BIG GAP TOUR 05-10 OCTOBER 2026
Tour Detail
GREAT GAP TOUR
FERTILE CRESCENT
MESOPOTAMIA
ADIYAMAN-NEMRUT MOUNTAIN-DIYARBAKIR-BATMAN-HASANKEYF-MARDIN-MIDYAT-ŞANLIURFA-HARRAN-GÖBEKLİTEPE-HALFETİ-GAZİANTEP-ADANA
5 NIGHTS-6 DAYS
4 Nights Hotel Accommodation
05-10 OCTOBER 2026
19,000 TL
** Early Reservation Price Is Valid If Payment Is Made **
Tour Departure Points;
16:30 Saray Bazaar Area
16:50 Kapaklı Municipality Front
16:55 Kapaklı Yıldızkent Junction
17:00 In Front of Çerkezköy Kipa
17:10 In Front of Çerkezköy Chamber of Commerce
17:20 Kızılpınar Kahveler Stop
17:30 Velimeşe Station Stop
17:00 In Front of Tekirdağ Coast Özcanlar Köfte
18:00 Behind Çorlu Old Girls' Vocational High School (Across from Vatan Computer) and In Front of Orion Shopping Mall
18:30 Stop Buffet Opposite Silivri Kipa
DAY 1; ÇORLU-ADANA-ADIYAMAN
Our tour, which starts at 18:00 from behind Çorlu Old Girls' Vocational High School, Istanbul-Bolu-Ankara-Aksaray' and then reaches Adana.
DAY 2; ADANA-SABANCI CENTRAL MOSQUE-TAŞKÖPRÜ-ULUCAMİ-GREAT CLOCK TOWER-ADIYAMAN-NEMRUT MOUNTAIN-SUNSET PROGRAM
In the early morning hours, following the route of Nurdağı, Osmaniye, Ceyhan, we arrive in Adana. Our first sightseeing stop in Adana is, Sabancı Central Mosque and Ulu Mosque, which we visit with our guide. After photographing the city's symbol, Taş Bridge, we enjoy breakfast in the fresh air of the Taurus Mountains, then, overlooking the fertile lands of the lush green Çukurova, we take a panoramic view of the Orange-Scented City of Adana and the Seyhan River with our guide's explanations. Throughout our journey, we will tell the legend of Shahmaran at Ceyhan Yılan Castle, the Nur Mountains, the city of Osmaniye at their foothills, and, as we pass through the province borders, Sütçü İmam, especially the city of Kahramanmaraş, known for the heroism shown by every one of its people in the War of Independence and awarded the Independence Medal, and we will give a small ice cream break in Pazarcık District. Then we will arrive in our city, Adıyaman, whose name and road are both formidable. After the lunch break here, depending on the time and hotel availability, after a short rest we board the minibuses waiting for us and set off towards Nemrut Mountain. (Extra) . Along our route are Karakuş Tumulus, Cendere Bridge, New Castle, Arsemia Temple, after which, at 2150 m. altitude, the meeting point of Eastern and Western civilizations in a magnificent pyramid, called the eighth wonder of the world and the Throne of Kings, NEMRUT; with its enchanting statues reaching ten meters in height and its inscriptions stretching for meters, it is included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. We see the statues of Antiochos I, Zeus, Apollo, Heracles, Commagene, Eagle and Lion. The most important element of the mountain is the tumulus and sacred areas belonging to Commagene King Antiochos. After watching a magnificent sunset at the place where the sun sets most beautifully in the world, we transfer again by minibuses to our hotel in Adıyaman, and after dinner, we rest after this delightful day.ADIYAMAN https://www.dedeman.com/oteller/park-dedeman-adiyaman
DAY 3; ADIYAMAN-ATATÜRK DAM RESERVOIR-DIYARBAKIR-TIGRIS RIVER-ON GÖZLÜ BRIDGE-BATMAN-HASANKEYF-MİDYAT-GUESTHOUSE-MARDİN
After the open buffet breakfast we will have at our hotel in the morning, one of the most important projects of the Southeastern Anatolia Region, the Euphrates River we cross the Atatürk Dam Reservoir located on it, with its view, via the Nissibi Bridge and then we see the Atatürk Dam panoramically. Seeing the rocky fields formed by Karacadağ Volcano in the Siverek district of Şanlıurfa province, we continue our journey towards Diyarbakır, the oldest and most established city of the Southeast. When we arrive in the city, we pass panoramically through the Diyarbakır city walls, the second longest wall structure preserved in the world after the Great Wall of China, which greets us as if to say “Welcome”, and the city center, and then we take a tea-coffee break facing the beauties of the historic On Gözlü Bridge and the Tigris River, built in the Marwanid period, on the place where the folk song "Suzan Suzi" was born. After our break, we stop for lunch in beautiful city Batman, which has grown from a tiny village to province status. Then we pass through the place in Batman, the land of oil, where the two sides of the Tigris River are separated, meaning in Syriac ''Kifos'', in Ottoman ''''City of Rocks and Caves'''', namely today's Hısn-ı Keyfa'', that is, today's Hasankeyf. While observing the final works of the Ilısu Dam, we share in its sad fate and cries. After getting information from our guide about the city's importance, we go to Midyat, the “city of languages and religions”. In the field of