Private Cappadocia and Göbeklitepe, Sanlıurfa Tour From Istanbul

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Istanbul to Cappadocia
5 stops
1
Istanbul
We will pick you from the hotel or your chosen location in Istanbul for an early morning flight and transfer to the airport. You will fly from Istanbul to Cappadocia.
Admission ticket free
2
Uchisar
Upon your arrival to Cappadocia your guide and special luxury van will meet you at the airport and you will start your tour with Uchisar town. Here you will see the Uchisar Castle, the biggest fairychiney of Cappadocia. As you drink our welcome tea or coffee you will listen the information about Cappadocia from your proffesional tour guide.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Goreme Open-Air Museum
Next you will visit Goreme Open Air Museum, a World Heritage Site of UNESCO. Here you will visit cave churches decorated with frescoes by monks and discover the eastern churches culture and traditions and their visions about christianity.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Avanos
Avanos is a city lies along the red river, longest river in Turkey. This city is the home place for pottery, local families are the masters of the kick wheel of pottery art for more than thousands years. You will have your lunch in Avanos and later visit one of the families to experince the Cappadocian art.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
5
Pasabag
Pasabag is the last visit for today. Here you will be able to see the mushroom shaped fairy chimneys and go in to the caves. Later we will drop you to your cave hotel in Cappadocia.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Cappadocia
6 stops
6
Goreme
Optional Hot air balloon flight at sunrise. Please do not forget to ask for reservation. You will return to the hotel around 08:00am
1 hour • Admission ticket free
7
Kizilcukur Valley
We visit the beginning of Rose Valley for an easy one-hour hike through fairy chimneys, orchards and vineyards.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
8
Cavusin
We will visit one of the most famous valleys in Cappadocia. Here you will have some time to gaze at the beautiful landscape.
25 minutes • Admission ticket free
9
Pigeon Valley
We stop at the spectacular vista point overlooking Pigeon Valley. Later we will have our lunch in Göreme.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
Kaymakli Underground City
Kaymakli Underground City is the first and most popular underground city in Cappadocia. This complex carved underground is used for hundreds of years by locals to hide from enemys
1 hour • Admission ticket included
11
Goreme Panorama
The impressive panoramic viewpoint overlooking Goreme. Here enjoy your afternoon turkish coffee with an amazing view.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Cappadocia to Şanlıurfa
2 stops
12
Kahramanmaras
Today is the day of the road trip from Cappadocia to Şanlıurfa. We will pick you in the morning and drive to Sanlıurfa through Kahramanmaras City. Where we will have lunch. Kahramanmaras City is the birthplace of Turkish ice cream. After you taste the best examples of Turkish cuisine you can try ice cream as a desert.
Admission ticket free
13
Sanliurfa
Upon your arrival to Sanlıurfa we will drop you to the hotel for resting. If you want you can ask for an optional 'Urfa Sıra Gecesi' as a traditional night show.
Admission ticket free
Day 4
Sanlıurfa Back to Istanbul
6 stops
14
Sanliurfa Arkeoloji ve Mozaik Muzesi
Urfa has been occupied since the Babylonians followed by the Hurrites, Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks. We will visit Urfa Archaeological Museum. This museum exhibit a huge collection, founded from Harran and Gobeklitepe Area.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
15
Gobeklitepe
We will see Gobeklitepe, a hilltop sanctuary erected on the highest point of an elongated mountain ridge some 15 km northeast of the town of Urfa. Pools of Holy CarpWhat makes Gobeklitepe unique in its class is the date it was built, which is roughly twelve thousand years ago, circa 10,000 BC.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
16
Mevlid-i Halilulrahman MagarasI
While in Urfa we will visit the cave where the prophet Abraham was born. Then, walk through the local covered bazaar of Sanliurfa. Walk through the town to discover the many hidden treasures. Furthermore we will have lunch in Sanlıurfa city centre.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
17
Fish Lake Park and Anzıleyh
We will also visit the holy sites at the Ainzelha, a lake with millions of domesticated fish.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
18
Harran
We will visit nearby Harran and see the incredible beehive houses. Harran- according to the Bible- was the site where prophet Abraham spent a few years with his family before moving on to Israel, the Promised Land. There are exceptional photo opportunities in this area. After Harran we will drive to the airport to fly back to Istanbul.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
19
Istanbul
Upon your arrival your guide will deliver you to the transfer vehicle from airport to your hotel.
Admission ticket free

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• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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