
The Splendours of Ancient Anatolia and Turkey *New Dates: September 2021
Join Ancient Origins' exclusive tour of Turkey’s sacred past in September 2021, visiting some of the country’s most important ancient sites including:
Göbekli Tepe – twice!— Çatal Höyük, Mount Nimrod, the Hittite centers of Hattusa and Alaca Höyük, Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, Ankara's archaeological museum, Şanlıurfa’s Pools of Abraham, the mysterious landscape of Cappadocia including the underground city of Derinkuyu, and many more sites besides.
Let us help you to explore the past in the present day with unique adventures that will be remembered for the rest of your life.
THE SPLENDOURS
OF ANCIENT TURKEY AND ANATOLIA
Explore the mysteries of Turkey and Anatolia on an exclusive 12-day, 11-night tour in September 2021 hosted by Ancient Origins' Micki Pistorius and special guest Jim Willis, the author of twelve books with a lifetime’s experience of spirituality, ancient religion, and lost civilizations.

Jim Willis is the author of twelve books on religion and spirituality including Lost Civilizations (Visible Ink Press, 2019), and The Quantum Akashic Field (Findhorn/Inner Traditions, 2019). He has served as an adjunct college professor in the fields of world religions and instrumental music while working as a part-time carpenter, as well as the host of his own drive-time radio show, an arts council director, and guest lecturer, speaking about topics ranging from historical studies to contemporary spirituality.

Micki Pistorius’ journalist career commenced in printed and television media. She obtained a DPhil Psychology, profiled hardened criminals, and authored several books on the subject. She completed BA Hons in Biblical Archaeology and has affinity for the Bronze Age. She trailed Odysseus from Mycenae on mainland Greece to Troy in Turkey, followed the footsteps of Alexander the Great to Taxila in Pakistan, and traced her Tancred crusader ancestral lineage to Hauteville in France. She lives and writes on a tropical island.
Experience Istanbul: Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia mosque (prayer times permitting) & Basilica Cistern - Ankara Museum - Alaca Höyük - Hattusa - Cappadocia: Derinkuyu underground city - Goreme rock churches - Asikli Höyük - Catal Höyük - Whirling Dervishes of Konya - Göbekli Tepe (twice) - Harran - Şanlıurfa - Nemrut Dag, and much more.
Learn about the sites to be visited as well the very latest news and theories on ancient Anatolia and Göbekli Tepe, as well as on the origins of civilization with talks and guidance from Jim Willis and Micki Pistorius.
Register your details to hold your place on this exclusive tour. To secure your place a deposit payment of US$800 per person is required within 48 hours of completing the form. Payment details are noted at the end of the form.

ANCIENT ORIGINS TOUR OF TURKEY SEPTEMBER 12 - 23, 2021
12 DAYS/11 NIGHTS
MEETING PLACE ISTANBUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Pick up point for start of tour is the arrival lounge of Istanbul’s International Airport. On arrival, all clients will be given transfers to hotel in Istanbul regardless of arrival time or date. At the end of the tour all clients will be brought to Adiyaman Airport on the same shared transfer.













ANCIENT ORIGINS TOUR OF TURKEY SEPTEMBER 12 - 23, 2021
12 DAYS/11 NIGHTS
Price per person based on double occupancy: $4225
Please note prices are based on a single person sharing a cabin with another tour guest
Single occupancy supplement: $695
BASIC TOUR DEPOSIT $800
Please note prices are based on a single person sharing a room/cabin with another tour guest
Register your details to hold your place on this exclusive tour. To secure your place a deposit payment of US$800 per person is required within 48 hours of completing the form. Payment details are noted at the end of the form.
TOUR DEPOSIT $800 PER PERSON
A deposit of $800 per person is required to secure immediate booking. The remainder of
the payment will be required ten weeks before the start date of the tour.
Any problems or queries contact Travel The Unknown
PRICE PER PERSON INCLUDES
- Airport transfers from Istanbul airport, and from and to domestic airports
- Flights from Istanbul to Ankara and return flight from Adiyaman to Istanbul airport
- All transportation to and from sites
- All entrance fees to museums and sites on tour schedule
- All hotel accommodation
- All breakfasts and at least one other meal per day, either lunch or dinner
- Full-time guiding by a qualified Turkish tour guide
EXCLUDES
- International flights (can be arranged on request)
- Drinks in restaurants
- Meals or services not mentioned
- Tips
- Items of a personal nature
- Private airport transfers
ACCOMMODATION
1 night - Novotel Bosphorus Hotel, Istanbul
2 nights - Hotel Tunali, Ankara
3 nights - Dinler Urgup, Urgup
1 night - Hilton Garden Inn, Konya
3 nights - Hilton Garden Inn, Şanlıurfa
1 night - Hilton Garden Inn, Adiyaman
Final choice of accommodation is subject to change. We will choose hotels of a similar standard where hotel shown is not used.
Tours are run in association with award-winning travel company Travel the Unknown.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Before making any booking please read the Ancient Origins Terms and Conditions for all its tours and tour guests.