3 Days Private Mardin & Mesopotamia Heritage Tour From Istanbul with Flights

(Lunch Included)

Pick up from your hotel in Istanbul and transfer to Istanbul Airport for the flight to Mardin. Upon arrival, meet with your private guide in Mardin Airport.

You will start the tour with Kasimiye Madrasa, a 15th-century theological school established during the Artuqid period. Then you will visit Deyrulzafaran Monastery, also known as Mor Hananyo Monastery, residence of the Metropolitan of Mardin.

It reached its current form in the 18th century, but it was founded in the 5th century AD, when the first church was built there.

You will have a lunch break in an authentic restaurant to taste local cuisine.

In the afternoon, first you will visit Mardin Grand Mosque, reflecting Artuqid architecture. And finally, you will finish the day by walking through the narrow streets of the Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage site, discovering stone houses, and the Bazaar where you will be able to find traditional handicrafts and souvenirs.

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel.

Overnight in Mardin hotel.

(Breakfast and Lunch Included)

After breakfast, you will meet your private guide and start the day with Sakıp Sabancı Mardin City Museum (formerly an army barrack from the 19th century), where you can see artefacts showing the history of the city.

Then you continue to Midyat district, about an hour drive from Mardin, known for its attractive villages and monasteries. Midyat was an Assyrian village during the Ottoman period. You will visit Midyat Guest House, an old Assyrian house from the 19th century.

You will have a lunch break in Midyat.

After lunch, you will continue with Mor Gabriel (Saint Gabriel) Monastery, one of the oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monasteries in the world, as it is dating from the 5th century.

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel.

Overnight in Mardin hotel.

(Breakfast and Lunch Included)

After breakfast, you will meet your private guide and start the day with the Museum of Mardin, where you can see a collection of artifacts showing the history of the city.

Zinciriye Madrasa (Isa Bey Madrasa), a 14th-century Islamic school is the next place to visit. It also served as a religious school until the 1920s, the republican revolution.

Before your lunch break, you will visit Mor Behnam (Kirklar) Church, the Church of the 40 Martyrs, dating from 569, built in honour of Syriac Saint Behnam and his sister.

Finally you finish your tour with the famous Dara Ancient City, administrative and military base of Upper Mesopotamia, also known as Ephesus of Mesopotamia.

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Mardin Airport for your flight to Istanbul. You will be met by our representative at the airport and transferred to your hotel in Istanbul.

This is the end of our service. We sincerely hope to welcome you as our guest again!