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6 Days Kahramanmaras City & Cooking Tour

Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Afşin, Gaziantep,
Duration

6 day(s)

Tour type

Private

Group size

1-40 people

Physical Level

relax

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Tour Overview

Kahramanmaras was known as "Markasi" or "Maraj" in earliest ages. Located 78 kilometers north of Gaziantep, the province stands as a site of history, having a long past filled with numerous invasions. It was once the capital of Gurgum, a Hittite State in the 12th century BC. Romans called the city as Germanicia during the 1st century AD, and Ottomans renamed it as "Mer'as" later on. There is an archaeological museum inside the citadel, where Hittite sculptures are on display. Other important remains in the area are the Ulu (Grand) Mosque and the Tas (Stone) Medrese, both dating back to the 15th century, together with the Hatuniye and Haznedarli Mosque of the Ottoman period. This province, the original name of which was Maras, had shown such valour during the War of Independence, that it was then given the title "Kahraman", which means "Hero" in Turkish language. The speciality of the region is its famous ice cream made of fine goat milk and wild orchid flower roots growing in the surrounding mountains. Carved wooden furnitures, copper and brass works and handworks of glided silver thread are also traditional. Nature sports such as caving, hunting and fishing, besides plateaus and picnicking areas, are also typical of this area.

Activities
Family Food & Culinary Health, Spa & Wellness Historical Museum Photography Shopping Sightseeing Solo Travel Walking Tour

Tour Features

Duration
6 day(s)

Max Group Size
1-40 people

Tour Code

Departure Type
scheduled

Tour Category
City Sightseeing

Guiding Method
Fully guided

Operated In

Age Requirement
0 - 99

Gaziantep

Pickup Time:

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Gaziantep

Dropoff Time:

Highlights
Germenicia Ancient City, dating back to 3 BC

Itinerary

Day 1

Meet at the Gaziantep Airport. Transfer to Kahramanmaras City and check-in to the Hotel. Overnight in Kahramanmaras.

Day 2

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast we will depart for Kahramanmaras City Tour. First visit to Germenicia Ancient City which dates back to 3 BC. Today this unique ancient city lies under some neighbourhoods. And then we visit Tashan, an old hotel for merchants in the 16th century. After these visits, we leave you at Traditional Maras Houses with your guide. We have a chance to visit one of them and take good shots, and also to see the Archeology Museum. Our last station is Maras Castle, reached on foot with your guide. After the tour transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Kahramanmaras.

Day 3

(Breakfast and Lunch included)

After breakfast we will go to a local restaurant to get a cooking class by the chef of Restaurant. The guide will explain us also all the details about things. You will prepare the lunch with Chef and after the prepartion you will at that lunch at restaurant. In our food menu we will learn local dishes from Kahramanmaras Cuisine which inspire of Turkish and Arabian cuisines. Ofcourse some deserts and the salads will be in the menu. The speciality of the region is its famous ice cream made of fine goat milk because of that we recommend tasting ice cream made by coat milk. After the lunch we will return to hotel. Overnight in Kahramanmaras.

Day 4

(Breakfast included)

We will pick you up from your hotel and go to Hamami (Turkish Bath). This Hamam culture dates back Roman empire ages. Today Turkish Bath have three sections as cold part, warm part and hot part like a Roman Bath. Also Turkish Baths have special staff for scrup (peeling) rituel. Female staff called as natir, male staff called as tellak in Turkish Language. We will get relax and chill. After this local relaxing ritual return to hotel. Overnight in Kahramanmaras.

Day 5

(Breakfast included)

We will pick you up from your hotel and go to Afsin Seven Sleepers Complex. Let’s talk about firstly legendary seven sleepers. This seven friends fleeing persecution by the pagan emperor Decius for having converted to christianity during the roman period, seven young men - Yemliha, Mislina, Mekselina, Mernus,Tebernus, Sazenus and Kafestatyus - take refuge in a cave with their dog, Kitmir. But soldiers erect a wall at the mouth of the cave to trap them inside, and the seven youths end up sleeping here for centuries. Thinking they have slept just one night, they are unaware when they wake up that a very long time has passed. Only when one of the youths leaves the cave to go in search of food, does he realize that everything has changed. Legends are rife regarding the location of the cave of the seven sleepers, a story common to both Christian and Islamic belief. The Afsin Seven Sleepers Complex is located in the town of the same name in Kahramanmaras province. This complex, dedicated to the seven friends, was built near a cave on a rocky outcrop known as Ashab al-Kahf, which has been regarded as sacred since antiquity. As the Quran tells us, not long after their reawakening the friends who had slept for years in the cave died and a mosque (church) was built next to the cave mouth by those who had witnessed the incident. After the end of the tour return the hotel. Overnight in Kahramanmaras.

Day 6

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast check out from your hotel and transfer to Airport for your flight back home. We hope you have enjoyed our 6 Days City Tour of Kahramanmaras. We hope this was a memorable tour for you and looking forward to see you again on another tour of ours. Thank you for joining us.

Included

5 nights hotel in Kahramanmaras-Saffron Kahramanmaras

PS: If this hotel list is not available at the time of your booking then we will arrange a similar hotel for your group. If you prefer a different category hotel, there might be an additional cost.

Professional English-speaking tour guides

5 Breakfasts

1 Lunch

Arrival transfer from Gaziantep Airport to Hotel in Kahramanmaras

Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach

Return transfer to airport in Gaziantep

Guided Kahramanmaras City Tour Cooking Lesson& Shopping Tour

Guided Turkish Bath Tour

Guided Afsin Seven Sleepers Complex Tour

All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary

Hotel Room Taxes, Tours & Transfer Taxes

Excluded

International and Domestic Flights

Insurance: All types

City Tax

Turkey entry visa

Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry

Any other expenses which are not mentioned in the included section

Tipping: Tips for guides and drivers

Tour Booking

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