ANTAKYA GAZIANTEP TASTE STOPS TOUR
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Day 1: Hatay Archeology Museum, St. Pierre Church, Habibi Neccar Mosque, Long Bazaar and Affan Coffee
We depart from Ataköy Atrium AVM at 06:00 in the morning, in front of Metro City AVM at 06:30, and from Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot at 07:00 to Sabiha Gökçen Airport with our shuttles. We meet with our guests who come to the airport by their own means at 08:00 at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport Domestic Terminal. We are moving to Hatay Airport with Pegasus' PC 2130 09:00 flight. Our flight lands at 10:45 and we get on our vehicle waiting for us and first visit the Hatay Archaeological Museum, which is located by the Asi river. We get detailed information from our guide about the mosaics that have been unearthed as a result of the excavations carried out in the Amik Plain, Harbiye, Narlıca, Güzelburç, Samandağ and its environs since the excavations started in 1932 and completed the collection. After our museum tour, we take our lunch consisting of local dishes of Antakya. After the meal, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, St. We visit the church named after Pierre. It is known as the first church of Christianity because the first religious meeting was held in the church, which is a natural cave. We visit the Habibi Neccar Mosque, the Long Bazaar and Affan Coffeehouse on our tour in Antakya, which is mingled with Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures with the sounds of Bells, Azan and Hazzan, and has recently become famous for its living spaces with different beliefs, and we give you free time for the delicious Antakya Kunefe in the bazaar. . We meet at the time specified by our guide and move to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
Day 2: Samandağ, Vakıflı, Seleucia Pieria Ancient City, Titus Tunnel, Beşikli Cave, Harbiye Waterfalls
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we visit the village of Vakıflı and the Armenian Church, which is the only Armenian village in Turkey, connected to the Samandagi summer resort region. You can shop from jams and liqueurs in the village, which stands out with its organic agriculture. You can visit the Çevlik coast, where the Asi River empties into the sea, the ruins of the Ancient City of Seleucia Pieria, a port city of Antakya opening to the Mediterranean in the Hellenistic period, the 1330-meter-long Titus-Vespasianus Tunnel and Beşikli Cave, a man-made engineering marvel. we are traveling. At lunch, we taste the flavors of Mediterranean and Hatay cuisine. Then we move on to Harbiye, which is the subject of the story of Daphne and Apollo, which has been used as a summer resort from mythological times to the present, which is a completely different face of Antakya. After visiting Harbiye Waterfalls, we move to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
Day 3: Gaziantep, Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Elmacı Market, Coppersmiths and Sedefçiler Bazaar, Bey Mahallesi
After having breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we check out from the hotel and then move on to Gaziantep. After our approximately 2.5-hour journey, we visit the Zeugma Mosaic Museum for the first time in Gaziantep, which was given the title of "veteran" by the Turkish Grand National Assembly on 06 February 1921 and changed its name in 1928. After our museum tour, we take our lunch at the famous Imam Çağdaş Restaurant to taste the world-famous Gaziantep cuisine. Afterwards, we visit Elmacı Bazaar, Bakırcılar and Sedefçiler bazaars, shop and take lots of photos. We visit the Bey Mahallesi, where the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is registered, and then we have free time for our dinner. After free time, we set off for Gaziantep Airport. Our return flight will depart at 21:10 on Pegasus' PC 2409 flight and arrive at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 22:40. Upon arrival in Istanbul, we wish to see you again and drop you off at the service points we have taken.