Starting point will be Tokat, Barrel & Noddy’s home for the last 2 years, and hash events will finish in Corum. Detailed itinerary in brief, is as follows:

Wednesday 2nd June 2010 – Rendez-vous in Tokat. First get together at the Efes Pub.
Thursday 3rd June 2010 – H6 No 1 at Almus Lake, 30km from Tokat
Friday 4th June 2010 – Travel from Tokat to Amasya with several stops at points of interest.
Saturday 5th June 2010 – H6 No 2 at Incesu during journey from Amasya to Corum.
Sunday 6th June 2010 – H6 No 3 at Hattusa
Please note this is the real Turkey and you will not find English breakfasts, bacon sandwiches and Sky Sports!

Also, although there is Efes available there are not pubs on every corner. Fortunately, through diligent research, B&NT know exactly where the Efes can be found. However be ready to drink a lot of çay.

Numbers will be limited. The location is remote and planning and logistics are going to be complicated so those interested are requested to confirm attendance as soon as possible. There will also be a non-refundable deposit required as we cannot be messed about on this one.

There is also travel information to Tokat and from Corum. The sooner we know who is coming, and from where, we can assist in giving advice regarding travel arrangements. Also, if anyone wants to come early or leave later, the sooner B&NT know the better we can help.

The itinerary

The detailed itinerary for each day, which in true hash fashion, is unlikely to be anything like what will really happen, (don’t believe everything you hear from B&NT)

Forget about number of stars, hotels in this area are either good or bad. Against our better judgement, maybe, we have gone for good as we know many of you hashers are getting on a bit now and need your comfort!

Day 1

Wednesday 2nd June 2010 – Rendez-vous in Tokat. Grand Ballica (4*) Hotel (on the way to Tokat, so get out of the bus before entering to Tokat, apart from Sivas bus).
Travel options:
Flights from Istanbul with THY to Sivas, arrives at about 10.30, THY bus to Tokat (free, just over an hour)), taxi to the hotel (5 minutes). Arrival 12:30
Flights from Istanbul with THY to Merzifon, arrives at about 18.00, minibus organised to the hotel in Tokat (about 90  minutes, 30TL extra).Arrival 20:00
Coaches from (6 hours) Ankara ASTI, at 9:00 with Tokat Seyahat (0312 2240160), arrival 15:30; Topcam (0312 4440060) 12:30 for BH3 arrival 19:00, ask to the bus to be dropped at the hotel. 16 hours from Fethiye arriving 10:00 to Tokat, taxi to the hotel (probably they will drop you by minibus).
If you get into Tokat you can visit the town (takes about 5 minutes), museum, 2 big hammams and/or use the facilities at the hotel which has a hamam and swimming pool.
The meal is at 19:00 at Grand Ballica Hotel terrace and H6 event on day 1 is a welcome party at the Efes Pub with Efes, snacks and canli musiki.

Day 2 - Thursday 3rd June 2010

1000 Leave Grand Ballica Hotel after breakfast.
Coach to Almus lake for run no 1.
1100 Arrive to restaurant at dam, çay and snack
Leave dam and head to start of run
1230 Run no 1 starts
1430 Followed by circle 1630 and then food and Efes, again with canli musiki at location close to the lake.
1800 Return to Tokat. Use hotel facilities and meet again at Efes bar at ???

Note~ Tell all no food after breakfast until after run and circle - take snacks if needed.

Day 3 - Friday 4th June 2010

0900 Leave Grand Ballica Hotel after breakfast.
Drive to Ballica Magarasi (Caves for sightseeing) arrive 1030 followed by çay in a Kervansaray??? Spend one hour at caves - leave 1200
Continue to Zile to visit the castle where Ceasar said ‘Veni, vidi, vici’. Often incorrectly translated as ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’. In fact, it was ‘Veni, vidi, fiçi’ – ‘I came, I saw, I need a draft beer’ . Arrive 1300 Spend 1 hour at castle - leave 1400
1500 Arrive in Amasya and lunch at Ali Kaya restaurant with amazing views of the whole of Amasya. Meal over at 1630 Check into hotels in old restored konaks on the river in the centre of Amasya.

Please pick main meal and email Noddy so we don't have to wait Chicken Germec (10TL), Tokat Kebab (14 or 20TL), Sturgeon fish (13TL), Trout in kiremit (11TL), seabream/seabass (13TL), Kofte/chicken shish (7TL), Lamb chop/shish (12TL), mixed grill (14TL), meat kavurma (14TL).

Amasya tourist bit
1700 Sightseeing including the Kings tombs (closed after 1800), the ….mosque and the Amasya museum. Go to efes pub for aperitif at 1930
2030 Rendezvous in Pasha Hotel restaurant for food, Efes and canli musik. Return to efes Pub at ???

