| Day 1 |
Cappadocia – Tarsus – Antakya |
|
Departure from Göreme
08:30 in the morning and visit Eski Gümüş Monastery
near Niğde. Stop in Pozantı for facilities then drive to Tarsus
and visit Kleopatra Gate & Saint Paul’s House.
Lunch and drive to Antakya. Arrival,
dinner and overnight. (L.D) |
| Day 2 |
Antakya – Gaziantep – Şanlıurfa |
|
Departure after breakfast
at 08:30 and visit Mosaic Museum, St.
Peter church and town them drive to Gaziantep, on the way visit Yesemek
a Hittite sculpting school. Lunch
in Gaziantep then drive to Şanlıurfa. On the way stop in Birecik
to visit Kelaynak (bald ibis), now on the verge of
extinction. In Birecik this is a bald ibis feeding and protection station.
Arrival in Şanlıurfa, dinner and
overnight. (B.L.D) |
| Day 3 |
Urfa – Harran – Urfa |
|
Departure after breakfast
at 08:30 and drive to Harran, visit the ruins of Harran and village. Return back to Urfa,
lunch and visit Urfa Castle, Abraham’s cave and holy pools,
old bazaar.dinner and overnight. (B.L.D) |
| Day 4 |
Urfa – Nemrut Mountain |
|
Departure in the morning
and drive to Kahta. Visit Atatürk Dam on the way. Arrival in Kahta. And lunch by the
Atatürk Dam’s lake, then drive to Mt. Nemrut, arrival
to the mountain hotel check in,Then drive and climb up the mountain. Visit the ruins and
watch sunset. Dinner and overnight (B.L.D) |
| Day 5 |
Nemrut Mountain
– Cappadocia |
|
Very early departure and
drive up to mountain to watch the sunrise. Then back to the
hotel and breakfast. After breakfast drive to Kahta and on the way visit Karakuş Tumulus Tomb, Roman Bridge of
Cendere and ruins of Arsemia. Arrival in Kahta lunch them
drive back to Cappadocia.(B.L) |