architecture, Midyat is the leader of the region; it has preserved its historical structure so beautifully that one feels as if in a medieval city. The delicate skills of the local stonemasons within a rich architectural fabric give Midyat the appearance of an open-air museum. Also, you can find the best examples here of the Filigree art painstakingly crafted over centuries by Syriac masters. By touring the streets of Midyat and shopping for filigree, cosmetic products, Syriac wine and pastries, we then visit the Midyat Guest House, where the series Sıla and I Wrote Your Name in My Heart were filmed and which has hosted many series. We give you free time among the Historic Midyat Mansions so you can get tattoos called dek and head wraps done and see the streets where the series “Far City” was filmed. After the free time given, we go to our hotel in Mardin and stay overnight after dinner.MARDİN https://www.yaygrand.com/tr
DAY 4;MARDİN-DEYR-UL ZAFARAN MONASTERY-QASIMIYE MADRASA-MARDIN STREETS-HARRAN- HARRAN UNIVERSITY-HARRAN GRAND MOSQUE-HARRAN CASTLE-HARRAN HÖRÜK-HARRAN CONICAL DOME HOUSES-ŞANLIURFA
After the open buffet breakfast we will have at our hotel, the Historic City of Mardin, to which the slogan “a city with a view by day and a necklace by night” suits very well, we visit the Deyr-ul Zafaran Monastery, which for a long period was a historical symbol of the religious and cultural existence of all Syriacs in the region. After the monastery visit, we visit the place that hosts one of the finest examples of Sufi teaching, accompanied by its sorrowful story, the Qasimiye Madrasa, once one of the most important educational centers. We tour the structures integrated with Mardin culture and architecture, and discover Mardin's narrow streets and stone architecture. Then we give free time for shopping in the Mardin bazaar. In the bazaar, you can shop for scarves printed with old local printing blocks, blue almond sweets, chickpeas, mırra coffee pots and special cups without handles, or sip your tea and coffee against the beauties of the Mesopotamian Plain. After our break, we head to Harran, whose name comes from its hot climate, and which is mentioned in the Torah as Haran and in the Gospel as a city of the same name, and whose foundation Islamic historians attribute to Kaynan, grandson of Prophet Noah, or to Aran (Haran), brother of Prophet Abraham. The Harran Plain in the endless flatland will embrace you… Using this road, used for thousands of years by Silk Road travelers, when we reach Harran, we see panoramically the Harran University, Harran Grand Mosque, Harran Mound, Harran Castle, known as the first university of the Islamic period. We will visit the Harran Conical Dome Houses with their unique architecture. After our tea and photo break, where we can chat with the local people and you can ride camels, we move on to Şanlıurfa, the city of prophets. We see the Urfa Castle panoramically and settle into our hotel. With our guests who wish to join, we will go to the meal-inclusive Urfa Sıra Night, an essential part of the folk culture of Şanlıurfa and an indispensable part of GAP tours.ŞANLIURFA https://vizyonparkotel.com/
DAY 5; ŞANLIURFA-BALIKLIGÖL-AYN-ZELİHA LAKE-RIZVANIYE MOSQUE AND MADRASA-HALIL-ÜL RAHMAN MOSQUE-MEVLID-I HALIL CAVE-GÖBEKLİTEPE-HALFETİ BOAT TOUR-GAZİANTEP
After the open buffet breakfast we had at our hotel in the morning, we start touring our Prophet City Şanlıurfa. In the city, which is an important city in the history of the Abrahamic religions, we see important places such as Balıklı Göl (Halil-ül Rahman Lake), Ayn-ı Zeliha Lake, Rızvaniye Mosque and Madrasa, the cave where Prophet Abraham was born, Halil-ül Mosque where Prophet Abraham was thrown into the fire and give free time. After free time, we start our tour of Göbeklitepe, the world's first temple, built 11,500 years ago and mysteriously covered over 2,000 years after it was built, causing world history to be rewritten. Göbeklitepe, where the first sculpture workshop was located, is also known as the place where chickpeas, lentils and wheat were first sown in the world and where the history of agriculture began. After our visit to Göbeklitepe, known as “the zero point of history”, which changed the course of history, we move on to Halfeti, the lost city of the hidden paradise beneath the waters of the Euphrates. We listen to the story of our peaceful (CITTASLOW) city, from past to present, during our boat tour on Birecik Dam. (extra) We see panoramically Rumkale, Historic Cave Houses, trees and even mosques submerged under water, and the SAVAŞAN VILLAGE, much of which is underwater and where you can see the submerged structures. While watching the sunken village, we all imagine Halfeti as it once was. After our boat tour, we go to our hotel in Gaziantep. Dinner and accommodation are at our hotel.GAZİANTEP https://www.gaziantepsafirotel.com/
