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 – Rendezvous 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 – Rendezvous in Tokat. Hotel is the Grand Ballica (4*).
Travel options:
Flights from Istanbul with THY to Sivas, arrives at about 10.30, we will arrange a transfer to Tokat (just over an hour) including a short visit to Sivas.
Flights from Istanbul with THY to Merzifon, arrives at about 18.00, we will arrange a transfer to Tokat (about 90  minutes).
Coaches from anywhere, but Tokat is a long way from anywhere. 6 hours from Ankara, 11 hours from Istanbul, 16 hours from Fethiye/Bodrum etc.
If you get into Tokat you can visit the town (takes about 5 minutes) and/or use the facilities at the hotel which has a hamam and swimming pool.
The only 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
10.00 Leave Grand Ballica Hotel after breakfast.
Coach to Almus lake for run no 1.
12.00 Run no 1. Followed by circle and then food and Efes, again with canli musiki at location close to the lake.
1600 Return to Tokat. Use hotel facilities and meet again at Efes bar.

Day 3

Friday 4th June 2010
1000 Leave Grand Ballica Hotel after breakfast.
Coach to Ballica Magarasi (Caves for sightseeing) followed by çay in a Kervansaray.
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’
1400 Arrive in Amasya and lunch at Ali Kaya restaurant with amazing views of the whole of Amasya.
1600 Check into hotels in old restored konaks on the river in the centre of Amasya. Sightseeing including the Kings tombs, the ….mosque and the Amasya museum.
2000 Rendezvous in Pasha Hotel restaurant for food, Efes and canli musik.

Day 4

Saturday 5th June 2010
1000 Leave Amasya Hotel after breakfast.
Coach to Şapinuva for sightseeing and then onto Incesu.
1300 Run no 2 at Incesu canyon. Followed by circle and then food and Efes, this time without canli musik at location close to the canyon.
1700 Coach to Corum.
1830 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 Pasha for snacks, Efes and canli musik.

Day 5

Sunday 6th June 2010
1000 Leave Anitta Hotel after breakfast.
1100 Arrive at Alacahöyük. Visit site and museum. Also visit the site of a Hittite dam constructed about 4000 years ago.
1330 Arrive in Boğazkale for a snack for lunch.
1400 Arrive at Yazilkaya to see rock carvings
1500 Run no 3. Highlight of the brief H6 existence. Hashing inside the city boundary walls of Hattusa, ancient capital of the Hittite Empire. Followed by circle.
1800 Food at restaurant close to Hattusa. Closing ceremony for H6.
2000 Return to Corum and more goodbyes at Pasha Bar. Second night at Anitta Hotel .

Note:
For return journeys on Monday 7th June.
Anitta Hotel is right next to Corum bus station. Other option is THY flights from Merzifon (1 hour from Corum) to Istanbul at about 7pm. Or bus to Ankara, fly from Ankara.

Cost
400 YTL per person. 50TL deposit,

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. LIMITED PLACES

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 but we will arrange if there are a sufficient number of people)

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. Nearly 4000 tablets with cuneiform writing found at the excavations here.
Incesu Canyon
The canyon is 12.5km 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.