Turkey · UNESCO Heritage Sites

Private Tour of Konya and Catalhoyuk with Lunch

8 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Göreme. Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Private full-day tour from Cappadocia to Konya
02 Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Çatalhöyük
03 Stop at Sultan Hanı Kervansaray en route
04 Explore the Mevlâna Museum in Konya
05 Learn about early civilization and Neolithic settlement life
06 Enjoy lunch during the tour
07 Travel with a professional licensed experienced tour guide

Discover two of central Turkey’s most compelling cultural treasures on this private day tour from Cappadocia to Konya. Travel through Anatolia with a stop at Sultan Hanı Kervansaray, then explore the UNESCO-listed archaeological site of Çatalhöyük, one of the world’s most important Neolithic settlements and a remarkable window into early urban life.

Continue to Konya for lunch and a visit to the Mevlâna Museum, the former lodge of the Mevlevi order and resting place of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. Blending archaeology, history, and spiritual heritage, this full-day experience offers a meaningful look at the civilizations and traditions that shaped the region.

Çatalhöyük was a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7500 BC to 6400 BC, and flourished around 7000 BC.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Konya, Cappadocia

Languages English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

We leave Cappadocia to Konya city. On our way our first stop will be Sultan Hanı Kervansaray. Drive from Cappadocia to Çatalhöyük will be around 3 hours long.Çatalhöyük was a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7500 BC to 6400 BC, and flourished around 7000 BC. In July 2012, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.We will have our lunch in the town.The Mevlâna Museum in Konya, Turkey, started life as the dervish lodge (tekke) of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (Turkish: Celaleddin-i Rumi), a Persian Sufi mystic.

Drive back to Cappadocia will be around 3 Hours

The route