Day 4 - Saturday 5th June 2010

1000 Leave Amasya Hotel after breakfast.
Coach to Incesu - arrive 1200, drop hares . drive to Şapinuva for sightseeing - arrive 1230 Spend 1 hour in Şapinuva - leave 1330
1400 back at Incesu canyon. Run no 2 start hash at 1430 (time for a snack here at bakkal?) Hash over followed by circle at 1600 Circle over 1700 and start meal/bbq, this time without canli musik at location close to the canyon.
1830 Leave Incesu - Coach to Corum.
2000 Check into Anitta Hotel (5*). Hotel has a hamam, swimming pool, bowling, pool tables. Amuse yourself there before leaving for the Efes bar, Pasha.
2100 Go to Pasha Pub for snacks, Efes and canli musik.

Note~ Tell all no food after breakfast until after run and circle - take snacks if needed.

Day 5 - Sunday 6th June 2010

0900 Leave Anitta Hotel after breakfast.
1000 Arrive at Alacahöyük. Visit site and museum. Also visit the site of a Hittite dam constructed about 4000 years ago. Leave at 1130
1230 Arrive in Hattusa - drop hares. Spend 1 n half hour at Yazilikaya to see rock carvings and for a snack for lunch.
1400 Arrive at Hattusha
1430 Run no 3 starts. Highlight of the brief H6 existence. Hashing inside the city boundary walls of Hattusa, ancient capital of the Hittite Empire. Followed by circle 1600. 1700 Food at restaurant close to Hattusa. Closing ceremony for H6. Leave Hattusa 1900
2000 Return to Corum and more goodbyes at Pasha Bar at 2100. Second night at Anitta Hotel .

Note~ Tell all no food after breakfast until after run and circle - take snacks if needed.

Return journeys on Monday 7th June.
Ankara H3, every hour bus to Ankara with Lider or travel with FH3 at 1630, Ulusoy. THY flights from Merzifon (1 hour from Corum) to Istanbul at about 7pm THY bus leaves 1630.

Anitta Hotel is right next to Corum bus station. Bus to Ankara, fly from Ankara.

Cost
400 YTL per person. 50TL deposit,

Including 5 nights accommodation (2 in Tokat, 1 in Amasya & 2 in Corum)

All transport between Tokat and Corum in days 2 to 5 inclusively. (Airport transfers to be additional)

Beer at the circles (with a nominal amount available for people who are really thirsty during coach journeys)
Light meals/snacks at Incesu on day 4 and at Bogazkale on day 5.

H6 souvenir, limited edition, Hittite tunic/hash shirt along with H6 souvenir, limited edition brochure (B&NT approved)

Some information on places to be visited – check out more on the internet – questions will be asked in the circles!!
Sivas
One of the principal cities of the Seljuk sultanate and worth a short visit to see the Çifte Minare (Twin minaret) Madrasa built in 1271 and the adjacent Şifaiye Madrasa which was the largest and most elaborate medical institution ever built by the Selcuks.
Tokat
Not much to see but it has still got some traditional hamams in impressive buildings. Many of the personnel in hamams around Turkey come from the province of Tokat, in particular from Reşadiye. 
Almus
Small town but gives its name to a lake on the Yeşilirmak River in the mountains above Tokat. Scenic views and plenty of fresh water fish.
Ballica Caves
Impressive cave system still being extended.
Zile
A place to see traditional houses and the fort/castle where Caeser said ‘veni, vidi, vici’ after he defeated two opposing armies in the same day.
Amasya
The town is set under a dramatic rock outcrop on the banks of the Yeşilirmak River. Amasya was the capital of the Pontic kingdom and was founded in the 3rd century BC. The tombs of the Pontic kings are cut into the rock above the town.
Sapinuva
Situated at a strategic point this was an important administrative centre of the Hittites. One of the Capital cities, on the silk road. Nearly 4000 tablets with cuneiform writing found at the excavations here.
Incesu Canyon
The canyon is 12km long, steep sided and between 40 & 60m wide. Caves and rock carvings as well as scenic views. 
Alacahoyuk
This is the oldest settlement of the Chalcolithic age (start of the bronze age) and was established about 4000BC. A very important centre of cult and art in the Bronze and Hittite periods.

Yazilikaya
The most impressive sacred place of Hattusa is the Yazilikaya open air temple. There are special arrangements of relief figures inscribed in rock.
Hattusa
The Hittite civilization was one of the most important civilizations of the world. King Hattusili I formed a central kingdom by combining wide geographic regions under political and cultural influence in Anatolia for the first time and the capital was Hattusa. In 1986 UNESCO named the site a World Culture Heritage Site.