Cappadocia , Urfa , Mardin
6 NIGHTS 7 DAYS GAP TOUR PACKAGE
| Tour Name: | 6 NIGHTS 7 DAYS GAP TOUR PACKAGE | |
| Type: | Private | |
| Start Point: | Cappadocia | |
| End Point: | Mardin | |
| Operates: | 01 April till 1 st November | |
| Duration: | 6 Nights / 7 Days | |
| Transport | (According to size of your party) Minivan / Minibus / Coach | |
| Group Size: | Minimum 1 Person |
Meet with your guide or driver at the Airport
Transfer to Cappadocia Hotel
Overnight in Cappadocia
Meal: No Services
Hotel: Virtus Cappadocia Hotel or similar (Cave Hotel)
OPTIONAL: HOT AIR BALLOON TOUR
*Goreme Open Air Musuem - (We see the famous rock-cut churches & monasteries of Cappadocia with frescoes from 10-13 C AD.These churches have the best wall paintings of Capapdocia ).
*Uchisar Cave Houses and Pigeon Houses - We enter to one of the cave houses which are used as a cafeteria today and have an apple tea and see the interior of the cave house.
*The Pigeon Valley - The valley which is housing thousands of dovecotes dug out into the cliff of the valley by the farmers of Cappaocia to collect the guano and fertilize the farms in the past.
*Pashabag fairy-chimneys valley known as Monks Valley as well.Here we see the natural mushroom ike rock formations and monks cells inside the rock formations.
*Avanos - Historic Pottery Town of Cappadocia. The first settlement in Avaos was established by the hitites on the bank of the Red River which provided abundance of red clay to the settlers.This art has been practised in Avanos since then.
*Dervent valley – also called as Pink or Imagination valley with Its famous pink rock formations.Here depends on your imagination power you will see many rock formatins look like different figures..The most remarkable one is the siting stone camel...
*Urgup fairy-chimneys - They are the symbol of Cappadocia with their caps on top. There are 5 mushroom -like rocvk formations just like a family
*Rose Valley -One of the best places to watch the sun set in Cappadocia .The color of the valley turns to pink even red in the end of the day .
Cappadocia Optional Night Activities;
* Whirling Dervish Night Show Tour – A show in a 13th C Caravanserai built on Silk Road.
* Turkish Night Show Tour in Cappadocia – Folk dances and Belly Dance shows with Dinner.
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel: Virtus Cappadocia Hotel or similar (Cave Hotel)
Morning Pick up from Cappadocia hotels (Between 09:00 to 09:30)
* Derinkuyu Underground City - The biggest underground settlement in the world which was used as a shelter by Christians of Cappaodcia especially in 7th and 8th C AD.
*Ihlara Valley, enjoy an easy hike through the best part of the valley along the Melendiz stream, look up and see many of Byzantine era churches, chapels, monasteries and hermits’ caves.
*Belisirma Village- Located in the middle of Ihlara Canyon. The walk ends up at the village and have the lunch here beside the river.
*Selime Monastery - It has a great view looking down the valley. The complexes were carved into volcanic rock outcroppings during the Byzantine period
*Onyx attelier - The local semi precious stones and shopping opportunity
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel: Virtus Cappadocia Hotel or similar (Cave Hotel)
Departure in the morning to Kahta On the way we will pass through a lot of small villages & visit
*Karatay Caravanserai (Silk Road Hotel was built in 13 C AD).
*Marash (We visit the coppersmiths' street and we have the famous Turkish Ice Cream).
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel: Euphrat Hotel or similar (4*)
Very early in the morning departure up to Mount Nemrut. After get off the minibus walk up to summit of the mountain thirty five minutes where you will see the temple atop of Mount Nemrut. You will watch the beautiful sunrise between the colossal size statues and heads of the Gods. After sunrise we have some time to take picture of the statues of the Gods Zeus , Apollon , Hercules, Thyche and the King Anthiocus who financed the temple and dedicated to Gods of Greek and Persians.All the statues facing to the east in east terrace of the temple .
We walk to the North Terrace and see the uncomplited or eroded reliefs .The North Terrace was prepareations place of the rituel .
We see the west terrace of Nemrut Mountain which is simmetry of the east terrace. We see the same gods statues facing to the west . Drive to Kahta, on the way visit the ruins of the; Arsemia, the summer capital of Commogane Kingdom, Roman Bridge of Cendere and Tumulus Tomb of Karakus buıit for the woman folk of Royal family of Commogane Kingdom. Breakfast at hotel,
Drive to Sanliurfa-Harran. We will cross the famous Euphrates River and reach Mesopotamia on the way: We will visit Ataturk Dam which is built on Euphrates River and the biggest dam in the Middle East.
Upon arrival to Urfa We will visit the cave where it is belived Abraham was born.
Balikli Göl where Abraham was thrown into the fire and the fire turned to water and the burning firewood to fish and started to swim around Abraham as mentioned in the Koran .
Walk around oriental covered bazaar of Urfa. It is the biggest covered bazaar of this region.
We see the copper smiths bazaar, the ironsmiths bazaar , Gumruk Han ( a bazaar and hotel from 16 C AD) .
We have tea or coffe at the courtyard of Gumruk Hani where usually hundreds of people are here.
We drive to Harran village mentioned in the book of genesis where Abraham spend last years of his life.. Here we see the mud-bricks houses , the castle from 9 C AD , the ruins of the great Mosque and the city walls.
We enter into one of the mud-bricks houses and try Mirra - the local coffee.
we drive to hotel and check in
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel: El-Ruha Hotel or similar (5*)
Today we will visit Gobeklitepen in the morning. Gobeklitepe has been identified as the oldest temple in history of mankind, built around 9000 BC . Still being excavated and the almost T shape huge Stones are seated in the temple. We will see several of these T shaped stones and some reliefs on them and drive to Gaziantep.
We depart to Mardin and visit Mardin city.
Including Kirklar Church which is an Assyrian christian church , Ulucamii Mosque , Kasimiye Madrasah, Dayrul Zaferan Monastery and check in hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel: Yay Grand Hotel or similar (4*)
Departure to Midyat at 08:30 am.
Upon arrival we see Mar Gabriel Monastery , Virgin Mary Church , State Konukevi, Old House built in local architecture style .
We see the silversmith bazaar and departure to Mardin Airport afternoon
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel: No Services