The Ankara Historical Tour is a comprehensive culture and history experience designed specifically for corporate companies, taking the group deep into the capital's thousands of years of history. The tour is planned with flexible travel options: by air from Istanbul, İzmir and Ankara, or by road for teams from Ankara and the provinces around it (Eskişehir, Konya, Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Bolu, Düzce, Zonguldak, Çankırı, Karabük and others). Flights and Ankara Esenboğa Airport transfers can be arranged within the programme, and for teams arriving by road, a meeting point and tour coordination are provided in central Ankara.

Ankara is far more than the capital of the Republic; it has a history stretching back thousands of years. It has been home to many civilisations, from the Phrygians to the Romans, from the Byzantines to the Seljuks and the Ottomans. On this tour, the ancient fabric of Ankara is brought into view with professional guides.

The main historic sites covered on the tour:

Ankara Castle: the symbol of the city, repaired in the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods. The panoramic view over the city is taken in from the castle, and the historic houses and narrow streets of the inner citadel are explored.

Museum of Anatolian Civilisations: one of the most important museums in the world, holding works from the Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Early Bronze, Hittite, Phrygian, Urartian, Lydian and Ottoman periods. It was named European Museum of the Year in 1997.

Roman Baths (Hamamönü): built in the 3rd century AD under the Roman emperor Caracalla. The surviving remains include the cold, warm and hot rooms and the palaestra (exercise ground).

Temple of Augustus (Ancyra): built in the 2nd century AD in the name of the Roman emperor Augustus. Its walls carry the Monumentum Ancyranum, the Latin and Greek inscription recording Augustus's achievements.

Column of Julian: a 15-metre column raised in the 4th century AD to mark the Roman emperor Julian's visit to Ankara.

Hacı Bayram Mosque: built in the 15th century in the Ottoman period, standing immediately beside the Temple of Augustus. It is one of the most important spiritual centres in Ankara.

First Assembly Building (War of Independence Museum): the first building of the Grand National Assembly, now a museum holding documents, photographs and wax figures from the War of Independence.

Republic Museum (Second Assembly Building): the assembly building used after the declaration of the Republic. Works and documents from Atatürk's presidency are displayed here.

Ethnography Museum: notable for the traditional crafts of Anatolia, carpets, kilims and folkloric works, and for the section holding Atatürk's temporary tomb.

Running roughly 8-10 hours, the programme starts and ends with airport transfers for those arriving by air. For those arriving by road, it starts from the agreed meeting point in central Ankara. Breakfast, lunch and museum entries can all be included.