This is an extraordinary 18 day, (also available as a 12 day tour) three nation fully escorted tour that encompasses the lands of Ararat and the mythical land of Colchis; Eastern Turkey, Georgia and Historic Armenia. We start in the eastern Turkish city of Van; explore the eastern Lake District around Van before heading north for our first sighting of the unforgettable and inspiring mountain of Ararat where, biblical tradition tells us, Noah’s ark came to rest. We skirt the mountain and head north to visit the ancient Armenian city of Ani and then on to Erzurum via the course of the River Arras. From Erzurum we cross the Black Sea Mountains via the Zigana Pass and down to Maçka and the sublime cliff hanging monastery of Sumela. We overnight in Trabzon before proceeding to the Georgian border |