Ankara Sightseeing Tours and Excursion

Changing of the Guard at Ataturk Monument, Anit Kabir Mausoleum, Ankara, Turkey Photographic Print
Elk III, John
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Population: 4,466,756 (2007)

Altitude: 850m.

Airport: Esenboga 35 Km. from city centre

Transfer: airport coach to city air terminal, train station, bus station and taxi.

Min/max temperatures in centigrade: Jan -4/4; Feb 3/6; Mar 0/11; Apr 5/9; May 10/22;
Jun 13/26; Jul 15/30; Aug 15/30; Sep 13/26; Oct 8/20; Nov 3/14; Dec 1/7.

City transport: bus, taxi, car rental.

Sights and local attractions: The Citadel, Hittite Museum, Ethnographic Museum, Temple of Augustus, Roman Baths, Mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk, Copper Market, Night clubs, theatres, opera

Sightseeing Tours and Excursion:

1. Morning City Sightseeing - Ankara (3 1/2 hours - daily) Ancient Anatolian Civilisations Museums, the Citadel, Temple of Augustus, Roman Baths, Julian's Column, Mosques of Haci Bayram, Aslanhane, copper market.

2. Full Day to Gordion (8 hours) Phyrigian necropolis, great earth tumulus of King Midas, the Gordion Museum, Midas city and rock carvings.

3. Full Day Tour to Hattusas (9 hours) Bogazkale, Hittite city, cyclopean fortifications, Royal Gate, Lions Gate, Temple of Storm God, Yazilikaya.




Kocatepe Cami Mosque in Ankara, Turkey Photographic Print
Nowitz, Richard
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