Tour Kars & Erzurum (with Dogu Expresi)
4days 3nights kntrd04ae
Airline+ Train
Special for KNLTour voyagers
A tour with Kanula tour to KARS, which is a settlement from the Stone Age to the present day. with its the ancient city of Ani, an UNESCO world heritage site; Çıldır lake, covered with a white ice cap in winter. Sarıkamış martyrdoms. Sarıkamış ski resort. Famous cuisine with goose meat and cheese. and we visit Kars with its rich history and culture.
Day1: İstanbul - Kars City Center (L, D): Our KanulaTur' shuttle departing from Bakırköy early in the morning takes our guests from the designated points and brings them to Sabiha Gökçe Airport. After baggage and check-in procedures, we take our place to go to Kars with Pegasus Airlines Kars flight. Arriving in Kars with a flight of approximately two hours. Here, we take our places in our vehicle waiting for us and start our journey with the privilege of KanulaTur for a nice and pleasant weekend. After a city tour by car, we take a "welcome coffee" break and get to know the city on foot with our guide. The planned settlement of the city and the magnificent stone structures left from the Russians will fascinate us; Kars Castle, Twelve Apostles Church (Kümbet Mosque), Namık Kemal House, Ebu'l Hasan Harakani Tomb will be the main works we will see. Kars Goose, which is the most delicious poultry meat, and other local dishes, are available for lunch. Free time after check-in and travel. Dinner and accommodation in our hotel.
Day2: Ani - Lake Çıldır / Horse Sleighs (B, L, D): After the breakfast buffet we will give at our hotel, we will move to Ani near the Armenian border, on the Arpaçay river, which is shortlisted in the year 2012 as an UNESCO World Heritage. The Church of the Apostles, the Great Cathedral, Tigran Honets (Illustrated Church), Seljuk Castle and Palace, Ebu'l Menucehr Mosque, the first mosque built in Anatolia, will be the main works we will see in this historical place.
Then we start our journey towards Çıldır Lake at an altitude of 2000 meters. We will take a walk in Çıldır Lake, which we will see covered with ice. We make a sled tour by the lake with snow sleds as far as conditions permit. If we are lucky, we will be able to watch the fishing done by breaking the ice in the frozen lake. Our menu at lunch will consist of fish caught in this way. Return to Kars City Center after eating our meals and taking our free time.
A delicious dinner with great folk dances for our guests (extra)
Dinner and accommodation in our hotel.
Day 3 - Boğatepe (Zavotlar) Village, Sarıkamış-Hunting Lodge, Ski Area, Kars City Center (B,L,D): After breakfast at our hotel, we go to Boğatepe, formerly known as Zavotlar village. We are informed about cheese production and we can also see the places where it was tried to be a cheese making museum. Our guests can buy home-made cheese and honey from the flora of the region. Our second stop is Sarıkamış. We visit the Martyrdom at the foothills of Mount Allahüekber, where 90 thousand soldiers froze and died in an epic way to the location of an important event in our recent history. After that, we photograph the Hunting Lodge built for Queen Katerina from the outside, and then take lunch as sausage + bread in Sarıkamış ski region for lunch and we can evaluate the free time on the snow. Returning to the city and free time. We also give free time to explore the streets of Kars and to shop. Dinner and accomodation in our hotel.
Day 4 - Kars, Dogu Express, Erzurum, Istanbul (B,L): After an early breakfast at our hotel, we move to the historical station of Kars and take our places on the famous Eastern Express train at 08:00. During our train journey, we watch as far as the eye can see the white paradise covered with snow. We arrive in Erzurum at noon and get off the train here and go to our vehicle which waiting for us. Erzurum Congress building, Ataturk's house, madrasah with double minarets, three cupolas, and the Aziziye bastion will be among the places to be seen depending on the time. Lunch will be Cag Kebab made by the leading masters of Erzurum. We go to the airport in the evening and take our place in our plane that will take us to Istanbul. With an evening flight of Pegasus Airlines, we arrive at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen with a sweet tiredness with a flight of about two hours from Erzurum.
Our KanulaTur shuttle bus waiting for us at the airport is moving to leave us at the most suitable points and bid farewell to meet at another KanulaTur organization. Goodbye…
You can send us your tour views and comments here
Note for the hotel bookings: choosing hotel on depend of availabilty of the requested time. Requesting dead time of the FIT(1-5 guests) is seven days ..
Read More..
Important Notes and Remarks The tour departs from Istanbul by air and arrives in Denizli-Çardak. The return will be from Antalya...
Read More..
SIGHTSEEINGS ISTANBUL KNID3 – ISTANBUL CLASSICC (BYZANTINE & OTTOMAN RELICS) Full Day Tour with lunch Tour o..
Read More..Copyrights © 2020 Kanula Turizm. All Rights Reserved