This four-day programme pairs the history of southern Tunceli with the flavours of its kitchen. Arriving at Elazig Airport, you are transferred by road to your hotel in Tunceli, which stays your base for three nights. A full guided day explores the districts of Hozat, Pertek and Mazgirt, and a second guided day is dedicated to a professional cooking lesson followed by time in the city centre. On the last morning you are free until your transfer back to Elazig Airport.
The South Tunceli tour visits the Ergen Church in Hozat, an Armenian church with a history of about 1,200 years, and then the town of Pertek. Here the 16th-century Sungur Bey and Celebi Ali mosques were dismantled and reassembled on new ground to save them from the rising waters of Lake Keban. Pertek Castle, built by the Mengujekid beys in the 11th century, became an island fortress roughly five kilometres from shore when the Keban Dam filled in 1974. In Mazgirt you see the archaeological site of Goktepe Mound and the Urartian Mazgirt Castle with its old windmills and broad views, while Bagin Castle, thought to be older than the Christian era, keeps only fragments of its walls. The route also includes the Bagin Thermal Springs and the forested Fairy Water Valley, popular with hikers.
On cooking day a chef at a local restaurant introduces you to the tastes of Tunceli and shows you how to prepare Babuko, the city's best-known dish, along with a dessert, which together make your lunch. Afterwards you have free time for shopping in the city centre. The package covers three hotel nights, three buffet breakfasts and one local lunch, guided tours with an English-speaking guide, air-conditioned transport, Elazig Airport transfers and the entrance fees listed in the itinerary.
| Tour type | Private · multi-day tour |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 Days 3 Nights |
| Price | From €855 per person |
| Departures | Every day |
| Guide | Licensed guide in your language |
| Stops | 13 |
| Entrance fees | Included |
| Booking | Instant request online, confirmation within 24 hours · TÜRSAB-licensed operator (A-5751) |
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On arrival at Elazig Airport you are met by our driver and transferred to your hotel in Tunceli. After receiving your room key you have the remainder of the day at leisure to relax after your journey or to take a first independent look around the town. The guided programme begins after breakfast the next day. Overnight in Tunceli.
Following breakfast, your guide collects you for the South Tunceli tour. First comes the Ergen Church in Hozat, an Armenian church about 1,200 years old. In Pertek, see the 16th-century Sungur Bey and Celebi Ali mosques, relocated to protect them from Lake Keban, and the 11th-century Pertek Castle, isolated on an island since the 1974 dam flooding. Continue to Goktepe Mound and the Urartian Mazgirt Castle, topped by centuries-old windmills and rewarding you with fine views. Later see what remains of Bagin Castle, the Bagin Thermal Springs and the green Fairy Water Valley before heading back to the hotel. Overnight in Tunceli.
After breakfast you are driven to a local restaurant for a professional cooking class. Working with the chef, you sample a variety of Tunceli flavours and prepare lunch together, including Babuko, the most famous local dish, and a dessert, picking up recipes and techniques to take home. Once you have enjoyed your lunch, continue to the city centre for free time and shopping, then return to your hotel. Overnight in Tunceli.
After breakfast, spend some free time in Tunceli. According to your flight schedule, you are then transferred to Elazig Airport for your journey home, concluding four days of castles, churches and home-style cooking in eastern Turkey.
Elazig Airport, Tunceli → Hozat, Pertek, Mazgirt, Bagin → Tunceli cooking class and city centre → Tunceli, Elazig Airport
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