Our guide and driver will meet you at your hotel in Cappadocia at 09:00am and we will drive to The Hittite Capital: Hattusha (Hattusa) Ancient City. This ancient city is dating back to almost 4000 years. The site, discovered in 1834, was not comprehensively excavated until 1906, which was the memorable date of the discovery of a copy of a peace treaty between Hattushili III and the Pharaoh Ramses II, which made possible the identification of Hattusha. Since then, joint efforts on the part of German and Turkish archaeologists have made decisive progress in knowledge of the Hittite capital.
In the 13th century BC, the city was surrounded by a system of double walls forming a perimeter of roughly 8 km. It was protected at the east end by the Kayalı Bogaz outpost, 1.5 km from the Royal Gate. To the north, beyond the walls, were located a necropolis cut into the rock at Osmankayası and the great rupestral sanctuary of Yazılıkaya, whose walls decorated with bas-reliefs are the undisputed masterpiece of Hittite art. We will visit the Great Temple, the Storages, The Lion Gate, The King's Gate, The Sphinx Gate and much more.
The most remarkable monument is the great temple, dedicated to the god of storms and the goddess of the Sun, Arinna, and surrounded by an array of buildings including stores. Thousands of cuneiform tablets were found in this area. Slightly to the north of the temple is the Assyrian settlement's karum with its houses built around a central courtyard. Part of it dates back to the pre-Hittite period.
We will also visit Yazilikaya Open Air Sanctuary. It was the religious center of the Hittites who were known as " the country with 1000 gods". There are a lot of reliefs of the Gods of Hittites. After visiting the site, we will start driving back to the hotel. The tour will end around 16:30– 17:00 and we will drop you off to your hotel.
The rate list for this private tour will be as:
1 Person : 540 Euro
2 people : 295 Euro per person
3 people : 220 Euro per person
4 people : 185 Euro per person
5 people : 160 Euro per person
6 people : 145 Euro per person
7 people : 130 Euro per person
8 people : 120 Euro per person
9 people : 115 Euro per person
10 people: 105 Euro per person
Please send us an email to get more information and make your booking. We will reply your request the latest in 24 hours.
• Hattusha Ancient City
• Lunch
• Yazilikaya Open Air Temple
Pick-up from your hotel
Professional English Speaking Tour Guide
Transportation with luxury vehicles
Entrance Tickets
Lunch
Parking fees
Water during the day
Drop-off to your hotel
Drinks (at lunch)
Any Private Expenses
Optional tips to the drivers and guides
When you contact us about the trip, we'll provide you with an itinerary based on the current "real-time" availability. The tour's availability might change until your payment is received through our secure form. When we accept your reservation; all rates and program are guaranteed.
When you made your reservations with our travel agent, we'll need a 30% deposit to finalize everything. We provide a 256-bit SSL encrypted form on our website that you may use to securely submit your credit card information. After we receive your deposit, we will confirm your reservation and send you a travel voucher within 1 business day. You may pay the remaining balance before or after the trip in our agency's office. In our office, we accept all major currencies for cash payments, as well as Visa or MasterCard.
To confirm this itinerary, please provide us with the details of your hotel in Cappadocia so that we may arrange a pick-up/drop-off service. All hotels in Cappadocia qualify for complimentary pick-up/drop-off services.
Below is the general guideline for our cancellation policy if your agent does not mention otherwise:
Cancellation Policy for Daily & Private Tours:
If you cancel 48 hours before the tour, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 48 hours to 24 hours before the tour, we will charge 50% cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 24 hours of the tour , we will charge the full amount as cancellation fee.
We cannot give any refund on no-shows for the tour.
*for large groups, please ask to your agent for the cancellation policy and booking requirements.