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2DaysTours: Expanding Your Experience in Turkey
Experience the magic of time travel with 2DaysTours. We are an interactive tour company that will transport you back in time to the most extraordinary and historical locations in Turkey. We do short one-to-three-day tours leaving Istanbul to the most historical and exciting locations in Turkey. Our locations are safe and there are no hidden fees. The guides have an in-depth knowledge of the locations and its history and are there to help you with all your questions and concerns. Check out our tours below.
The Genesis tour is a two-day tour to eastern Turkey in Upper Mesopotamia where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers form. This is the fertile crescent also known as the cradle of civilization because of its rich soil and location of the worlds first civilizations. The first stop on the itinerary is Göbekli tepe which is the oldest temple ever discovered and it has also been named as the “zero point of human history” because this is where hunter gatherers began to transition to settled agriculture. This is a pre-pottery Neolithic archeological site that is 12,000 years old. We will then visit the city of Urfa, ancient Edessa also known as the city of prophets. Here we will explore the Cave of Abraham (the birthplace of the Biblical Abraham) and the Kazzaz Bazar which once serviced travelers on the Silk Road. The next morning, we make our way to Tas Tepeler which means “stone hills.” This area marks the beginning of civilization and is where we find the worlds first village, Karahan Tepe. The next stops on the tour are Sogmater; the city of ancient star worshipers, the well of Moses, and the ancient city of Harran.
The Mount Nemrut tour is a one-day tour (or an add-on to the Genesis tour) to Adiyaman in Eastern Turkey. It was designated a UNESCO Heritage Site in 1987 and has been named the 8th Wonder of the World. Crowning one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus Mountain range is the temple-tomb built by the late Hellenistic King Antiochos I of the Commagene Kingdom in the 1st century BC as a monument to himself. It is one of the best places in the world to see the sunrise and the sunset. Monumental statues of Greek and Persian gods are perched upon their thrones on both sides of the mountain sitting in front of the sanctuaries. We will also be visiting Karakulus Tumulus, Cendere Bridge, and the ancient city of Arsemia. This day tour is a day you will never forget. It is full of ancient history and natural beauty all around you.
The Göbekli Tepe tour is a one-day tour flying to Sanliurfa, Turkey from Istanbul and back. Göbekli Tepe is a 12,000 year old Neolithic archeological site that predates pottery, the wheel, metal work, agriculture and civilizations. Göbekli Tepe is the oldest temple in the world and the world’s oldest megalith. To put it in perspective this site is 6,500 years older than the Great Pyramids of Egypt and potentially the earliest forms of writing, predating the Sumerians by 5,000 years. The temple was built by hunter-gatherers and helps on shedding light on the development of human civilizations. Göbekli Tepe is known as the “zero point of human history” because this is where hunter-gatherers first began to farm and cultivate the land. It was previously theorized that agriculture came before religion and complex social structures, but the discovery of Göbekli Tepe has rewritten what we thought we knew about who we are and where we came from.