DAY 6;GAZİANTEP-ZEUGMA MOSAIC MUSEUM-COPPERSMITHS BAZAAR-ZİNCİRİYE BEDESTENİ-BÜYÜK PASSAGE-ÇORLU
After the open buffet breakfast we had at our hotel, we begin touring Gaziantep, our city of gastronomy, the 9th most populous province in Turkey and our city with the title of “Gazi”, which wrote a legend during our War of Independence. Our first stop is the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, which stands out for being a world-class museum where the magnificent mosaics of the ancient city of Zeugma, one of the world's largest mosaic museums and submerged under the waters of Birecik Dam, are also exhibited. After this delightful visit accompanied by mythological stories, we head out to explore the streets of Gaziantep. Leaving the museum and coming to the bazaar area, we see the Gaziantep Castle panoramically. We give free time in Zinciriye Bedesten, Büyük Pasaj, Almacı Market, Coppersmiths Bazaar and İmam Çağdaş. You can have your coffee at the famous Historic Tahmis Coffee House, one of the oldest coffeehouses in Turkey. In this free time, where we can also have our lunch, you can sample the unique flavors of Gaziantep. After the free time, around 14:00, we leave Gaziantep and head towards Çorlu, the Sun of Thrace. After the breaks along the way, we arrive in Çorlu in the morning hours and bid farewell to you, our valued guests, to meet again on another Çorlu Travel tour.
Places to Visit: ADIYAMAN-NEMRUT MOUNTAIN-DIYARBAKIR-BATMAN-HASANKEYF-MARDİN-MİDYAT-ŞANLIURFA-HARRAN-GÖBEKLİTEPE-HALFETİ-GAZİANTEP-ADANA
What's Included
*Transportation with luxury 2+2 Mercedes Travego or Tourismo buses for 46 or 50 people
*4 nights accommodation in hotels
*4 buffet breakfasts at hotels
*3 buffet or set-menu dinners at hotels
*On-board refreshments by Çorlu Travel (cold and hot drinks, cake and water once a day)
*City tours and excursions included in the program
*Professional guides licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
*Mandatory liability insurance in accordance with Tourism Law No. 1618
*ÇORLU TRAVEL Guarantee
Not Included
*Lunches and Sira Night in Şanlıurfa
*All Extra Specified Activities
*Museum and Archaeological Site Entrance Fees
*Nemrut Mountain Minibus Fees
*Boat Tour in Halfeti
General Information
Tour duration is 6 nights and 5 days, including departure and return days, with 4 hotel nights
Our package prices include hotel, transportation, and sightseeing tours. Child discounts applied in tour packages are valid for one child accompanying two adults. For children aged 0-6, a bed may not be provided in hotel accommodation.
In 3-person rooms, an extra bed is provided; since these extra beds are folding beds or coach beds, participants booking as the 3rd person and/or as a child are deemed to have accepted the possible cramped space in the room and the type of bed. The 3rd bed is smaller than a standard bed.
Our tour is a package including guiding, transportation, accommodation, and sightseeing, and cannot be considered separately. Unused transportation, accommodation, sightseeing, etc. rights are not refundable.
Accommodation areas and hotels may be changed depending on occupancy, provided they are of the same standard.
Our rest stops may be changed due to force majeure such as congestion, renovation, etc., provided they are the same in terms of location and service standards.
The guide may make changes to the program schedule (during the day in the order of the places to be visited or between days) if deemed necessary due to reasons such as weather, road conditions, etc.
Çorlu Travel is absolutely not responsible for places that cannot be visited in our tour program due to force majeure (weather, road, congestion at places of visit, etc.) or because our guests do not comply with the timing given by our guide.
Extra tours such as evening tours included in the tour program are carried out depending on the number of people and the conditions of the available staff. Extra tours conducted along the route will be carried out even if not all passengers participate. For extra tours on the route, guests who will not join the tour will be directed by our guide to rest areas or city centers before entering the city. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours on the route are deemed to have joined the tour by agreeing to wait at the rest stop.
Additional Service Fees can be added to the package (transportation and accommodation) price and installed as a total package. Our guests in discounted status pay this fee at the discounted rate.
No promise or guarantee of a specific seat number can be given during reservation. There is no guarantee for the transportation and hotel notes entered in the reservation.
