6 Day Cappadocia, Mt. Nemrut, Gobeklitepe and Gaziantep Private Tour from Istanbul

• Private tour: only you and your own group, with your own guide and vehicle
• Two full days in Cappadocia, covering both the north and the south of the region
• 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
• Sanliurfa: Abraham's Cave, the sacred carp pool at Balikligol, the archaeology museum and the old bazaar
• Gaziantep, the food capital of Turkey, and the Roman mosaics of Zeugma
• 5 nights in hotels, with dinner included in Adiyaman, Sanliurfa and Gaziantep
• Available from April to November only, as Mount Nemrut closes in winter
• Flexible itinerary, you set the route and the start and end times

This is the long way across Anatolia, from the valleys of Cappadocia to the far south-east, and it takes in three things most visitors to Turkey never see. The first is 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 is Gobeklitepe and its sister site Karahantepe, stone circles raised around 11,000 years ago, thousands of years before writing or farming, with Sanliurfa between them, the city of Abraham, with its carp pool and its bazaar. The third is Gaziantep, where you end the tour, a city with the best food in the country and the Roman mosaics of Zeugma in its museum.

Places to visit

• Ortahisar Castle panorama
• Goreme Open Air Museum
• Love Valley
• Pasabag Fairy Chimneys
• Devrent Imagination Valley
• Red Valley panorama
• Kaymakli Underground City
• Pigeon Valley
• Uchisar Castle panorama
• Goreme panorama
• 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
• Zeugma Mosaic Museum
• Gaziantep Castle
• Gaziantep Bazaar

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: 2 nights in a cave hotel in Cappadocia, 1 night in Adiyaman, 1 night in Sanliurfa and 1 night in Gaziantep.
• Breakfast every morning, lunch with a soft drink on every touring day, and dinner in Adiyaman, Sanliurfa and Gaziantep.
• All entrance tickets on the route are included.
• Domestic flights are 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 and reach your hotel in Adiyaman in the evening. The summit is at 2,150 metres and it is cold and windy there even in summer, so bring a jacket. The last stretch is a short uphill walk on a stone path.
• The balloon flight is not included, but we can arrange it as an optional extra. It takes place at sunrise, before the day's tour begins. As you spend two nights in Cappadocia, you have two mornings to fly, and if neither morning flies you receive a full refund.
• This tour covers long distances by road. Cappadocia to Adiyaman and Adiyaman to Sanliurfa are both driving days, broken with stops and lunch along the way.
• This tour does not include assistant services at airports. The driver drops you at the terminal entrance, and you proceed to your gate after checking in your luggage.
• The tour ends in Istanbul. You fly from Gaziantep on the sixth evening and are back at your Istanbul hotel around 23:00.

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 traveller, 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.