Antalya Trip Overview
Cappadocia is one of the most mysterious and unforgettable places in Turkey, the world’s largest open-air Museum – an intriguing world of antiquity, shrouded in legends and mysteries. The unique geological landscapes of the area, which were formed millions of years ago, thanks to frequent volcanic eruptions, will amaze the imagination . During the volcanic activity of the earth, this area was covered with variable geological rocks and tuff (porous rock). Then came a period of erosion; turning these substances into pillars of bizarre shapes: mushrooms, silhouettes of animals, human faces, etc. The climate and soil produce excellent wines from: red, green and black grapes.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Antalya, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Antalya, Turkish Mediterranean Coast, Turkey
Cappadocia is one of the most mysterious and unforgettable places in Turkey, the world’s largest open-air Museum – an intriguing world of antiquity, shrouded in legends and mysteries. The unique geological landscapes of the area, which were formed millions of years ago, thanks to frequent volcanic eruptions, will amaze the imagination . During the volcanic activity of the earth, this area was covered with variable geological rocks and tuff (porous rock). Then came a period of erosion; turning these substances into pillars of bizarre shapes: mushrooms, silhouettes of animals, human faces, etc. The climate and soil produce excellent wines from: red, green and black grapes.
Itinerary
Day 1: Antalya-Aksaray-Uchisar-Goreme-Avanos
Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia
The old city of Avanos, whose name in ancient times was Venessa overlooks the longest river of Turkey, the Kızılırmak which also separates Avanos from the rest of Cappadocia.
The most famous historical feature of Avanos, which is still relevant and very visible today, is its production of earthenware pottery.The ceramic trade in this district and its countless pottery factories date right back to the Hittites, and the ceramic clay from the red silt of the Kızılırmak has always been used.
Duration: 12 hours
Stop At: Saratli Kirkgoz, Ataturk Bulvari, Aksaray Turkey
Great masterpiece, secret treasure and bewitching the people with unique historical tissue, Saratli Underground City is located Saratli town in Cappadocia. Symbolizing the deep history, this mystic city is also famous for miraculous architectural structure.As a result of many excavations, it was figured out that long established history of this magnificent underground city is based on the Rome (Byzantine) Era.
Within those times, the city experienced many events like the Crusades and Arab Invasions which were the very important wars made for religion. Therefore, the peasants built many underground cities around the districts of Cappadocia to protect themselves against the war, attacks and persecution. They established the fascinating Saratlı Underground City as a defence. Those genius locals created a perfect mechanism and a unique handicraft, when they built it by adding secret tunnels connected with each other and ventilation system.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
The top of the Uchisar Castle, provides a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area with Mount Erciyes in the distance. Many rooms hollowed out into the rock are connected to each other with stairs, tunnels and passages. At the entrances of the rooms, there are millstone doors, just like the ones in the underground settlements, used to control access to these places.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
Pasabag in Cappadocia is located on the road to Zelve, coming from Goreme or Avanos. Highly remarkable earth pillars can be seen here, in the middle of a vineyard, hence the name of the place which means: the Pacha’s vineyard. Pacha means “General”, the military rank, in Turkish and it is a very common nick name. This site is also called Monks Valley. The name was derived from some cones carved in tuff stones which stand apart. Currently, there is a vineyard and a number of tuff cones standing right next to the road.
Duration: 40 minutes
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Alp Hotel 4* HB
Day 2: Goreme- Aksaray-Seydisehir-Antalya
Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkey
The Goreme Open-Air Museum resembles a vast monastic complex composed of scores of refectory monasteries placed side-by-side, each with its own fantastic church.The area covered by this Open Air Museum forms a coherent geographical entity and represents historical unity. There are eleven refectories within the Museum, with rock-cut churches tables and benches. Each is associated with a church. Most of the churches in Goreme Open Air Museum belong to the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Sultanhani Kervansarayi, SultanhanI Zafer Mahallesi Sehit Murat Caddesi No 3, Sultanhani 68190 Turkey
Caravanserais have been used since the 10th century. Trade across Turkey in medieval Seljuk times was dependent on camel trains (kervan, anglicized as caravan), which stopped by night in inns known as kervansaray or caravanserai , literally ‘caravan palaces’.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: KIzoren Obrugu, Obruk, 9. Sokak, Konya 42280 Turkey
The Obruk Han is located 74 km from Konya in the village of Obruk, off the main Konya-Aksaray road.The han sits on a cliff above a small, 30m deep crater lake, called the Obruk (“Sinkhole”) Lake), filled with vivid, turquoise blue water. This lake was formed by a land collapse. The Obruk Lake is one of the 300 registered sinkholes in the Konya/Karapinar region.
Duration: 40 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
