 DAY
1 |
Arrive at Esenboga Airport in Ankara ,
meet with your tour director and transfer to Cappadocia, one of the most interesting
landscapes of the world. ( 4 hrs driving )
Meal included: Dinner
| DAY 2 |
Firstly, we will visit Uchisar
"castle" for a panoramic view of Cappadocia's bizarre rock formations. Then
we'll explore Zemi Valley on foot (2,5 hrs trek ) . After lunch, We'll visit Goreme and
Zelve Open Air Museums
Meal included: Breakfast, Dinner
UÇHİSAR
Uçhisar is a troglodyte village situated 4 km east of Göreme. It is famous for
the huge rock formation once used as a fortification. This extraordinary rock is the
highest peak in the region and offers a magnificent panoramic view of the whole of
Cappadocia with Mt. Erciyes in the distance. more info
ZELVE
Zelve, which once housed one of the largest communities in the region is an amazing
cave town, honeycombed with dwellings, religious and secular chambers. Here, the
Christians and Moslems lived together in perfect harmony, until 1924.Then Christians had
to leave the Valley because of the exchange of minorities between Greece and Turkey, and
the Moslems were forced to evacuate the Valley in the 50’s when life became dangerous
due to risk of erosion. They left the site to set up a modern village, a little further
on, to which they gave the name Yeni Zelve (New Zelve).Now old Zelve is a ghost town and
the erosion still continues. more
info
GÖREME
Göreme has the most beautiful setting in Cappadocia, the hotels and
pensions fade into the village and the village fades into the fairy chimneys, hills and
valleys. more info
| DAY 3 |
Trek from Red Valley to Cavusin for 1
hour. Then we'll visit Cavusin Church , shop for souvenirs in Avanos , well known for its
pottery. We'll also see the Sarıhan, which is 13th century Seljuk
caravanserai. After lunch , We'll go to Ürgüp. Urgup has a great Turkish Bath which should not to be
missed. In the
evening, an optional Turkish night or whirling dervishes show
Meal included: Breakfast
AVANOS
Avanos is about 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Göreme. The town has a lively shopping
center with all the usual amenities including a modern, tourist orientated hamam ( Turkish
Bath). Starting just outside the shopping center the old village of Avanos winds up the
hills leading away from the town and is a beautiful maze of old stone houses, some
restored, some converted and some sadly abandoned to their fate. In some of the abandoned
houses the features of traditional Ottoman architecture can be seen along with ancient
decorations, motifs and murals. more
info
ÇAVUŞIN
Çavusin is a village about 4 kilometres from Göreme. The old village is
largely deserted because the area has been plagued by rock falls. For this reason it is
best to take a guide if you want to visit Çavuşin and to watch your step. At Çavuşin
you can visit the Church of John the Baptist which probably dates from the 5th century
with paintings from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries.
Quite nearby another church contains frescos commemorating the passage of
Nicephoras Phocas (a Byzantine Emperor) through Cappadocia in 964 to 965 during his
military campaign against Cilicia. Nicephoras may have visited the Church of John the
Baptist which was an important centre for pilgrimage at that time.
ÜRGÜP
Ürgüp is about 7 kilometers from
Göreme
Ürgüp has grown enormously over the last twenty years or so in response to the needs of
tourists, and is now a major shopping centre especially for carpets, jewelry, antiques,
leather, ceramics, and hookahs. A permanent handicrafts market (the El Sanatlar) offers a
variety of souvenirs and the Turkish Bath (hamam) is geared to the needs of tourists as
well as locals. Ürgüp has some lively nightlife with a theatre, discos and bars offering
Turkish evenings of food, drink and traditional dancing. Around Ürgüp the long standing
Ottoman and Greek tradition of wine making continues. Many wine shops offer free wine
testing all year round and a Wine Festival is held every year in the first week of June.
more info
SARIHAN
Situated 5 km east of Avanos , Sarı Han is on the banks of the Damsa brook. It
faces west, and consists of an indoor area with 5 naves and a courtyard. Sarı Han is
considered to have been built in 1238. It had a Turkish bath and a mesjid over the
gatehouse and its external area (excluding the towers and portal) is 2,000 m². Repairs
are now taking place, but because its future function has not yet been determined there is
no way of knowing on what basis the repairs are being done. The restoration being done is
technically unsuccessfull.
| DAY 4
|
We'll visit Ihlara Valley first.
Mev have also dressed the tufa and carved dwellings and churches from the rock like those
in Zelve & Goreme. Walking the valleys is the best way to explore the region. We'll walk from Ihlara Village to Belisırma
Village. After lunch
we'll visit Derinkuyu Underground City. Then we'll go to Sinasos. Sinasos has a great
traditional and authentic style mansions.
Meal
included: Breakfast, Dinner
IHLARA
VALLEY
Ihlara Valley, near Mount Hasan (one of the three volcanoes of
Cappadocia) is a canyon with a depth of approximately 100m and was formed by the Melendiz
River thousands of years ago. It begins at Ihlara village and ends at the village of
Selime after making 26 bends along 14 kilometers. more info
DERINKUYU UNDERGROUND CITY
Several underground cities are open
to visitors. The largest of these, at Derinkuyu has 8 levels open to the public, there may
be as many as 12 more levels as yet unexcavated. There are about 600 outside doors to the
city, hidden in the courtyards of surface dwellings. There is some speculation that
Derinkuyu may be linked to another underground city, Kaymaklı which is 9 kilometers away more
info
SINASOS
In the strange and
wonderful landscape of Cappadocia is the old, tranquil and picturesque town of
Mustafapaşa 5 km from Ürgüp. Known formerly as Sinassos, this is a small town of 2500
inhabitants where originally Turks and Greeks lived side by side, and the sound of church
bells mingled with the call to prayer from the mosque. more info
| DAY 5 |
A free day to explore Cappadocia
Region. You may take a hot air balloon flight in the morning, rent a bike or motorbike in
all afternoon. After lunch transfer to Ankara and departure. An optional , Trek tour
throught Fairy Chimneys for 2 hours .
Meal included: Breakfast
| PACKAGE INCLUDES |
Fully escorted by a guide
Accommodations ( 4 nights )
Modern, air-conditioned vehicle for
transportation
Airport transfer to hotel on day 1
Hotel to Airport transfer on day 5
7 Meals : 4 breakfast , 3 dinner
Parking, tipping tolls
Entrance fees to sighs and museums
