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.
* Rates and availability subject to change
without notice.
