MYSTERIOUS MESOPOTAMIA, WHERE HISTORY BEGAN, THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATIONS AND THE CENTER OF BELIEF
When you step into the Mardin-GAP tour, get ready to embark on a journey where history and nature intertwine. This adventure, extending from the mysterious streets of ancient cities to the peaks of mystical mountains, invites you to a unique experience in the heart of Mesopotamia. Enriched with the fascinating stone architecture of Mardin, the fertile lands of Harran, the magnificent statues of Nemrut, and the underwater stories of Halfeti, this route carries the deep traces of the past to the future. These directions, filled with the legends of Balıklıgöl, the art of the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, and the secrets of Göbeklitepe, will take you to a different time period at every step. If you are ready, let's set off to discover this historical and cultural richness!
TOUR PROGRAM;
DAY 1: MARMARIS-IZMIR TRANSFER-IZMIR-GAZIANTEP FLIGHT - ZEUGMA MOSAIC MUSEUM-BAKIRCILAR BAZAAR -HAMAM MUSEUM- HOTEL DINNER
We will meet our authorized person at our meeting place at Esref Girginc Park (across from LC Waikiki) at 23:45 on Friday, September 26, 2025, and depart for Izmir Airport to board the 06:00 Izmir - Gaziantep (Sun Express XQ 9128) flight. After approximately one and a half hours of flight, we arrive in Gaziantep and have a free breakfast break to relieve our road fatigue. After breakfast, we start our visits in Gaziantep. First, we visit the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, famous for the Gypsy Girl Mosaic, where the world's unique mosaics that adorned the homes and palaces of the elite population of Mesopotamia are exhibited. We examine the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, the 2nd largest mosaic museum in the world, in detail. After completing one of the important visits of our trip, we find ourselves in the Coppersmiths' Bazaar. In this bazaar, where 'Copperworking', one of the oldest professions in Gaziantep, is still exhibited as a handicraft, it is still possible to hear the sounds of hammers at every corner. We take a walking tour with our guide in this nostalgic, historical and always crowded bazaar. On our way, we pass through the Zincirli Bedesten Bazaar, visit the Hamam Museum and reach the point where we can see the Gaziantep Castle from a panoramic view, then we give you free time. We all know that most of the tourists who come to Gaziantep come for gourmet discoveries. Therefore, we provide you with the opportunity to make the most beautiful discoveries in this free time. We can find all the local flavors such as the best baklava, the famous tahmis coffee, chickpea wrap or kebab, beyran, katmer around this bazaar. After the free time, we meet at the time and place that our guide will inform us in advance and set off towards the hotel where we will stay in Gaziantep. Accommodation and dinner will be at our Antep hotel. (GAZİANTEP ACCOMMODATION)-4* Gaziantep Safir Hotel

DAY 2: OPTIONAL HALFETİ BOAT TOUR - GÖBEKLİTEPE - BALIKLIGÖL - SIRA NIGHT - HOTEL
After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we check out of the hotel and head to Şanlıurfa. On our way, we stop by the Halfeti district. The city, previously known as Rumkale, became Halfeti after two young people named Halil and Fatma threw themselves into the Euphrates. We see Rumkale on the Euphrates River and the village of Savaşan, which is under the Birecik Dam, and our guests who wish can join the boat tour here and see the village, which is half under water. After tasting the local dishes in our restaurant overlooking the Euphrates River, we head to Göbeklitepe to make one of the most important visits of our trip. Göbeklitepe, which is the work of great organization and imagination, is the oldest monument of this size and beyond the firsts, it is the zero point of history in many ways. We are visiting Göbeklitepe, which we think will inspire you with very different thoughts and amaze you, in detail with the narrations of our guide. After our Göbeklitepe tour, we go to Urfa city center and visit Balıklıgöl, also known as Halil-Ür Rahman Lake and Aynzeliha. In the region, which is considered sacred, there are carp fish that are the subject of legends. According to legend, after Hz. İbrahim was thrown into the fire, a miracle occurred and the surroundings became rosy. It is believed that the place where this miracle occurred was Balıklıgöl and its surroundings. After seeing the Halil-ül Rahman Mosque, we complete our visits and check in to our hotel. Our guests who wish can join the Urfa Sıra Night to be organized in the evening and relieve the tiredness of the long day by participating in Mesopotamian melodies, folk songs and games. Guests who will not attend the Sıra Night can have a free dinner to try Urfa's famous kebab. Accommodation will be at our hotel in Şanlıurfa. (SANLIURFA ACCOMMODATION) 5* Nevali Hotel & Convention Center
DAY 3: SANLIURFA-NEMRUT MOUNT – MARDIN
After breakfast, we check out of our hotel in Urfa and set off towards NEMRUT MOUNT NATIONAL PARK, known as the 8th wonder of the world, whose mystery is still unsolved. Located within the borders of Adıyaman province and at 2150 meters high, Mount Nemrut is a place to visit that was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987. What makes the mountain so valuable are the ancient tombs, monumental statues, architectural remains and unique view on it. King Antiochus I of Commagene, who ruled in ancient times, left the most magnificent ruins of the Hellenistic Period here to show his gratitude to his gods and ancestors. We listen to these stories with the valuable narration of our guide and take magnificent photographs. After completing one of the most unforgettable visits of our trip, we head to our Mardin hotel where we will stay. After having dinner at our hotel, we give you, our valued guests, free time. (MARDIN ACCOMMODATION) 4* Park Dedeman Mardin Hotel

