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3 Days 2 Nights
Private tour on the date you choose (no fixed departures) · minimum 2 people
15 people
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This Diyarbakır and Mardin tour combines the walled city of Diyarbakır with Hasankeyf, Midyat and Mardin in three private, guided days. It starts in Diyarbakır and finishes in Mardin, covers around 720 km, and is arranged for the dates you choose; it can also be run in the opposite direction by swapping the days.
On the first day you begin at 09:00 in Diyarbakır, or we meet you at the airport. You visit the Grand Mosque, the house of the poet Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı and the Four-Legged Minaret, then Hasan Pasha Han and Sülüklü Han, where you can also start the day with breakfast if you prefer. After lunch come the Inner Castle, the Diyarbakır Museum and the city walls. In the afternoon you leave for Hasankeyf, crossing the Ten-Eyed Bridge on the Tigris, and spend time in Hasankeyf, a place of legends parts of which now lie under water, before driving to Mardin.
Day two follows the classic Midyat route: Dara with its necropolis, cisterns and dungeon, a break at Beyazsu, lunch in Midyat, Mor Gabriel Monastery, the Midyat Guest House from the Hercai series, Gelüşke Han, the Midyat caves and an hour in the bazaar.
On the third day you discover Mardin: Deyrulzafaran Monastery, Kasımiye Madrasa and an afternoon walk through the old town, its churches, mosques, madrasas, bazaars and vaulted abbara passages. The tour ends at about 19:00.
Regional transport, airport transfers and guiding are included; meals, accommodation and entrance fees are paid separately.
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09:00 – Departure in Diyarbakır or pick-up at Diyarbakır airport (on private programmes the start time can be adjusted). 09:30 – Diyarbakır Grand Mosque. 10:15 – The house of the poet Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı. 10:30 – The Four-Legged Minaret. 11:00 – Hasan Pasha Han and Sülüklü Han (can be moved to the start of the day if you would like breakfast there). 12:00 – Lunch break. 13:30 – The Inner Castle, Diyarbakır Museum and the city walls. 15:00 – Departure for Hasankeyf. 15:30 – The Ten-Eyed Bridge (Tigris Bridge). 17:00 – Hasankeyf. 18:30 – Drive to Mardin.
09:00 – On request we collect you from Mardin airport, the bus station or your accommodation and drive towards Dara. 10:00 – Dara Ancient City: the dungeon, the rock-cut necropolis, cisterns, agora, bridge and city walls of a frontier town that passed between Roman and Sassanid hands. 11:30 – A rest and refreshment stop at Beyazsu (White Water), a natural beauty spot. 12:30 – Lunch in Midyat. 14:00 – Mor Gabriel (Deyrulumur) Monastery and its 1,600-year history. 15:15 – The Midyat Guest House used as a set for the Hercai series, a short walk past traditional Midyat houses to Gelüşke Han for tea among filigree shops, and the Midyat caves. 16:40 – One hour of free time in Midyat bazaar for almond sweets, silver filigree, spices and walnut sausage. 18:00 – Drive back to Mardin. 19:30 – Drop-off at your accommodation.
09:00 – Start of the day in Mardin. 09:30 – Deyrulzafaran Monastery, residence of the Metropolitan of Mardin, where prayers in Aramaic, the language of Jesus, have been said for over 600 years. 10:30 – Kasımiye Madrasa, one of the region's historic centres of learning. 12:00 – Lunch and coffee break. 13:00 – An afternoon on foot in old Mardin: Kırklar Church, the Protestant Church, Latifiye Mosque, Mardin Museum, Cumhuriyet Square, the old PTT building, the Old Bazaar and Lower Bazaar, Arasa İş Han, the spice market and coppersmiths' bazaar, the Grand Mosque (Ulu Cami), Zinciriye Madrasa, the old Girls' Vocational School and the Sabancı City Museum, linked by the vaulted passages called abbaras. 18:00 – Back to the hotel or on to dinner. 19:00 – End of the tour and drop-off where you need to go.
Accommodation is not listed among the inclusions. At the end of Days 1 and 2 you stay in Mardin.
Tour vehicle for all transfers within the region, including airport transfers; about 720 km in total.
Day 1 at 09:00 in Diyarbakır, or pick-up at Diyarbakır airport. The tour ends in Mardin.
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In Diyarbakır at 09:00 on Day 1, or at Diyarbakır airport. It ends in Mardin; the days can also be reversed.
Yes. Hasankeyf and the Ten-Eyed Bridge are part of the first day.
Meals, accommodation, entrance fees, flights or other main transport to the region, the local Mardin night, tips and personal extras.
