürk. We see the center panoramically and tour the Tunceli Museum. After our museum visit, with those who wish, we visit the Cemevi . Then we stop by the Munzur River for lunch. After the lunch break, we cross by ferry over the Keban Dam Reservoir, which has a lake area of 675 km², and, crossing by ferry again over the Keban Dam Reservoir with a lake area of 675 km², we take a short trip while viewing Pertek Castle's, which today is located on an island as a result of being submerged under the waters of the Keban Dam Lake. Via the Salkaya direction, we arrive in Elazığ, which was named by Atatürk in 1937 as El'Azık, meaning grain storehouse abundance and prosperity, and then in Harput, which came into Turkish hands in 1085, came under the rule of Shah Ismail in 1507, and was conquered by the Ottoman Army after the Battle of Çaldıran in 1516. Here, passing in front of the Kurşunlu Mosque, built in 1738–1739 by Osman Ağa, Bey of Çarsancak, we visit the Ulu Mosque, built in the 12th century by the Artuqid ruler Fahrettin Karaaslan, and after photographing Harput Castle, called the "Milk Castle" because milk was used instead of water in its mortar due to a water shortage during construction, we arrive at our hotel in Elazığ. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel. ELAZIĞ

DAY 9: Elazığ-Malatya - Battalgazi (Old Malatya) - Ulu Mosque - Silahtar Mustafa Pasha Caravanserai - Apricot Exchange – Malatya-Darende - Tohma Canyon - Somuncu Baba Tomb-Çorlu

 After breakfast at the hotel, in Malatya city center, Battalgazi (Old Malatya) , Ulu Mosque , Silahtar Mustafa Pasha Caravanserai , Apricot Exchange ,then we go to Darende. After visiting Somuncu Baba Tomb in Tohma Canyon and the free time we will have in the canyon, we begin our return journey via the Kayseri - Ankara route. After the necessary breaks we will give, we arrive in Çorlu.

The average return time to Çorlu, the starting point of the tour, is between 05:00 - 07:00.

Places to Visit: TOKAT-SİVAS-ERZİNCAN-ERZURUM-ANI RUINS-KARS-DOĞUBEYAZIT-VAN-MUŞ-BİNGÖL-ELAZIĞ-MALATYA