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8 Days Mesopotamia and Eastern Anatolia Tour with Accommodation

By Tripster Travel Agency

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Overview

Are you ready to explore Mesopotamia, which hosted a period when ancient civilisations lived in caves and adopted a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, transitioned to an agricultural and cultural society, small settlements emerged, and animals were domesticated and tamed to serve humanity?

Activity location

  • Zeugma Mosaic Museum
    • Mithatpasa Mahallesi Haci Sani Konukoglu Bulvari, Sehitkamil
    • 27500, Gaziantep, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Met Gold Hotel
    • NO:1 Çamurcu Sokak
    • 27400, Karagöz, Gaziantep, Türkiye

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What's included, what's not

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    Compulsory seat Insurance in Van
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    7 nights Accommodation
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    English Speaking Guide
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    Air-conditioned vehicle
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    Extra room or bed
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    Lunches and Dinner

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Meeting Point 12.30 Gaziantep Met Gold Hotel

  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Met Gold Hotel Gaziantep

Zeugma Mosaic Museum

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Zeugma Mosaic Museum: in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey, is the biggest mosaic museum in the world, containing 1700 m² of mosaics. It opened to the public on 9 September 2011. The 30,000 m² museum features 2,448 m² of mosaic and replaces the Bardo National Museum in Tunis as the world's largest mosaic museum.

Gaziantep Province

  • 3h
3-hour walking tour encompassing the copper artisans' bazaar, Gaziantep Castle, Gaziantep water cisterns, Gaziantep baths, and Silk Road caravanserais offers a therapeutic experience of understanding the soul of Gaziantep.

Day 2: Halfeti / Kahta / Mount Nemrut

  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Euphrat Hotel Mt. Nemrut

Halfeti

  • 1h
Halfeti Boat Tour: The Zeugma Mosaic Museum, which we visited in Gaziantep and which houses the remains of the ancient city of Zeugma, actually owes its existence to the Birecik Hydroelectric Power Plant. This historical waterway, including Nevali Çörü, has enabled the excavation of many ancient settlements. When the dam began to hold water in 1999, dozens of villages and houses, including Savaşan Village, were submerged. Today, the Savaşan Village Mosque, with half of its minaret still underwater and the mosque itself completely submerged, still beckons to you.

Karakus Tumulusu

  • 20m
an ancient tumulus belongs to mother, sister and wife of Mithridates.

Cendere Bridge

  • 20m
Cendere (Septimus Severus Bridge) Historical Bridge from The Period of Septimus Severus over Chabines River.

Mount Nemrut

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Mount Nemrut:

Day 3: Göbeklitepe / Şanlıurfa / Harran

  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Accommodation in Gaziantep

Sanliurfa

  • 1h 30m
Lake with the fishes

Potbelly Hill

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Göbeklitepe: Oldest Known Religious Structure: Göbekli Tepe is widely regarded as the world's oldest known temple complex, dating back to around 12,000 years ago (10th–8th millennium BCE). It predates other major ancient sites like the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge by thousands of years. Its age makes it a critical discovery in understanding the origins of religious and ceremonial practices in human history. Today, Göbekli Tepe is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and its discovery continues to inspire both scientific enquiry and public fascination with the ancient past.

Sanliurfa Archeology and Mosaic Museum

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum: About 10.000 artefacts are being exhibited at Şanlıurfa Archaeological Museum. This figure is much above Turkish standards. Those who visit the Museum will be able to see the oldest statue of the world, imitation of Göbeklitepe D Temple, original Nevali Çori Temple, numerous periodical animations, Prophet Abraham Animation, about 10.000 artefacts and most esthetical mosaics in the world at the New Şanlıurfa Museum.

Harran Ruins

  • 45m
  • Admission ticket not included
Harran Ruins and Conic Houses

Day 4: Dara / Beyazsu / Midyat

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Accommodation in Mardin Reyhani Kasrı

Dara Mesopotamia Ruins

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Dara, one of the most important settlements in Upper Mesopotamia, was founded in 505 by the initiative of Emperor Anastasius (491-518) as a military garrison city to protect the eastern border of the Eastern Roman Empire against the Sassanids. With the collapse of the Roman Empire, the city lost its importance over time.

Beyazsu

  • 1h 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
Lunch Break

Midyat

  • 1h 30m
Midyat City Tour

Day 5: Artuklu-Mardin / Kasımiye / Deyrulzaferan

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Accommodation in Mardin Reyhani Kasri

Mardin

  • 4h
Half day city tour

Deyrulzafaran Monastery

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
After the 15th century, the monastery began to be called Deyrulzafaran (Saffron Monastery) because of the zafaran (saffron) plant that grew around it. Today, the monastery is one of the important religious centers of the Syriac Church.

KasImiye Medresesi

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Kasimiye Medresesi:

Day 6: Diyarbakır / Tigris Bridge / Fortress / Mound Amida

  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Accommodation in Tatvan Taşar Delux Hotel

Tigris River (Tigri)

  • 30m
10 Arched Bridge

City Walls

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
One of the greatest, and most well-maintained, set of ancient walls in Diyarbakir city. The Diyarbakir city walls have an ancient history dating back to the Romans. Today, the walls are largely intact, and form a ring around the old city that is over 5km (3miles) in circumference. The walls are over 10 metres (about 33 feet) high and are 3-5 metres (about 10-16 feet) thick.

Four-Legged Minaret

  • 15m
Sheikh Mutahhar Mosque in Diyarbakır was built in 1500 by Kasım Bey, one of the Akkoyunlu rulers. It is one of the most important monumental works of the Akkoyunlu. It was built on the land where Sheikh Mutahhar's tomb is located. It is popularly known as Sheikh Matar Mosque, but in historical sources it is also referred to as Kasım Bey Mosque or Kasım Padişah Mosque.

Diyarbakir

  • 30m
The Great Mosque

Day 7: Akdamar Church / Castle of Van / Cat House

  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Accommodation in Gaziantep

Akdamar Island

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Akdamar Church:

Van Castle (Van Kalesi)

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Urartu Castle

Day 8: Ishakpasha Palace / Noah’s Ark / Salt Cave / Ani Ruins

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included

Ishak Pasha Palace

  • 1h 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
Ishakpasha palace 17th century Ottoman Palace constructed in Seljuken style

Tuzluca

  • 45m
Salt Cave

Ani Antik Kenti

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Ani Ruins:

Location

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    Zeugma Mosaic Museum
    • Mithatpasa Mahallesi Haci Sani Konukoglu Bulvari, Sehitkamil
    • 27500, Gaziantep, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Met Gold Hotel
    • NO:1 Çamurcu Sokak
    • 27400, Karagöz, Gaziantep, Turkiye

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