3 Days Nemrut & Harran Tours From Cappadocia
Cappadocia to Nemrut Mountain & Harran Tour
Day 1: Drive From Cappadocia to Nemrut Mountain
You are going to be picked up from your hotel in Cappadocia and take you to the meeting point to join the group and meet with the tour guide and other participants. Your 2 days Nemrut Mountain tour from Cappadocia is starting with a visit the 13th century Seljuk Caravansarai “Karatayhan”. Our next stop is going to be in Pinarbasi for a short tea break then drive to Tekir for our lunch at the local restaurant. Take a picture of the beautiful scenery of the Tekir valley. We will drive to Kahramanmaras to have world famous ice cream, then drive to Kahta. Tea break, transfer to hotel. Check into hotel and overnight in Kahta.
Day 2: Nemrut Tour & Sanliurfa
Today is the second day of the tour package. Which starts very early morning departure up to the ruins, After getting off the minibus twenty-five minutes climbing on foot to the top where you will watch the beautiful sun rise between the colossal size statues and heads of the kings and Gods. After sunrise, we have time to walk around and taking pictures. Then drive back to the hotel for breakfast. Drive to Kahta, on the way visit the ruins of the Arsemia, Roman bridge of Cendere and Royal tomb of Karakuş. Tea break in Kahta. Drive to Sanliurfa of Harran, we will visit the biggest dam in the middle east and one of the world’s largest earth-and-rock fill dams Ataturk Dam which are completed in 1990. After we check in the hotel and have our lunch in Sanliurfa, we visit Abrahams Cave and the surrounding Pools of Holy Carp, then we walk around the oriental covered bazaar before we drive to Harran, it’s a village of Spellbinding Mud-Birck “beehive” houses and which mentioned in the book of genesis by Abraham. He spends his last year of his life in this village. The walls of the city, the oldest Islamic university and the castle which was built in the 18th century, those are worth for us to visit as all can show the history. At night we back to the hotel and have our dinner. Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: Sanliurfa Tour to Cappadocia
Breakfast and check out from the hotel. We go to Birecik which is known with its Bald-Ibs (Kelaynak) birds after our breakfast. These birds only can be founded in Bireck and endangered species in the world. Also, we visit the breeding farm of Bald-Ibs. After our lunch, we continue our drive to the Taurus Mountains and have out tea break there. At the end of the tour, continue drive back to Cappadocia region. Arrival to Cappadocia and transfer to your hotel in Cappadocia.
2 Nights Hotel with Breakfast
Guiding Service During the Tours
Entrance Fees to the sights
Lunch at the local restaurant on day 1
Transportations
Parking and Road tolls
Local Taxes
Drinks at the lunch
Hotel
Optional Nemrut Activities
You are kindly requested to present yourself at the departure point 30 minutes prior the pre-advised bus departure time.
Comfortable shoes and a hat is recommended as shade is limited in summer time.
The order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion.
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