Kars Doğubayazıt Tour with Flight & Eastern Express 3 Nights

ERZURUM - YAKUTİYE MADRASA - TAŞHAN - JOURNEY TO KARS WITH EASTERN EXPRESS

Our tour, we will transfer to Sabiha Gökçen Airport with our shuttle service, picking you up at 03.00 from Beylikdüzü Migros, 03.30 from Yenibosna Airport AVM, 04.00 from Şişli Prontotour Head Office, and 04.30 from Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot. We will complete our check-in procedures at the airport with our ID cards and driver's licenses. Meeting our guests who arrive at the airport on their own at 05.00 in front of the Ajet Airlines counter, we will pass through security and fly to Erzurum with the 07.20 Sabiha Gökçen - Erzurum flight of Ajet Hy. We will start exploring the city with our vehicle that meets us here. Here, we will visit Yakutiye Madrasa, Çifte Minareli Madrasa, Ulu Mosque, Three Tombs, and the Erzurum Congress and National Struggle Museum (if open). For Erzurum's indispensable Oltu Stone, we will go to Taşhan (Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai), and for Cağ Kebab and Kadayıf Dolması, we will visit our restaurant. After free time, we will go to Erzurum Train Station. Boarding our Eastern Express train departing at 16.00, we will reach the city of Kars after a journey of approximately 4 hours.

NOTE: In case of a train delay of 1 hour or more, we may provide transportation to Kars by vehicle.

Breakfast: To be taken extra at a point recommended by our guide.
Lunch: To be taken extra.
Dinner: To be taken extra.
Accommodation: Kars Hotels.
Route: Erzurum City Tours (40 km)
Total Distance to be Covered: 40 km
Hotel Check-in Time: 20.30

ANI RUINS - TUZLUCA SALT CAVES - ISHAK PAŞA PALACE

After a pleasant breakfast at our hotel, we depart for the enchanting Ani Ruins for an unforgettable journey into the depths of history. We stop time in this ancient "City of a Thousand and One Churches," listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, located on the borders of Ocaklı Village, right next to the Arpaçay River, which currently forms the border between Turkey and Armenia. During our exploration of the ruins, monumental structures such as the Tigran Honents Church, which fascinates with its magnificent frescoes, the Ani Cathedral (Virgin Mary Church), an architectural masterpiece, the mysterious Monastery of the Virgins, the Manuçehr Mosque, which holds the title of the first Turkish mosque in Anatolia, and the Abughamrents (Poladoğlu) Church are among the historical riches awaiting us. After this fascinating historical journey, we move towards the Tuzluca district of Iğdır via the Digor route. Here, we visit the Salt Caves, a source of healing believed to be beneficial for respiratory ailments and diseases such as asthma, which fascinate with their atmosphere. Leaving behind the glittering world of salt crystals, we travel towards our border city Doğubayazıt via Iğdır. During our journey, we have the chance to photograph the magnificent view of the legendary Mount Ararat, Turkey's highest peak, which dazzles with its majesty. Upon reaching Doğubayazıt, we arrive at the fairytale Ishak Pasha Palace, which adorns Turkey's worldwide promotional photos and overlooks Mount Ararat from above. We visit this enchanting palace, called the "Topkapi Palace of the East," which contains the most elegant stonework of Ottoman and Seljuk architecture, with the explanations of our guide. After completing our visit to Ishak Pasha Palace, we return by the same route and settle into our hotel.

Breakfast: To be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour price.

Lunch: To be taken extra.

Dinner: To be taken extra.

Accommodation: Kars Hotels.

Route: Kars - Doğubayazıt - Kars (380 km)

Total Distance to be Covered: 380 km

Hotel Check-in Time: 18.00

LAKE ÇILDIR - KARS CENTER - SARIKAMIŞ SKI CENTER - CAUCASIAN NIGHT
Our tour, after breakfast at the hotel, we set out to reach Lake Çıldır via the Arpaçay road route. In winter, those who wish can have the chance to tour the generally ice-covered lake with horse-drawn sleighs (if the ice thickness is suitable according to seasonal conditions). Afterwards, we move to the Sarıkamış Ski Center, another of our natural beauties. After visiting the Martyrs' Monument in Sarıkamış, we move to the area where the ski slopes of Sarıkamış are located. The most important feature that distinguishes the ski center from others is that it has crystal snow, which is the favorite snow type of ski enthusiasts and professional skiers and is unique in the world, similar only to the Alps. Additionally, the ski area, which is sunny for most days of the season, offers a safe skiing opportunity away from avalanche danger with its yellow pine forests, and provides its visitors with a fairytale holiday with the magnificent view of nature. The lack of crowds and the width of the slopes are also among the features that attract ski enthusiasts. Guests who wish can take a tour over the slopes with a chairlift and enjoy the view. After our Sarıkamış visit, we return to our border city Kars. Our first stop is the Church of the Apostles. After this structure, where we can examine the Armenian-Georgian architectural style, we take a walk in the streets of Kars. During the exploration in the land of "Ashiks," tastes such as honey, kashar cheese, gruyere cheese, piti, hangel, kete, goose meat, yellow fish... will encourage us to become gourmets. We see the Stone Bridge, which has reached from the Roman period to the present and is still in use, and the Historical Bath. While walking among the structures where we can see the reflection of all the subtleties of Russian architecture, we forget that we are in Turkey. We see the house where our famous poet Namık Kemal lived for a period and find the opportunity to get to know the Ashik tradition, which is an important cultural heritage of Kars. We are completely captivated by the magic of this fantastic city, the rising star of the East in recent times. With guests who wish, we go to the Caucasian Folk Dance show (Extra). (Night tours are extra and are carried out depending on participation and the number of people.)

Breakfast: To be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: To be taken extra at Lake Çıldır (Yellow Fish Menu).
Dinner: To be taken extra.
Accommodation: Kars Hotels
Route: Kars - Lake Çıldır (55 km) Lake Çıldır - Kars (55 km) Kars - Sarıkamış - Kars (110 km)
Total Distance to be Covered: 220 km
Hotel Check-in Time: 17.30