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- English
Reaching Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe from Istanbul requires flights and local transport; this private tour arranges both in one long day. Fly to Sanliurfa, visit the two Neolithic sites with English-speaking guidance, and continue to the Sanliurfa Archaeology Museum, Haleplibahce Mosaic Museum, Kizilkoyun Roman tombs, and Balikligol. The museums include finds from both sites and early Roman-period floor mosaics, while hotel pickup and drop-off in Istanbul, a private vehicle in Sanliurfa, and admission to Gobeklitepe and the Archaeology Museum simplify the day.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We pick up our guest from lobby of hotel where they are staying. So Our guest must write the name of Hotel and adress in details. The hotel where we can pick them up has to be in city center of European side of Istanbul.
Itinerary
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1Istanbul
Our tour guide pick you up from your hotel and drive to Istanbul Airport together. We suggest the TK 2246 flight from IST to Sanliurfa which takes off at 6.25AM. Driving takes around 1 hour. So, we must pick you up latest at 4.15AM.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
2Istanbul Airport
We choose earliest flight to Şanlıurfa either from Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport. Take flight to Sanlıurfa. Flight takes around 2 hours.
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
3Karahantepe
Karahantepe is believed to date back similar time with Gobeklitepe. Karahantepe has a special structure carved into the bedrock with a human head and phallic totem. It is thought to have a ritualistic function to be adult for a human.
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
4Göbeklitepe
We drive directly to Gobeklitepe where history started. This place is on-going archeological excavations at Gobeklitepe. Klaus Shmit who discovered Gobeklitepe gave this name to this hill which means abdomen hill. Although this site was not so widely known. But currently being undertaken anywhere in the world. It is thought that first humans was praying and thanking to mother nature for fertility. So They had built huge stones in T-shaped with animal figures on in tons of weights. It will be so exciting to be there and smell the oldest history on the hill. After having enough information there, we leave the area and drive to Karahantepe.
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
5Cevahir Han
We have a lunch break in a local kebab restaurant. Sanliurfa is the home of Turkish Kebabs and is the city of Gastronomy in the world. Cevahirhan is the best restaurant to taste the local kebabs.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
6Sanliurfa Arkeoloji ve Mozaik Muzesi
After than we visit Sanliurfa Archeology Museum and Halepli Bahce Mosaic Museum. They were closed for a year and reopened again in last January. Therefore, we include these worth to visit museums to our itinerary as we promised. We are going to see all findings from Göbeklitepe Hill and Karahantepe. And of course, Haleplibahce Mosaic Museum to see magnificent early Roman period floor mosaics of Roman Villas there.
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
7KIzIlkoyun Nekropolu
Sanlıurfa is famous with its caves. It is believed Kızılkoyun caves are the oldest caves from Neolitic age. And It had been used during thelater periods too. Today we can see Roman tombs there.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included -
8BalIklIgol
Balikligol (means fish lake in English) has been considered sacred by Jews and Muslims. According to legend, this is where Abraham was thrown into a fire by Nimrod, but God turned the fire into water and the wood into fish. The pool is full of carb fish and not allowed to touch them. We walk around of pool.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Şanlıurfa Merkez (Pass by)
The old bazaar of Sanliurfa is a treasure trove of history, culture, and art. It is a place where you can experience the rich heritage and diversity of this city, as well as find some unique souvenirs and gifts. It is a complex of narrow alleys and covered markets that sell a variety of goods, from traditional handicrafts and textiles to spices. It was very important marketing point on the Silk Road.
Admission ticket free -
9GAP Şanlıurfa Airport
After completing our tour around 5.30-6.00PM we drive to Airport to catch our flight back to Istanbul.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
10GAP Şanlıurfa Airport
We take TK2243 flight back to Istanbul which takes off at 20.15PM from Sanliurfa Airport. It takes 2 hours flight back to Istanbul.
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
11Istanbul Airport
Our driver will meet us at the airport to take us back to Hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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