3-Day Cappadocia to Adıyaman Tour with Mount Nemrut and Göbeklitepe

• After breakfast at the hotel, depart from your hotel in Cappadocia at 08:00.

• Stop in Kahramanmaraş for lunch and a taste of its famous ice cream.

• Continue to visit the world-famous Gaziantep Mosaic Museum. This museum displays superb mosaics discovered at the Roman site of Belkıs-Zeugma before the Birecik Dam flooded most of the site.

• Visit the old city castle, located in the center of the city, and the copper bazaar. This bazaar is one of the oldest and most special bazaars in Turkey, where you can find a variety of copper handicrafts.

• Taste the famous baklava, a sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts, sweetened, and held together with syrup or honey. Baklava originally comes from Gaziantep.

• Drive back to the hotel and check in (not included).

• Rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight stay in Gaziantep.

• After breakfast, check out from your hotel and drive to Şanlıurfa (not included). Urfa has been inhabited since the time of the Babylonians, followed by the Hurrians, Hittites, Assyrians, and Greeks.

• Visit the Urfa Archaeological Museum, which exhibits a vast collection found in the Harran and Göbeklitepe area.

• Proceed to nearby Harran and see the incredible beehive houses. According to the Bible, Harran was the place where prophet Abraham spent a few years with his family before moving to Israel, the Promised Land. There are exceptional photo opportunities in this area.

• In the afternoon, drive to Kâhta city with the Turkish guide.

• Follow this with a visit to the holy sites at Ainzelha, a lake with millions of domesticated fish.

• While in Urfa, visit the cave where prophet Abraham was born.

• Walk through the local covered bazaar of Şanlıurfa to discover its many hidden treasures.

• Spend the evening at your leisure.

Overnight stay in Urfa.

• After breakfast at the hotel, visit Göbeklitepe, a hilltop sanctuary erected on the highest point of an elongated mountain ridge about 15 km northeast of the town of Urfa. What makes Göbeklitepe unique is the date it was built, roughly twelve thousand years ago, around 10,000 BC.

• Hike to the summit of Mount Nemrut, one of the most famous UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites, and watch the sunset. Be amazed by the colossal heads and statues of ancient deities as you step into this mythological site. This extraordinary landmark stands at an elevation of 8,000 ft. The mountaintop complex comprises two flattened areas strewn with statues and separated by a false peak of crushed rock. Antiochus built the entire complex about 2,000 years ago as a monument to his divine ancestry.

• Take time to visit the old castle, Arsemeia, cross the still-functioning Cendere Bridge (the Septimius Severus Bridge), dating back to the 3rd century, and see the Tumulus Tomb of Karakuş.

• After visiting Nemrut, drive to the hotel (not included).

Overnight stay in Adıyaman.