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Special Cappadocia Tour: 3 Nights, 4 Days
offered by supplier M05425 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 4
day(s)
Group Size: 1
- 22
people
Destination(s):
Turkey
Specialty Categories:
Ecotourism
Archeology/History
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 200 Euro (EUR)
Maximum Per Person Price: 250 Euro (EUR)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Take the early morning flight at 06:30am by Onur air from Istanbul Ataturk airport to Kayseri. Arrival and meeting just outside the arrival's gate with a sign bearing your name. Transfer to Hotel.
Leisure afternoon. Some interesting walks can be done in the afternoon, guided (extra) or on own: Walking for about 2 to 5 km in one of the most attractive valleys of Cappadocia: Iceridere valley, Caglak valley near Ayvali, Red Valley, Rose valley, Gomeda Valley or Pigeon valley. Overnight Cappadocia.
Day 2: In the morning, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; walking in Zelve Open Air Museum: a journey in the past with its troglodyte houses; visit to Pasabag "fairy chimneys" where the voice of wind mixes with the "songs of fairies". Lunch in Avanos, center of Terra gotta work of art since 3000 BC. and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop.
Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century). Climb on top of the Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. Overnight Cappadocia.
Day 3: Tour to Kaymakli Underground City, one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. Soganli Valley, an Open Air Museum in a wild natural setting near a typical Cappadocian village with its different style Rock-Cut churches and frescoes. Villages in the valleys, surrounded by the "table top" mountains, are spectacular. Lunch and Visit to Sahinefendi newly discovered (01 May 2002) mosaic houses and Archaeological excavation site.
Continue with Keslik Monastery near Cemil, that hides its frescoes behind a very thin smoke layer which we can only see by torch light. The Medrese (Theological School) from Seljuk Turks in Taskinpasa is the witness of an early and rich Turkish settlement in the town. Our tour finishes with a visit to Mustafapasa (Sinasos), an old Greek town with its spectacular old Greek houses; very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture. Overnight Cappadocia.
Day 4: Walking in Ihlara Canyon, a "mirage" in the Steps of Anatolia up to Belisirma village, the ancient Peristrema: "Valley of the Sky" along the Melendiz River. Rock-cut churches, spread across a wild plantation, surprise you with their successfully painted representations from the Bible. Lunch in Belisirma a local restaurant by the river. Stop by Selime, a village with cave houses at the end of the canyon and a "star wars" like landscape. Transfer to airport to take the flight at 21:50pm from Kayseri to Istanbul (Atatürk Airport arrival at 23:10pm).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Flights from Istanbul to Kayseri and back by Turkish airlines
- Transfer from Kayseri airport to Cappadocia and back
- Transportation by a comfortable AC non smoking Luxurious car/ Van with professional driver
- Professional and experienced licensed guide during the tours
- Gamirasu Cave Hotel or similar in Cappadocia
- Parking fees
- Lunch.
Price Excludes:
- Dinner
- Drinks
- Tips to guide
- Driver and hotel personnel.
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Ecotourism
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