CITY OF FIRSTS ESKİŞEHİR TOUR

Porsuk Stream, Sazova Park, Ağdaş museums, çiğ börek and more…

*The first Turkish automobile “Devrim” was produced in 1960.

* In 1961, Turkish engineers and workers achieved another first by producing the steam locomotive “Karakurt”.

* The first modern map of Turkish history was drawn for Eskişehir in 1896.

* The first Village Institute was opened in Eskişehir in 1940.

* Turkey’s first “Wax Statue Museum” was opened in Eskişehir.

* Sazova Park is the most enjoyable place where you can spend time with your family with its Fairytale Castle, Space House, Pirate Ship and Sazova Park Aquarium.

In this trip, we tried to show you these firsts on site and prepare the most enjoyable program for everyone.

TOUR PROGRAM

DAY 1: ESKİŞEHİR JOURNEY-ODUNPAZARI-MEERSHANIC MUSEUM-WAX MUSEUM-HOTEL

We meet our valued guests at Eşref Girginç Park at 06:00 in the morning and set off. After the food and breaks we will take on the road, we reach Eskişehir and first visit the Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Sculptures Museum. We see the wax sculptures of Atatürk, which Yılmaz Büyükerşen himself made and which changed the face of Eskişehir, as well as the sculptures of many famous names, and we watch with admiration these valuable works of art that give the feeling that they are about to come to life. Then we move on to the Odunpazarı region, which sheds light on the history of Eskişehir. During our visit to Odunpazarı Houses, you will be amazed by the examples of 19th century architecture, adjacent bay-windowed houses, wooden ornaments and different pastel tone colors. Afterwards, we visit the Atlıhan Handicrafts Bazaar, which is also located in Odunpazarı. This bazaar was established to re-introduce the Meerschaum, which is a very important value of Eskişehir, to the world and also to protect and encourage our meerschaum masters who give life and labor to our traditional arts. In 25 workshops, valuable handicraft products are made and exhibited. We complete our day with our visit here and go to our hotel. After settling in at our hotel, which is centrally located close to the Porsuk River, you can choose the Eskişehir center or the lively Cafes & Restaurants by the Porsuk River for dinner in your free time. (ESKİŞEHİR ACCOMMODATION) 5* ANEMON GRAND ESKİŞEHİR HOTEL

DAY 2: PORSUK CREEK – BOAT TOUR-SAZOVA PARK – ÇİĞ BOREK -HALLER YOUTH CENTER – DOCTORS STREET-HOTEL

After having our breakfast, we leave the hotel and continue to explore Eskişehir. We take a pleasant boat tour (optional) where you can see the most vibrant spots of Porsuk Stream, which gives the city a European look, and the modern cafes and restaurants lined up along the stream, and observe the flow of daily life. After our boat tour where you can observe the dynamics of the city, we visit Sazova Park, a beautiful park that both children and adults will admire. We recommend that you make a plan according to your interests before going to this enormous park. After reaching Sazova Park, which is the Disneyland of Eskişehir, you can visit the prominent visitor centers of the park such as Fairy Tale Castle, Pirate Ship, Zoo, Eti Underwater World, Turkish World Science, Culture and Art Center, Esminyatürk, Science Experiment Center, Sabancı Space House in the free time we will give you. We walk to Fairy Tale Castle with our guide in the park. During this walk, we listen to the information about the places to visit from our guide and after taking a group photo in front of Fairy Tale Castle, we give you free time to visit according to your interests. After our visit to Sazova Park, we take a pleasant taste break thinking that it is impossible to come to Eskişehir and not eat Çiğ Börek. After our meal, we visit Haller Youth Center where we can have tea, coffee or a dessert break. Haller Youth Center is a culture and art center that was renovated by Yılmaz Büyükerşen and formed by restoring the historical ‘Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Market’ building. It was inspired by Covent Garden in London and the Flower Market building in Hamburg. After completing this visit, we give you free time to visit Doctors Street, the most famous street in Eskişehir. During this free time, you can tour this street, which is the heart of Eskişehir, reminiscent of Istanbul's Istiklal and Izmir's Cyprus Martyrs, or you can visit the area with beautiful cafes along the riverside during our morning Porsuk River Boat Tour. After free time, we complete our day, meet our bus and return to our hotel. (ESKİŞEHİR ACCOMMODATION) 5* ANEMON GRAND ESKİŞEHİR HOTEL

DAY 3: CONTEMPORARY GLASS ARTS MUSEUM - DEVİM CARS - MARMARİS JOURNEY

After having our breakfast in the morning, we check out of the hotel and start our visits. First, we visit the Eskişehir Contemporary Glass Arts Museum, an inspiring museum. If we have the opportunity to see glass making live in the workshop, depending on the availability of reservations, we will experience this experience. After observing the latest point of life arts in this beautiful museum, we visit the Revolution Cars Museum for our last visit in Eskişehir. We also see this valuable museum where the Revolution Car, the first car designed and produced in Turkey, is exhibited and we receive valuable information from our guide. With this visit, we end our Eskişehir tours and set off on our way back to Marmaris. After our breaks on the road, we return to Marmaris in the evening and say goodbye to you at the points we meet, hoping to see you in other adventures.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

**Child discounts are valid when staying with two adults.

**The seating arrangement on the bus is determined by seat numbers, and the seat number is automatically assigned after the first payment. If you have any concerns about seat numbers, please contact us.

**Our guide has the right to make changes to the program and routes, provided that all visits are made, taking into account conditions that may affect the course of the trip, such as weather and road conditions.

**In the event that physical conditions make it impossible for a visit to take place (road, weather, natural disaster, etc.), our agency cannot be held responsible for the failure to take place of this visit.

**The prices given are early booking period prices and will be valid for reservations to be made until March 10, 2025. You can pre-register by paying a deposit of 2750.00 TL until this date and benefit from the early booking period price.

**Child discounts are valid when staying with two adults.

**Seating arrangement on the bus is determined by seat numbers, seat numbers are assigned after the initial payment.

Days : 3 | Nights : 2