We will meet you at the airport of Mardin and drive to Mardin city center. After 30 min drive we will reach Mardin old city center. Mardin is one of the most important city in southeastern Turkey. The city has large populations of Kurds, Arabs, and Assyrians. Mardin is an important regional trading centre on the east-west trade routes of southern Anatolia. In addition to Turks, the province has large populations of Arabs, Kurds and Assirians. We will start our tour with old city center which is founded at the top of the mountain. The historical stone streets of Mardin will fascinate you! By the lunch time we will eat in the most famous restaurant of Mardin. You will have chance to try most delicious mesopotamian food. After lunch a little walk in city center and meet with the driver and drive to Kasımiye medresesi which was a university in Artuklu period. After all the visit we will transfer you to your hotel Hilton Mardin hotel. You will have your dinner here and overnight.

Guide: Included for the day

Accommodation:

• Package Rate: Hilton Garden Inn Mardin

After breakfast you will meet with your guide and start a full day tour around Mardin region. After a 15 min drive you will reach to Deyrulzafaran monastery. Deyrulzafaran- once the ecumenical seat of the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Congregation dating back to 5th century- is the most important religious centre of the Syriac Orthodox Christians. It is still a running monastery,here you have a guided tour to monastery,after visiting here we will drive other important visit,Dara ancient city. Drive will take around 40 min and place will amaze you. Dara city founded 500 BC and it was an important assirian setlement. Here you will see necropolis area and than water cistern and You can be sure that you haven't seen a place as interesting as this. After this amazing place, we will have 45 min journey to Nusaybin cit. This was Singapour of 5000 bc! Amazing trade city and multicultural population. Here we will visit St.Jacob church,which is a very important place for the historical development of Christianity. After Nusaybin we will drive trough one of most beautiful roads and reach to Beyazsu region. we will have lunch by the river beyazsu. After lunch about 45 min we will reach to Midyat city. Midyat has the largest assrian population in the region. city is famous with local assirian wines,pasteries and silversmiths. After walking around in city center we will drive back to Mardin and overnight in here.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Package Rate: Hilton Garden Inn Mardin

After breakfast in Mardin,early in the morning we will drive to Gobeklitepe(2 hours). Gobekli Tepe which is one of the world’s most important archaeological sites. Gobekli Tepe, Neolithic site near Şanlıurfa in southeastern Turkey. The site, believed to have been a sanctuary of ritual significance, is marked by layers of carved megaliths and is estimated to date to the 9th–10th millennium BCE. At 12,000 years old, it was built before the advent of writing or pottery and is believed to be the world’s oldest temple which is causing archaeologists to rethink their vision of early human history. In excavated site you will see a number of T-shaped limestone megaliths, some of which surpass 16 feet (5 metres) in height and weigh as much as 50 tons, are arranged in circular formations. After visiting this very important place we will have 30 min transfer to Sanlıurfa city center. We will visit archeology museum and Haleplibahce mosaic museum . after museums we will take you to Sanlıurfa old city center to Balıklıgöl area. Sanliurfa is a city of huge religious significance, believed to be the birthplace of the prophet Abraham/Ibrahim, and the site of one of the most important events in the Bible and the Quran. Şanlıurfa, with its wealth of biblical associations, is known as the "Jerusalem of Anatolia" and regarded as a holy site by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. According to the Old Testament, the Prophet İbrahim (Abraham), "the father of three monotheistic religions", was born in the city of Ur and he, together with his family, migrated to Harran- the "home of the patriarchs". Christianity reached Edessa about 150 CE, and the city became the seat of what was soon the most important bishopric in Syria. A sizable body of early Christian literature in the Syriac language was produced at Edessa. You will have free time in city center. End of the tour we will transfer you to Sanlıurfa GAP airport. End of our service.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast