Çatalhöyük Archaeological Site and Virtual Museum
4.7
23 Ratings
Karatay

Explore Çatalhöyük’s ancient ruins and digital museum. Customize your tour and savor Konya’s culinary delights. Affordable, flexible, and unforgettable.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Catalhoyuk Neolithic City - Çatalhöyük, also known as Çatal Höyük and Çatal Hüyük, derives its name from the Turkish words çatal meaning “fork” and höyük meaning “tumulus.” It is a tell, a mound formed by long-term human settlement, representing a significant Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city in southern Anatolia. This settlement existed from…
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What's Included
  • Free entrance to the area and welcome center
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • 5 Euro enterance fee.
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Visit Çatalhöyük to explore the excavation site showcasing the earliest evidence of the transition to settled life. Discover the Çatalhöyük Promotion and Welcome Center, renowned as one of the world’s finest digital museums, and view sample houses reconstructed to resemble those from 9,000 years ago. Enjoy two hours to explore the area.
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Location
Dolash Konya Bilet Satış Noktası
Müze Alanı Caddesi
We may welcome you in our office which is in the center of the city and very close to Mavlana Tomb. If you need transfer service you may additionally purchase it.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(23 Ratings)
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Thalia_g
Jan 17, 2026
Wonderful trip to... - Wonderful trip to Catalhuyok, the tour company and bus ride were perfect. Easy to find, right near the Mevlani museum, with the bus clearly labelled. I was greeted by a rep from the tour company who gave me a quick introduction and welcome. The driver was great, very nice and a lovely calm driver! Everything went on time and the rep greeted us when we returned. There were only 3 of us on the bus so I've very glad it went! The site itself is incredible, I'd gladly go back for more time.
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Javier_o
Jan 10, 2026
A mythical site - Çatal Üyük is a mythical archaeological site so all of us who love history get our hair on end just after entering there. The museum is supermodern, entertaining and very didactic. Viator makes your visit very easy and comfortable as the site is a little secluded, Viator is a highly recommended option.
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Bigfoot-grant
Jan 5, 2026
9000 year old settlement. - Excellent tour. Don't miss this site which is 9000 years old. Hard to fathom how old this place is. Amd the bus trip is easy and worthwhile. Thanks Dolash..
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Heidi_b
Dec 8, 2025
Yes, do it! - Not so much a tour, but the only reasonable way out to Çatalhöyük. Very worth it to see the museum and the site.
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Frei
Nov 17, 2025
Experiencing the neolithic life - So well organized. The neolithic site was easy to explore and actually enter inside and see how things were. More over our tour who I shamelessly forgot his name was really professionally and amicable. Thank you you really were awesome.
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Nikola_p
Nov 3, 2025
Loved Çatalhöyük! - A puncuate travel both ways, and 2 hours are enough to experience the fantastic site and a great visitor center.
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Sue_k
Oct 15, 2025
Small but significant site - well worth a visit! - This bus service out to Catalhoyuk is fantastic value. It went on time and was really comfortable. The pickup location is also really central and easy to find. Once we got on the bus, the staff gave a brief overview of the site and what to expect in both Turkish and English, which was really helpful. They dropped us at Catalhoyuk and picked us up 2 hours later. We bought our ticket on site (5 euro for site and museum). The site itself is quite small but incredibly significant and well worth a visit. There is a new, interactive museum there too, which has lots of fascinating info about the history of the site and archeological processes. (There is also a toilet and Cafe.) My only regret was that they seemed to underplay the genetic evidence demonstrating it was a matrifocal, matrilineal society, as is also evidenced by the famous female fertility figures found on site. Apart from that, we really loved our visit here.
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Oliveo553
Oct 2, 2025
Well organised good value transport - Bus ride to Catalhoyuk. It left on time, the instructions were clear and we were picked up on time. The site was fascinating with a clear informative museum. An excellent good value way ro see the a world heritage site.
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Maree_f
Sep 28, 2025
Great afternoon at Catalhoyuk - It was easy to find where the bus left. The drive to Catalhoyuk took about 40mins. We had 2hrs at the site, which was enough to see everything and have a coffee. The site is pretty amazing and gives a good overview of how the people lived.
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Relax14387465053
Sep 28, 2025
Exceptional Neolithic site and visitor centre - Unexpectedly amazing visitor experience. One of the best explained visitor experiences I have been to, and I felt I really understood the significance of the site and of the dog
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