Great Gap Tour 14-19 September 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
14-19 SEPTEMBER 2026
19,000 TL
** Early Booking Price Is Valid If Payment Is Made **
Tour Departure Points;
16:30 Saray Market Place
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 the Old Girls' Vocational High School in Çorlu (Across from Vatan Computer) and in Front of Orion Mall
18:30 Silivri Stop Kipa Across, Buffet
DAY 1; ÇORLU-ADANA-ADIYAMAN
Our tour begins with departure at 18:00 from behind the Old Girls' Vocational High School in Çorlu Istanbul-Bolu-Ankara-Aksaray and then we arrive in Adana.
DAY 2; ADANA-SABANCI CENTRAL MOSQUE-TAS BRIDGE-GREAT MOSQUE-BIG CLOCK TOWER-ADIYAMAN-NEMRUT MOUNTAIN-SUNSET PROGRAM
Early in the morning, following the Nurdağı, Osmaniye, and Ceyhan route, we arrive in Adana. We visit our first sightseeing points in Adana, the Sabancı Central Mosque and the Great Mosque, with our guide. After photographing the city symbol, the Stone Bridge, we have breakfast in the fresh air of the Taurus Mountains. Then, while watching the fertile lands of the green Çukurova, we see the Orange-Scented City of Adana and the Seyhan River panoramically with explanations from our guide. Along our journey, we will tell you about the Ceyhan Serpent Castle and the Shahmeran legend, the slopes of the Nur Mountains, our city of Osmaniye, and our city of Kahramanmaraş, awarded the Independence Medal and known for the heroism shown by every one of its people in the War of Independence, especially Sütçü İmam, and we will give a small ice cream break in Pazarcık District. Then we will arrive in our city whose name and road are both tough, Adıyaman. After the lunch break here, depending on time and hotel availability, after a short rest we will board the minibuses waiting for us and set off towards Mount Nemrut. (Extra). On our route, Karakuş Tumulus, Cendere Bridge, Yeni Kale, Arsemia Temple, and then at 2150 m. elevation, 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 mesmerizing statues reaching ten meters in height and inscriptions many meters long, it is listed in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. We see the statues of I. Antiochos, Zeus, Apollo, Heracles, Commagene, Eagle and Lion. The most important element of the mountain is the tumulus and sacred areas belonging to King Antiochos of Commagene. After watching a magnificent sunset at the spot where the sun sets most beautifully in the world, we return by minibuses to our hotel in Adıyaman, have dinner, and rest after this enjoyable day.ADIYAMAN https://www.dedeman.com/oteller/park-dedeman-adiyaman
DAY 3; ADIYAMAN-ATATÜRK DAM LAKE-DIYARBAKIR-DICLE RIVER-TEN-EYED BRIDGE-BATMAN-HASANKEYF-MIDYAT-GUEST HOUSE-MARDIN
After the open buffet breakfast we will have at our hotel in the morning, passing by the view of Atatürk Dam Lake, one of the most important projects of the Southeastern Anatolia Region, built on the Euphrates River, we cross the Nissibi Bridge and see the Atatürk Dam panoramically. In the Siverek district of Şanlıurfa province, seeing the rocky fields created by the Karacadağ Volcano, we continue our journey toward Diyarbakır, the oldest and most established city of the Southeast. Upon arriving 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 welcomes us as if saying "Welcome," and the city center, then we take a tea-coffee break facing the beauties of the historic Ten-Eyed Bridge and the Tigris River, located over the Tigris Valley, built in the Mervanid period, known as the place where the Suzan Suzi folk song was born. After our break, we have lunch in beautiful Batman, which has risen to provincial status from being a tiny village. Then we pass through the place where the Tigris River separates the two sides of Batman, the land of oil, called in Syriac "Kifos," in Ottoman Turkish meaning 'the City of Rocks and Caves', namely Hısn-ı Keyfa', that is, today's Hasankeyf. While observing the final works of the Ilısu Dam, we share in its sorrowful fate and cries. After getting information from our guide about the importance of the city, we go to Midyat, the "city of languages and religions." As the leader of the region in architecture, Midyat has preserved its historical structure so beautifully that one feels as if in a medieval city. The refined skills of the local stone masters within a rich architectural texture give Midyat the appearance of an open-air museum. You can also find the finest examples of the filigree art here, finely crafted by Syriac masters over centuries. After touring the streets of Midyat and shopping for filigree, cosmetic products, Syriac wine and pastries, we visit the Midyat Guest House, where the series Sıla and Adını Kalbime Yazdım were filmed and which has hosted many other series. We give you free time among the Historic Midyat Mansions so that you can have tattoos called dek and head coverings, and see the streets where the series "Uzak Şehir" was filmed. After the free time given, we go to our hotel in Mardin and stay there after dinner.MARDIN https://www.yaygrand.com/tr
DAY 4;MARDIN-DEYR-UL ZAFARAN MONASTERY-KASIMIYE MADRASA-MARDIN STREETS-HARRAN- HARRAN UNIVERSITY-HARRAN GREAT MOSQUE-HARRAN CASTLE-HARRAN MOUND-HARRAN CONE-DOME HOUSES-ŞANLIURFA
