Itinerary
Day 1: Flight to Cappadocia and North Cappadocia Day Tour
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
Our driver will be ready at your Istanbul hotel and transfer you to Istanbul Airport for Cappadocia flight.
Istanbul hotel pick up time is between 04.15 am and 6.30 am, depend on exact flight time.
Departure time, which is specified as 9.00 am, is approximately the time of the flight.
When you landed to Cappadocia we will welcome you to Kayseri or Nevsehir airport and transfer to Cappadocia.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkiye
First stop is the fantastic view point of Uchisar Castle where you will receive information about the rich history of Cappadocia and the unique rock formations.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkiye
After the panoramic view point, we visit the Goreme Open Air Museum. Your guide will explain the meanings of frescoes covering the walls of thousand-year-old cave churches as you explore this spectacular UNESCO World Heritage site.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia
We will visit Avanos, one of the oldest settlements in Cappadocia. We're having a rich lunch here. Then we will visit the pottery workshop, one of the most important handicrafts of Cappadocia. We will also take a short walk along the banks of the Red River, Turkey's longest river.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Fairy Chimneys, Goreme Turkiye
You will explore Pasabag, where is also commonly known as Monks Valley. You will have chance to see the famous mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys as well as St. Simeon’s monk cell carved into the rock.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkiye
After Pasabag, we will drive to Devrent Valley is well known as imagination valley where you can take fantastic pictures with animal-shaped rock formations.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
We will make a short visit to a cooperative where world-famous Turkish carpets are produced and learn the intricacies of this thousands of years of art.
Duration: 20 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch: Traditional Turkish lunch with a soft drink
Accommodation included: Overnight in cave-stone hotel (Utopia Cave Hotel or similar)
Day 2: Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride and South Cappadocia Day Tour
Stop At: Goreme, Goreme, Cappadocia
If you wish, you can join the hot air balloon flight at sunrise.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Goreme Panorama, Uchisar Yolu uzeri 1.km, Goreme 50180 Turkiye
With your guide picking you up from your hotel, you'll get a chance to watch the iconic town of Goreme from a panoramic hill.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Red Valley, Nevsehir Ortahisar, Nevsehir 50650 Turkiye
We will start our hike in the beautiful Red/Rose Valley which will take approximately 4 km and slightly more than one hour. We will see fairy-chimneys, local farms, pigeon houses and cave chapels. Your guide will give information about the history and the unique formations of Cappadocia during the hike. At the end of the hike we will have a quick stop at Cavusin Old Greek Village
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Love Valley, Goreme 50180 Turkiye
After hiking in Red Valley , we will drive to Love Valley to take amazing pictures of pillar-shaped rock formations of Cappadocia
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Goreme, Goreme, Cappadocia
In the historic town of Goreme, we will have a rich lunch with great Turkish kebabs.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkiye
After lunch you will visit carved Kaymakli Underground City which was used by early Christians as a shelter to hide themselves against their enemies.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkiye
After our visit to the underground city, we will visit The Pigeon Valley, the oldest and most popular valley in Cappadocia. Your guide will give you information about pigeon houses and its importance to Cappadocia.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Uchisar, Uchisar, Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a volcanic region and is home to many semi-precious stones. We're going to make a short visit to a workshop where these stones are processed.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Cappadocia, Cappadocia
At the end of the tour we will drop you off to your hotel.
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch: Traditional Turkish lunch with a soft drink
• Breakfast: Rich Turkish breakfast at hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight in cave- stone hotel (Utopia Cave Hotel or similar)
Day 3: Private Transfer to Mt.Nemrut from Cappadocia and Sunset at Mt.Nemrut
Stop At: Kahta, Kahta
Cappadocia hotel pick up and transfer to Kahta
We will arrive in Kahta at around 15:00 and we will change vehicles to climb Mount Nemrut.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Mount Nemrut, Adiyaman 50100 Turkiye
Drive to Mt.Nemrut for sunset - 45 minutes
Places to visit ;
Mt. Nemrut,
Arsemia Old Castle,
Cendere Bridge,
Tumulus Tomb of Karakus,
Ataturk Dam
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Adiyaman, Adiyaman
After watching the sunset on the mountain, we will return to Adıyaman to stay overnight.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
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• Breakfast: Rich brekafast at hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight in Adiyaman (Dedeman Park Adiyaman or similar)
Day 4: Private Transfer to Sanliurfa and City Tour
Stop At: Sanliurfa, Sanliurfa, Sanliurfa Province
Private transfer to Sanliurfa from Adiyaman
115 kms , 90 minutes
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Cave of Abraham, The pond of holy fish, Sanliurfa Turkiye
A tour of the cave, where the Prophet Abraham was born, and the visiting points around it.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Balikligol, Eyyubiye, Sanliurfa 63200 Turkiye
Visit Balıklıgöl (aka Holy Lake), one of the most important visiting points of Şanlıurfa, right next to the cave of İbrahim.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sanliurfa Province, Sanliurfa Province
Visit the historical bazaars in the center of the city and take a lunch break. Then we will try local coffees.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Sanliurfa Archeology and Mosaic Museum, Camlik Caddesi, Sanliurfa 63200 Turkiye
In this museum, which is one of the largest and most comprehensive museums in Turkey, you will see the historical artifacts found in Göbeklitepe and its surroundings.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: The best kebabs at a local kebab restaurant
• Breakfast: Rich Turkish breakfast at hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight in Sanliurfa (Dedeman Sanliurfa or similar)
Day 5: Gobeklitepe & Harran Tour and transfer to Gaziantep
Stop At: Harran, Harran, Sanliurfa Province
After brekafast at hotel transfer to Harran (50kms)
A short visit to Harran, which is known to have been a settlement in every period of history
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Potbelly Hill, Orencik, Sanliurfa 63290 Turkiye
In the afternoon you will see Gobeklitepe, a hilltop sanctuary erected on the highest point of an elongated mountain ridge some 15 km northeast of the town of Sanliurrfa. Gobeklitepe which is believed the first temple of the World. It was built roughly twelve thousand years ago, circa 10,000 BC.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Gaziantep Province
Private transfer to Gaziantep from Gobeklitepe (170 kms)
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Traditional Turkish lunch
• Breakfast: Rich Turkish breakfast at hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight in Gaziantep (Shimall Deluxe hotel or similar)
Day 6: Gaziantep City and Zeugma Mosaic Museum & Flight Back to Istanbul
Stop At: Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Mithatpasa Mahallesi Haci Sani Konukoglu Bulvari Sehitkamil, Gaziantep 27500 Turkiye
After breakfast at hotel, check out.
We will first visit Gaziantep Mosaic Museum. This museum exhibit superb mosaic discovered at the Roman site of Belkis-Zeugma before the Birecik Dam flooded most of the site. We will visit the old city castle which is located in the center of the city and copper bazaar. This bazaar is one of the most special and oldest bazaars in Turkey. You can find variety of copper handcrafts. We will also have the chance to taste famous baklava; a sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or honey (Baklava is originally from Gaziantep).
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Gaziantep Province
After visiting the city, drive to airport for your evening flight back to Istanbul.
Upon your arrival to Istanbul, we will meet you and transfer to your hotel.
End of our services
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Rich Turkish lunch with best kebabs of Turkey
• Breakfast: Rich Turkish breakfast at hotel
No accommodation included on this day.