FAIRY CHIMNEYS BEYOND DREAMS CAPPADOCIA
Day 1: 06 November 2021 DEVRENT VALLEY & AVANOS & UCHIISAR First meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: a fascination from the rock formations in Devrent valley; a journey in history with its troglodyte houses, a visit to Pasabag’s “fairy chimneys” where the voice of wind mixes with the “songs of fairies” near Zelve. We will have lunch in Avanos, the center of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC, and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop will be featured. In the afternoon, we will visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia with its churches engraved in rocks and their frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century). We will continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. We will have dinner before arrival to the hotel. We will stay at The Utopia Cave Cappadocia or The Yunak Evleri Cappadocia.
Day 2: 07 November 2021 SOBESOS – SINASOS & RED VALLEY TOUR IN SUNSET 09:30 – We will start the day with a trip to Sahinefendi (Sobesos) - where we will see the Byzantine Period Mosaic Art & Archaeological excavation site. We will continue with a visit to Keslik Monastery near Cemil, which is famous for its frescoes hidden behind a very thin smoke layer. Later on, we will visit Mustafapaşa (Sinasos), an old Greek town famous with its spectacular old houses; very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture. We will have lunch before arriving to the red valley. We will continue by watching the panoramic view of the Red Valley, with its fabulous volcanic rock formations. You can take a wonderful walk in the valley accompanied by pigeons and a small concert afterwards. At the end of the tour, we will return back to the hotel and have dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight stay will be at The Utopia Cave Cappadocia or The Yunak Evleri Cappadocia.
Day 3: 08 November 2021 IHLARA VALLEY – DERINKUYU UNDERGROUND CITY After breakfast at our hotel, we will set off towards the valley of Ihlara. On our way, we will stop by Narlıgil. It is believed that Ihlara valley housed more than four thousand dwellings and a hundred cave churches decorated with frescoes. Around eighty thousand people once lived in Ihlara Valley.
We will have lunch in the local restaurant before we set off towards the Derinkuyu underground city and Selime Monastery. Later we will watch the sunset in the Guvercinlik Valley. We will have our dinner in a local restaurant before returning to the hotel.
Overnight stay will be at The Utopia Cave Cappadocia or The Yunak Evleri Cappadocia.
Day 4: 09 November 2021 SOUTH CAPPADOCIA TOUR & FLIGHT TO ISTANBUL We will have breakfast at the hotel & check out from the hotel in Cappadocia. 09:30 –We will walk through the Green Valley, famous for its apricot trees, traditional vineyards and steppe landscape. At end of the tour, we will take the lunch and transfer back to Kayseri. We will visit Kayseri Castle, Hunad Kulliyesi, Grand Bazaar. We will transport to Kayseri Airport for your late evening flight back to Istanbul.
PER PERSON ACCOMMODATION IN DOUBLE ROOM: 650 EUR DIFFERENCE OF ACCOMMODATION IN SINGLE 150 ROOM: EUR
INCLUDES • Flight tickets • 4 Days Cappadocia Guided Tours • 3 Nights Hotel with Breakfast • Guiding Service During the Cappadocia Tours • Entrance Fees to the sights • Lunches at the local restaurants • Transportation by air – conditioned non-smoking tour coaches • Parking and road tolls • Local taxes
EXCLUDES • Personal Expenses • Dinners • Optional Cappadocia Activities • Ride on the Balloon