 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Day 1
|
Transfer from your hotel to take the early 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 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 break and visit to Sahinefendi- Sobessos, newly discovered in 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 (Sinassos), an old Greek town with its spectacular old Greek houses; very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture. Overnight at your hotel. |
|
|
|
Day 2 |
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 break 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. Overnight at your hotel. |
|
|
|
Day 3 |
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 break 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. Transfer to airport to take the evening flight from Kayseri to Istanbul. Upon arrival in Istanbul, transfer to your hotel. |
|
|
|
|
- |
The above program can be modified according to your preferences. |
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Experience the magic of a balloon flight and let the world below drift away. Feel the exhilaration of morning-fresh country air. Every flight is a fantastic adventure as you float intimately amongst the fairy chimneys and soar over the magnificent Cappadocian landscape. |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
