12 Days
12-Day Patriarch Tour
The full circuit — the Durupınar Noah's Ark site, Mount Ararat, plus every major biblical and archaeological site in eastern Turkey.
Adult
$3,600
Child
$2,400
Single-room supplement: $650/person
2026 Dates
- July 7 – 19, 2026
- August 18 – 30, 2026
- October 13 – 25, 2026
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 0Arrive Istanbul
- Day 1Fly to eastern Turkey; Mount Ararat views
- Day 2Fossil beds; Noah's Ark Visitor Center
- Day 3Arzap anchor stones; Urartu fortress; İshak Paşa Palace
- Day 4Euphrates River headwaters; Fish Lake
- Day 5Van city; archaeological museum; Van Castle
- Day 6Çavuştepe fortress; Akdamar Island monastery
- Day 7Travel to Batman
- Day 8Midyat church; Zerzevan Castle; Diyarbakır
- Day 9Diyarbakır sites; Mount Karaca; Mount Nemrut base
- Day 10Mount Nemrut summit; Göbekli Tepe; Şanlıurfa
- Day 11Abraham's birthplace; Urfa museum
- Day 12Job's Cave; Harran beehive homes; Jacob's Well
- Day 13Fly back to Istanbul
What's included
Included
- ✓All meals and water
- ✓Domestic flights within Turkey
- ✓Ground transportation
- ✓Airport pickup and drop-off
- ✓Hotels (double occupancy)
- ✓English-speaking guides
- ✓All site entrance fees
Not included
- —International flights to/from Istanbul
- —Gratuities
