Visit the fascinating archeological site of Gobeklitepe on a full-day private tour from Istanbul. Explore this 12,000-year-old hilltop sanctuary, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Start your day with an early morning pickup at your hotel. Transfer to the airport for a 2-hour flight to Sanliurfa, formerly known as Edessa. Edessa is noted as one of the most important holy places in the world.
Upon arrival at the Sanliurfa airport, you will meet with driver and transfer to tour meetingpoint then meet with guide that will lead you to Gobeklitepe. The discovery of Gobeklitepe and its architecture has changed the entire known history of advanced civilizations. Archeologists believe it is the oldest religious site in the world.
Explore its Neolithic collection of stone circles in this prehistoric site of worship. Learn how people built this structure 12,000 years ago using stone-age tools. Take a walk at the site of the excavation and find out recent findings.
Pickup included
You will be picked-up from your hotel in Istanbul and transfer to the airport. Then Fly to Sanliurfa. Upon your arrival to Sanliurfa airport meet with your driver and private vehicle, first we have our light breakfast.
Upon your arrival to Sanliurfa airport meet with your driver and private vehicle, first we have our light breakfast.
Sanliurfa Archeology and Mosaic Museum Urfa has been occupied since the Babylonians followed by the Hurrites, Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks. We will visit Urfa Archaeological Museum. This museum exhibit a huge collection, founded from Harran and Gobeklitepe Area.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Pick up from central located hotels in istanbul city centre on the European side of Istanbul