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Max group size 15 people
This morning, we will pick you up from your hotel and escort you to the airport (Ataturk or Sabiha Gokcen) to take Cappadocia flight. Once you arrive to Istanbul airport, please proceed to counter to do self check-in and take your boarding pass by presenting your passport. Upon the boarding pass information, please go to boarding gate and embark.After arrival, meeting and assistance by our representatives who bares a board with your names on it. Then driving to Nevsehir and meeting your guide to start the Northern Cappadocia Tour. The Cappadocia region preserved and sustained its cultural heritage; during the tour you witness traditional dwelling places, castles, cave food storages, and villages. Goreme Panorama offers a magnificent view with its fairy chimney landscape. As the biggest monastery complex, we also go to see Open Air Museum. Ortahisar provides a nice example of using natural rock formations -fairy chimneys- as castle and food storages. Fairy Chimney Valley (Pasabag), Imagination Valley (Devrent) are between the highlights of our tour. This afternoon you will make a lunch break.
Then, walk along the Red River which is longest river of the country and we will be treated with a demonstration of centuries-old tradition; pottery. If you like, you may try to shape clay on potters’ wheel.
Following the passing though Love Valley, we get back to hotel.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
Comfort hotel option Historical Goreme House (Suite Room) or Holiday Cave Hotel (Suite Room) or Hera Cave Hotel (Standard Room)
Economic hotel option Dervish Cave House (Standard Room) or Historical Goreme House (Standard Room) or Holiday Cave Hotel (Standard Room) or Roca Cappadocia Hotel (Standard Room)
Optional hot air balloon is available for this morning.
After enjoying your open buffet breakfast at the hotel, your guide will come to pick you up around 09:30-10:00am and depart for Southern Cappadocia Tour. First visit will be to the tallest fairy chimney Uchisar Castle from where all Cappadocia is laid at your feet. Because of its location, it was used as a castle by many civilizations and many sections carved out into rock are connected each other with stairs, tunnels and passages. Then, be ready to have a scenic walk though the Rose Valley by observing cave-like churches and monasteries and arriving to Cavusin Village which used to have inhabitants lived in carved houses in massive rocks. Also we will visit underground city of Kaymaklı where you will have a chance to see ruins of churches, kitchens, metal shops and stables. This afternoon you will make a lunch break. Pigeon Valley will be our next stop, as a great place for hiking also gives visitors opportunity to see pigeons living in the dovecots carved into cliffs. Finally we will drive to Three Beauties Valley which offers us a stunning view of Cappadocia countryside and grape gardens as the region is famous with its local wine producers. End of the day, transfer back to hotel.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
ps. At the end of the tour our guests are treated with a traditional hand-made carpet demonstration, the ones that are not interested are kindly requested to inform the tour guide.
Comfort hotel option Historical Goreme House (Suite Room) or Holiday Cave Hotel (Suite Room) or Hera Cave Hotel (Standard Room)
Economic hotel option Dervish Cave House (Standard Room) or Historical Goreme House (Standard Room) or Holiday Cave Hotel (Standard Room) or Roca Cappadocia Hotel (Standard Room)
This morning our driver will come to pick you up at around 08:30-08:45am and you will depart for Pamukkale via Konya. Konya was the capital of Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate and Karamanids, also Sufi Mevlevi Order was born in this city. So we will go to visit School of Whirling Dervishes; Konya Mevlana Museum. This afternoon we will have a lunch break in a local restaurant. Leaving behind dervishes, we drive 3 hours more to reach Pamukkale. After arrival check in our hotel.
Overnight in Pamukkale.
Comfort hotel option Pam Thermal Hotel (Standard Room) or Colossae Thermal Hotel (Standard Room)
Economic hotel option Tripolis Hotel (Standard Room) or Haltur Hotel (Standard Room)
After enjoying your open buffet breakfast at the hotel, your guide will come to pick you up around 07:30-08:00 and depart for Pamukkale Tour. After almost 3 – 4 hours drive, you arrive to Pamukkale. First visit will be to the Pamukkale travertines, a massive calcified cliff which is called as ‘cotton castle’ by Turks. For centuries, underground calcite-laden waters have been pouring out and created terraces of carbonate. Pamukkale is one of the most extraordinary natural sites of Turkey. Afterwards, we go to visit Hellenistic Spa Town; Hierapolis Ancient City which was founded by the Attalid kings of Pergamom at the end of the 2nd century B.C. The therapeutic virtues of water were widely used, people used to come here to soothe their ailments and many of them retired and died here. The city ruins include baths, temple ruins, a monumental arch, a nymphaeum, a necropolis and a theatre. The swimming suits should not be forgotten to swim in Cleopatra Pool. In the afternoon you will make a lunch break.
End of the day transfer to airport to take Istanbul flight. Upon your arrival, meeting and assistance by our representatives who bares a board with your names on it. We will transfer you to your hotel as the last part of our service.
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ps. At the end of the tour our guests are treated with a fashion leather show, the ones that are not interested are kindly requested to inform the tour guide.
Price Details:
Comfort hotel option Per person 775 USD with credit card and 735 USD with cash payment
Economic hotel option Per person 668 USD with credit card or 635 USD with cash payment
Hot Air Balloon Tour is optional with this itinerary in Cappadocia. Kindly ask for price to your tour consultant.
Please Note:
The prices for double or triple room, single supplement is 40% on this trip.
Flights might be from Istanbul (IST) or Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW).
Due to weather conditions if your balloon tour is cancelled you will be totally reimbursed.