Cappadocian Region displays a beautiful combination of nature and history.
Join us in Cappadocia, for the best ballooning adventures on earth!
Cappadocian Region displays a beautiful combination of nature and history.
Join us in Cappadocia, for the best ballooning adventures on earth!
ITINERARY
FULL DAY NORTH OF CAPPADOCIA TOUR
Day 01
Early morning transfer to Istanbul
airport for flight to Kayseri. Arrive in Kayseri, transfer to Cappadocia and
join in first day tour of Cappadocia (lunch is included) after the tour back to
the hotel and stay the night.
DEVRENT VALLEY has various types of fairy
chimneys. Among these are those with caps, cones, mushroom like forms pillar and
pointed rocks. With the action of smaller, secondary volcanoes and the action of
rivers, wind and flood waters, this layer of tuff has slowly but steadily been
eroded to produce the rock formations know as "fairy chimmeys". We will take a
walk through this amazing valley.
ZELVE OPEN AIR MUSEUM has the most important
churches in the valley. Balikli, Uzumlu, and Geyikli, blong to the Pre
Iconoclastic period. The valley was inhabited until 1952. Apart from monasteries
and churches, houses, a mill, a mosque, and several dovecotes are found in the
valley.
PASABAGLARI (MONKS VALLEY) Many fairy
chimneys with multiple stems and caps can be found here, this style being unique
to this area. A chapel dedicated to St. Simeon and a hermit's shelter is built
into one such fairy chimney with three heads.
AVANOS is known for the pottery, a craft
dating back to the Hittite period. The red clay which is worked by local
craftsmen comes from the residue in the Kizilirmak river. The Kizilirmak, which
divides Avanos into two, is Anatolia's longest river.
GOREME OPEN AIR MUSEUM is the place where this
religious education was started. You will visit the churhcesö chapels and
monasteries carved into the fairy chimmeys from the 10th to the 13th centuries
with fresgos painted on the walls. In the 4th century three important men
created a now unity here they are the Great St. Basil, Bishop of Kayseri his
brother St Gregory of Nyssa and St. George of Nazianus.
PIGEON VALLEY here you will see where the
Pigeons and hear of how they were used to help the people. Some examples where
to send messages and to fertiziize the grapes. Also you will see a wonderful
panoromic view.
UCHISAR CASTLE is the highest point in the
region. The castle and its surrounds used to be the most populated area this
settlement, which resembles Ortahisar in style. The top of the citadel provides
a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area. End of the tour transfer to
hotel. Overnight in cave hotel.
Day 02
IHLARA
TOUR IN CAPPADOCIA (GREEN
TOUR)
You will picked up from
your hotel and start to visit;
DERINKUYU UNDERGROUND CITY, used as shelter for
centuries, consists of hundred rooms, stable, kitchen, church, storage,
missionary school and goes down to 70 meters.
AGZIKARAHAN CARAVANSERAI, built on the way
of Silk Road by Seljuk Empire in 13th century for traders, also the area has
developed insurance system.
SELIME is the end of Ihlara valley with an
impressive monastery and settlement.
IHLARA VALLEY
is a 14 km.-long-valley which has early period churches carved into rocks in
two sides of Melendız Stream in the canyon.
after the tour transfer
to Kayseri airport for flight to Istanbul. Arrive in Istanbul transfer to your
hotel.
Price
Everyday - all year around 290 EURO per person
Included Services;
All the transfers from Airport to hotel and
back
Round Trip flight tickets to Kayseri.
2 Full day Tours in Cappadocia
2 Lunches
1 Night Accommodation ( CAVE HOTEL )
1 Breakfast
Guiding service in the tours as mentioned in
the itineray
Museum tickets in the tours as mentioned in
the itineray
Guaranteed
departure everyday
