3 Day Mt. Nemrut and Gobeklitepe Private Tour from Cappadocia

• Private tour: only you and your own group, with your own guide and vehicle
• Sunset on Mount Nemrut, among the giant stone heads of the Commagene kings, at 2,150 metres
• Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe, the two great sites of the Tas Tepeler region, built around 11,000 years ago
• The beehive houses of Harran, one of the oldest continuously inhabited places on earth
• Sanliurfa: Abraham's Cave, the sacred carp pool at Balikligol, the archaeology museum and the old bazaar
• 2 nights in hotels with dinner included every evening
• The tour starts in Cappadocia and ends in Istanbul, with a return flight included
• Available from April to November only, as Mount Nemrut closes in winter

This is the south-east of Turkey in three days, taken by road from Cappadocia. The first day crosses the plateau to Mount Nemrut, where a Commagene king built his own funerary sanctuary on a summit at 2,150 metres and ringed it with colossal stone gods, whose heads now lie fallen at their feet. You arrive for sunset, when the light turns the mountain red. The second day takes you on to Sanliurfa, the city of Abraham, with its carp pool, its covered bazaar and one of the best archaeology museums in the country. The third is Gobeklitepe, where stone circles were raised around 11,000 years ago, thousands of years before writing or farming, and Karahantepe, its sister site, where the pillars were cut straight out of the bedrock.

Places to visit

• Mount Nemrut
• Arsameia Ancient Site
• Cendere Bridge
• Karakus Tumulus
• Ataturk Dam
• Abraham's Cave
• Balikligol, the Holy Lake
• Grand Bazaar of Sanliurfa
• Sanliurfa Archaeology Museum
• Gobeklitepe
• Karahantepe
• Harran Beehive Houses

What to expect

• This is a private tour. Only you and your own group take part.
• The itinerary is flexible. You can change the route and set the start and end times to suit you.
• Accommodation is based on a standard double room: 1 night in Adiyaman and 1 night in Sanliurfa.
• Breakfast every morning, lunch with a soft drink on every touring day, and dinner every evening.
• All entrance tickets on the route are included.
• The domestic flight from Sanliurfa to Istanbul is economy class with Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines or AJet Airlines, according to availability. Baggage allowance is 8 kg cabin and 15 kg checked baggage (23 kg in total).
• If you would like a Spanish or Portuguese speaking guide, please select this option when booking.

Good to know before you book

• The tour runs from April to November only. Mount Nemrut is closed to visitors in winter because of snow, and the summit road is impassable. Our other south-eastern tours run all year.
• Mount Nemrut is visited for sunset, so you come down the mountain after dark. The summit is at 2,150 metres and the last stretch is a short uphill walk on a stone path. It is cold and windy there even in summer, so bring a jacket.
• The first day is a long drive. Cappadocia to the Nemrut area takes most of the day, with a lunch stop in Kahramanmaras, known across Turkey for its stretchy ice cream.
• Karahantepe is reached by a steep walk up a limestone ridge, with little shade. In summer your guide may reorder the day to visit it earlier, while it is cooler.
• The tour starts in Cappadocia and ends in Istanbul. You fly from Sanliurfa on the third evening and are back at your Istanbul hotel around 23:00. Please plan your onward travel from Istanbul.

Pricing Information

According to the number of people participating in the tour, the total price is discounted. The total discount amount appears on the checkout page.

• 3 to 4  people -  5 % discount

• 5 to 6  people -  10% discount

• 7 to 8  people -  15% discount

• 9 to 10 people - 20% discount

If you are solo traveler, please contact us for our most reasonable offers.

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 7 days before the tour start date and receive a full refund. If you cancel less than 7 days before the start date, the deposit is not refunded, as your domestic flight tickets are issued in your name and cannot be refunded. Any amount you have paid above the deposit is returned to you.