A
full day tour of
Cappadocia (the land of
beautiful horses) view some of the fascinating
frescoed and rock carved churches of the
Göreme open-air museum,
Visit the historic village of
Cavusin, continue to
Avanos
for lunch, and visit the pottery artisans in the
traditional rock carved village of
Avanos.
Stop at the majestic fairy-chimneys of
Pasabag,
take a gentle stroll among the naturally sculptured
rock shapes of Devrent Valley. Continue to
Urgup
to sample some of the wine produced in the area.
Enjoy a panoramic view over
Göreme
from the Red and Rose Valleys, before returning to
your hotel.
Your
journey starts by a visit to the
Uchisar
castle. Then we continue across the fertile plains
of Cappadocia to the multilevel underground city of
Derinkuyu.
After lunch near the Canyon of
Ihlara, we enter the
sheer-sided canyon of
Ihlara, in which there
runs a stream, and on.both sides there are rock hewn
churches. We enjoy a 4 km hike through the
Ihlara valley to to arrive
in the Belisirma village. Then we leave for
Selime to visit this
surreal ancient monastic site and several rock hewn
churches. We continue along the Silk Road back
to Cappadocian natural park, en route we stop at the
well-preserved
Agzikarahan
Caravanserai,
before returning to your hotel.
This
tour is specially designed to discover the hidden
treasures of many out of the way, spectacular,
interesting and realistic sights of
Cappadocia. Our first stop
is at the fascinating multilevel underground city of Kaymakli.
Continue to
Soganli Valley,
also known as the ‘Valley of Dolls’ with its many
Byzantine period rock tombs, enjoying a leisurely
hike and exploring the Greek style churches and
monastery ruins. Then we pass through the remote
villages of Guzeloz, Ortakoy, Baskoy and Sahinefendi.
We visit
Taskinpasa
Caravanserai, before arriving at Cemil village, a
typical small Cappadocian village. Following a brief
stop, we continue to
Mustafa pasha
(Sinasos) for lunch. After which we visit the
village, renowned for its excellent Ottoman and
Greek architecture. Then we continue to the
Pancarlik valley and enjoy a easygoing stroll before
returning to your hotel.
Enjoy
a highly specialized ‘Lifestyle Walking Tour’ that
takes you
into
traditional village family life of Central
Cappadocia visiting local homes and rock-hewn
villages and exploring many spectacular lesser-known
valleys such as the Pigeon’s valley, the White
valley, and other unspoiled sights of the Central
Anatolia plateau. (app 14 kms hiking) In the late
afternoon, enjoy a kilim weaving demonstration and
educational session on the centuries’ old craft of
carpet weaving.