Nevsehir Trip Overview
This 3 day tour, starts and ends in Cappadocia, Turkey. Highlights include :- – Göbekli Tepe – Kahramanmaraş – Kahta – Karatay Caravansaray – Mt. Nemrut – Ancient Site – Sanliurfa (Urfa)
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Nevsehir, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Nevsehir, Nevsehir Province, Turkey
This 3 day tour, starts and ends in Cappadocia, Turkey. Highlights include :- – Göbekli Tepe – Kahramanmaraş – Kahta – Karatay Caravansaray – Mt. Nemrut – Ancient Site – Sanliurfa (Urfa)
Itinerary
Day 1: Mt Nemrut, Karatay Caravansaray, Kahramanmaras
Stop At: Mount Nemrut, Adiyaman 50100 Turkey
Departure in the morning from Cappadocia, we we cross the Tekir plateau towards Adiyaman and Mt Nemrut. Along the way our first stop will be the Seljuk Karatay Caravansaray. The next stop will be Pinarbasi for a short tea break than onto Kahramanmaras which produces Turkey’s best ice cream! From here we pass through Adiyaman and visit Arsemia, once the capital of the Commagene Kingdom, before continuing to the ancient Severus (Cendere) Bridge and the Karakus Tumulus where members of the royal family were buried. This evening we will go to Mt Nemrut, ascend the mountain, watch the magical sunrise over the plateau, and visit the massive ancient rock statues. After the sunset we return to Adiyaman.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Euphrat Hotel Nemrut or similar
Day 2: Gobekli Tepe, Sanliurfa, Harran
Stop At: Potbelly Hill, Orencik, Sanliurfa 63290 Turkey
Today we drive to Sanliurfa, visiting Ataturk Dam, Turkey’s largest, along. After short break we drive to Gobekli Tepe, predating Stonehenge by some 6,000 years, some believe it is the site of the world’s oldest temple. Lunch will be in Sanliurfa and after lunch we visit the Harran, a village of Mud-Brick “beehive” houses mentioned in the book of Genesis where Abraham spend last years of his life. we will visit the ruins of Harran including city walls, oldest Islamic university and the castle dated to eighteen century.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Sanliurfa, Sanliurfa, Sanliurfa Province
We then drive back to Sanliurfa where we will stay and you will have chance to see Mevlid-i Halil Mosque, where you can see the Prophet Abraham Cave and the Pools of the Holy Carp surrounding it, then wander around oriental covered bazaar.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Hotel Harran or similar in Sanlıurfa
Day 3: Gaziantep, Cappadocia
Stop At: Gaziantep Museum, Istasyon Caddesi, Gaziantep Turkey
Departure from Sanliurfa for Gaziantep where you can see the famous Mosaic Museum, the largest in the world and home to the famous ‘Gypsy Girl’ mosaic. This museum exhibits superb mosaics discovered at the roman site of Belkis – Zeugma before Birecik Dam flooded most of the site. After lunch, we drive across the Taurus Mountains and back to Goreme, Cappadocia.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
