Konya Shab-i Arus and Akşehir Tour 12-14 December 2026
Tour Detail
KONYA MEVLANA
(ŞEB-I ARUS)-AKŞEHİR TOUR
2 NIGHTS-3 DAYS
1 NIGHT HALF BOARD ACCOMMODATION
12-14 DECEMBER 2026
6,500 TL
DAY 1: ÇORLU DEPARTURE
Tour Departure Points;
20:30 In front of Çerkezköy Chamber of Commerce
20:30 In front of Tekirdağ Sahil Özcanlar Köfte
21:30 Behind the old Girls’ Vocational High School in Çorlu (across from Vatan Computer) and in front of Orion Mall
22:00 Across from Silivri Kipa Stop Büfe
22:30 Mahmutbey Tollgates (İbrahim Tatlıses Bridge)
22:45 Kavacık Stop (Anatolian Side)
The journey starts from behind the old girls' vocational high school in Çorlu. Accompanied by the refreshments served on our bus, we arrive in Konya, the capital of the Anatolian Seljuk State.
DAY 2: SİLLE VILLAGE-HACI AĞA HAMAM and MUSEUM-AYA-ELENA CHURCH- İNCE MİNARE-MEVLANA MUSEUM-SULTAN SELİM MOSQUE-ÜÇLER TOMB AND MONUMENT OF MARTYRS-ŞEMS-İ TEBRİZİ TOMB-ALAADDİN KEYKUBAT MOSQUE and HILL-KARATAY MADRASA-MERAM VINEYARDS and BRIDGE-TAVUS BABA TOMB-KONYA
We begin our tour first with Sille, a very old Greek village connected to the Selçuklu Municipality, located 7 km from the center of Konya, whose history dates back 6,000 years. The stone houses commonly seen in Greek settlements in Sille, as well as the houses and churches carved into rocks that we are accustomed to seeing in the Cappadocia region, present quite beautiful views. Among the sights we will see here are the Hacı Ağa Hamamı, Ottoman bridges, rock tombs dating back thousands of years, and the Aya-Elena Church, built 1500 years ago. Guests who wish may have breakfast during free time (Extra). In the continuation of our program, we visit İnce Minare and then continue our tour by entering through the dervish gate of the Mevlana Museum of Hz. Mevlana, which was the palace rose garden during the Seljuk period and is now famous worldwide with the saying “Come, come, whoever you are, come”. We continue our tour with the dervish cells located in the northwest of the museum, the matbah located in the south, and after the Hâmûsân (Silent Ones) gate opening to the Üçler Cemetery, on the east of the courtyard we tour the main building, which includes the semahane and prayer hall sections, as well as the tombs of Sinan Pasha, Fatma Hatun and Hasan Pasha, and then we view the Sultan Selim Mosque panoramically. We are visiting the Üçler Tomb and Monument of Martyrs, located just across from the Mevlana Museum. We give time for lunch to taste Konya's local flavors. After lunch, we continue our Konya tour. We visit the tomb of Şems-i Tebrizi Hz. Our next stops are the Alaaddin Keykubat Mosque and hill. The Karatay Madrasa, built in 649, has been used as the Karatay Tile Works Museum since 1955 to the present day. Meram Vineyards area, after sipping your tea in the tea gardens next to the Historic Meram Bridge, we visit the Tavus Baba Tomb located in the Meram area. Then, after the dinner we will have at our hotel, we move to the Konya Cultural Center to watch the Şeb-i Arus ceremonies. After watching the sema performances, we return to our hotel.https://gherdangoldotel.com.tr/
DAY 3:KONYA-BUTTERFLY VALLEY-AKŞEHİR-NASRETTİN HOCA TOMB-LAUGHTER PARK-ÇORLU
After the breakfast we will have at the hotel in the morning we continue our Konya tour. We move to Butterfly Valley, holder of the title of Europe’s largest tropical butterfly garden. We complete our visit to Butterfly Valley, designed for more than 15 species and over 1000 butterflies to fly comfortably. We give time for lunch. After the lunch break, we move to historical Akşehir’s town, and after our visits to the Nasrettin Hoca Tomb and Laughter Park, famous for his quick wit and grown up listening to many of his stories, we end our program and head back to Çorlu. We bid farewell by dropping you, our valued guests, at the points where we picked you up, and look forward to seeing you at the next Çorlu Travel organization.
Places to Visit: SİLLE VILLAGE-BUTTERFLY GARDEN-MEVLANA MUSEUM-ÜÇLER TOMB-MONUMENT OF MARTYRS-ŞEMS-İ TEBRİZİ TOMB-ALAADDİN KEYKUBAT MOSQUE AND HILL- KARATAY MADRASA-İNCE MİNARE-MERAM VINEYARDS-TAVUS BABA TOMB-AKŞEHİR-NASRETTİN HOCA TOMB-LAUGHTER PARK
What's Included
*Transportation by 46 or 50-passenger Mercedes Travego or Tourismo luxury buses
*On-board refreshments (cold drinks, tea, coffee, cake, water)
*Surrounding area and city tours included in the program
*1 night half-board accommodation at the hotel (dinner + breakfast)
*Professional guides licensed by the Ministry of Tourism
*Mandatory travel insurance in accordance with Tourism Law No. 1618
Not Included
*All lunches and drinks taken with meals
*All personal expenses
*All additional specified activities
*Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
*Whirling dervish show tickets (shows will be in the evening)