Antalya - Cappadocia - 4 nights - 5 days ( Land & flight )
Itinerary
Day 1 - Antalya - Cappadocia
Pick-up from your Gulet in Antalya and drive to Cappadocia, passing through Toros Mountains and stop by Konya. In Konya, visit to Mevlana museum, center of Mevlana who is founder of Sufi order in 13th Century- In the evening, go to see the whirling Dervishes of Mevlana in Cappadocia. Overnight Cappadocia. .
Day 2 - Cappadocia
In the morning, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond bel ief 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 val l eys of Cappadocia. Overnight Cappadocia.
Day 3 - Cappadocia
Hot air ballooning with sunrise (extra).
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 newly discovered (01 May 2002) mosaic houses & Archaeological exca v at ion 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 Cappadocia
Day 4 – 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 fro m 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 5 - Cappadoica - Istanbul
Transfer to airport for your flight to Istanbul
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Remarks
- Please ask for discounted rates for family and for large groups.