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Human origins, Neolithic and Bronze Age Turkey (September)

Enclosure with T-shaped pillars at Karahan Tepe
Enclosure with T-shaped pillars at Karahan Tepe. Photo: tobeytravels / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

September departure of the 12-day Neolithic Turkey tour (Çatalhöyük, Cappadocia, Hattusa, Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe, Mount Nemrut). The accompanying expert is "to be confirmed shortly" per the operator.

Operator
New Scientist Discovery Tours
Dates
8 Sept 2027 – 19 Sept 2027
Duration
12 days
Price
from £4,895 per person (newscientist.com 2026-11-09 (£4,895))
Language
EN
Status
Open

Sites visited

Göbekli Tepe · Karahan Tepe · Çatalhöyük · Cappadocia · Nemrut

What’s included

Expert talks, B&B hotels, 11 breakfasts and 5 dinners, three internal flights, all site entries; single supplement £870

Book on operator site →

You’ll go to New Scientist Discovery Tours’s own page to check availability and book. Always confirm the latest details there.

Site guides for this tour

Göbekli Tepe & Karahan Tepe
Monumental T-pillar enclosures near Şanlıurfa, built by hunter-gatherers roughly 9600–8200 BCE.
Derinkuyu & Cappadocia Underground Cities
Multi-level cities cut into volcanic tuff, deep enough to shelter thousands.

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