Antalya - Cappadocia - Antalya 4 Days (Customizable)
Guaranteed departure: Every Thursday and Sunday all year-round in 2008 !
Itinerary
Day 1 - Antalya - Cappadocia
Take the flight from Antalya to Kayseri.
Arrival at Kayseri airport and transfer to your hotel. Overnight Cappadocia.
Day 2 - Cappadocia
Tour to Kaymakli Underground City, one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. Soganli 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 Taskinpasa is the witness of an early and rich Turkish settlement in the town. Our tour finishes with a visit to Mustafapasa (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 3 - Cappadocia
In the morning, 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, centre 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. Overnight Hotel Cappadocia.
Day 4 – Cappadocia – Antalya
Leisure morning ( extra suggested activity : Hot Air ballooning with the sunrise in cappadocia )
Take the afternoon flight from Kayseri to Antalya.
Arrival and meeting at the airport and transfer to your hotel.
Ps: Everyday departure avaible with Turkish Airliness but it may cost extra price.
Private tour rates options :
Remarks
- Please ask for discounted rates for family and for large groups.