Excursion d'une journée à Gobeklitepe et Harran au départ d'Istanbul

Abdulbaki was a wonderful guide! He took very good care of my on my adventures with him to Gobekli Tepe and Harran. I learned a lot about the history of the excavations of the site and other local areas. The restaurant stops were of good quality and value. I am glad I decided to go on this day trip.

The tour was excellent, however we were 4 adults in a medium size car which was a little uncomfortable in the hot weather.

Ibrahim is extremely knowledgeable and very passionate about the history of Anatolia in general. I learned so much more than I anticipated and realized I need to make another trip back to the region lol. As a solo female traveler, he made me feel welcomed and comfortable. Thank you for bringing ancient history to life with your enthusiasm for your culture that is rich with mysteries still to be uncovered!

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A little on the pricey side, but we had to make our visit to Gobekli Tepe a day trip only. This involved 1 hr 45 min flights to/from Southern Turkey and a very long but wonderful day. Our guide was Ibrahim Toprak, a very friendly, well-spoken, and certainly knowledgeable private guide. Ibrahim is studying Archaeology at University and led us through an "insider's view" of Gobekl Tepe, museums, and local sights. Gobekli Tepe was, of course, the highlight, and seeing the oldest creations of our earliest human civilizations was outstanding and a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Highly recommend this very full day, and see if you can get Ibrahim as your guide! The only downside was the car arrangements for getting to/from the airport from our lodging. Drivers were confused, and the overall process was cumbersome and pretty inefficient. But this was only a minor issue, and we arrived safely and on time at our destinations, given the crazy Istanbul traffic. LOL

What an amazing tour! Ibrahim was a fabulous guide and wealth of knowledge. He is passionate about his work and the information that he shares. His English is very good and he is easy to understand. He is proactive to make sure that everything goes smoothly. I was so grateful to meet him and be able to visit these sacred sites. I highly recommend him!

it was a matter of great Chance to have as my guide to Göbekli tepe, karahan tepe and Harran, İbrahim. He was really kind and polite with excellent English and nice manners, full of knowledge and real interest for history, he decoded these amazing monuments and gave me information about every part we visited. without his help, my visit to this spectacular location would be nonsense. Yiu need a certified official tour guide in order to understand the importance of the findings and of the area. if you visit these archaeological sites, don't do it without İbrahim. He is one of a kind in his work. I strongly propose him as a great professional.

It was a bucket list for me; this 19 hr. day tour with a personal guide who was most pleasant,caring, professional,& thoroughly knowledgeable on the subject matter.IbrahimToprak’s mastery of specific history/archaeology for this sight with most relevant information should see him teaching at the university level.

While researching an archaeology-related holiday visit to eastern Turkey’s mesmerizing Göbeklitepe, Karahan Tepe and other ancient culture sites, we came across some glowing reviews of guide, Ibrahim Toprak (i.h.toprak63@gmail.com). His considerable knowledge of the 12,000 year-old pre-pottery Neolithic period we were most interest in (plus the many other periods of relevance to our trip), along with his curiosity, willingness to debate and consider factors beyond archeology to make sense of the ancient sites’ mysteries, his connections and charm were all strong points. We booked Ibrahim exclusively for 4 full days, with Şanlıurfa as our base (we chose the charming Tessera Hotel in Sanliurfa, close to the bazaar and the museum). In the weeks prior to the visit, we, with Ibrahim and his associate Adnan at Laal DMC (and some help from ChatGPT), crafted an itinerary. Ibrahim’s passion for the pre-pottery period, his current archeology academic studies (he is currently on his 3rd university degree, with two more in view), his open mindedness toward popular researchers and sense-makers like Graham Hancock and Andrew Collins, his knowledge of off-the-beaten track points of historic interest, his pleasant, curious and engaging personality and, by no means least, his sensible driving technique, made him an ideal guide and companion. We considered other guides, tour operators and hotel suggestions but were struck by how many “memorise the brochure” guides there are, without academic background or innate curiosity. You get what you pay for: if you are looking for a whistle stop through history, some of these cheaper options may be OK. But if you want to look into newly unearthed dig sites, ponder the carvings, statues and iconography that is crying out for explanation, join the dots between sites, sources and possible meanings, and debate ancient structures, astronomy, ritual, agriculture and the rise of early civilization over small, steaming cups of pistachio coffee near the brass-beaters of Şanlıurfa bazaar, Ibrahim is an example of a new generation of freelance guides worth investing time with. Ibrahim, thanks again and we hope to meet again in a decade to celebrate your PhD!

We had a fantastic day here. Our guide Ibrahim was wonderful. Him having a first hand experience in the field as he works on his archeology degree was fascinating. His knowledge of the culture and history was more than we could have asked for. The significance of Gobeklitepe in our understanding of civilization and the implications it have to archeology and the future of what we may discover was breath taking and a wonderful experience to get to see first hand. Would 10/10 recommend visiting and taking this tour if going to turkey

Ibrahim was an AMAZING guide on our trip to Sanilurfa. It is a growing tourist destination and full of so much history (basically the start of civilization as we know it). The company was very professional, accommodated all of our requests, was timely and the information Ibrahim shared about Gobekli Tepe, Harran and Sanilurfa was very educational. Make sure this is a stop on your Türkiye trip!