We are picked up from your hotel in Gaziantep in the morning and heading towards Nemrut. We start the Nemrut tour.
The first stop of our tour is the Karakus Tumulus, a monumental tomb belonging to the Commagene Royal family, named after the eagle statue standing on the south column. We continue our tour with a short break in Karakuş Tumulus with the Cendere Bridge.
Cendere Bridge; It was built by the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus in the narrowest part of the Kahta Stream and is still used today; however, it is closed to vehicle traffic. After the wonderful photos we took on the Cendere bridge, we are heading towards Old Kahta Castle and Devil's Bridge, now known as Yeni Kale.
After the Old Kahta Castle, we continue our tour with Arsemia Ruins, which is the summer capital of Commagene Civilization. The city, located on the banks of the Kahta Stream, BC. It was founded in the beginning of the 3rd century by Arsames, the ancestor of Commagenians.
After the trip to Arsemia Ruins, we continue our tour with the NEMRUT MOUNTAİN Ruins, which is the highest "Open Air Museum" in the world, with its magnificent sculptures that watch the sun rise and witness the sunset for thousands of years, and the meters with a length of 2,206 meters.
We reach the east terrace and go to the west terrace with stone steps carved into the bedrock of Mount Nemrut Ruins, then we pass to the west terrace to watch the sunset. We watch the sunset and end our tour here. After end of the tour return to hotel.
We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Booking Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.