Boutique Mardin Tour by Plane from Ankara - 2 Nights

DIYARBAKIR - SULUKLU HAN - CEMIL PASA MANSION - ZERZEVAN CASTLE - MARDIN - HISTORICAL STREETS - LIVING MUSEUM

Our tour starts by meeting at the airport at 5.40 AM. We complete our check-in procedures at the airport with our ID card or driver's license. After passing through security, we depart for Diyarbakir with the Ajet HY Ankara - Diyarbakir flight departing at 07.55. Upon arrival in Diyarbakir, we board our vehicle waiting for us and first visit the Diyarbakir Grand Mosque, believed to be one of the oldest mosques in Islamic history and the 5th Harem-i Sharif, located within the city walls. Afterwards, we see and photograph the Ten-Eyed Bridge built over the Tigris River and the Hevsel Gardens. Then, we visit the approximately 130-year-old Cemil Pasa Mansion, which is now opened as a City Museum (depending on density, the Cahit Sitki Taranci House may be visited instead of the Cemil Pasa Mansion). After our mansion visit, we have our tea break at Suluklu Han. Following our tea break, we see the Mardin Gate panoramically and depart for Mardin. On our way, we visit Zerzevan Castle, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Zerzevan Castle is one of the best-preserved Roman garrisons in the world with its military settlement, underground and above-ground structures. The places we will see here are; South Tower, Church, Arsenal, Water Cisterns, Residences, Necropolis Area, and Mithraeum. After our castle tour, we set off for Mardin, the fairy-tale city where stone comes to life. We carry out our tour in Old Mardin on foot. The places we will see during our walk accompanied by our guide are; Latifiye Mosque, Grand Mosque, Revakli Bazaar, Coppersmiths Bazaar, Sahtana Family House, Sehidiye Mosque, Historical Houses, Abbaras, and the Old Government House. Afterwards, we visit the Living Museum. It is a museum where the fading cultures of Mesopotamia are practiced with live performances. Inside, many activities such as Copper Workshop, Filigree Workshop, Almond Candy Workshop, Reyhani Game Room, Dengbej Room, Lead Pouring, Erbane Room, and Root Dye Application Room are demonstrated practically. After our museum tour, we meet with our vehicle and depart for our hotel. For those who wish, we depart from our hotel for dinner (Extra).

Morning Breakfast: Will be taken as an extra.

Lunch: Will be taken as an extra.

Dinner: Will be taken as an extra.

Accommodation: Mardin Hotels etc.

Route: Diyarbakir - Zerzevan Castle (60 km) Mardin - Zerzevan Castle (40 km)

Total Distance to be Covered: 100 km

Hotel Check-in Time: 18.00

HABERLI SYRIAC VILLAGE - CAVE YEZIDI VILLAGE - KAFRO VILLAGE - DARA ANCIENT CITY - BEYAZ SU RECREATION AREA - MIDYAT

Our tour continues after breakfast at our hotel in the morning by heading to the Kasimiye Madrasa, where we can see the Mesopotamian Plain from above. After visiting this historical structure, we depart for the Dara Ancient City, known as the Ephesus of the East. In the Dara Ancient City, which was one of the most important settlements of Upper Mesopotamia in history, we see the Water Cisterns, Historical Stone Quarry, and Cemetery. After our ancient city tour, we depart for Beyazsu via Nusaybin. Beyazsu is like an oasis in the arid and treeless geography of Mardin with its cool and clear water, local trees, and greenery. After our tea and coffee break by the water (subject to availability), we take a photo break in Kafro village, an old Syriac village famous as the Pizza Village. Then, after our lunch break in Midyat, we depart for the Syriac settlement of Haberli Village (Basibrin). After visiting the open church in this village, which has produced 3 patriarchs, 3 patriarch assistants, and 31 metropolitans, we go to the abandoned Cave Village (Kiwex). After visiting the cemetery and the old settlement in the village, which was once a Yezidi settlement and is now completely abandoned, we leave the village and settle into our hotel in Midyat.

Morning Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour price.

Lunch: Will be taken as an extra at a point determined by our guide.

Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour price.

Accommodation: Midyat Hotels etc.