After the open buffet breakfast we will have at our hotel in the morning, we visit the Historic City of Mardin, which suits the slogan "a city to behold by day, a necklace by night," and the Deyr-ul Zafaran Monastery, which for a long period was a historical symbol of the religious and cultural presence of all Syriacs in the region. After the monastery visit, we visit the place hosting one of the finest examples of Sufi teaching, accompanied by its sorrowful story, the Kasımiye Madrasa, once one of the very important centers of education. We tour the structures integrated with Mardin culture and architecture and explore 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 molds, blue almond candy, chickpeas, coffee pots for mırra, and special handleless cups, or sip your tea and coffee facing the beauties of the Mesopotamian Plain. After our break, we go to Harran, whose name comes from its hot climate, and which is referred to in the Torah as Haran and in the Bible as a city with the same name, and which Islamic historians link to Qaynan, a grandson of Prophet Noah, or Aran (Haran), the brother of Prophet Abraham. The Harran Plain will embrace you in its endless expanse... Using this road, which travelers of the Silk Road used for thousands of years, when we reach Harran, we see panoramically the Harran University, Harran Great Mosque, Harran Mound, and Harran Castle, known as the first university of the Islamic era. We will visit the Harran Cone-Domed Houses with their unique architecture. After our tea and photo break, where we can chat with the local people and ride camels, we set off towards Şanlıurfa, the city of prophets. We see the Urfa Castle panoramically and settle into our hotel. For those who wish, we will go to the dining Urfa sıra gecesi, an essential part of the folk culture of Şanlıurfa and a must in GAP tours.ŞANLIURFA https://vizyonparkotel.com/
DAY 5; ŞANLIURFA-BALIKLIGÖL-AYN-ZELİHA LAKE-RIZVANIYE MOSQUE AND MADRASA-HALIL-UL RAHMAN MOSQUE-IRTH OF ABRAHAM CAVE-GÖBEKLİTEPE-HALFETI BOAT TOUR-GAZİANTEP
After the open buffet breakfast we had at our hotel in the morning, we start touring our City of Prophets, Şanlıurfa. In this city, an important place in the history of the heavenly religions, we see important sites such as Balıklı Göl (Halil-ül Rahman Lake), Ayn-ı Zeliha Lake, Rızvaniye Mosque and Madrasa, the cave where Prophet Abraham was born, and Halil-ül Mosque, the place where Prophet Abraham was thrown into the fire, and then give free time. After the free time, we start our tour of Göbeklitepe, the world's first temple, built 11,500 years ago and mysteriously covered up 2,000 years after it was built, which caused the rewriting of world history. Göbeklitepe, where the first sculpture workshop was found, is also known as the land where chickpeas, lentils, and wheat were first planted in the world and as the place where agricultural history began. After our Göbeklitepe visit, known as "the zero point of history", which changed the flow of history, we go to Halfeti, the lost city of the hidden paradise beneath the waters of the Euphrates. We listen to the story of our tranquil (CITTASLOW) city, from past to present, during our boat tour on the Birecik Dam. (extra) We panoramically see the submerged Rumkale, Historic Cave Houses, trees and even mosques, and the SWIMMING VILLAGE, much of which is under water and where you can see the submerged structures. While watching the sunken village, we all imagine the Halfeti of old times. 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-ZİNCİRYE BEDESTEN-BIG PASSAGE-ÇORLU
After the open buffet breakfast we had at our hotel, we begin touring our gastronomy city, the 9th province of Turkey in terms of population and our city with the title of "Gazi," which wrote an epic during our War of Independence, Gaziantep. Our first stop is the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, which stands out as a world-class museum where the magnificent mosaics of the Ancient City of Zeugma, submerged under the waters of the Birecik Dam, are exhibited, and which is one of the largest mosaic museums in the world. After this delightful visit accompanied by mythological stories, we set out to explore Gaziantep's streets. Leaving the museum and coming to the bazaar area, we see the Gaziantep Castle panoramically. We give free time at Zinciriye Bedesten, Big Passage, Almacı Market, Coppersmiths Bazaar and İmam Çağdaş. You can have coffee at the famous Historic Tahmis Coffee House, one of the oldest coffee houses in Turkey. During this free time where we can also have lunch, you can taste Gaziantep's unique flavors. After free time, around 14:00 we leave Gaziantep and head towards Çorlu, the Sun of Thrace. After the breaks on the way, we arrive in Çorlu in the morning hours and say goodbye to you, our valued guests, until we meet again on another Çorlu Travel tour.
Places to Visit: ADIYAMAN-NEMRUT MOUNTAIN-DIYARBAKIR-BATMAN-HASANKEYF-MARDIN-MIDYAT-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 at Hotels
*4 Open Buffet Breakfasts at Hotels
*3 Open Buffet or Set Menu Dinners at Hotels
*Onboard refreshments by Çorlu Travel (cold-hot beverages, cake and water once a day)
*City Tours and Excursions included in the program
*Professional Guides with badges from the Ministry of Tourism
*Mandatory Liability Insurance in accordance with Tourism Law No. 1618
*ÇORLU TRAVEL Guarantee
Not Included
*Lunches and the Sıra Night in Şanlıurfa
*All Extra Specified Activities
*Museum and Archaeological Site Entrance Fees
*Nemrut Mountain Minibus Fees
*Boat Tour in Halfeti
General Information
The tour duration is 6 nights 5 days, including the departure and return days, and includes 4 nights of hotel accommodation.
