Tours & Activities in Ankara

Ankara is located in central Turkey on the Anatolian Peninsula, the Asian side of this continent-spanning nation. The city sits at an altitude of 850 metres (2800 feet) and has existed as a settlement for several thousand years. For many centuries it was an important trading post on the Silk Route connecting Europe with the riches of Asia and Africa. In 1923 the city became the capital of new Republic of Turkey and a tremendous growth spurt began. With around 6 million inhabitants today, it is the second largest city, after Istanbul, in modern Turkey.

The places that we will see and talk you about are:

• Melike Hatun Mosque (Republican Style - Outside)
• Youth Park
• Eynebey Turkish Bath (Ottoman Period - Outside)
• Historical Sengul Turkish Bath (Ottoman Style - Outside)
• Karacabey Turkish Bath (The oldest bath of Ankara - Outside)
• Old Jewish Quarter (Ruined Buildings)
• The Only Synagogue in Ankara (Outside)
• Historical Ankara Houses (2011 European Excellence Award - Outside)
• Chess Museum (Outside - The largest chess sets collection in the world)
• Ankara African Cultural House
• Aslanhane Mosque (Inside - Seljuk Style - Unesco World Heritage List)
• Ankara Castle (The Highest Point in Ankara)
• Rahmi Koc Museum (Outside - The first industrial heritage museum in Turkey)
• Erimtan Archaeology Museum (Outside)
• Word Museum (The only kind in Turkey - Outside)
• Museum of Anatolian Civilizations (Outside - nicknamed as the Princess of Museums in Europe)
• Roman Theatre (excavations are going on - Outside)
• Spice and Fish Bazaar
• Augustus Temple (Built in the year of 25 BCE)
• Julianus Column (Built in the year of 362) 
• Hacı Bayram-ı Veli Mosque (Outside- Ottoman Style Mosque and the most holy shrine in Ankara)
• Treasury Museum (Outside)
• Financial Independence Museum (Outside)
• Victory Monument (The largest Atatürk Statue in Ankara)
• First Turkish National Assembly (Outside)
• Second Turkish National Assembly (Outside)
• Ankara Palace (outside)
• Historical and New Ankara Train Stations (Outside)
• Korean Monument
• Open-Air Museum of Turkish Aeronautical Association (Inside)
• Atatürk's Mausoleum (Inside)

I invite you to discover Turkey on her heart and to learn her beats with a unique walk which will make you tired but satisfied. You will have the chance to gain too much information about Turkish culture, the capital city of Turkey and her deep history.


Notes;

a) This tour is an exclusive tour which has an itinerary you cannot find anywhere else. It is not for group tour and is limited up to 5 people or less so it can be considered as a boutique or private tour. Price per person is 50 Euro and it can only be done if there are at least two people and I am available on the requested day.

b) Meals, drinks, transportation (if any) and museum entrances (if any) are not included in the tour. Places where we will be going are not touristic so prices will be comparably more affordable than those of  Cappadocia and Istanbul. 

c) Please wear appropriately and bring a headscarf or something to cover your head if you are a lady and want to enter into the tomb and mosque. No shorts over your knees allowed for the mosque if you are a gentleman. 

d) As I am a licensed tour guide affiliated to the Turkish Cultural Ministry, I can only conduct tours with my official badge on me and a piece of official paper which shows all details about the tour. I have to show them to tourism officials in case of any inspection. 

Hello, I am your travel companion Aişe.
If you are interested in a two-hour walk through the Turkish capital Ankara, you have come to the right place.

We start our tour with a visit to the Ankara Citadel. This ancient fortress offers impressive views of the city.

On the way up to the Citadel we will visit the Sultan Alaaddin Mosque . It is a historical mosque that stands closest to the highest point of the Citadel.

On another path leading down from the Citadel, we will visit another historical mosque that was recently added to UNESCO, the Aslanhane Mosque.

Strolling through the Old Bazaar, past the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations and the Roman Theater, we reach the Hacı Bayram Mosque, an important pilgrimage site in Ankara. The mosque is based on the Augustus Temple, an ancient Roman temple that was built in honor of the Roman Emperor Augustus.

This tour offers a mix of history, culture, architecture and local atmosphere.