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Hattusa tour

General information

DestinationCategory
Ankara, TurkeySightseeing Tours

Program details

Depart in the morning (2,5 hours driving) and a full day visit of the capital of Hittites; Hattusas, including the Lion Gate, the Tunnel, Kings Gate and Great Citadel. Lunch during the visits on site. After the lunch visit to the sanctuary of Yazilikaya and return to Ankara in the afternoon.

Depart in the morning (2,5 hours driving) and a full day visit of the capital of Hittites; Hattusas, including the Lion Gate, the Tunnel, Kings Gate and Great Citadel. Lunch during the visits on site. After the lunch visit to the sanctuary of Yazilikaya and return to Ankara in the afternoon. Bogazkoy - Hattusas located at inside the borders of Bogazkale county, is 208 km. from Ankara, and 82 km. away from Corum city. Hattusas, the capital city of Hittite civilization the first to build an organized State in Anatolia, has an important place in Anatolian archeology too.


Today Bogazkoy (Hattusas old name) is registered as Historical National Park ,and the main places to be seen are remained from the late period of Great Hittite Empire. On your way upon following the route of the park you will see; Big temple at Asagi Sevir (temple numbered 1), city ramparts and monumental gates on it (Arslanli Gate- gate with lions), Poterni and Yer Gates, Kral Gate (king gate)). Temples that their numbers reach to 31 at Yukari Sevir are composed of Nisan (April) Hill, Kingdom Palace, other buildings and Great Castle. Most important buildings of Frig Period are Bastionu and Guney (South) Castles.





Meeting/pick-up point: Pick-up at the hotel.

Start/opening time: At 9am.

End or closing time: At 6pm.



Location
Starting point:
Hotel pickup

Guiding options
Guiding type: Guide