Day 1 –Istanbul
19:00 Pick up from meeting point at Sultanahmet
20:30 Overnight by bus to Cappadocia(first class comfortable bus)
Day 2 – Cappadocia
08:00 Arrive in Cappadocia and hotel c-in
09:30 Full Day Cappadocia Tour – (North)
Visiting;
Zelve Open air museum where three canyons meet in the Valley. Then visit Devrent
Valley to see the unique fairy-chimneys. Drive to Pasabag (Monks Valley) to
see most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Drive to the city of Avanos
for lunch. In the afternoon visit Göreme Open-Air Museum where the remains
of rock-hewn churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years.
Before end of the tour visit the naturel Castle at Uçhisar. After the
tour transfer back to the hotel. Overnight stay in Cappadocia (Cave Hotel).
Day 3 –Cappadocia
Breakfast at the hotel
09:30 Full Day Cappadocia Tour – (South)
Visiting; Derinkuyu Underground City to visit the huge refugee settlement carved
by early Christians, where they used to hide from persecutors. From Derinkuyu
continue to the beautiful Valley of Ihlara, formely known as Peristerema. Explore
the famous rock-hewn churches and hike 4 km through the valley. On the way
back to monasteries in Selime Village and 13th century Caravansaray built by
Selçuk Turks on the Silk Road. After the tour transfer back to the hotel.
Overnight stay in Cappadocia
Day 4 -Cappadocia-Kahta
Depart from your hotel in Cappadocia. We begin heading east and
make a short photo stop at Incesu Caravansarai. We will also
get a magnificent view of Mt.Erciyes near Kayseri. Lunch and
tea break. We will stop in Kahramanmaras for a taste of Turkey’s
most famous ice cream. Arrival in Kahta, near the mountian, check
in hotel, dinner and overnight stay in Kahta.
Day 5 - Kahta-Mt.Nemrut-Harran-SanliUrfa (Harran)
Rise early for the drive and the walk up to the summit of Mount
Nemrut. See the magnificent relics of the tumulus of the Commagene
king Antiochus Epipanes I at top Mt. Nemrut (2150m above sea-level)
located near Adiyaman and Malatya. The amazing statues of the gods
on the Nemrut summit make it a very impressive site. View a fantastic
sunrise from the East Terrace. Visit the East and West terraces,
fire altar, statues, of Apollo, Zeus, Hercules, Tyche and Antiochus
Epipanes I, tumulus, and see the world’s first horoscope.
Descend down the mountain through small villages and beautiful
scenery. Stop in Arsemia to see the old castle and remains of the
bridge made during the time of Alexander the Great, than cross
the Cendere Roman Bridge built by Septimus Severus in the 2nd century
AD and still in use! Visit Karakus, which is the tumulus of the
royal Commagene women and features columns with eagle and relief.
Breakfast and free time. After breakfast we will drive to Harran
city of the prophet Abraham. We will walk through the village with
its fortress, old islamic school and beehive shaped adobe houses.
Experience the village life. We continue to Sanli Urfa for lunch
and then a view of the castle with Roman columns. Visit Mevlid
Halil Mosquee and the cave of Prophet Abraham. Halil Rahman mosque
and the sacred fish pool. Time permitting a chance to wander in
the old Bazaar. Overnight stay in SanliUrfa.
Day 6 – SanliUrfa-Cappadocia
After breakfast,we will depart from SanliUrfa and continue to Birecik
for a view of the fortress, and then cross the Euphrates River.
Birecik is known for the nearly extinct Bald Ibis . Lunch and return
early evening to Cappadocia. Overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Day 7 – Cappadocia
Breakfast at the hotel and tour ends!..
Tour Includes:
*Pick up and Drop off
*Professional English speaking tour guide and driver
*2 Day Full Guided Cappadocia Tours with lunch
*2 Day Full Guided Nemrut Tour with lunch
*1 Day Full Guided SanliUrfa Tour with lunch
*3 Night accomodation in Cappadocia (cave hotel) with breakfast
*1 Night accomodation in Kahta (3 star) with breakfast and dinner
*1 Night accomodation in SanliUrfa (3 star) with breakfast and
dinner
*One way bus ticket (Istanbul-Cappadocia)
*All of the transfers by a comfortable vehicle
*All of the tax and service charges
*All Entrance Fees
Excludes:
*Drinks with meals
*Return bus ticket or flight ticket from Cappadocia
