Cappadocia Konya Pamukkale

5 Days Cappadocia-Konya-Pamukkale

Day 1

Journey from Istanbul to Kayseri by bus. As soon as your arrival, tour starts by tour bus.

Full day tour of Cappadocia.
Sites you’ll see today
*The World Heritage Site of Goreme Open-Air Museum--This is a cluster of rock cut Byzantine churches, chapels and monasteries which include some wonderful 11th and 12th century frescoes on the cave walls. This place was used by the Christians as a place of refuge from those opposed to Christianity and also was a major monastery. Rooms, churches, houses, and gathering halls have all been cut into the rock or formed from natural caves. Within the caves you can explore and see the preserved mosaics and frescoes.
*Fairy Chimneys- This geological phenomenon have been shaped over millions of years. They were formed during volcanic eruptions in the region. Reaching at times 40 meters in height, they are conical in shape and have a "hat" top to them.
*Devrent Valley- This valley is know as "the pink valley" because of the color of it’s soil. This is a lovely place to wander around and look at the magical rock formations indicative to Cappadocia, including the Fairy Chimneys.
*Uchisar Castle- Also called a fortress; this is actually a formation of two gigantic rocks surrounded by smaller rocks that together form a natural fortress with towers. These formations were inhabited during both the Byzantine and Ottoman times. You can climb and explore the different caves and rooms throughout the fortress, experiencing first-hand what it must have been like to hide in these fortified rocks, waiting for the ancient enemy to pass by or give up.
*We will also get the chance to visit local craftspeople and learn how they make dolls and create traditional pottery.

After the tour transfer to the Hotel in Ürgüp. Overnight.

Day 2
Today will be spent walking through an underground city where ancient people once fled for their lives escaping the Arab invaders, wandering through Ihlara Gorge and spending time in an Anatolian village. As we will need to drive for awhile in order to reach our first destination, we will be starting out quite early this morning.
Sites you’ll see today
*Underground City of Derinkuyu--You will gradually stroll your way down into the depths of the earth in this ancient underground city that has 18-20 floors as deep as 40 meters below the ground. Don’t worry; you will only go down to the 8th floor. Cappadocia has around 36 underground cities. Archeologists date these back to the time of the Hittites which lived 4000 years ago. Others believe they were inhabited around the 7th century BC.....Regardless of how old or young they are, undoubtedly they will leave you with a sense of awe of how the dwellers of these cities lived. As you wind down you will begin to feel as if you are in a huge block of Swiss cheese. Everywhere you look there will be nooks and crannies carved into the rocks: holes, windows, paths, alleys, little rooms . . . it is really a maze of mass proportions. You will see ancient kitchens and stables; storage jars for oil, wine and water; rock carved tables, chairs, and beds; and deep wells for water supplies. You will be amazed at the elaborate ancient ventilation system in place. These cities were fortified and prepared for it’s inhabitants to hide out for months from attackers, especially during the Arab invasions. During Christian times the hiding worshippers even built little chapels that you can still see.
*Ihlara Gorge will seem like an oasis in the middle of the Anatolian plain. Delve into the gorge and see the beautiful greenery as you follow the river. Around you will see ancient monasteries complete with pigeon holes cut into the cliffs by the monks. They used these pigeons as messengers to communicate with their monk friends!
*Traditional Anatolian villages--The head-scarred women out at work in the fields from sun up until sun-down, and the mustached, vest-wearing men hard at work playing cards in the coffee shops. You will get time to stroll in such a village and see the average Turkish villager at work...or play.
>Breakfast/Lunch provided, overnight stay in Cappadocia

Day 3
After breakfast we will depart from your hotel, and go an all day drive down to Konya , ( Arrival in Konya check in the hotel, and will show you historical sites located around Konya we will visit the Mevlana Museum which is a holy site for Muslims. It is the former lodging place for the whirling dervishes. The architecture and turquoise tiles are a beautiful site for all. Then we will visit the Karatay Medrese which houses an outstanding collection of ceramics and tiles. The eight- hundred year old building was once a Seljuk Islamic theological seminary. After the tour transfer back to Pamukkale and overnight.

Day 4
After breakfast you will have free time at your hotel to relax in its natural and thermal spring waters that are used in its pools....or perhaps you will treat yourself to a mud bath, massage or manicure! , Overnight stay in Pamukkale.

Information about Pamukkale:
A cotton castle, a hillside of tombs, and an ancient sculpture school....there is never a day in Turkey that you are short of eclectic sites to see!
Sites you’ll see today
*Pamukkale means cotton castle in Turkish. It is the result of limestone formations built over thousands of years. Warm calcium rich mineral water flowed over the cliffs and as it cooled it deposited the calcium into the formations that are seen today. Pamukkale is now a world heritage site.
*Hierapolis was founded as a healing care centre in 190 BC, taking advantage of the mineral
waters in the area. It was one of the most important intellectual, artistic, religious and commercial centers of the Roman Empire.

 

Day 5

C-out from the hotel and transfer to Istanbul by bus.

4 Nights hotel accommodation B.B

3 full day tours

(Museum tickets, Lunches during tours)

Istanbul –Ürgüp tickets

Ürgüp – Konya tickets

Konya – Pamukkale tickets

Pamukkale – Istanbul tickets

Transfers to/from airports

Guiding

Breakfasts

470 € per person in double room

140 € single accommodation supplement

This package starts from Istanbul. According to requests; Istanbul accommodations, transfers and tours also can be organized. Please contact to our office.

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