Our package prices include hotel, transportation, and sightseeing tours. Child discounts applied in tour packages are valid for one child only when accompanied by 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 and coach beds, participants reserving as a 3rd person and/or as a child are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible tightness in the rooms and the bed type. The 3rd bed is smaller than a standard bed.
Our tour is a package consisting of guidance, transportation, accommodation, and sightseeing tours and cannot be considered separately. Unused transportation, accommodation, sightseeing tour, etc. rights are not refundable.
Changes may be made in the accommodation areas and hotels, provided that they remain at the same standards depending on occupancy.
Our rest stops may be changed due to force majeure such as congestion, renovation, etc., provided that they remain the same in terms of location and service standards.
In the program schedule (the order of the places to be visited during the day or between days), the Guide may make changes if deemed necessary due to reasons such as Weather, Road Conditions, etc.
Çorlu Travel is not responsible for places that cannot be visited in our tour program due to force majeure (weather, road, congestion at places to be visited, etc.) or because our guests do not comply with the schedules given by our guide.
Extra tours such as night tours included in the tour program are carried out depending on the number of people and the conditions of the available staff. Extra tours carried out en route will be held even if not all passengers participate. On extra tours carried out en route, our guests who do 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 join the extra tours carried out en route are considered to have joined the tour by agreeing to wait at the rest stop.
Additional Service Fees may be added on top of the Package (transportation and accommodation) price and installmented as a total package. Our guests who are in discounted status pay this fee at the discounted rate.
At the time of reservation, a seat number promise and guarantee cannot be given under any circumstances. Transportation and hotel notes entered in the reservation are not guaranteed.
On our long tours, there is a seat rotation each day in a way that skips rows. Seats 3 and 4 in the vehicle belong to the guide and assistant.
In our tours by plane, the airline contract is valid for the sections related to the plane. Cancellation insurance does not cover air transportation. A tiered pricing system is available in our tours. The advertised price is the price opened from the lowest class. (In air tour programs, '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 case, Çorlu Travel is obliged to inform its guests personally.
If children under 18, who are not considered adults, do not join the tour together with one or both of their mother or father, it is mandatory to have the required consent forms for participation in the tour with them during the trip.
Persons are required to carry with them reports regarding health issues, pregnancy, and the medications they use regularly for their participation in the tour.
The scope of the mandatory travel insurance No. 1618 covers the agency's bankruptcy or the inability to provide the package tour service for any reason. It is not health insurance and does not cover treatment expenses. Private health insurance is the guest's own private expense.
The Cancellation Guarantee Package allows you to cancel your package tour, which you have purchased, up to 7 days before the start date, including force majeure. After cancellation, the full amount of the tour fee you paid will be refunded according to your payment method, after deducting the guarantee fee amount.
A tiered pricing system is applied to all our Cultural tour products. As the number of reservations within the package tour offered for sale increases (as the tour occupancy rate rises), prices increase gradually. In this case, price fixation cannot be made without receiving a prepayment.
When sufficient participation is not achieved, our guests may be able 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 stated in the package program, and Çorlu Travel is not responsible for delays arising from force majeure. Our guests will be dropped off at the points where they were picked up.
In accordance with the Traffic Law, wearing a seat belt is mandatory throughout the entire travel period in the vehicle; otherwise, Çorlu Travel has 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 given by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism only to citizens of the Republic of Türkiye. It is valid for one year in all museums and archaeological sites affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and provides free visits. The Museum Card is not included in the tour price. (Private administration and municipal operations, etc.) the museum card is not valid. 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 Türkiye. Museum entrance fees for foreign guests are their own responsibility.
Our recommendations:
Since we will generally be walking at the sightseeing locations, we recommend that you come prepared accordingly and dress considering the seasonal conditions. (fleece/sweater, hat, sunglasses, raincoat, etc.) Choose layered clothing from thin to thick (you may sweat while walking, and feel cold when you stop). Your shoes should be suitable for walking (soil, rock, mud, water, etc.). An ankle boot or sports shoes would be good. Have a small backpack with you (your hands should be free while walking). აუცილებლად bring spare clothing, socks, and shoes. We remind you to bring your medications if you have any, and enough film and spare batteries if you are taking photos/videos, and 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 on each tour. Our vehicles do not have headphones. Since charging your phone in vehicles with TV units reduces your phone's battery life, we recommend that you bring an external charger.
Buses:
(Used for 25 - 50 people)
Mercedes Travego/Tourismo 46+1+1 seating, ABS, ASR, air conditioning, 2 monitors, 2 refrigerators, kitchen unit 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, kitchen unit 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, kitchen unit 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, kitchen unit 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 THE CONSUMER LAW NO. 6502.
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