Mt. Nemrut & Antioch Tour

6 Nights / 8 Days DAY

Mt. Nemrut & Antioch Tour

Tour Dates: Year-round

DAY 1: En Route

Depart the U.S.A. on your flight to Turkey.

DAY 2: Arrive Istanbul - Adana

Meet our guide and transfer to the hotel by coach. A short briefing will be provided by our guide at the hotel in the afternoon. Evening at leisure. Overnight in Adana.

DAY 3: Antakya

Drive to Antakya, the biblical city of Antioch, It featured prominently in early Christianity where the name Christiana?. On the way to Antakya off the main road is the mountain resort, visit the Antakya Archeology Museum houses of the richest collections of Roman mosaics in the World (open weekdays except Monday), Grotto of St. Peter the apostle. In 1983 the Church was declared a sacred site by Vatican. Overnight in Antakya.

DAY 4: Adiyaman

Drive to Adiyaman. Lunch in Gaziantep . Overnight in Adiyaman.

DAY 5: Mt. Nemrut - Adiyaman

Visit Nemrut Dag (Nemrut Mount) National Park. On the summit of Mt. Nemrut , the highest mountain in Northern Mesopotamia 2150 meters. Sits the gigantic funerary sanctuary erected in the first century BC. See the huge heads of the Gods ( Apollo, Zeus, Hercules) and Goddess ( Tyche = Fortuna) built by Antiochus I, King of the Commagene Kingdom in the 1st century. Overnight in Adiyaman.

DAY 6: Urfa

Drive to Urfa. Visit Mevlit Halil Mosque and a sacred pool (there was a cave where Abraham was born ) It's a popular place of pilgrimage for Muslims. Visit the archeology and ethnography museum. Overnight in Urfa.

DAY 7: Harran - Urfa

Drive to Harran which is one of the focal points of faith tourism in Turkey. According to what is written in the Holy Books, the Prophet Abraham stayed in Harran when he was migrating from Sanliurfa towards the south. Terah, the father of the Prophet Abraham, died here. Furthermore, the foundations of the three religions of Moses, Jesus and Mohammed were laid in Harran. The traces of various civilizations founded in Mesopotamia around the historical city of Harran can be observed. The most interesting structure in Harran, an important cultural center where the first University of Islam was located, is the remains of a 40 meter observation tower from the Islamic age. Archaeological excavations in the city are continuing. Besides the Harran remains, which occupy a large area, there is Harran village with conical-shaped houses that are the symbol of the city. Overnight in Urfa.

DAY 8: Urfa - Istanbul

Transfer to the Airport. End of our services.

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Breakfast Lunch Dinner