Human origins, Neolithic and Bronze Age Turkey (May)
12 days with archaeologist Dr Sinan Ünlüsoy from Istanbul to Çatalhöyük, Aşıklı Höyük, the Kaymaklı underground city, Hattusa, Şanlıurfa, Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe and Mount Nemrut (with Intrepid Travel).
- Operator
- New Scientist Discovery Tours
- Led by
- Dr Sinan Ünlüsoy
- Dates
- 13 May 2027 – 24 May 2027
- Duration
- 12 days
- Price
- from £4,895 per person (newscientist.com 2026-11-09 (£4,895))
- Language
- EN
- Status
- Open
Sites visited
Göbekli Tepe · Karahan Tepe · Çatalhöyük · Cappadocia · Nemrut
What’s included
Expert talks, B&B hotels, 11 breakfasts and 5 dinners, three internal flights, all site entries; single supplement £850
You’ll go to New Scientist Discovery Tours’s own page to check availability and book. Always confirm the latest details there.
Site guides for this tour
Monumental T-pillar enclosures near Şanlıurfa, built by hunter-gatherers roughly 9600–8200 BCE.Derinkuyu & Cappadocia Underground Cities
Multi-level cities cut into volcanic tuff, deep enough to shelter thousands.
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