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Eastern Turkey (Türkiye): Göbekli Tepe, Mt. Nemrud & the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East

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

Scholar-led 16-day tour of eastern Turkey (Türkiye) with classicist Dr Jennifer Tobin: Ani, Diyarbakır, Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe, Mount Nemrud and a private tour of Ayanis with its excavation director.

Operator
Far Horizons
Led by
Dr Jennifer Tobin
Dates
4 May 2027 – 19 May 2027
Duration
16 days
Price
from $12,000 per person (operator page 2026-10-19)
Language
EN
Status
Open

Sites visited

Göbekli Tepe · Karahan Tepe · Nemrut · Ani

What’s included

Limited to 14 participants; single supplement $1,000; optional Istanbul pre-trip 1–5 May ($4,000); $500 early-booking reduction

Book on operator site →

You’ll go to Far Horizons’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.

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