Birecik-Halfeti – Rumkale - Ataturk Dam – Adıyaman – Nemrut Mount – Ten-Eyed Bridge (On Gozlu Köprü) – Hevsel Gardens – Sur – Four Legged Minaret (4 Ayaklı Minare) -  Hasan Pasha Inn - Mardin Gate – The Goat Tower – Hasankeyf – Mor Gabriel Monastry -  Midyat – Dara Ancient City – Kasımiye Madrasah – The Old Post Office Building – Shediye Mosque – Grand Mosque – Abarralar – Sıra Gecesi (night by turn) Enjoying – Harran – First Islam Madrasah – Keep (İç Kale) – Surs (Tyres) – Conic Domed Houses – Gobeklitepe – Prophet Eyup Patient Maqam – Curative Water – Balıklıgol (Pool of Abraham) – Rizvaniye Mosque -  Historical Bazaar

We meet with you, our esteemed guests, in front of HRT Tours Agency and take seats in the bus on Thursday at 06:30, then  head toward The old Halfeti site to have breakfast there.

1st Day, Thursday

Destinations

 -Birecik

-Halfeti, Rumkale

-Adıyaman, Nemrut Mount

Dear guests, after having breakfast with wonderful landscape on a boat overviewing  Euphrates, we start our river travel from north to south with music. Firstly, Rumkale takes our attention at the gathering  point of Euphrates and Merziman rivers. After seeing  King’s Daughter Cave, Saint Narses Church and being  informed by guide about this places, we even see respectively caves used as house once upon a time, Savasan village which great part is submerged, appearance of short afloat part of submerged mosque’s minaret and take wonderful photos. After having lunch and free timebreak in our next arrival place, Adıyaman, we head towards our route which pass on from Kahta to Nemrut Mount that is accepted as 8th wonders of the World. After the trip on our route Karakuş Tumulus, Cendere (Severan) Bridge, Yeni (New) Castle and being informed by guide, we see Nomos Inscription prepared for future generation by King Antiochos  and go to the east terrasse. After then seeing sculptures of Antiochos, Zeus, Apollon, Herakles, Artagnes, Kommagene, Eagle, Lion and short walking, we go west terrasse, we watch sunset  a few minutes with nice weather of Nemrut Mounth and fascinating landscape. (Entry time in hotel may change depend on sunset). Dinner is had in hotel.

Accomodation: Adıyaman

2nd Day, Friday

Destinations

-Dicle Bridge  (On Gozlu Bridge)

-Hevsel Gardens

-Sur (Tyre)

-Four Legged Minaret (4 Ayaklı Minare)

-Hasan Pasha Inn

-Mardin Gate

- Goat Tower (Keçi Burcu)

Dear guest, after having buffet breakfast, we go to Diyarbakır. After seeing Ten-eyed (10 Gozlu) Bridge constructed over Tigris, historical Hevsel Gardens and brief information by guide, we take photos of Diyarbakır’s uniqe tyres, and then see one of the oldest tyres of Diyarbakır, Mardin Gate and Goat Tower (Keçi Burcu) that is unknown constructed by which civilization and when, but known to have about 9000 years history. We visit 4 Legged Minaret and Hasan Pasha Inn with brief information, then we  visit the fifth significant structure of Muslim World, Grand Mosque that is located inside of Sur, belived one of the oldest mosques and constructed in Anatolia. After finish legendary and historical tour of this day, we head towards hotel to have dinner and rest.

Accommodation: Diyarbakır

3rd Day, Saturday

Destinations

-Hasankeyf

-Midyat

-Special for our Tour, Midyat Guest House (Hercai Inn)

-Mor Gabriel Monastry

-Mardin

-Dara Ancient City

After the breakfast in hotel in Diyarbakır, we start off for Hasankeyf on route Bismil and Batman. Seeing petroleum well and ongoing Ilısu Dam Project, then we arrive Hasankeyf meaning city of caves that will stay under water in near future. Because there is possibilty of some places can not be visited due to ongoing restorations, our tour guide do expression panaromically New Palace (Yeni Saray) Masjit, Watchtower, Grand Palace (Büyük Saray), Grand Mosque and Caves. Then we go down from castle, see uniqe Minaret, remained only part of El Rızk Mosque and the largest bridge of middle age constructed by Fahrettin Karaaslan in 1116. And  we head towards Midyat  that is called small Mardin and land of religion.

