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Mount Nemrut and Gobekli Tepe Tour 2-Day 1-Night from Istanbul 1
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Mount Nemrut and Gobekli Tepe Tour 2-Day 1-Night from Istanbul

By We Go Turkiye Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$2,714 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

The Secrets Of The Commagene Kingdom Mount Nemrut the legend is famous for its giant mousalea and God statues which were built for Commagene King; “Antiochus I” who ruled in Adıyaman except of its height size. The king have these statues and mousalea done to show his appreciation for the Gods and his own ancestors. Another interesting point is here; there are two different sets of the same group of statues. One group of them welcomes the rise of the sun and the others welcomes the sunset. Isn’t it gorgeous!

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Activity location

  • Nemrut Dagi National Park
    • Karadut, Turkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Nemrut Dagi National Park
    • Karadut, Turkiye

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Mount Nemrut and Gobekli Tepe Tour 2-Day 1-Night from Istanbul

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 6:30 AM
Price details
NZ$2,713.72 x 2 AdultsNZ$5,427.44
Total
Price is NZ$5,427.44
Until Wed, 24 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    1 night accommodation in a 3 star hotel in Kahta Adıyaman
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    Museum Tickets
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    Breakfast
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    All transfers
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    Domestic Return Flights
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    Personal Expenses
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    Dinner

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Flight from Istanbul to Adiyaman - Mt Nemrut 5 Stops

  • 5 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: 3 star hotel in Kahta Adıyaman

Nemrut Dagi National Park

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
06.30 Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Istanbul airport. 09.00 Depart from Istanbul Adıyaman Mt Nemrut. 10:35 Arrive in Adıyaman airport, meet in the airport. Depart fort he Mount Nemrut tour at 12 and have a lunch at a local restraurant on our way. We will start the tour with Blackbird Tumulus, Severan Bridge, New Castle, and Arsemia. Then we will go to Month Nemrut to see world famous Statues. There are East and West Terraces where we can enjoy the most beautiful sunset of the world. After visiting Nemrut you can take your time to take photos in the neighbouring valleys before going back to hotel. You can find detailed information about the places below.

Karakus Tumulusu

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Here our guide will tell you all the details you need to know about the Karakuş Tumulus. The Karakuş Tumulus is a funerary monument for Queen Isias and Princesses Antiochis and Aka I of Commagene, built by Mithridates II of Commagene in 30–20 BCE, near the modern village of Çukurtaş in Kâhta District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey. Karakuş means “black bird”. The monument received this name because there is a column topped by an eagle. It is located 12 kilometres from Kâhta, Turkey. The tumulus is surrounded by groups of three Doric columns, each about 9 metres high. The columns are topped with steles, reliefs and statues of a bull, lion and eagle. An inscription indicates the presence of a royal tom that housed three women.

Cendere Bridge

  • 1h
Here our Guide will tell you all the details you need to know about the Severn Bridge. and we will spend about 2 hours here The Severan Bridge (Turkish: Cendere Köprüsü) is a late Roman bridge located near the ancient city of Arsameia (today Eskikale), 55 km north east of Adıyaman in southeastern Turkey. It spans the Cendere Çayı (Chabinas Creek), a tributary of Kâhta Creek, on provincial road 02-03 from Kâhta to Sincik in Adıyaman Province. This bridge was described and pictured in 1883 by archeologists Osman Hamdi Bey and Osgan Efendi.

Arsemia Antik Kenti

  • 1m
  • Admission ticket included
Here our Guide will tell you all the details you need to know about Visit Arsemia and we will spend about 1 hours here. Visit Arsemia, once the summer residence of the Commagene kings, is located sixty kilometres from Adiyaman. At the foot of this ancient city there is a magnificent relief representing Heracles (or maybe Artagnes, a Persian deity whom the Greeks identified with Heracles) shaking hands with King Mithridates of Commagene from around 50 BC and next to it is located the greatest Greek inscription of Anatolia.

Mount Nemrut

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Visit Nemrut or Nemrud is a 2,134-metre-high mountain in southeastern Turkey, notable for the summit where a number of large statues are erected around what is assumed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC. It is one of the highest peaks in the east of the Taurus Mountains. The mountain lies 40 km north of Kahta, near Adıyaman. In 62 BCE, King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues 8–9-metre high of himself, two lions, two eagles and various Greek, Armenian, and Iranian gods, such as Heracles-Artagnes-Ares, Zeus-Oromasdes, and Apollo-Mithras-Helios-Hermes.These statues were once seated, with names of each god inscribed on them. The heads of the statues at some stage have been removed from their bodies, and they are now scattered throughout the site. And of Our tour transfer to your hotel in Kahta and overnight…

Day 2: explore mysterious Gobekli Tepe and flight to Istanbul

  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included

Sanliurfa Archeology and Mosaic Museum

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
After breakfast, start exploring Sanliurfa. Urfa has been occupied since the Babylonians followed by the Hurrites, Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks. We will visit Urfa Archaeological Museum and Aleppo Bahce Mosaic Museum. These museums exhibits a huge collection, founded from Harran and Gobeklitepe Area. We will also visit the holy sites at the Ainzelha, a lake with millions of domesticated fish. While in Urfa we will visit the cave where the prophet was born. Then, walk through the local covered bazaar of Sanliurfa and through the town to discover the many hidden treasures. We will have a delicious lunch with kebabs.

Potbelly Hill

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Gobekli Tepe - one of the world's most important archaeological sites. Dating back as far as 12,000 years ago, it was built prior records of writing or pottery, and is believed to be the world's oldest ritual complex. Don't miss the opportunity to visit this fascinating site which is causing archaeologists to rethink their vision of early human history.

Balikligol

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
You will visit Abraham’s cave, the birthplace of the prophet Abraham, and the Pool of Prophet Abraham which is believed to be the place where Prophet Abraham was thrown into the fire by Nimrod.

Sanliurfa

  • 2h
After visiting the city, drive to the airport for your evening flight back to Istanbul. Upon your arrival to Istanbul, we will meet you and transfer to your hotel. End of our services

Location

Activity location

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    Nemrut Dagi National Park
    • Karadut, Turkiye

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    Nemrut Dagi National Park
    • Karadut, Turkiye

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