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Ancient Cappadocia to Göbekli Tepe (April 2027)

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

A 10-night small-group tour (2–12 people) that the operator calls a tour of the megalithic sites of Turkey: Neolithic Çatalhöyük, the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations in Ankara, the Hittite capital Hattuşa and the rock sanctuary of Yazılıkaya, the underground cities of Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı in Cappadocia, Göbekli Tepe and its sister site Karahan Tepe, and the Commagene sanctuary on Mount Nemrut. Konya to Adıyaman with an English-speaking guide.

Operator
Eastern Turkey Tours
Dates
13 Apr 2027 – 23 Apr 2027
Duration
10 nights (11 days)
Price
from $4,200 per person (easternturkeytour.org 2026-11-05 ($4,200))
Language
EN
Status
Open

Sites visited

Çatalhöyük · Hattuşa · Yazılıkaya · Derinkuyu · Kaymaklı · Cappadocia · Göbekli Tepe · Karahan Tepe · Nemrut

What’s included

4/5-star hotels; all road transport; English-speaking guide; all museum and site entries; breakfasts and most dinners per itinerary; single room +15%; main tour ends at Adıyaman after night 10; optional Lake Van/Urartu extension to day 14, $970

Book on operator site →

You’ll go to Eastern Turkey 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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