Private Gobekli Tepe and Sanliurfa Day Tour with Lunch

Stand among the 12,000-year-old pillars of Göbeklitepe with your own licensed guide, then see the best of Şanlıurfa. Lunch, entrance fees and pickup from your hotel or Şanlıurfa Airport are included. This full-day private tour is built around Göbeklitepe (Göbekli Tepe), the oldest known temple in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was built thousands of years before Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, and it changed what we know about the beginnings of civilisation. Your guide explains the carved pillars and the latest excavations, then takes you to the Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum to see finds from the site itself. In the afternoon you explore old Şanlıurfa. Visit the Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum, the Roman rock tombs of Kızılkoyun, the sacred fish pool of Balıklıgöl and the Cave of Abraham, then walk through the covered bazaars to Gümrük Han. Lunch is at one of the city's best kebab restaurants. If you are flying in, the tour can start at Şanlıurfa Airport.

1. 1

   Gobeklitepe

   3 hours

   Göbeklitepe, which means "belly hill", is the oldest known temple in human history, and the first religious center on earth. Approximately 20 temples have been discovered in the region, and so far, six temples have been unearthed. The level of soil at the location of the building shows that the building was buried by human hands, not naturally. Göbeklitepe was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018 and included in the World Heritage List. You can see at least 15 buildings and more than 200 obelisks, T-shaped columns, whose lengths between 3 and 6 meters, are thought to be stylized human figures. 3-dimensional lion relief. These figures strengthen the possibility that lions lived in Anatolia during the Neolithic period. The discovery of Göbeklitepe is an indication that settled life was passed through the temple, not agriculture. Before Göbeklitepe, all history books stated that the transition to settled life occurred with the emergence of farming and animal husbandry.

2. 2

   Haleplibahce Mozaik Muzesi

   2 hours

   Sanlıurfa Archaeological Museum: After Gobekli Tepe, visit the Sanlıurfa Archaeological Museum to further immerse yourself in the historical artifacts of the region. Visitors to the Museum will have the opportunity to view a range of fascinating exhibits, including the oldest statue in the world, an imitation of the Göbeklitepe D Temple, the original Nevali Çori Temple, numerous periodic animations, a Prophet Abraham Animation, about 10,000 artifacts, and some of the most aesthetically pleasing mosaics in the world at the New Şanlıurfa Museum.

3. 3

   BalIklIgol

   1 hour

   Experience the beauty of Abraham Pool and its cave through scenic views and nature walks. Balıklıgol, the Pool of Abraham is famous for its significance in Jewish and Islamic legends, where it is believed that Nimrod threw Abraham into a fire. The Cave of Abraham is a famous pilgrimage site in Urfa, believed to be the birthplace of Prophet Abraham.

4. 4

   KIzIlkoyun Nekropolu

   30 min

   Necropolis area of ​​the city of Edessa from the Roman period. We will have the opportunity to visit these graves in the caves.

5. 5

   Stop 5

   30 min

   It is stated that the two-storey historical inn, built with cut Urfa stone and from whose courtyard flows the water of Balıklıgöl, which is rumored to be the place where Prophet Abraham was born and was thrown into the fire, was one of the places where commercial activities were carried out during the Ottoman period.

• Service animals allowed
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Passport required

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.