Minerva/Peten Travels Prize Draw

Journey to forgotten kingdoms

Minerva has teamed up with top tour operator Peten Travels to offer all our readers the chance to win a fabulous archaeological tour around the heart of ancient Asia Minor, led by a specialist guide and distinguished scholars

The Hittites and Phrygians is a 16-day holiday, running from 6 to 21 July 2012. As booking for this trip is limited to only 10 people, your experience following this exciting itinerary is bound to be a very personal and special one.

You will begin your tour in the great city of Istanbul, heart of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, where you will visit the Ancient Orient Museum before flying on to Ankara, capital of modern Turkey, to see the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations.

It is in Anatolia that the history of humanity began and its people have played a major role in the history of many great civilisations. During the tour you will visit Çatalhöyük, one of the earliest towns in the world, discover how the art of the Hittites developed from a cross-fertilisation of the cultures of the indigenous Hattic and immigrant Indo-European peoples, and explore the picturesque territories of Central Asia Minor, where the Phrygians created their great civilisation.

Your holiday includes

• A specialist tour leader, guest lecturers
• All hotel accommodation
• Breakfasts, lunches and dinners as specified
• Bottled mineral water during transportation
• Domestic flight from Istanbul to Ankara
• All ground transportation by air-conditioned, deluxe vehicles
• Train from Eskisehir to Istanbul
• All entrance fees throughout the itinerary
• Tour folder with maps and tour information
• Parking fares, local taxes, tolls, gratuities and baggage handling
• The opportunity to meet excavation teams, project directors and local archaeologists at the sites

Not included

• Flights to Istanbul
• Travel insurance
• Tourist visas, excess baggage fees and airport taxes
• Personal expenses such as beverages, laundry, room service and telephone or internet charges
• Discretionary gratuities to your driver and specialist leader Terms & Conditions For further details and a full itinerary visit www.petentour.com

How to enter
To enter our Free Prize Draw simply click on the button below and fill in your details. Or write your name, address, phone number(s) and email address on a postcard and send it in to: Travel Competition, Minerva, 20 Orange Street, London WC2H 7EF to arrive no later than 29 February 2012.

Competition Terms & Conditions