1 Night and 2 Days Private Gobeklitepe Tour from Istanbul

Wonderful tour for a solo run. Safe, friendly & the foodie will love this. Two Tepe’s for the price of one.

If you want to see Gobeklitepe and other ancient spots this is a must book. Selim takes care of everything and had a white glove approach. We initially were trying to figure out how to see the ruins on our own and it was overwhelming with how far it was and knowing where to stay. Selim arranges first class transport from your hotel in IST to the airport, arranges your flight, picks you up from the airport, shows you all the history some as old as 12000 years, takes care of your accommodations at the cutest hotel that use to be a church and has so much character, takes you around the second day before dropping you off at the airport. Your flight back to IST and transport to your hotel is pre arranged. Aside from the logistics being seamlessly arranged his timing was perfect. We got to see everything before the big tour buses came for the day and things got to busy. He knew the best photo spots and was so knowledgeable and pointed out details around all the spots in Sanliurfa that we never would have known or noticed on our own. He also took us to the best lunch spots with the most delicious flavors. This is worth every penny because you are taken care of the entire time.

Selim's a native of Urfa and he seems to know everyone there. He has connections with the archaeological teams excavating the local ancient sites, not to mention connections with the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. These connections give him deep insider knowledge of what's going on at these sites that no one else can compete with. Selim has an impressive knowledge of the region and the broader Middle East generally. I'm a hard core history nerd and I was able to go deep with him and he was able to answer any question I threw at him. If you want the insider's tour of the neolithic and bronze age Fertile Crescent from the tour guide's tour guide, this is for you.

I was looking for a solo tour to the historical sites around Şanlıurfa and I am so glad I found Selim! He is very knowledgeable and also very passionate about the history and sites in the region. I feel like I got so much more out of every place we visited because I was there with Selim. He also took me to great places for food and helped me organise transfers for the rest of my trip in Mardin. I would highly recommend booking with him!

We met Selim at our hotel and it was the start of a beautiful friendship - he grew up in Sanliurfa and knows everyone, and took us to restaurants where locals eat fabulous food for very reasonable prices, rather than the tourist traps. We came to visit Gobekli Tepe and were not disappointed - Selim is very knowledgeable about all the archeological sites and took us to Gobeckli and Karahan Tepe on the first day and the next day we drove to the ancient site of Harran and visited the Museum in Sanliurfa which should not be missed - many of the artifacts from Gobeckli and Karahan are on display there. Altogether a great experience and we really enjoyed Sanliurfa - thank you Selim!