DAY 1 -
NORTH CAPPADOCIA TOUR
05:00
Pick up from your hotel & transfer to Ataturk Airport.
06:30 Depart from Istanbul.
07:30 Arrive in Kayseri. Met on arrival & transfer to Cappadocia.
09:30 Full day tour of North Cappadocia. In this day you will be
able to see:
DEVRENT VALLEY: Devrent is situated on the northern slopes of
Aktepe, 1km from Pasabaglari (Monks’ Valley) and 5 km from Avanos. The
ruins at Devrent are spread over three valleys, which also house several
pointed fairy chimneys with large stems.
PASHABAG: The best place to see three-headed fairy chimneys.
Pasabag, the Pasha's Vineyard, is surrounded by incredible natural rock
formations; a spectacular scene.
AVANOS: A center of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC, it is
a town where you will be invited to visit a traditional pottery
workshop, which is possibly set deep into the hillsides. The clay, which
comes from the Red River passing through the town, gives life both to
the land and to the local economy.
GOREME OPEN AIR MUSEUM: Goreme was an important Christian centre
in the early years of the Middle Ages, was a bishopric administered by
Mokissos near Aksaray in the 11th and 13th centuries. Despite the vast
numer of monasteries, churches and chapels in the vicinity of Göreme,
there are not many inscriptions bearing dates. For this reason, these
religious buildings are mainly dated according to the iconography or
architectural features.
UCHISAR: Uchisar is a troglodyte town situated right in the
middle of Cappadocia. It is named after the enormous piece of rock in
the center of the town, which was once used as a castle. This
extraordinary rock is the highest peak of the area with the view of
whole Cappadocia and Erciyes (Argeus) Mountain.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel at around
18:00. Overnight in Cappadocia.
DAY 2 -
SOUTH CAPPADOCIA TOUR
Breakfast & check out the hotel.
09:30 You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour
of South Cappadocia. In this day you will be able to see:
Goreme Panorama
First place in the tour is Panoramic view of Goreme. You get information
about history, formation of Cappadocia while watching the fairy chimneys.
Following the information, free time for photograph.
Derinkuyu Underground City
After driving about 40 minutes, arrival to Derinkuyu Underground City.
This underground city was firstly used by the local people as a natural
deep freze, later by the late Romans as a shelter against potential
Arabian invasions. Derinkuyu is the deepest underground city in the
Cappadocia region. With the clear explanations of your guide you will
spend almost 1 our here.
Ihlara Valley - Hiking
Ihlara Canyon is 52 km. away from Derinkuyu Underground City.
Approximately 45 minutes later, you will be in the entrance of Ihlara
Valley.
Ihlara
Valley was formed by the volcanic actions of Mt. Hasan, next to Ihlara
Valley. Afterwards, Melendiz River eroded the valley for millions of
years besides the layers cracked and fell down. Eventually, 80 meter-
deep canyon was composed. Whole Valley is 14 km. length. In the past,
generally Christians lived in the several parts of the Valley; also they
carved churches and painted them. You will hike about 3,5 km. in the
valley by visiting St. Daniel Church. Hiking will last 1h 15m. Then you
will arrive to Restaurant for Lunch
Selime
Monastery
Our
tour will go on with another movie- set-like place, Selime Monastery. At
first look, the monastery looks like a castle, but shelters, churches,
chapels, bedrooms, storages and big cathedral proves us its being a
monastery. You get information about the monastic life in Cappadocia.
Pigeon
Valley
Climbing to Selime monastery will exhaust you, probably. But till you
arrive to Pigeon Valley, you will have about 1 hour to rest. Also, our
guide will mention about some traditions, cultures and stories about
Anatolia on the way. Upon arrival to Pigeon Valley, pigeons will meet
you on the top of the valley. Pigeons have always been important for
Cappadocian people. Their eggs and droppings were used for different
purposes. For this reason, local people carved houses for them to the
slopes of valley. You will see the reason why people call them “houses”,
when you see them.
Onyx
Stone Factory
The
Last place in the tour will be a visit to onyx factory in Uchisar. Onyx
is a volcanic stone which has various colors and contains different
minerals in. As being a volcanic area, Cappadocia has some onyx
deposits. In the factory, a master will give you information about the
steps of onyx shaping and you will watch a shaping show.
Our
tour will finish with transfer back to hotel around 6.30 p.m.
After tour overnight bus to Pamukkale with non smoking, fully air-conditioned
bus at 20:00 (duration 11 hours).There are three breaks on the
way for your personal needs.
(Included
meals: Breakfast & Lunch)
DAY 3 -
PAMUKKALE & HIERAPOLIS TOUR
Arrival in Pamukkale and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start tour.
You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour of Pamukkale
& Hierapolis. In Pamukkale, you will see the Cotton Cliffs, one of
the natural wonders of the world formed by deposits of calcareous salts.
Also visit the ancient ruins of the City of Hierapolis with its basilica
, theatre and Roman Baths. At the end of the day, we will drive to your
hotel in Kusadasi for dinner and overnight stay in Kusadasi.
(Included
meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
DAY 4 -
FULL DAY TOUR OF EPHESUS & THE HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY
09:30
You will be picked up from your hotel for Full day tour of Ephesus &
The House of Virgin Mary. First you will visit The
Temple of Artemis,
which once was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Then you
will visit the world famous ancient Greco-Roman
City of Ephesus,
the most well preserved example in the world. After visiting this
impressive site, you will have a lunch break. After lunch, you will
visit The House of Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent
her last days. This is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims.
After tour transfer to Izmir airport then flight to Istanbul. Upon your
arrival in Istanbul we will meet you at the airport and transfer to
hotel. End of tour and services.
(Included meals: Breakfast & Lunch)
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