3-Day Trip To Explore The Rich History of Turkey
Highlights
Şanlıurfa
nature, historical, sightseeing
Private Tour
3 Days
Medium
English, Turkish
Description
Uncover all of Turkey's wonderful secrets of its rich history. Göbeklitepe, the oldest ritual archaeological site in the world, black rose farm, museums (archaeology, mosaic), holy fish lake, old bazaars, Atatürk Dam, antique cities, Septimus Severus Bridge, boat rides, and witness the world's most beautiful sunrise and sunset at 2200 meters above sea level with the most influential gods of the ancient world at Mount Nemrut Yazidi religion
Itinerary
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Day - 1 Sanlıurfa
Welcome you at the airport, and we start our trip to Göbeklitepe. It is the oldest ritual archaeological site in the world, which causes questioning all the known things belonging to the Neolithic period.
Move on to the Harran where we will visit the beekeepers whose names have not changed for 5000 years until today, the land of the moon god sin, the land of the last Babylonian king Nabukednezar, the homeland of the Saabis, the philosophy of the Harran school that guided the Islamic world and the roots of which go back 4000 years.
Visit the largest archaeological museum in Turkey after Harran. You'll find yourself on a 15,000-year-old trip, as the museum's artifacts are sorted chronologically.
Go to the Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum, which is very close to the Archaeological Museum. Haleplibahçe Garden mosaics are described as the most valuable mosaic in the world due to their mosaic technique, art and 4 mm 2 size made from the original stones of the Euphrates River and similar feature museum include masterpieces ..in the Amazon warrior queens (Hippolyte, Melanipe, Antiope, Panthesilaia), Akhileus, Ktisis (goddess of the foundation of buildings and cities, and personification of generosity and donations), Orpheus, Jesus, and more.
Settle in our hotel.
Go to the local row night where you will see and listen to the songs and dances of the people of the ancient lands of Mesopotamia; our first day will be over.
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Day - 2 Head to Balikli Lake and Halfeti
Start our 2nd day with the holy Balıklı Lake; 3 monophysites, the ancestor and prophet of religion, which is the sacred place where the prophet Hz Ibrahim was born and was thrown into the fire. Our tour with a trip that includes markets and bazaars, where a historical, colourful and cultural life, whose origins date back to a very old time, takes place.
Set out for the natural and historical wonder Halfeti, which is identified with the sacred Euphrates River and the black rose.
Embark on our 1 hour boat tour on the Firat which will last about an hour.
Visit the Rumkale which is surrounded by water on 3 sides and the village with sunken minarets, which is the subject of films and advertisements.
Visit the black rose farm that grows only in Halfet in the world and buy black rose cologne.
Move to a massive structure, Turkey's largest hydroelectric plant and filtered in a narrow valley of Euphrates Atatürk Dam to see the river.
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Day - 3 A Trek to Nemrut Mountain
Start our 3rd day by climbing Mount Nemrut to greet the sun (sunrise) with the gods and goddess Zeus, Apollo, Heracles, and Commagene (Tyche-Bakht) at an altitude of 2200 meters, leaving the hotel 3 or 4 hours in advance according to the sunrise time.
Go to the ancient city of Arsemia in our car after watching the magnificent sunrise.
Next up is the Septimus Severus Bridge, a magnificent Roman architecture.
It's time for the royal queen and princesses to be buried in the sacred mausoleum.
Learn about the ancient city of Pere.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
The Group Size and Price | |
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1 to 4 | /group |
This is a private tour |