3-day Mardin & Şanliurfa architecture tour
Highlights
Mardin, Şanlıurfa
religious, architectural, historical
Group Tour
3 Days
Easy
English, Turkish
Description
Explore cities of Mardin and Urfa in Turkey. Visit Gobeklitepe, one of the world's most important archaeological sites. See the Armenian Church of Holy Cross, the ancient city of Harran, Urfa castle, and more!
Itinerary
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Day 1: Akdamar tour
Visit the Akdamar Armenian Church of Holy Cross, built as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspurakan.
Explore the Urartu castles.
Take an amazing Lake Van boat trip to Akdamar Island.
Immerse yourself in the mixed culture of City Van/Turkish Vans.
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Day 2: Explore Mardin
Visit one of the most exciting cities with its cultural diversity: Assyrians (Syriac Christians), Kurds, Arabs, Turks, Muslims, Christians, Yezidis all in one. Mardin is a heavenly city for both Muslims and Syriac Christians. So here is a list of to-does in Mardin with me:
Meet the people and drink their hot teas.
Walk and take photos in Mardin streets closed to traffic.
Enjoy delicious local food.
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Day 3: Urfa
Travel to the city of prophets, which is the land where civilizations started.
Visit Gobeklitepe- the first temple built on earth.
Proceed to the ancient city of Harran.
Take a city tour of Urfa and visit Urfa castles.
Proceed to Babylon and Prophet Abraham.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.