Price range: € 750.00 through € 1,100.00
Forget everything you know!! Göbeklitepe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was recently discovered and rewritten and questioned the history of world civilization. The mountain of the gods, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List with its monumental statues and the most magnificent ruins of the Hellenistic Period, where the sunrise and can be seen in the most beautiful way in the world; Nemrut Mountain. The lands where religions and civilizations were born; Harran with its historical houses with conical domes, where the world’s first university was founded. Deyr-ül Zafaran Monastery, Mor Gabriel, Midyat and Mardin streets, Panoramic Hasankeyf Tour and delicious local dishes will give you a feast of culture and palate.
| Tour Dates | Sep 21 2025, Sep 28 2025, Oct 5 2025, Oct 12 2025, Oct 19 2025, Oct 26 2025, Nov 2 2025, Nov 9 2025, Nov 16 2025, Nov 23 2025, Nov 30 2025 |
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Meeting with the guide at the airport and then traveling to Adıyaman. From Adıyaman, we travel with pre-arranged minibuses to Mount Nemrut, which is one of the highest peaks in the east of the Taurus Mountains, at a height of 2250 meters. On our route, we visit the ruins of the Karakuş Tumulus, which belongs to the women of the Commagene royal family, the Cendere Bridge, one of the best examples of Roman military architecture in the world, and Arsemia, the summer capital of Rome. The surroundings of Mount Nemrut Tumulus are divided into two facades and contain many statues and monuments. The most complete set of sculptures is on the East Terrace. The statues are all gigantic in size, and gigantic figures of gods with their heads down from their bodies face the main altar.
We end our program with an incredible sunset that cannot be described in words.”
Return to hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we depart for Diyarbakir. We start our tour with the Ten-Eye Bridge, which was first built over the Tigris River in Diyarbakır and has been standing for a thousand years. Then we go to Mardin Kapi district to visit the Diyarbakir Walls, the second longest preserved city wall in the world. While visiting the walls, a magnificent view will welcome us. After the panoramic tour with our bus in Diyarbakir, one of the most important ancient cities in history, we will leave Diyarbakir and reach Hasankeyf by seeing the oil wells on Raman Mountain via Batman. Hasankeyf, which was flooded with the construction of the Ilısu Dam, has been an important settlement for 5,000 years. During your visit to this ancient city, which lived its most glorious days during the Artukid period, the view of the historical ruins on the banks of the Tigris will impress you. We see the biggest bridge of the Middle Ages, EL Rızk Mosque, Ulu Mosque and other ruins and set off towards Midyat. We wander around the streets of Midyat, which has been the scene of many TV series and movies. Free time in the bazaar to see the finest examples of filigree art carefully crafted by Syrian masters for centuries. After free time, we arrive at our hotel in Midyat. Dinner and overnight stay.
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, our journey begins towards Mardin, known as the “Capital of Religions and Languages”, which sheds light on the past with its thousand-year history and unspoiled historical structure. When we arrive in Mardin, we first go to Deyrülzafaran Monastery, which is considered the center of all Assyrians in the world. On our trip to Deyrülzafaran Monastery, we will visit Kduşkudşin, which means Church, Tombs, Sin Temple, Baptistery and Holy of Holies. Then we visit Kasımiye Madrasa, one of the masterpieces of Artuqid architecture. The view of Mesopotamia from the madrasah will fascinate you. Then a walk in the streets of the historical old town of Mardin. Kırklar Church, Abbaralar, Ulu Mosque, Şehidiye Mosque and Şahtana House are just a few of the buildings we will see. Then we continue to Urfa via Viranşehir – Kızıltepe. We visit Göbeklitepe, which dates back to the Neolithic period, has changed the history of the world recently and is considered the oldest open-air temple in the world. Then we visit Harran, whose name means “crossroads” and where the first Islamic university was located; Harran University (Great Mosque), Castle, Caravanserai and Konik Harran Houses are among the places we will see. After our Harran tour, we leave this charming town and arrive at our hotel in Urfa. Accommodation in our hotel.
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we will see the Halil-ur Rahman and Rızvaniye Mosques, Balıklı Lake, Ayn-el Zeliha Lake, and the Prophet Abraham’s Office. After our tour, we have free time in Bedesten, and then we arrive at Halfeti, which is the first thing that comes to mind when we say Black Rose, and is flooded by the newly built Birecik Dam on the Euphrates. During our trip on the reservoir, we can get on our boat with our guests and see the Greek Castle and sunken villages. You can enjoy the unique view while sipping your tea during our short break in Halfeti. After our break, we will leave this charming town with our vehicle and reach the town of Birecik. We arrive in Antep after seeing the Kellaynak Bird Protection Farm here. We start our Antep tour with Zeugma Mosaic Museum, one of the richest mosaic museums in the world. We will trace many mythological stories in the rich mosaic collection unearthed in Zeugma, one of the most important cities in the east of the Roman Empire. Many archaeological artifacts are also exhibited in the museum. During a city tour, we will get to know the old city, the castle and also the daily life of Antep and its famous cuisine. Arrival at our hotel in Gaziantep after free time. Dinner and overnight stay.
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we arrive in Antakya, the city center of Hatay, the capital of tolerance and respect for different identities, where religions and languages coexist like brothers, and the capital of the Olympic Games in the Roman period. In Antakya, we visit the Hatay Museum, the second largest mosaic museum in the world. After our museum tour, visiting the world’s first cave church, St. Pierre. Afterwards, we pass through the streets where we can see the old Antakya houses and enter the Long Bazaar, which makes us forget the modern state of Antakya. Then we visit Defne (Harbiye), the summer residence of the wealthy of Antakya. After our Harbiye tour, we arrive at Adana Airport and say goodbye to you.