DAY 4: DARA ANCIENT CITY - MIDYAT - FILKARRY ART - HASANKEYF - HOTEL
After having breakfast at our hotel, we first hit the road to visit the ancient city of Dara, known as the Ephesus of Mesopotamia. In this valuable ancient city, which spreads over a very large area, churches, bazaar, agora, bridges, armory, dungeons, specially carved caves, silos and graves prepared by Roman soldiers who believed they would be resurrected by making holes in the stones have survived to the present day. We tour this valuable ancient city, founded by the Persians in 300 BC, in detail. Then we set off towards Midyat, where we will see the tolerant fusion of two different religions that have preserved their beliefs and traditions for two thousand years, sweetened by vineyards and blended with Assyrian culture. With its century-old houses and mansions that have hosted TV series, you will feel like you are on a movie set. We tour Midyat with our guide and also have the opportunity to observe the art of filigree, a five-thousand-year-old art, firsthand. Here, we offer the opportunity to both shop and learn about filigree art. After our lunch break, we set off towards Batman to visit Hasankeyf. Located in the Mesopotamia region, one of the oldest settlements of humanity, and with the Tigris River flowing right through its center, its geographical structure suitable for protection and thousands of caves used as residences, Hasankeyf has maintained its strategic importance for centuries, and we see how it looked after being completely submerged and receive valuable information from our guide. We end our day with this visit and return to our Mardin hotel. (MARDIN ACCOMMODATION) 4* Park Dedeman Mardin Hotel
DAY 5: DEYR-UL ZAFERAN -OLD MARDIN STREETS - MARKET AND FREE TIME-DIYARBAKIR 10-EYED BRIDGE -DIYARBAKIR WALLS-GRAND MOSQUE-COPPER MARKET -DIYARBAKIR-IZMIR FLIGHT-MARMARIS TRANSFER
After having breakfast at the hotel, we complete our hotel check-out procedures and leave. Our first visit is Deyr-ul Zaferan, a temple that is approximately 4000 years old, an ancient Syriac church and monastery. The monastery is a complex that was used as a Sun Temple in BC and later as a castle by the Romans. Afterwards, we take a walking tour of the old streets of Mardin. In this tour where we will see Artuqid works; Zinciriye Madrasah, Ulu Mosque, Şehidiye Mosque are among the places we will see. As you wander through the historical streets where you will feel like you are in a movie, you can have a lunch consisting of regional delicacies. After giving you free time in the historical bazaar where you can shop, we meet at the time that our guide will inform us and depart for Diyarbakır. First, we visit the 10-eyed Bridge, one of the symbols of Diyarbakır. We admire the wonderful view of this historical structure that crowns the magnificence of the Tigris River and take the most beautiful photographs of our trip. We invite our guests who want to show off their skills to the halay on the bridge, where it is said that many visitors dance the halay.  After seeing the Diyarbakır Walls, we go to the Ulu Mosque, one of the most touristic places in Diyarbakır and also the oldest mosque in Anatolia. While visiting the mosque, we can easily understand how old and multicultural Diyarbakır is. The Grand Mosque, which is admired for its architecture, atmosphere and stonework, is also considered the 5th largest religious structure by the Islamic world. Finally, after shopping for souvenirs specific to Diyarbakır at the Coppersmiths' Bazaar, we complete our visits and depart for Diyarbakır Airport to catch the 23:05 Diyarbakır - İzmir (Sunexpress XQ9283) flight. After landing at İzmir Airport and collecting our luggage, we get in our vehicle waiting for us and depart for Marmaris. We leave you at the points where we met in Marmaris and bid you farewell with the hope of seeing you again in new adventures.

NOTE: Our company cannot be held responsible for flight time changes that may occur due to airline companies. In such cases, our company reserves the right to make changes to the tour program.

GENERAL CONDITIONS
**Child discounts are valid in case of accommodation with two adults.

**The seating arrangement on the bus is determined by seat numbers, and the seat number is automatically assigned after the first payment. If you have any concerns about the seat number, please contact us.

**The seat numbers provided are not valid for Marmaris-airport departure and airport-Marmaris return trips. There is no seating arrangement during these transfers, and our guests can sit wherever they want.

**Our guide has the right to make changes to the program and routes, provided that all visits are carried out, taking into account conditions that may affect the course of the trip, such as weather and road conditions.

**In the event that physical conditions make a visit impossible (road, weather, natural disaster, etc.), our agency cannot be held responsible for the failure to realize this visit.
** Our company cannot be held responsible for flight time changes that may occur due to airline companies. In such cases, our company reserves the right to make changes to the tour program.

** Our company cannot be held responsible for extra costs that may occur in case of flight time-flight changes.

** Child discounts are valid for accommodation with two adults.

** The prices given are early booking period prices and will be valid for reservations made until May 30, 2025. After May 30, 2025, the fee will change to 23950.00 TL (per person in a double room).

** You can benefit from these prices by pre-registering with a deposit of 7500.00 TL per person during the first reservation.

Days : 5 | Nights : 5