On our long tours, seating is rotated every day in sequence. Seats numbered 3 and 4 in the vehicles belong to the guide and assistant.
On our tours by plane, the airline contract applies in the sections related to the plane. Cancellation Insurance does not cover air transportation. A tiered pricing system is available on our tours. The advertised price is the starting price from the lowest class. (In tours by plane, 'economy class' is used.)
If sufficient numbers are not reached in our tour, the right to cancel is reserved by Çorlu Travel up to 15 days before the tour departure date. In such a cancellation, Çorlu Travel is obliged to inform its guests personally.
If children under the age of 18 who are not considered adults do not join the tour with one or both of their mother or father, the consent forms required for participation in the tour must be carried with them during the trip.
People are required to carry reports related to their health issues, pregnancy status, and medications they use regularly when participating in the tour.
The scope of the compulsory travel insurance numbered 1618 covers the agency's bankruptcy or the inability to provide package tour services for any reason. It is not health insurance and does not cover treatment costs. Private health insurance is a personal expense of the guest.
The Cancellation Guarantee Package allows you to cancel the package tour you purchased, up to 7 days before the start date, including in force majeure cases. After cancellation, the full tour fee you paid is refunded according to your payment method, after deducting the guarantee fee.
A tiered pricing system is applied to all our cultural tour products. As the number of reservations in the package tour offered for sale increases (as the occupancy rate of the tour increases), prices rise gradually. In this case, price fixation cannot be made without a prepayment.
When there is not enough participation, our guests can be enabled to join the tour by issuing tickets to the nearest departure point
The information regarding the arrival times at the end of the tour is as written in the package program, and Çorlu Travel is not responsible for delays caused by force majeure. Our guests will be dropped off at the points where they were picked up.
In accordance with the Traffic Law, seat belts must be worn throughout the entire travel period in the vehicle; otherwise, Çorlu Travel bears no responsibility.
The responsibility for all personal belongings inside the vehicle belongs to the person at rest stops, etc. Museum card Information:
The Museum Card is a card issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism only to citizens of the Republic of Turkey. It is valid for one year in all museums and archaeological sites affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and provides free entry. The Museum Card is not included in the tour price. (Museum cards are not valid in private administration and municipal enterprises, etc.) Our guests pay the entrance fees to the relevant museums themselves. Museum cards cannot be issued to guests who are not citizens of the Republic of Turkey. Foreign guests are responsible for their own museum entrance fees.
Our recommendations:
Since we generally walk at the sightseeing locations, we recommend that you come prepared with this in mind and dress according to the seasonal conditions. (fleece/sweater, hat, sunglasses, raincoat, etc.) Choose layered clothing from thin to thick (you will sweat while walking, and may feel cold when you stop). Your shoes should be suitable for walking (soil, rock, mud, water, etc.). An ankle boot or sneakers would be good. Bring a small backpack (your hands should be free while walking). აუცილებლად bring spare clothing, socks, and shoes. If you have medication, and if you are taking photos/videos, remember to bring enough film and spare batteries; we will be happy to host you on our tours.
Our Transportation Vehicles:
The vehicle types used in our tours are classified as follows according to the number of people. The vehicle types below are assigned according to the number of people in each tour. Our vehicles do not have headphones. Since charging your phone on vehicles with TV units reduces your phone's battery life, we recommend bringing an external charger.
Buses:
(Used for 25 - 50 people)
Mercedes Travego/Tourismo 46+1+1 seating, ABS, ASR, air conditioning, 2 monitors, 2 refrigerators, kitchenette with water heater, reading lights, sound system for guide announcements, CD and DVD player
Neoplan Cityliner/Tourliner 46+1+1 seating, ABS, ASR, air conditioning, 2 monitors, 2 refrigerators, kitchenette with water heater, reading lights, sound system for guide announcements, CD and DVD player
Mitsubishi Safir 46+1+1 seating, ABS, ASR, air conditioning, 2 monitors, 2 refrigerators, kitchenette with water heater, reading lights, sound system for guide announcements, CD and DVD player
Midibuses: (Used for 17 - 24 people)
Isuzu Turkuaz – Otokar Sultan: 31+1 seating, reclining bus seats, ABS, ASR, air conditioning, 1 monitor, 1 refrigerator, kitchenette with water heater, reading lights, sound system for guide announcements, CD and DVD player
Minibuses: (Used for up to 16 people)
VW Volt 15+1 seating, specially designed reclining bus leather seats, ABS, ASR, air conditioning, 1 refrigerator, reading lights, sound system for guide announcements, CD and DVD player
Mercedes Sprinter 15+1 seating, specially designed reclining bus leather seats, ABS, ASR, air conditioning, 1 refrigerator, reading lights, sound system for guide announcements, CD and DVD player
OUR TOUR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONSUMER LAW NO. 6502.
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