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2 Days
Private tour on the date you choose (no fixed departures) · minimum 2 people
15 people
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This Mardin and Midyat tour gives you two full days with a private guide. It is not a fixed-date group departure: the programme is arranged for your own dates, with pick-up on request from Mardin airport, the bus station or your accommodation at 09:00 and drop-off back at your accommodation at about 19:30 each day.
Day one heads out of the city. At Dara you explore the remains of a Roman and Sassanid frontier town, including its necropolis carved into the rock, large cisterns, agora, bridge, walls and the underground dungeon. After a break at Beyazsu (White Water) you have lunch in Midyat and visit Mor Gabriel Monastery, with a history of some 1,600 years. The afternoon continues with the Midyat Guest House, known from the Hercai series, a walk past the traditional houses to Gelüşke Han for tea among filigree workshops, the Midyat caves and an hour of free time in the bazaar.
Day two is dedicated to Mardin itself. You start at Deyrulzafaran Monastery, the residence of the Metropolitan of Mardin, and Kasımiye Madrasa, then stop for lunch and coffee. In the afternoon you explore the old town on foot: Kırklar Church, the Protestant Church, Latifiye Mosque, Mardin Museum, the old PTT building, the Old and Lower Bazaars, the spice and coppersmiths’ markets, the Grand Mosque, Zinciriye Madrasa and the Sabancı City Museum, moving from one vaulted abbara passage to the next.
Transport within the region, airport transfers and guiding are included; meals, accommodation and entrance fees are not part of the price. Hasankeyf 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 tour and drop-off where you need to go.
Accommodation is not listed among the inclusions. At the end of Day 1 you are dropped off at your accommodation in Mardin.
Tour vehicle for all transfers within the region, including airport transfers; about 540 km over the two days.
Day 1 at 09:00: pick-up on request from Mardin airport, the bus station or your accommodation.
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No. The tour is arranged privately for your chosen dates; there are no fixed group departures.
Accommodation is not listed in the price. You are dropped off at your accommodation in Mardin at the end of the first day.
Meals, entrance fees, flights or other main transport to the region, the local Mardin night, tips and personal extras.
Yes, for a surcharge of €20 per vehicle.
