Step back nearly four thousand years on this full-day Hattuşa tour from Kayseri, a guided excursion to the capital of the Hittite Empire and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With hotel pick-up, comfortable transport and an expert guide, you explore monumental gates, temples and the rock sanctuary of Yazılıkaya, discovering one of Anatolia's earliest and most fascinating civilisations.
Departing from Kayseri, your first stop is the ceremonial site of Yazılıkaya, a natural open-air shrine where beautiful reliefs of gods and goddesses are carved into the rock walls beside sacred springs. You then reach the sprawling ruined acropolis of Hattuşa, capital of the Hittite empire some 4,000 years ago, exploring its monumental entrances including the magnificent Lion's Gate and the sphinx carvings, and the impressive Yerkapı Tunnel, a masterpiece of Hittite engineering.
After the outdoor exploration and a traditional lunch, you visit the Boğazköy Museum, which displays artefacts of the Anatolian civilisations with an emphasis on the Hittites — written tablets, seals and bronze tools that bring the ancient empire to life. At the end of the day you are transferred back to your hotel in Kayseri, having traced the legacy of one of history's great forgotten powers.
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Hattuşa Tour from Kayseri Programme You are collected from your hotel in Kayseri and drive to the Hittite heartland. The first stop is Yazılıkaya, a natural open-air shrine featuring beautiful reliefs of gods and goddesses carved into the rock walls, believed to be a sacred place where fresh-water springs flowed. You then proceed to Hattuşa, the spectacular capital of the Hittite empire, now a sprawling ruined acropolis, where you see the monumental carved entrances including the Lion's Gate and the sphinx carvings, and the Yerkapı Tunnel, an excellent example of Hittite engineering built from thousands of stones. After this outdoor adventure and a traditional lunch, you visit the Boğazköy Archaeology Museum, which exhibits artefacts from the Anatolian civilisations with an emphasis on the Hittite and Hattuşa remains — written tablets, stamps and bronze tools. At the end of the tour you are transferred back to your hotel in Kayseri.
Kayseri → Hattuşa → Kayseri Hittite Capital → Yazılıkaya
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