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We will be providing service on Small Group Tour basis for your family, it will be a lifetime experience for you in magic land of Cappadocia which means ‘Land of Beautiful Horses’
Tour will start in your Istanbul hotel with pick up service and after 2 days Cappadocia tour we will drop you off back to your Istanbul hotel.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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We will be providing service on Small Group Tour basis for your family, it will be a lifetime experience for you in magic land of Cappadocia which means ‘Land of Beautiful Horses’
Tour will start in your Istanbul hotel with pick up service and after 2 days Cappadocia tour we will drop you off back to your Istanbul hotel.
Itinerary
Day 1: North Cappadocia Tour (Red Tour)
Stop At: Goreme National Park, Goreme 50180 Turkey
We will visit Goreme Open Air Museum which includes local churches adorned with frescoes by first Christians of Anatolia.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
We will see naturally shaped mushroom like fairy chimneys in this valley.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
This castle is used as a watchtower by early settlers of the region to protect themselves against Persian attacks.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Cavusin, Cavusin, Cappadocia
This village was settled down by Greek until first years of Republic, then used by Turkish until boulders became a safety hazard.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Guray Museum, Yeni mahalle Dereyamanli sok No:44 50500 Avanos, Avanos 50500 Turkey
Guray Ceramic Museum will be visited for demonstration of kick-wheel pottery making with clay from Red River.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch: We will have lunch in Avanos by the Red River
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in a boutique hotel in center of Cappadocia
Day 2: South Cappadocia Tour (Green Tour)
Stop At: Derinkuyu Yeralti Sehri, Derinkuyu Turkey
Deepest Underground City of the region will be visited to see 5 storey safe houses of first settlers of the region to protect themselves from Persian attacks.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Ihlara Valley, Guzelyurt 68500 Turkey
We will do hiking in Ihlara Valley by the Melendiz River by visiting some of the first churches in Central Anatolia carved by monks.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Belisirma, Belisirma, Aksaray Province
We will be enjoying the lunch after a tiring hiking in peaceful valley bearing signs from monks. Then we will keep visiting other highlights of the region with accompany of your guide.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Selime Monastery, Guzelyurt Turkey
This theological school was used for a long while in the region to educate locals, today we will see graves of these monks.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pigeon Valley, Uchisar KasabasI Nevşehir Kapadokya, Goreme 50240 Turkey
Most important animal for the region was pigeon, eggs of these animals were utilised to paint walls of cave churches, most of these animals live in this valley which is full of picturesque pigeon houses.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch: We will have lunch in Belisirma by the Melendiz River
No accommodation included on this day.
