Hereke Travel Blog

How To Get To The Airport On Time

Whether you are traveling for business, pleasure, or necessity, you don't want to miss your flight. If you are always challenged to get to the plane before the doors start to close, you can use these travel hacks to make sure you arrive on time. Let's get started.

1. Hire a Chauffeur
Instead of drivin...

The Top 5 Unesco World Heritage Sites That You Haven’t Heard

Cappadocia is a beautiful region in central Turkey famous for its fairytale scenery, cave dwellings, remarkable rock formations and, of course, the hundreds of hot air balloons that soar in the sky during sunrise each morning. There is also so much awesome hiking in Cappadocia, that it will take you at least a week to explore...

Mount Nemrut National Park

The colossal stone heads at the top of 2150 meters high Mount Nemrut National Park are one of Turkey’s most famous sites. The statues of Greek and Persian gods were thirty-three foot tall and formed part of the tomb and temple complex built by Antiochus I ( 69–34 B.C BC), who reigned over the Commagene k...

The world's biggest mosaic museum - Zeugma Mosaic Museum

The news that the Zeugma Museum, which opened in 2011, is the largest mosaic museum in the world has been spreading fast and the museum is now more famous than its counterpart — Tunisia’s Bardo Museum.   Before entering this museum, you won’t be able to comprehend its magnificence. It takes you on a uni...

Göbeklitepe: The first temple of the world

There are substantial grounds to claim that the most significant archaeological discovery of the 21st century is the Göbeklitepe. First of all, it dates back to 12 thousand years ago. In other words, it’s approximately 8 thousand years older than the pyramids and 7 thousand years older than the Stonehenge...

16 incredible UNESCO sites you probably didn’t know were in Turkey

1. Hierapolis-Pamukkale 

At Pamukkale, in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey, the seep of hot-spring water over millennia has created a “white castle” of terraced travertine pools and one of the most spectacular landscapes you’ll find anywhere. Its beauty was recognized early on; Pamukk...

WHY CAPPADOCIA IS COUNTED AS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO DO HOT AIR BALLOONING IN THE WORLD?

Cappadocia itself is a magical place welcoming visitors from all over the world for many years. With its unique volcanic rock formations, valleys, ancient churches and caves and fairy-chimneys the area is one of a highlight of Turkey. Right now, Cappadocia is counted as one of the best places to do hot air ballooning in the w...