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Classics of Cappadocia Tour - 4 Days

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With this 4 Day / 3 Night tour, you will be visiting all the major attractions of Cappadocia.

Day 1

We take a flight to Cappadocia. On our arrival to Cappadocia Airport, we will be met and transferred to our hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 2

Our day starts with an introduction to Cappadocia’s geology at Devrent Valley where we take a short walk down the hill and then a short drive will take us Zelve Open Air Museum. Zelve is one of the earliest inhabited valleys of Cappadocia and served as shelter to early civilizations, a monastery to early Christians, finally a village to Turkish communities until it was announced as a national park in mid-20th century. Zelve walks us through a time capsule to understand more about Cappadocia’s geology, history and culture. Next, we visit Pasabag, a.k.a. the Valley of the Monks where we will see the largest and most dense area of rock formations used by Christian monks during the medieval ages. After enjoying lunch at a local restaurant in Avanos, the center of artisanal terra cotta work, we will be visiting an artisan’s workshop to see this Anatolian art that goes back thousands of years. In the afternoon, we will drive to the nearby Sarihan Caravanserai to see an 800-year-old caravanserai where the merchants of the old trade routes used to lodge. Goreme Open Air Museum is located in the middle of a medieval Christian monastery and the rock cut churches with colorful frescoes here are some of the finest examples of Byzantine Christian Art. Our visit includes the Dark Church which has been restored exquisitely. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Breakfast
Lunch

Day 3

Driving about half an hour South from the center of Cappadocia, one can see the terrain start to change. Kaymakli is our first stop, exploring an underground city, and our guide will tell us the story of why and how underground cities were carved. The next part of the drive will see further changes in the terrain and the flora. We will hike the most spectacular part of Ihlara Valley, with our path winding back and forth across a small river, viewing rock formations rising to the sky, and willow trees all throughout. The hike ends with lunch served at a restaurant by the river in Belisirma Village. A short drive will take us to Selime village where we will explore a Christian monastery with an Islamic shrine and see villagers farming their crops and herding their sheep just down the road. After this experience, we drive to Uchisar and hike up to the top of the so-called Castle, the largest rock formation in Cappadocia that will give us enough height to see the region from one end to the other. Overnight in Cappadocia.

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Lunch

Day 4

After a pleasant hour’s drive through villages and valleys, we will explore a number of rock cut churches spread over a beautiful valley and take a short hike at Soganli. We will then start making our way back, stopping first at Sobessos to see Roman mosaics, then at Keslik, to see a monastery hidden in one of the valleys, then we arrive at Mustafapasa. Mustafapasa was heavily populated with Greeks before the population exchange of 1923. We will explore the village together and see traces of Greek architecture throughout before we enjoy a home cooked meal. The Red Valley cuts from Ortahisar to various villages with paths parallel to each other. We will take the downhill one, cutting all the way to Cavusin Village. Rock formations, tunnels, dove cotes, vineyards and orchards all make a great hike that ends with a drink at Cavusin village. After this, we are transferred to Cappadocia Airport for the evening flight to Istanbul.

Breakfast
Lunch

This is a private tour and the departure date can be any day.

Group Size Price

2 people 1290 USD per person
3 people 1035 USD per person
4 people 905 USD per person
5-6 people 830 USD per person
7-9 people 735 USD per person
10-12 people 670 USD per person

Included services

Accommodation at a high quality cave hotel including breakfast
Transportation with an A/C luxury minivan
Professional guiding
A la carte lunches with soft drinks
Admission fees to the museums and sights
Taxes

Excluded services

Domestic flights
Dinners
Customary gratuities

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