Eastern Turkey 3 Days Tour Including Mt. Nemrut and Gobekli Tepe

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Cappadocia - Kahramanmaras - Adiyaman - Mt. Nemrut - Adiyaman
8 stops
1
Karatay Han
Along the way, you will pass by the Seljuk Karatay Caravansaray.
Admission ticket free
2
Stop for a tea break
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Kahramanmaras
Visit Kahramanmaras for tasting Turkey's best ice cream!
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Arsameia
Pass through Adiyaman and visit Arsemia, once the capital of the Commagene Kingdom.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
5
Cendere Bridge
To the left of the modern bridge over the Cendere River, you’ll see a magnificent humpback Roman bridge built in the 2nd century AD. The surviving Latin stelae state that the bridge was built in honor of Emperor Septimius Severus. Of the four original Corinthian columns (two at either end), three are still standing.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
Karakus Tumulusu
Karakuş Tümülüs was built in 36 BC. A handful of columns ring the mound – there were more, but the limestone blocks were used by the Romans to build the Cendere Bridge. An eagle tops a column at the car park, a lion tops another around the mound, and a third has an inscribed slab explaining that the burial mound holds female relatives of King Mithridates II.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
7
Mount Nemrut
In 62 BC, King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues (8–9 m or 26–30 ft high) of himself, two lions, two eagles and various Greek, Armenian, and Iranian gods, such as Hercules-Vahagn, Zeus-Aramazd or Oromasdes (associated with the Iranian god Ahura Mazda), Tyche, and Apollo-Mithras. These statues were once seated, with names of each god inscribed on them. The heads of the statues have at some stage been removed from their bodies, and they are now scattered throughout the site.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Adiyaman
Drive back to Adiyaman for overnight in hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Gobekli Tepe - Harran - Sanliurfa
3 stops
9
Gobeklitepe
Gobekli Tepe, a hilltop sanctuary that is erected on the highest point of a mountain ridge 15 km northeast of the town of Urfa. What makes Gobeklitepe different in its class is the date it was constructed, which is around twelve thousand years ago, in 10,000 BC.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
10
Harran
Visit nearby Harran and see the incredible beehive houses. Harran which the Bible states were the place where prophet Abraham spent some years with his family before moving to Israel, the Promised Land. There are some exceptional photo opportunities in this area.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
11
Sanliurfa
Drive back to Sanliurfa where we will stay and you will have a chance to see Mevlid-i Halil Mosque, where you can see the Prophet Abraham Cave and the Pools of the Holy Carp surrounding it, then wander around the oriental covered bazaar.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Gaziantep - Cappadocia
1 stop
12
Zeugma Mosaic Museum
After breakfast and check-out drive from Sanliurfa to Gaziantep where you can see the famous Mosaic Museum, the largest in the world and home to the famous 'Gypsy Girl' mosaic. This museum exhibits superb mosaics discovered at the roman site of Belkis - Zeugma before Birecik Dam flooded most of the site. After lunch, we drive across the Taurus Mountains and back to Goreme, Cappadocia.
2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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