Out for the day
Day Trips from Hatay: 8 Places Worth the Ride
The best day trips from Hatay are Corycus, Carchemish, and Gaziantep Castle. They are 104 to 246 km away: out after breakfast, back in time for dinner.
1Historic & Cultural · Mersin
Corycus
246 km away · about 3.5 hours each way
Corycus was an ancient city in Cilicia Trachaea, Anatolia, located at the mouth of the valley called Şeytan deresi; the site is now occupied by the town of Kızkalesi, Mersin Province, Turkey.
2Historic & Cultural · Gaziantep
Carchemish
195 km away · about 3 hours 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..
3Historic & Cultural · Gaziantep
Gaziantep Castle
148 km away · about 2 hours each way
Gaziantep Castle is a castle on top of a mound in the centre of Gaziantep, Turkey. First used as an observation point during the Hittite Empire, it was expanded into a castle during Roman rule. The castle was severely damaged by earthquakes in February 2023.
Also thereZeugma Mosaic Museum
4Historic & Cultural · Osmaniye
Karatepe
125 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.
5Historic & Cultural · Adana
Mopsuestia
112 km away · about 1.5 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
6Historic & Cultural · Adana
Anazarbus
128 km away · about 2 hours each way
Anvarza Castle is an ancient castle in Adana Province, Turkey.
7Historic & Cultural · Gaziantep
Rumkale
205 km away · about 3 hours each way
The siege of Rumkale or the fall of Rumkale took place in 691 AH/1292 AD and resulted in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia losing the castle of Rumkale to the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt.
8Historic & Cultural · Gaziantep
Zincirli Höyük
104 km away · about 1.5 hours each way
Zincirli Höyük is an archaeological site located in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of modern Turkey's Gaziantep Province. During its time under the control of the Neo-Assyrian Empire it was called, by them, Sam'al. It was founded at least as far back as the Early Bronze Age and thrived between 3000 and 2000 BC, and on the highest part of the upper mound was found a walled citadel of the Middle Bronze Age.
Good to know
What is the best day trip from Hatay?
Corycus is the best-known: 246 km away · about 3.5 hours each way.
What is the closest day trip from Hatay?
Zincirli Höyük: 104 km away · about 1.5 hours each way.
Do we need a tour for day trips from Hatay?
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.