Izmir - Cappadocia - Izmir4 Days (Customizable)
Guaranteed departure: Every day all year-round in 2008 !
Itinerary
Day 1 - Izmir- Cappadocia
Take the early morning flight Izmir Adnan Menderes airport to Kayseri. Arrival at Kayseri airport and meeting just outside the arrival's gate with a sign bearing your name with your driver. 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 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. 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 Cappadocia
Day 2 - 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 Cappadocia
Day 3 - Cappadocia
Walking in Ihlara Canyon, a "mirage" in the Steps of Anatolia up to Belisirma village, the ancient Peristrema: "Valley of the Sky" along the Melendiz River. Rock-cut churches, spread across a wild plantation, surprise you with their successfully painted representations from the Bible. Lunch in Belisirma a local restaurant by the river. Stop by Selime, a village with cave houses at the end of the canyon and a "star wars" like landscape.
Day 4 – Cappadocia – Izmir
After breakfast, check out and transfer to airport for your flight.
PS: You may fly back to Izmir or continue to Istanbul (ask for other cities).
Flights:
Izmir Adnan Menderes (ADB) to Kayseri (ASR): On Saturdays & Wednesday direct flights by Sunexpress Airlines departure at 07:30am, arrival 08:55am, Other days by Turkish airlines via Istanbul departure at 05:05am arrival 10:00am.
Kayseri (ASR) to Istanbul Ataturk (IST): On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays by Onur Airlines departure at 08:50am, arrival 10:10am; On Friday, Saturday and Sundays by Turkish Airlines departure at 10:45am arrival 12:15pm.
Kayseri (ASR) to Izmir Adnan Menderes (ADB): On Saturdays & Wednesday direct flights by Sunexpress Airlines departure at 09:25am, arrival 11:00am, Other days by Turkish airlines via Istanbul departure at 07:00am arrival 12:00pm.
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Remarks
- Airport transfers may be in a group, tours privately
- Please ask for discounted rates for family and for large groups.
- To add an extra night, please add 40 EURO per person.
- 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