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Private Daily Tour in Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe from Istanbul
Turkey, Europe
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$1,450
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Overview
Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe beckon with their ancient mysteries, inviting you to journey back 12,000 years on a private day tour from Istanbul. This exclusive experience reveals the world’s oldest temples, predating both Stonehenge and the Egyptian Pyramids, and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- 🏷️ Private Daily Tour: Enjoy round-trip flights from Istanbul to Şanlıurfa, including all admission fees and a knowledgeable English-speaking guide.
- 🛩️ Flight Details: Depart on the TK 2246 flight from Istanbul at 6:25 AM, with a pick-up from your hotel by 4:15 AM for a seamless journey.
- 🚐 Relax in a private luxury Mercedes minivan as you travel through the stunning landscapes of Turkey to your historical destinations.
- 🗿 Visit the awe-inspiring Göbeklitepe, where ongoing archaeological excavations reveal humanity's earliest spiritual practices.
- 🏛️ Explore the newly reopened Sanlıurfa Archaeology Museum and Haleplibahce Mosaic Museum, showcasing remarkable artifacts and stunning mosaics from the region.
- 🏞️ Discover the ancient Kızılkoyun Caves, believed to be some of the oldest caves from the Neolithic era, featuring Roman tombs.
- 🐟 Stroll around Balikligol, a sacred lake filled with carp, steeped in legend and revered by both Jews and Muslims.
- 🏰 Witness the panoramic views from the Sanliurfa Historical Castle, an ancient site rich in history and stunning vistas of the Euphrates River.
- 🕌 If time permits, visit the Cave of Abraham, a significant site for multiple faiths, believed to be the birthplace of the prophet.
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Daily Gobeklitepe, Karahantepe
Spanish Speaking Guidance
Pickup included
Spanish Speaking Guidance
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- - Private Istanbul Airport transfer from/to hotel of city center.
- - Professional fluent English-speaking guidance
- - Parking
- Flight tickets from / to Istanbul -Şanlıurfa
- Admission Fees of Gobeklitepe and Archeology Museum
- - Private luxury Mercedes Minivan with driver in Sanliurfa for day.
- We have lunch in Alacart restaurant.
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IstanbulOur tour guide pick you up from your hotel and drive to Istanbul Airport together. We suggest the TK 2246 flight from IST to Sanliurfa which takes off at 6.25AM. Driving takes around 1 hour. So, we must pick you up latest at 4.15AM.
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We choose earliest flight to Şanlıurfa either from Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport. Take flight to Sanlıurfa. Flight takes around 2 hours.
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KarahantepeKarahantepe is believed to date back similar time with Gobeklitepe. Karahantepe has a special structure carved into the bedrock with a human head and phallic totem. It is thought to have a ritualistic function to be adult for a human.
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We drive directly to Gobeklitepe where history started. This place is on-going archeological excavations at Gobeklitepe. Klaus Shmit who discovered Gobeklitepe gave this name to this hill which means abdomen hill. Although this site was not so widely known. But currently being undertaken anywhere in the world. It is thought that first humans was praying and thanking to mother nature for fertility. So They had built huge stones in T-shaped with animal figures on in tons of weights. It will be so exciting to be there and smell the oldest history on the hill. After having enough information there, we leave the area and drive to Karahantepe.
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We have a lunch break in a local kebab restaurant. Sanliurfa is the home of Turkish Kebabs and is the city of Gastronomy in the world. Cevahirhan is the best restaurant to taste the local kebabs.
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Haleplibahce Mozaik MuzesiAfter than we visit Sanliurfa Archeology Museum and Halepli Bahce Mosaic Museum. They were closed for a year and reopened again in last January. Therefore, we include these worth to visit museums to our itinerary as we promised. We are going to see all findings from Göbeklitepe Hill and Karahantepe. And of course, Haleplibahce Mosaic Museum to see magnificent early Roman period floor mosaics of Roman Villas there.
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KIzIlkoyun NekropoluSanlıurfa is famous with its caves. It is believed Kızılkoyun caves are the oldest caves from Neolitic age. And It had been used during thelater periods too. Today we can see Roman tombs there.
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BalIklIgolBalikligol (means fish lake in English) has been considered sacred by Jews and Muslims. According to legend, this is where Abraham was thrown into a fire by Nimrod, but God turned the fire into water and the wood into fish. The pool is full of carb fish and not allowed to touch them. We walk around of pool.
- The old bazaar of Sanliurfa is a treasure trove of history, culture, and art. It is a place where you can experience the rich heritage and diversity of this city, as well as find some unique souvenirs and gifts. It is a complex of narrow alleys and covered markets that sell a variety of goods, from traditional handicrafts and textiles to spices. It was very important marketing point on the Silk Road. (pass by)
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After completing our tour around 5.30-6.00PM we drive to Airport to catch our flight back to Istanbul.
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We take TK2243 flight back to Istanbul which takes off at 20.15PM from Sanliurfa Airport. It takes 2 hours flight back to Istanbul.
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Our driver will meet us at the airport to take us back to Hotel.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Private Daily Tour in Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe from Istanbul
Turkey, Europe
Istanbul, Turkey, Europe
$1,450
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!