Cappadocia 1 Night 2 Days by air* (CT1N2D-GRP)
Guaranteed departure everyday, all year-round in 2008 !
Discover highlights of Cappadocia and get the most of it with the assistance of a professional team.
Itinerary
Day 1
Take the morning flight from Istanbul to Kayseri. Arrival and meeting at the airport just outside the arrival's gate with a sign bearing your name and transfer to Cappadocia.
Tour to Kaymaklı Underground City, one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. Soğanlı Valley, an Open Air Museum in a wild natural setting near a typical Cappadocian village with its different style Rock-Cut churches and frescoes. Villages in the valleys, surrounded by the "table top" mountains, are spectacular. Lunch and Visit to Sahinefendi- Sobessos, newly discovered (01 May 2002) mosaic houses & Archaeological excavation site. Continue with Keslik Monastery near Cemil, that hides its frescoes behind a very thin smoke layer which we can only see by torch light. The Medrese (Theological School) from Seljuk Turks in Taşkınpaşa is the witness of an early and rich Turkish settlement in the town. Our tour finishes with a visit to Mustafapaşa (Sinasos), an old Greek town with its spectacular old Greek houses; very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture.
Overnight Gamirasu Cave Hotel Cappadocia
Day 2
Hot Air ballooning with sunrise (extra), Return to hotel. After breakfast, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; walking in Zelve Open Air Museum: a journey in the past with its troglodyte houses; visit to Pasabag "fairy chimneys" where the voice of wind mixes with the "songs of fairies". Lunch in Avanos, center of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC. and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop. Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century). Climb on top of the Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia.
Transfer to airport to take the evening flight from Kayseri to Istanbul and leave Cappadocia.
Group tour rates options :
(You will be joining an existing guaranteed departure group tour with others)
Remarks
- Please ask for discounted rates for family and for large groups.
- Flights tickets are e-tickets and references will be sent to you after booking
- You may fly to Izmir, Antalya, Dalaman (may cost extra) after Cappadocia
Izmir Departures: On Saturdays & Wednesdays you may join the tours from Izmir with direct flight by Sun express and other days by Turkish airlines via Istanbul from any airport by the Coast.
Antalya Departures: Please ask !