BOUTIQUE ERZURUM KARS TOUR
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1 day : Erzurum, Üç Kumbetler, Ulu Mosque, Double Minaret Madrasa, Çobandede Bridge, Sarıkamış Ski Center, Kars
We meet with you, our esteemed guests, at Erzurum Airport and start our tour. Our first tour point in Erzurum will be Üç Kümbetler, the main representatives of the common culture after Manzikert. Then we visit Erzurum Ulu Mosque, which is 800 years old and has a capacity of 60,000 people. The mosque we will visit is active and is one of the rarest works that can still be seen. Then, we make our next trip to the Double Minaret Madrasa, which was held in a mixed political environment after the 1243 Kösedağ War. We take our lunch of Çağ Kebab, one of the most famous dishes of Anatolia, on our trip. After lunch, we leave Erzurum and head towards Kars on the unforgettable Pasinler - Sarıkamış route, which we will follow the magnificent geography of Eastern Anatolia. Çobandede Bridge, which is on our route and is 700 years old, was built by the İlhanlılar and is one of the most important crossings of the Silk Road. Then I continue our tour with Sarıkamış Ski Center. After the free time we will give here, we meet and move to our hotel in the city center of Kars. Accommodation and dinner at our hotel.
Day 2: Çıldır Lake, Kars Streets, Church of the Apostles - Kümbet Mosque, Kars Castle, Fethiye Mosque
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we move to Çıldır Lake, which is one of the most impressive freshwater lakes at high altitudes in our country and is completely frozen in winter. You can go sledding in Lake Çıldır and enjoy the white beauty. we do. We take a stroll through the streets of Kars and see buildings built in Baltic architecture. We continue our tour with the Church of the Apostles - Kümbet Mosque, which has Classical Orthodox architecture. . Then we walk to Kars Castle. We visit this beautiful castle dating back to the 12th century, especially this building, which had undergone serious renovation during the Ottoman period, and we have the opportunity to photograph the view of Kars from here. Today, we complete our tour with Fethiye Mosque, which was built as a church by the Russians in the 19th century and was converted into a mosque after the liberation of Kars, which is the last point of our tour. Accommodation and dinner at our hotel.
Day 3: Ani Ancient City, Kars Airport
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we check out from the hotel and move to the Ancient City of Ani, which is 50 kilometers away from Kars and included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. We will reach the deep valley opened by Arpacay and this is also our border with Armenia. The Ancient City of Ani is right on this border and has a very important past. The history of Ani began with the Armenian Bagratli Dynasty, at the end of the 900s, choosing the place where the ruins are today and starting to build the city as its new center. Later, with the Byzantine domination and the conquest of the Seljuk Sultan Alpaslan in 1064, the Seljuk rule began. Georgian, Ottoman and Timurid dominance continued in the city in the later periods and life in the city came to an end with the abandonment of the Ottomans in 155s. Today, it is one of the most important ancient areas where the foundations of Armenian Orthodox Architecture and Seljuk Architecture of the Principalities Period can be found and the firsts. Here, we will visit and see the Walls and Lion Gate, Manucehr Mosque, St. Gregor Church, Surp Kirkor Church, Keçel Church, and the Great Cathedral during our tour, which we will carry out with our guide and on foot. We end our trip at this point and move to Kars Harakani Airport and end our tour.