Out for the day
Day Trips from Gaziantep: 8 Places Worth the Ride
The best day trips from Gaziantep are Antioch, Göbekli Tepe, and Mount Nemrut. They are 77 to 212 km away: out after breakfast, back in time for dinner.
1Historic & Cultural · Hatay
Antioch
181 km away · about 2.5 hours each way
Antioch was a city located in northern Syria at the site of modern Antakya, Turkey. Founded in 300 BC, Antioch became one of the most important cities of the ancient eastern Mediterranean. The capital of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, it remained significant under the Roman and Byzantine Empires, and during the Crusades was the centre of the Principality of Antioch.
2Historic & Cultural · Şanlıurfa
Göbekli Tepe
172 km away · about 2.5 hours each way
Göbekli Tepe is a Neolithic archaeological site in Upper Mesopotamia (al-Jazira) in modern-day Turkey. The settlement was inhabited from around 9500 BCE to at least 8000 BCE, during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. It is known for its large circular structures that contain large stone pillars – among the world's oldest known megaliths. Many of these pillars are decorated with anthropomorphic details, clothing, and sculptural reliefs of wild animals, providing archaeologists insights into prehistoric religion and the iconography of the period. The 15 m (50 ft) high, 8 ha (20-acre) tell is covered with ancient domestic structures and other small buildings, quarries, and stone-cut cisterns from the Neolithic, as well as some traces of activity from later periods.
3Nature & Adventure · Adıyaman
Mount Nemrut
196 km away · about 3 hours each way
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is a 2,150-metre-high mountain in southeastern Turkey, notable for the summit where a number of large statues are erected around what is assumed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC. It is one of the highest peaks in the east of the Taurus Mountains. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Also thereArsameia
4Historic & Cultural · Hatay
Alalakh
160 km away · about 2.5 hours each way
Alalakh is an ancient archaeological site approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Antakya in what is now Turkey's Hatay Province. It flourished as an urban settlement in the Middle and Late Bronze Age, c. 2000–1200 BC. The city contained palaces, temples, private houses and fortifications. The remains of Alalakh have formed an extensive mound covering around 22 hectares. In the Late Bronze Age, Alalakh was the capital of the local kingdom of Mukiš.
Also thereTell Ta'yinat
5Historic & Cultural
Carchemish
77 km away · about 1 hour each way
Carchemish, also spelled Karkemish, was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during its history the city was independent, but it was also part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo-Assyrian Empires. In Roman times the city bore the name Europus..
6Historic & Cultural · Osmaniye
Karatepe
129 km away · about 2 hours each way
Karatepe is a Neo-Hittite fortress and open-air museum in Osmaniye Province in southern Turkey lying at a distance of about 23 km from the district center of Kadirli. It is sited in the Taurus Mountains, on the right bank of the Ceyhan River. The site is contained within Karatepe-Aslantaş National Park.
7Historic & Cultural · Adana
Mopsuestia
196 km away · about 3 hours each way
Mopsuestia is an ancient city in Cilicia Campestris on the Pyramus River located approximately 20 km east of ancient Antiochia in Cilicia. From the city's harbor, the river is navigable to the Mediterranean Sea, a distance of over 40 km. The 1879 book A Latin Dictionary, the 1898 book Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia and the 1920 La Cilicie mention that the city at that time was called Missis or Messis, but in 1960 the name changed to Yakapınar.
Also thereYılankale
8Historic & Cultural · Malatya
Arslantepe
212 km away · about 3 hours each way
Arslantepe, also known as Melid, was an ancient city on the Tohma River, a tributary of the upper Euphrates rising in the Taurus Mountains. It has been identified with the modern archaeological site of Arslantepe near Malatya, Turkey. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Arslantepe Mound in 2021.
Good to know
What is the best day trip from Gaziantep?
Antioch is the best-known: 181 km away · about 2.5 hours each way.
What is the closest day trip from Gaziantep?
Carchemish: 77 km away · about 1 hour each way.
Do we need a tour for day trips from Gaziantep?
Not necessarily. Most of these places can be reached on our own by bus, train or car; a guided tour simply saves the planning.
Distances and times are road estimates from coordinates; actual travel time depends on traffic and the way we travel.