Tour Detail
DAY 1: URFA- MUSEUM-GÖBEKLİTEPE
We greet our guests who will be joining us from the place where we will have breakfast and start our tour. Our first stop is Göbeklitepe, one of the most important archaeological discoveries in human history, dated to 12,000 years ago, deeply shaking the truths of known written history, and believed to be the first pilgrimage center. "As a result of the studies carried out so far, Göbeklitepe, one of the oldest known temples, is located in the Mesopotamian region. Göbeklitepe provides important data on religious beliefs in hunter-gatherer societies. Göbeklitepe, which we will examine architecturally and then socio-economically, offers information about how people of the period could create a sacred area to live out their groundbreaking beliefs, while also enlightening us about their religion, religious symbols, technology, and sciences. After completing our Göbeklitepe visit, we head to the city center and begin getting to know Şanlıurfa. First, we visit HALİL-ÜR RAHMAN MOSQUE – AYN ZELİHA (FISH LAKE) – RIZVANİYE MOSQUE and the cave where Hz. Abraham was born, Sipahi Bazaar, Kazzaz Bazaar, Hacı Kamil Inn, Hüseyniye Bazaar, Naccar Bazaar, Historical Customs Inn, Grand Mosque and the Kitchen Museum, and after visiting the archaeology museum and the mosaic museum, we head to Harran. Here, we will visit the conical-roofed mud Harran houses, the ancient remains of Harran University, which is accepted as the world's first Islamic university, the historical Harran Castle from the days when Harran was the capital of the Umayyads, and the Harran walls surrounding Harran, and the tomb of the region's famous sheikh Hazrat Hayat al-Harrani; then we will go to our hotel where we will attend a sıra gecesi, and after plenty of fun, we will rest and prepare for the next day.
DAY 2: HALFETI-GAZIANTEP:
After breakfast at the hotel, we head toward HALFETI.
We will try to get to know Halfeti, which the Assyrians called Shitamrat. Another feature of Halfeti is that it is the only place in the world where black roses can grow. By boat tour, we will see Rumkale, where Jesus Christ's apostle Paulus spread the Gospel, and which contains the remains of structures such as the Saint Nerses Church, Barshavma Monastery, and water cisterns. After crossing the suspension bridge, we begin getting to know Gaziantep. Our first stop here is to visit the GAZİANTEP ZEUGMA MOSAIC MUSEUM to see the mosaics brought from Zeugma (Belkıs). After visiting Antep Castle and the panoramic time tunnel of the Antep War of Independence, and touring the city’s historically common workshops where copper products were manufactured; after seeing the Historical Coppersmiths Bazaar, Historical Zincirli Bedesten, Historical Tahmis Coffeehouse, Customs Inn, Gaziantep Bath Museum, we come to the end of our tour and say farewell to see off our guests who will go to Konya.
Tour Program
01 Gaziantep Halfeti Şanlıurfa
DAY 1: URFA- MUSEUM-GÖBEKLİTEPE
We welcome our guests who will be joining us from the place where we will have breakfast and begin our tour. Our first stop is Göbeklitepe, one of the most important archaeological discoveries in human history, dated to 12,000 years ago, which deeply shook the truths of known written history and is thought to be the first pilgrimage center. "As a result of the studies carried out so far, Göbeklitepe, one of the oldest known temples, is located in the Mesopotamian region. Göbeklitepe provides significant data on religious belief in hunter-gatherer societies. Göbeklitepe, which we will consider first architecturally and later socio-economically, not only provides information about how the people of the period could create a sacred area in order to live their unconventional beliefs, but also enlightens us about their religion, religious symbols, technology, and sciences. After completing our Göbeklitepe visit, we head to the center and begin getting to know Şanlıurfa. First, HALIL-UR RAHMAN MOSQUE – AYN ZELIHA (BALIKLI GÖL) – RIZVANIYE MOSQUE and the cave where Hz. Abraham was born, Sipahi Bazaar, Kazzaz Bazaar, Hacı Kamil Inn, Hüseyniye Bazaar, Naccar Bazaar, Historical Customs Inn, Grand Mosque and Kitchen Museum are visited and toured, then after visiting the archaeology museum and mosaic museum, we move on to Harran. Here, we will visit the cone-roofed earthen Harran houses, the ancient remains of Harran University, which is considered the world's first Islamic university, the historical Harran Castle from the time when Harran was the capital of the Umayyads, and the Harran walls surrounding Harran, and the tomb of the region's famous sheikh, the tomb of Hazrat Hayat al-Harrani. After that, we will go to our hotel where we will have a sıra gecesi, and after plenty of entertainment, we will rest and prepare for the next day.
DAY 2: HALFETI-GAZIANTEP:
After breakfast at the hotel, we turn toward HALFETI.
We will try to get to know Halfeti, which the Assyrians called Şitamrat. Another feature of Halfeti is that it is the only place in the world where the black rose can grow. By boat trip, we will see Rumkale, where the disciple of Jesus Christ, Paulus, spread the Gospel, and where there are remains of structures such as Saint Nerses Church, Barşavma Monastery, and water cisterns. After crossing the suspension bridge, we begin to get to know Gaziantep. Our first stop here is the GAZİANTEP ZEUGMA MOSAIC MUSEUM, which we visit to see the mosaics excavated from Zeugma (Belkıs). After visiting Antep Castle and the panoramic time tunnel of the Antep War of Independence, and after seeing the city’s historically widespread copperware workshops; Historical Coppersmiths Bazaar, Historical Zincirli Bedesten, Historical Tahmis Coffeehouse, Customs Inn, Gaziantep Bath Museum we come to the end of our tour and say goodbye to see off our guests who will go to Konya.
What's Included
· 1 night hotel accommodation
· Guide and guiding services
· Transfer and transfer services
· Travel Insurance
Not Included
· Hotel extra expenses
· Personal expenses
· Entrance fee to archaeological site and museum
· Lunch
What to bring with you?
season-appropriate clothing
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