Route: Dara - Mardin (15 km) Dara - Beyaz Su (80 km) Beyaz Su - Midyat (50 km) Midyat Surroundings Tours (60 km)

Total Distance to be Covered: 205 km

Hotel Check-in Time: 17.00

MOR GABRIEL MONASTERY - FILIGREE BAZAARS - HASANKEYF - MALABADI BRIDGE

Our tour continues after breakfast at the hotel by departing for the Mor Gabriel Monastery (Deyrulumur), which is at least 400 years older than any monastery founded on Mount Athos in Greece. After our visit to the monastery, which is one of the nine churches and monasteries in Tur Abdin included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2021, we depart for historical Midyat, a part of Upper Mesopotamia. We give free time in the bazaars for you to buy souvenirs, jewelry, and Syriac wines made from filigree, which is the silver processing art unique to Midyat. You can take nice photos by walking among the Historical Midyat Houses. At the end of the free time, we depart for the shopping point where you can find almond candy, walnut sausage, and Dibek coffee. After our shopping break, we depart for Hasankeyf, whose old settlement remains under dam waters. After seeing the Sultan Suleyman Mosque Minaret, Imam Abdullah Zawiya, and Zeynel Bey Tomb, which were moved here from the old settlement, panoramically, we depart for Batman, the land of oil. We head to the Historical Malabadi Bridge, which is also mentioned in songs, via the Batman city center. After photographing the stone arch bridge with the largest arch span that has survived to the present day, we depart for Ankara with our Ajet Airlines flight departing from Diyarbakir at 21.00. We bid you farewell with sadness, hoping to meet you on our next trip. Goodbye...

Morning Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel and is included in the tour price.

Lunch: Will be taken as an extra.

Dinner: Return day. Will be taken as an extra at a point determined by our guide.

Accommodation: RETURN DAY. THERE IS NO ACCOMMODATION TODAY.

Route: Midyat Surroundings Tours (30 km) Midyat - Hasankeyf (65 km) Hasankeyf - Malabadi Bridge (70 km) Malabadi Bridge - Diyarbakir AIRPORT (110 km)

Total Distance to be Covered: 275 km

Total Tour Distance: 580 km

CLIMATE

A continental climate is observed in our Eastern Anatolia Region. The characteristic of the continental climate is that winters are cold and snowy, and summers are generally hot and dry. In places where the continental climate is seen, winter starts early and there is an average of 90 days of snow cover. Summers also start as early as winter and are hot, but since the humidity is low, this heat is not felt much; the temperature difference between night and day and the annual temperature difference is very high.

BUSES

MERCEDES TRAVEGO & TOURISMO: 46+1+1 Seating, Abs, Asr, Air Conditioning, Body Lowering/Raising System, Tempomat (Speed Limiter and Cruise Control), TV, DVD Player (DVD, VCD, CD, MP3), 15" LCD monitor in the front and middle.

MAN FORTUNA: 46+1+1 Seating, Abs, Asr, Air Conditioning, Body Lowering/Raising System, Tempomat (Speed Limiter and Cruise Control), TV, DVD Player (DVD, VCD, CD, MP3), 15" LCD monitor in the front and middle.

NEOPLAN CITYLINER / TOURLINER: 46+1+1 Seating, Abs, Asr, Air Conditioning, Body Lowering/Raising System, Tempomat (Speed Limiter and Cruise Control), TV, DVD Player (DVD, VCD, CD, MP3), 15" LCD monitor in the front and middle.

TEMSA SAFIR / MARATON: 46+1+1 Seating, Abs, Asr, Air Conditioning, Body Lowering/Raising System, Tempomat (Speed Limiter and Cruise Control), TV, DVD Player (DVD, VCD, CD, MP3), 15" LCD monitor in the front and middle.

MIDIBUSES

ISUZU TURKUAZ: 31+1 or 27+1 Seating, Abs, Asr, Air Conditioning, 1 Monitor, 1 Refrigerator, Kitchen Unit with Water Heater, Reading Lights, Sound System for Guide Announcements, CD and DVD Player.

NOVO LUX: 31+1 or 27+1 Seating, Abs, Asr, Air Conditioning, 1 Monitor, 1 Refrigerator, Kitchen Unit with Water Heater, Reading Lights, Sound System for Guide Announcements, CD and DVD Player.

TEMSA PRESTIGE: 31+1 or 27+1, 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

MERCEDES SPRINTER: 12+1 or 16+1 Seating, Abs, Asr, Air Conditioning, 1 Refrigerator, Reading Lights, Sound System for Guide Announcements, CD and DVD Player.

VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER: 12+1 or 16+1 Seating, Abs, Asr, Air Conditioning, 1 Refrigerator, Reading Lights, Sound System for Guide Announcements, CD and DVD Player.

NOTE: Depending on the number of people in our tours, any of the vehicle types mentioned above are used.

OUR TOUR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONSUMER LAW NO. 6502.