Day 1
From 12pm to 3pm: collection from hotels. Departing from Antalya Airport at 6pm, arriving to Nevsehir Airport and drive to Cappadocia around 7:15pm. Arriving to the hotel at 9pm. Dervish Show: 45 minutes of whirling dervishes ceremony in well restored Caravanserai. You will witness Sema, a ceremony representing the mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through love and his search for truth and perfection. It is believed that once man has returned from his spiritual journey, he can love and be of service to all creatures surrounding him. Tonight, you have the opportunity to experience an authentic Cappadocian ceremony and witness an ancient Turkish ritual. At 10:30pm, return to the hotel.
Day 2
Hot air balloon pick up from hotel at 5am and group arrives to hotel at 7:30am (optional tour at extra cost). At 8am after breakfast Cappadocia journey begins. Three Beauties (symbol of Cappadocia), at 8:45am Goreme Open Air Museum, at 10:45am Underground City, at 11:45am Pigeon Valley, situated between Göreme and Uçhisar and is ideal for walking, as the trek is relatively easy. The name comes from the thousands of pigeon houses that have been carved into the soft tuff since ancient times. They were carved wherever space allowed, including abandoned cave houses and churches. In Cappadocia, pigeons have long been a source of food and fertilizer. At 12pm lunch at restaurant, at 1:15pm Uchisar Castle, Panoramic photo stop, at 2:15pm Pottery Workshop or Onyx Stone Workshop - both handmade works famous to the area. At 3:30pm Devrent Valley famous for its’ lunar landscape and Pasabag Valley located on the road to Zelve. Here remarkable earth pillars can be seen in the middle of a vineyard, also called Monks Valley. At 4:30pm depart for Nevsehir Airport, at 6:30pm flight departs and at 7:35pm arrive Antalya Airport.
Meeting/pick-up point: Pick-up at the hotel.
Duration: 2 days.
Pick-up time: First day: between 1pm and 3pm. Second day: at 8am.
Start/opening time: First day: at 5pm. Second day: at 8am.
End/closing time: First day: return to the hotel at 10:30pm. Second day: approximately 8:45pm.
Languages: Russian.
Others: Included: accomodation in 4-star hotels.