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4 Days Ardahan City & Cooking Tour

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Duration
4 days 6h
Max Group Size
40
Departure Type
Scheduled
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Physical Level
Relax
Operated In
English
Age Requirement
0 - 99 Ages

Highlights

  • Ardahan Castle-Seytan Castle-Kinzi Castle-Kalecik Castle-Kurtkale-Kirnav Castle-Akcakale Island-Cildir Lake-Cooking Lesson

Overview

Route

Starts from
Kars
Ends in
Ardahan
Pickup Location
Kars
Dropoff Location
Kars
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Itinerary

Meet at the Kars Airport and transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Ardahan. Overnight in Ardahan.

(Breakfast included)

Pick up from your hotel and depart to Ardahan City tour. There are many castles in Ardahan. We will visit castles of city. First stop will beArdahan Castle. Ardahan Castle, which was built in the Ottoman era under the order of Sultan Suleyman in the mid-16th century, has managed to reach the present day. In the prehistoric studies carried out around castle, findings from the ancient Bronze Age were obtained. Continue to Seytan(Devil) Castle, The castle was used continuously from the Hellenistic era to the Ottoman period, and was renovated or modified by each of its occupiers. It hosts cisterns, a staircase that descends to the water and a chapel. ThenKinzi Castle,It is a Castle thought to have been built before Christ. Then head toKalecik Castle, It is a castle thought to have been built by the Urartians in the 8th century BC.After Kalecik Castle we will visit to Kurtkale(Wolf’s Castle),next to border of Georgia. Then continue to Kirnav Castle, The exact construction date of this castle is also unknown. However, it is remarkable that today's ruins have the same wall technique as the ruins of Ardahan Castle.Then we will visit toCildir Lake, is a large freshwater lake in the Ardahan Provinceandwe will see Akcakale Island. After the tour transfer back to your hotel in Ardahan.Overnight in Ardahan.

(Breakfast and lunch included)

After breakfast, we take our guests from the hotel and depart to a local restaurant for your professional cooking lesson. You participate in your first Turkish cooking lesson: During our Ardahan cooking tour, you will taste various flavors of Ardahan Region and you will enjoy to cook & taste local food like Ayran Soup, Katmer, Feselli and Pisi. After lunch you will depart to city center for free time and shopping before returning to your hotel. After the tour drop back to your hotel. Overnight in Ardahan.

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast the day is yours till your departure transfer to Kars Airport. We will transfer you to Airport and you will flight back home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Booking Tour. Thank you for choosing TravelShop Booking.

What's included

  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Transport
  • Other included
  • Hygiene protocol

Not included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Other not included

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