DAILY
TOUR 1 /CLASSICAL
CAPPADOCIA (Cave
Churches and Fairy
Chimneys)
In the morning, tour
to Devrent valley,
first meeting with
the lunar landscape
of Cappadocia: rock
formations beyond
belief; 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.
FULL DAY TOURS
SCHEDULE
- Devrent
Valley
- Cavusin village
- Pasabagi (Zelve)
valley fairy
chimneys
- Avanos centre of
terra cotta work of
art and a
demonstration in a
traditional pottery
workshop
- Goreme Open-air Museum , Esentepe
(panoramic view), Uchisar (natural
rock castle)
DAILY
TOUR 2/UNDERGRUND
CITY AND VILLAGES OF
CAPPADOCIA
In the morning, 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
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.
FULL DAY TOURS
SCHEDULE
- Kaymakli underground
city
- Soganli valley
- Taskinpasa village
- Keslik monastery
- Mustafapasa old
Greek town
DAILY
TOUR 3/IHLARA VALLEY
Tour to Ihlara. 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. Visit to the
Caravansary of
Agzikarahan, a very
fine example of the
Turkish Seljuk art,
built in early 13th
century on the
legendary Silk Road
for the
accommodation of the
traders and their
camels.
FULL DAY TOURS
SCHEDULE
- Ihlara Valley
- Belisrima Village
- Agzikarahan
Caravanserai
DAILY TOURS
INCULUDED:
Transportation
Guidance
Museum Entrance
Lunch
