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Transfer from airport to Hotel in Cappadocia. Check in and overnight in Cappadocia.
Departure from your hotel and drive to Underground City of Derinkuyu. We go to nearly 50 m (150 ft) down underground and explore the rooms of the underground city. Being member of small group will be a big advantage to see more at the underground city. We hike into Ihlara Canyon and walk along Melendiz River which is flowing through the canyon and see some of the churches and caves carved into the cliff of the Canyon… We have our lunch in Belisirma Village at a local restaurant and drive to Selime Monastery, the biggest rock-cut monastery of Cappadocia. On the way back to the hotel we visit Agzikarahan Caravanserai and back to watch the sunset in Red valley .
Depart from your hotel. Our First stop is Goreme Open- Museum. The Goreme Open Museum is housing a complex of monasteries and churches. There are two rock-cut monasteries just beyond the entrance; one of them was for nuns and the other one for monks. We'll explore their different rooms and chapel. Later Today we will explore Uchisar, which is a cave town and natural rock citadel formed initially by erosion forces. Later, many caves were hewn out by people and were occupied for living inside until the beginning of the last century. We'll have the chance to see some of these caves inside. A forest of cones, with caves inside them, surrounds the big Rock Citadel. Also we will explore other of the most famous valleys in Cappadocia , like Cavushin and Dervent, where we will see how wonderful sculptress the nature is. We will finish the day paying a visit to Urgup and Avanos, two important villages in Cappadocia . Urgup currently is divided in 2 areas: the old and new city. Old Urgup is located on a hillside of little mountain. There are caves hewn out tufa, and old houses from Seljuks and Ottoman periods, and the biggest winery of Cappadocia is here. All the cellars are underground where the temperature is 13-14 degree and constant all year round. Avanos is the pottery town of Cappadocia . This traditional art was taught to the Hittites, the rulers of the region, in those times by the Assyrians around 19 C BC . Avanos is settled on the banks of the Red River (Kizilirmak), and clay provided by the river has been the root material for the development of this craft. Transfer to the airport and end of our services. |
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