04:00 am ─ Our staff will come to your hotel in Istanbul for transfer you to the airport. (Pick-up time is changeable according to the availability.)
You will be transferred to the airport.
07:35 am ─ Fly from Istanbul to Şanlıurfa Gap Airport. (Flight time is changeable)
09:35 am ─ Arrival at Şanlıurfa Gap Airport.
Upon your arrival at the airport, you will be transferred to Göbeklitepe. Then, the Göbeklitepe tour starts.
- Göbeklitepe: Archaeologically, categorised as a site of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A Period (BC 9.600–7.300). There are totally 20 temples (6 of them are uncovered for now, still counting). It shows us, it is the first temple in the world. It has been perfectly preserved to date.
- Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum is the biggest museum in Turkey. There are more than 5.000 pieces from the land where humanity born. And also, the first statue in the world “Urfa Man” exhibits in the museum.
- The pool of Abraham is 150 meters long and 30 meters wide. There are carp fishes inside of the pool and they are not eaten by the local people. According to the legends, Nemrut’s daughter Zeliha jumped to the fire when prophet Abraham was thrown. And the area turned to the lake.
17:00 pm ─ Our Göbeklitepe tour from Istanbul is ended.
You will be transferred to the airport in Şanlıurfa.
20:00 pm ─ Flying to Istanbul from Şanlıurfa. (Flight time is changeable)
22:15 pm ─ Arrival at the airport in Istanbul.
Upon your arrival at the airport, you will be welcomed by your name sign and transfer to your hotel in Istanbul.
Claudia –
It was great to visit the oldest known temple on earth. It was the oldest temple ever discovered on the planet dating back to 9600 B.C. Although they are a bunch of T-shaped carved rocks, they have some interesting artistic features and an incredibly deep history. Necessary to tour the sites with a local guide because there is a lot to see and learn here. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and active. Thank you very much for all the travel team.
Sherilyn –
Gobeklitepe is the oldest human settlement on Earth! Even if difficult to find an available tour to Gobeklitepe, not at all promoted we insisted to arrive here and the effort was rewarded. Not many agencies organize tours to Gobeklitepe in Turkey. We were lucky and found this agency online. A great archaeology museum, very modern, and the archeological sites and the pool of Abraham as well. Verry strange and full of meanings place in Turkey! Was it indeed the first astronomical observatory in the world?? Fascinating, and the sites are well presented by Turkey Tourism. Recommended this day trip from Istanbul.