After short free time to visit Telkari Bazaar where is made most important handcraft of region there, we visit Midyat Guest House where are made Sila, one of Turkish Tv series and a lot of others  and take wonderful photos to remain as a souvenir with different landscape of architecture constructed by rural yellow stones of region. Then we visit Mor Gabriel Monastry and Meryem Ana Church that is called ‘’Yoldath Aloha’’ by Assyrian people and ‘’El Hadra’’ by Arabian.

Then in a short free time, we shop silverwares and telkari souvenirs and head towards one of other routes, Dara Ancient City. After finish Dara we arrive hotel to have dinner and rest in Mardin.

Accommodation : Mardin

4th Day, Sunday 

Destinations

-Kasımiye Madrasah

-Old Post Office Building

-Shediye Mosque

-Grand Mosque

-Abarra

-Sıra Gecesi (Night Entertainment, one of the local entertainment done by turns at nights)

After breakfast in hotel and brief get informed by guide, we go to Kasımiye Madrasah constructed by Akkoyunlu Ruler, Kasım. Subsequently, we see The old Post Office Building which is an old Armenian House, Shehidiye Mosque and visit Grand Mosque considered constructed by an Armenien master builder in 11st century, still under ongoing restoration. Then while shopping souvenirs in markets of city in free time given by guide, we feel old timeswith  enjoyable brief walking in Abbaras which is fastener archways among streets of Mardin and head towards Şanlıurfa, city of Phophets. After we accommodate and have diner in hotel and join Night Entertainment (Sıra Gecesi), one of  prominent classic entertainment of region.

5th Day, Sunday

Destinations

-Harran

-First Islamic Madrasah

-İç Kale (Keep

-Tyres

-Conic Domed House

-Gobeklitepe

-Eyup Prophet Patient Maqam

-Curative Water

-Balıklıgol (Pool  of Abraham)

-Rızvaniye Mosque

-Historical Bazaar

After breakfast, we start off our enjoyable tour with Harran, meaning intersection of roads, where was  Moon Goddes and  Sin belief in Mesopotamia Culture on the way of Silk Road in old times. We visit firstly 22 mt. high Harran Tumulus, Harran Grand Mosque which is one of the oldest mosque inside of Turkey border, first established Islamic Madrasah (Harran University) in Anatolia, İç Kale (Keep), historical tyres and conic domed houses and get informed about them in the meantime. Then we visit Gobeklitepe holy area where include the oldest temple of the World and most important cite of Worldwide archeology, still ongo the archeologic works there( Attention: the trip in cite conducted if there isn’t closed due to restoration). After we visit Eyup Prophet Patient Maqam and see the healing water well, then  we visit Balikligol (Pool of Abraham), Rızvaniye Mosque, Historical Bazaar and have a time-break and free time with lunch. After this we go towards from Şanlıurfa to Gaziantep.

After finish enjoyable tour, we arrive  first point of tour, in Gaziatep at 19:30. We leave each other with you, our estemeed guest  hoping with to meet another HRT Tours trip.

Services included to price

• Travel by High Model Vehicle
• Transfer fee to Nemrut Mount
• Halfeti Boat Tour
• Accommodation 3/5 Stars Hotel for 4 Nights
• Having Dinner Three Times in Hotel
• Including  first day, 4 Times Breakfast
• Entrance Fee in National Parks
• Professional Guidance Services
• TURSAB Travel Insurance
• Refreshments in Vehicle
• HRT TOURS Assurance

Services not included to price

• Lunch & Drinks
• Entrance Fee to Museum and Historical Sites
• Extra Activities