3-Day Turkish Food & Culture Tour: Adana, Gaziantep & Sanliurfa
- Free cancellation up to 1 day before
- Instant confirmation
- Hotel pickup
- Guided tour in English
About this experience
Taste your way through three of southeastern Türkiye’s most distinctive culinary destinations on a private three-day journey from Istanbul.
Fly to Adana and begin with the city’s famous food culture before traveling privately through Gaziantep and Sanliurfa. Along the way, combine regional cuisine with some of Türkiye’s most important cultural and archaeological sites, including the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Harran, Balikligol and UNESCO-listed Gobeklitepe.
Discover the flavors, markets and traditions behind Adana, Gaziantep and Sanliurfa while traveling with your own private vehicle and licensed local guides.
This is more than a food tour. It is a private culinary and cultural journey through the landscapes, history and traditions of southeastern Türkiye.
Round-trip domestic flights from Istanbul and selected meals are included.
Next available dates
What’s included
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Domestic Flight Tickets - Round Trip
Not included
- Personal Expenses
Itinerary
- 1
Istanbul to Adana
Upon your arrival to the Adana airport, we will meet you and visit Roman Bridge and Sabancı Mosque. After we will have a dinner at one of the most decent restaurants of the town. Adana is famous with Adana Kebab and very different mezes. After dinner we will check in our hotel and rest.
- 2
Adana to Gaziantep
After breakfast at the hotel we will leave for Gaziantep. First we will visit Antep Castle. Gaziantep Castle is a castle first built by the Hittite Empire as an observation point and later built into a main castle by the Roman Empire on top of a hill. The castle has been renovated numerous times and took its final shape in 2000. Today, the castle is used as the Gaziantep Defence and Heroism Panoramic Museum.
- 3
Adana to Gaziantep
The museum's Hellenistic Greek and Roman mosaics are focused on Zeugma, which is said to have been founded as Seleucia by Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Kingdom after serving as a hetairoi military officer in the army of Alexander the Great.
- 4
Adana to Gaziantep
We will have lunch with the most delicious options of certificated Gaziantep foods.
- 5
Adana to Gaziantep
After lunch we will have walking tour in famous copper bazaar.
- 6
Gaziantep to Şanlıurfa
After breakfast at hotel we will drive to Şanlıurfa city. Upon arrival we will visit Harran Plain. With its untouched traditional life and characteristic houses.
- 7
Gaziantep to Şanlıurfa
Holly Lake is our next stop. This lake believed to be the fire that prophet Ibrahim has been thrown in to and fishes in the lake believed to be the woods of th fire.
- 8
Gaziantep to Şanlıurfa
Abraham is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will visit his birth cave.
- 9
Sanliurfa, Sanliurfa, Sanliurfa Province
Şanlıurfa is famous with its hot spicy cuisine. We will taste best examples of them.
- 10
Gaziantep to Şanlıurfa
We will see Gobeklitepe, a hilltop sanctuary erected on the highest point of an elongated mountain ridge some 15 km northeast of the town of Urfa. Pools of Holy CarpWhat makes Gobeklitepe unique in its class is the date it was built, which is roughly twelve thousand years ago, circa 10,000 BC.
- 11
Gaziantep to Şanlıurfa
We will drop you to the Şanlıurfa GAP airport for your flight to Istanbul. Upon your arrival we will transfer you to your hotel in Istanbul. End of our service.
Good to know
- Duration
- 3 days
- How you meet
- Hotel pickup
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Cancellation policy
- Free cancellation up to 1 day before
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Guide
- Guided tour in English
- Start times
- 09:00
Know before you go
- Passport required
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- No public transportation nearby
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts.
- 1 day or more before: full refund
- Less than 1 day before: no refund
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Frequently asked questions
How long does this experience last?
It lasts 3 days.
Can I cancel this booking?
Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts. 1 day or more before: full refund · Less than 1 day before: no refund
Is this experience guided, and in what language?
Guided tour in English
Is hotel pickup included?
Yes — hotel pickup is included.
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From AED 3,706 per person (8 travelers)Free cancellation
