Discover the World’s Oldest Civilizations in One Day
Experience an unforgettable Daily Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe Tour from Istanbul by Flight, designed for travelers who wish to explore the origins of human civilization without an overnight stay. This expertly planned journey combines comfortable domestic flights, professional guiding, and seamless transportation, allowing you to visit two of Türkiye’s most remarkable archaeological sites in a single day.
We pick up our guests from hotel where they stay.
2.5 hours before than flight time
Our Daily Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe Tour from Istanbul by Flight is ideal for travelers seeking a premium archaeological experience with maximum comfort and efficiency. Every detail is carefully arranged, allowing you to focus entirely on discovering the birthplace of civilization while enjoying personalized service from beginning to end.
We catch the earliest flight to Şanlıurfa. So updated pick up time will be informed 1 day before.
Our driver pick you up from your hotel and drive to Istanbul Airport together. We prefer to use Istanbul Airport and Turkish Airlines flight. But sometimes, They cancel early morning flight. At this time we may use other local flights to save time. Timing is one of the most important thing in this tour. Especially winter time. Driving takes around 1 hour to Airport.
Flight takes around 2 hours.
Most of time our tour guides travel with our guests to make them more comfortable. But sometimes during busy season, Our tour guides can wait in Şanlıurfa and welcome them at the airport. At this point, we give extra discount to our guests. All details of organization well designed and controlled from beginning of tour to the end until our guest step into hotel where is in Istanbul.
Karahantepe is believed to date back similar time with Gobeklitepe. Karahantepe has a special structure carved into the bedrock with a human head and phallic totem. It is thought to have a ritualistic function to be adult for a human.
Also Karahantepe is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of recent years and part of the Taş Tepeler (Stone Hills) Project. Explore its remarkable stone structures, human sculptures, and ceremonial spaces that provide fascinating new insights into the earliest settled communities from Neolithic Age 9.600BC
After having information and taking photos, we leave the Karahantepe and drive to Gobeklitepe. Driving takes nearly an hour. While driving our tour guide will keep giving information about Stone Hills.
Continue to the legendary Göbeklitepe, dating back nearly 12,500 years. Marvel at the monumental T-shaped limestone pillars decorated with intricate carvings of wild animals and symbolic motifs. Widely regarded as the world’s oldest known monumental sanctuary, Göbeklitepe transformed our understanding of prehistoric societies and early ritual architecture.
It is a kind of journey back to 12.500 years before. Everyone says, humans who were living in caves had built these cult centers for their ritual. But when you see how much master they were with their carved stones.Walk among the iconic T-shaped limestone pillars decorated with impressive animal carvings while learning about the archaeological discoveries that have transformed our understanding of prehistoric societies
• Admission Ticket is Included
We have lunch break in a historical Restaurant. Driving takes 30 minutes.
Enjoy authentic Şanlıurfa cuisine at a carefully selected local restaurant Cevahir Han. It is a local kebab restaurant. Sanliurfa is the home of Turkish Kebabs and is the city of Gastronomy in the world. Cevahirhan is the best restaurant to taste the local kebabs. Lunch is excluded
Şanlıurfa Archeology Museum is one of Türkiye’s largest archaeological museums. The museum provides the perfect introduction to the Neolithic Revolution, displaying extraordinary discoveries from Göbeklitepe, Karahantepe, Nevali Çori, and surrounding settlements. The highlight is the famous Urfa Man, considered one of the oldest life-sized human sculptures ever discovered. Admission fee is included.
Return to Şanlıurfa to visit the Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum, famous for its exceptionally preserved Roman mosaics and the celebrated Amazon Warrior panels. The museum beautifully complements the archaeological discoveries explored throughout the day.
Conclude your cultural journey with a visit to the Kızılkoyun Necropolis, where dozens of Roman rock-cut chamber tombs reveal another fascinating chapter of Şanlıurfa’s long history.
It is believed Kızılkoyun caves are the oldest caves from Neolitic age. And It had been used during the later periods too. The beautifully restored archaeological park offers panoramic views over the ancient city and museum complex
After completing our tour where your memorable archaeological adventure comes to an end, we drive to Airport to catch our flight back to Istanbul. We take flight back to Istanbul which takes around 20.30PM. from Sanliurfa Airport. It takes 2 hours flight back to Istanbul.
Our Greeter (If you don’t travel with your tour guide) will welcome you at the exit gate of Airport and take you to our private Van. Our driver will bring you back to your hotel.
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We understand that travel plans can change. To provide the best possible service while ensuring fair arrangements for all guests and our partners, the following cancellation policy applies:
• More than 30 days before the tour: Full refund, excluding any non-refundable third-party costs (such as flight tickets or special reservations, if applicable).
• 15–30 days before the tour: 50% of the total tour price will be refunded,
• Less than 15 days before the tour: No refund.
• No-shows or unused services: No refund will be provided.
If the tour is canceled by us due to unforeseen circumstances, safety concerns, or force majeure, you will receive either a full refund of the amount paid or the option to reschedule your tour for a later date.
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