10-Day Cappadocia and Southeast Turkey Tour from Ankara
Adıyaman · Cappadocia · Sanliurfa
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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 Mardin and Göbeklitepe tour links Mardin and Midyat with Göbeklitepe and Şanlıurfa in three private, guided days. It starts in Mardin and ends in Şanlıurfa, covers around 1,200 km in total, and is arranged for the dates you choose rather than run as a fixed group departure. You can plan your onward journey from either Şanlıurfa or Mardin.
On the first day you are collected at 09:00 from Mardin airport, the bus station or your accommodation. You visit the necropolis, cisterns, walls and dungeon of Dara, rest at Beyazsu (White Water), have lunch in Midyat and see Mor Gabriel Monastery. The Midyat Guest House from the Hercai series, tea at Gelüşke Han among filigree workshops, the Midyat caves and an hour in the bazaar complete the day before you return to Mardin.
The second day belongs to Mardin: Deyrulzafaran Monastery, Kasımiye Madrasa and a long afternoon on foot through the old town, from Kırklar Church and the Grand Mosque to Zinciriye Madrasa, the bazaars and the Sabancı City Museum.
On the third morning you drive to Şanlıurfa and reach Göbeklitepe at around 11:00. After lunch the Urfa programme takes in the Şanlıurfa Museum and the Mosaic Museum, the cave and mosque of the Prophet Job (Eyyüp), an hour of free time at Balıklıgöl, the sacred fish pool, and an evening walk past Urfa Castle, the covered Bedesten, the coppersmiths’ bazaar, the historic Gümrük Han and Harimiye Square. The tour ends at about 20:00.
Regional transport, airport transfers and guiding are included. Hasankeyf or Halfeti can be added for a surcharge per vehicle.
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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. 19:30 – End of the day and drop-off.
09:00 – Departure for Şanlıurfa. 11:00 – Visit to Göbeklitepe. 13:30 – Lunch. 15:00 – Urfa centre: Şanlıurfa Museum and the Şanlıurfa Mosaic Museum. 16:00 – The cave and mosque of the Prophet Job (Eyyüp Peygamber). 16:30 – One hour of free time at Balıklıgöl. 17:30 – Urfa Castle, the Bedesten covered bazaar, the coppersmiths' bazaar, the historic Gümrük Han and Harimiye Square. 20:00 – End of the Urfa part and of the tour.
Accommodation is not listed among the inclusions. On Days 1 and 2 you are dropped off at your accommodation in Mardin.
Tour vehicle for all transfers within the region, including airport transfers; about 1,200 km in total, ending in Şanlıurfa.
Day 1 at 09:00: pick-up on request from Mardin airport, the bus station or your accommodation. The tour ends in Şanlıurfa; you can plan your return from Şanlıurfa or Mardin.
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It starts in Mardin and ends in Şanlıurfa at about 20:00 on Day 3. You can plan your return from Şanlıurfa or from Mardin.
On the morning of Day 3, at around 11:00, on the way into Şanlıurfa.
Yes. Hasankeyf can be added for €20 per vehicle and Halfeti for €40 per vehicle.
No. The price covers regional transport, airport transfers and guiding; accommodation, meals and entrance fees are extra.
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