Top Ankara Full-day Tours

Visit Ataturk’s Mausoleum. Visit the internationally aclaimed Anatolian Civilizations Museum. Then start with the Paleolithic era, and continue chronologically through the Neolithic, Early Bronze, Assyrian trading colonies, Hittite, Phrygian, Urartian, Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuq and Ottoman periods.

Discover the secrets of one of Anatolia’s oldest civilizations as you explore the ancient Hittite ruins of Yazilikaya and Hattusas. Enjoy the undivided attention of your guide on this private tour as you explore the Hittite capital of Hattusas, visit the Yazilikaya rock shrines and see the remnants of an ancient civilization dating back as early as 3,000 BC. This private tour includes lunch and hotel pick-up. 

"The first stop on the daily Ankara tour is a visit to the Anatolian Civilizations Museum*, where you can see numerous remnants from the Stone Age, the Neolithic Age, the Hittites, the Urartians, the Phrygians and many others; Other important sites include the Citadel of Ankara and the Mausoleum of Ataturk, the burial place of Turkey's national hero who founded the modern Republic of Turkey. We have some other off the beaten pathways of Ankara that will make you happy right in the heart of Anatolia. Please check our itinerary and let your guide take you to amazing places in the capital. *Some sections of the Anatolian Civilizations Museum may be closed during your visit."

Gordion, which was the capital of ancient Phrygia. Visit the ruins of the city including the city walls, the Royal Palace, the Tumulus Tomb of King Midas and the Archaeological Museum. Gordion), the former capital of the Phyrgians, is located near Polatli (on the Izmir highway), about 93 kilometers away from Ankara. It was named after King Gordios, founder and ruler the Phyrgians. Excavations made on the upper part of the city revealed a high passage and houses belonging to royal family. Tumulus, the most famous of which belonged to King Midas; with its 53-meter height and 300-meter width,it is the second biggest tomb of its type in the world. Tour the excavations of the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Phrygia, where Alexander the Great cut the proverbial knot and thus opened the way to Asia. The opportunity for your guide to tell the legend of King Midas with the golden touch comes as he leads you to the ruler’s great earth tumulus.

Tour departs from Ankara in the mornıng for a meandering drive to Hattusas, the ancient capital of the Hittite Empire. Before visiting the main ruins, we will proceed to Yazılıkaya to see the open air sanctuary as the sunlight begins to shine directly on the bas-reliefs. In the afternoon, we will visit the capital of Hattusas and see the Lion’s Gate, tunnel, the King’s Gate, the Citadel and the Grand Temple before returning to Ankara.