Eastern Turkey, with its broad vistas and dramatic, spare scenery, is like one vast national park. Summer is the best time to visit, as the region is high and mountainous, and given to late thaws and early snows. When the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya is engulfed in sticky summer heat, in Erzurum the air is dry and pleasant. (If you come in winter, do it for skiing.)Come for the sweeping scenery, for the many striking archeological sites, for the architecture of the region’s historic buildings, and for a look at life as it was lived in an earlier time.

Places to visit

Nemrut Dağı

Diyarbakir

Mardin

Urfa

Antep

Tour Program

1st Day

 Nemrut Dağı

Nemrut is also known as Land of Gods. Nemrut Dağı (Mount Nimrod) is one of Turkey’s most outstanding sights: an artifical mountaintop framed by two great temples littered with colossal statues. You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred  to Istanbul  Airport  flying to Adiyaman. Upon your arrival you will be provided hotel  (kahta-15km) to stay where you will have your lunch and at 14:00 pm you will be picked up for  the tour to visit to karakuş, Tumullus, burial Tomb of four queens from  1st century B.C. Roman(Cendere) Bridgefrom  2nd .century A.D. ,Eskia Kahta Castle, Arsameia ruin place , 250 B.C. Kommagene, ian summer capital and UNESCO World Heritage Monument and at the end you will enjoy the beautiful  sunset at the Throne of The Gods. After the tour you will be dropped off to your hotel at kahta where you will stay at night.

2nd Day

Diyarbakir

Diyarbakir is the city of history and its mistique culture ,hosted numerous civilizations, encompassing a wide range of cultures. Upon your arrival to Diyarbakir  you will meet your tour guide and you will visit  the  Dicle Brigde the  third longest hanging bridge (the Bridge with 10 eyes)in Turkey on Euphrates, Hights city walls in the world and the second  longest city walls after chaina wall, Grand Mousque, The Mosque of Şeyh Mutahhar (The Mosque with four legs),The Church of Saint George (4th century AC),The Artuklu Han,The Mansion of Erdebil (half a mile outside of the city, 800 years old overlooking the entire delta),Surp Giregos (Armenian) Church,Mar Petyun (Keldani Catholic) Church ,Ancient Church of Mother Mary (Assyrian)and The Tavern of Hasanpaşa. Later you will visit to Midyat the motherland of homemade silvir and you will stay at Midyat overnight.

3rd Day

Mardin

Mardin is the ancient city of beliefs and languages is famous for its stonework and architecture of glorious mosques, churches, monastreies and madrasahs, Mardin has grown as a point of attraction for many visitors. Built by the Mardin plains, also known as the Mesapotamian Plains, the city is made of handmade houses carved carefully and in incredible detail into the local yellowish stones. With your tour guide you will visit Deyrüzzaferân Monastery, old Erdoba Houses, Kasimiye Medrese and old Mardin Bazaar. Continue with the tour at late afternoon you will  leave for DARA Antique City, water tunells, underground water sistern, cave gravesand roman Necropolos.

4th Day

Urfa

On the fourth day you will visit to urfa the city of the World,s oldest shrine. Urfa has maintained its strategic importance as a gateway and passage of civilizations due to proximity to water and trade routes. Oldest site of ancient religions for polytheistic and monotheistic civilizations alike, Urfa is unavoidable for our guests interested in religious history. Your tour will start with your tour guide visiting all the interesting sites of the mystique city of the Mesapotamia,  will take us to The Urfa Castle, Balıklı Göl (The Lake with Fish), monasteries, marketplace, mosques, churches and local restaurants where we will get to enjoy the regions unique tastes and music alike. At the end of the day you will be dropped off to your hotel.

5th Day

 Antep

on the fifth day of your  journey ,you will be transferred to Gaziantep. Upon your arrival you will meet with your tour guide and your driver. You will visit the Castle by the lake (Rum Kalezerrin kale) and the mousqes,schools,houses which are partly under the water  also you will have a boat tour on the Euprathes at Halfeti town. Continue with the tour there will be a short visit to  the Bald Ibis Birds at Birecik town by Euprathes River  , Zeugma-Belkiz on the side of Euprathes ,the location
where the foumus mozaics were excuated  later you will see the Mozaic Museum in Gaziantep,castle, capper bazaar, old inns,shops,houses and spice bazaar. And the tour of the day ends here ,you will be dropped off to your hotel where you will stay at night at Gaziantep.

6th Day

On the sixth day your journey ends and you will be transferred from your hotel  to the Airport for Istanbul. Upon your arrival from the Istanbul Airport you will meet your driver who will drop off to your hotel  and our service ends here.

Includes

All the internal transports (starting from Istanbul and finishing to Istanbul)
Transfers from hotel to airport / vice versa
Accomodation in hotels 5 nights
Entrance fees and tickets for all the sites and museums visited
Expert English-speaking tourist guide for all the sites visited

Excludes

Personal Expenses
Drinks at the lunches
Dinners
Lunches
Optional tour