Visit Cappadocia Turkey’s Heartland Part 1/2

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Kapadokya Tanıtımı – cappadocia

Kapadokya Tanıtımı – cappadocia
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Royal Balloon – Cappadocia / Turkiye, Photo Slide Show

Royal Balloon – Cappadocia / Turkiye, Photo Slide Show
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Avanos Kapadokya – Avanos Cappadocia

Avanos Kapadokya – Avanos Cappadocia
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Göreme Kapadokya – Goreme Cappadocia

Göreme Kapadokya – Goreme Cappadocia
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We cover all your travel and accomodation requirements,and offer personally vetted hotels and itineraries. We can arrange  internationally renowned and unique boutique cave hotels through to small family run pensions. Our travel options include Daily Cappodicia tours, Hot air ballooning (Cappadocia is acknowledged as one of the best locations in the world for ballooning) Car rental, Horse riding, Trekking, Quad biking, to name just a few choices.

Any accomation, daily tour or hotair balloon booking made through us would also entitle you to free airport transfer by our own staff from Kayseri or Nevsehir Kapadokya airport.

We are also experts in travel throughout Turkey,and would be happy to discuss your own itinerary,or indeed suggest one for you.

All our staff at Hotel Cappadocia are local to the area and looking forward to welcoming you to this unique part of the world.
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Tours is an Istanbul-based tour operator offering private Turkey tours and custom vacations with a variety of trips including cultural, historical, religious, beach, romantic or family vacations and other special interest tours for popular destinations including Istanbul, Ephesus, Cappadocia, Bodrum and Gallipoli.

For vacation ideas and sample itineraries, take a look at some of our most popular Turkey packages including highlights of Turkey, gulet charters, Cappadocia tours, Gallipoli tours, Bosphorus tours, Istanbul packages, luxury vacations and honeymoons in Turkey, which visit some of Turkey’s most famous sites, breathtaking blue coastlines and stunning scenery.

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We take care of your trip arrangements from hotel bookings to sightseeing, tour guides, transport, route planning, internal flights and other important details to make your trip enjoyable and stress-free.

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The balloon flight in Cappadocia is said to be the best in the world alongside the balloon flight in Kenya. It’s easy to fit in a balloon trip in with your other tours because they start very early in the morning – just don’t forget your camera!

Cappadocia balloon tour The company picks you up from your hotel and offers you a bite for breakfast before taking you to the launch site. It’s very exciting watching the balloon being inflated. There’s a brief lesson on how to take off and land safely … then you’re off!

Every flight is different because of the wind direction. The talented pilots go as high as 2 km for fantastic birds-eye views and so low that you can almost touch the huge rock formations and pick fruit from the trees. During sunrise the colors of the sun mix with the colors of the rocks making this an unforgettable moment.

On landing, there is the traditional celebration and cakes, and you can help the land crew pack up the balloon if you want. Everyone who completes the trip is awarded a flight certificate. Then you are taken back to your hotel in time for breakfast and any tour you have planned for the day.

There are two flights: a 60 minute flight (prices start from 160 Euros cash) and a 90 minute flight (prices start from 230 Euros cash). The price depends on the company you fly with and includes all-round-service, full passenger insurance and all taxes. With the long flight a small basket (roughly 12 passengers) can be guaranteed. With the short flight baskets may be bigger with more passengers. As balloon flights are very popular, advanced booking is advised. Should you not be able to fly, cancellation is free if notice is given in writing up to 24 hours before the flight.

Cappadocia balloon tour Wondering what to wear? Definitely dress on the warm side for the time of year as the air in the morning can be very cool. Flat shoes are recommended, as are trousers, and please avoid wearing white. A camera and lots of memory cards are a must, and don’t forget to charge all your batteries the night before!
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Tour 1  Dolmabahce, Chora (Kariye) & Pierre Loti.
Meeting at the hotel reception at 08:30am
We will visit the Selamlik chambers of the incredible 19th c. Dolmabahce Palace. Kariye Church (Chora museum) with its 14th c mosaics and frescoes, depicting scenes from the Bible. Tekfur Sarayı (Porphyrogenetus) last extant Byzantine imperial palace, is just a shell, but it gives a fine idea of what the emperor’s residence might have looked like in Byzantine times. Closed for extensive restorations in 2006 and is not yet open, though you can get a glimpse from the outside.  We continue along the ancient city walls then visit Pierre Loti Hill with a view of the Golden Horn. We walk down to Eyup Imperial Mosque and tomb of the standard bearer of Mohammed. Visit the Suleymaniye Mosque, considered to be one of the masterpieces of architect Sinan. Return to Hotel around 17:00pm
Departure: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Tour 2  Jewish Heritage Sites & Taksim
Meeting at the hotel reception at 08:30am
Visit the Askenazi Synagogue, and then cross over the Golden horn to Balat, which has been the core of Jewish presence in Istanbul for over five centuries. We then continue to Neve Shalom Synagogue. Visit the old neighborhood and the Ahrida Synagogue. It is the oldest and most beautiful synagogue in Istanbul and was built in the 15th c. Later we will visit the Galata Tower and the old neighborhood of Galata and where you can get a nice view of Old Istanbul and the Zulfaris Museum, with historic and ethnographic sections, celebrating over 500 years of friendship between Turks and Jews.  We will end the tour in Ortakoy, where the Sephardic Jews were welcomed to Turkey by the Ottoman Sultan (nice cafes and small restaurants). Visit to Taksim, the 1.2 km pedestrian street leading from Taksim Square down to Tunel is packed with an arbitrary scattering of music and bookstores, movie theaters and cultural centers, cafes, restaurants and bars, commercial banks and offices, shopping outlets and bazaars, consulates and embassies, churches, historical arcades and passageways. Take a stroll through this famous ‘Flower Passage’, built in the mid nineteenth century, which comes vibrantly alive every evening, resonating under the melodies of live Turkish music. Should you follow Cicek Pasaji around to the left, it exits into the Balik Pazari or Fish Market, a wild passageway pinned with small fast-food eateries, fresh fish and vegetable market stalls, a sprinkling of other arbitrary shops and thronging with passers
*Prior notice and copies of passports are needed for this tour.   Return to Hotel around 17:00pm
Departure: Except Saturday, Sunday and Holly Days, with prior permission from Chief Rabbinate.
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INCLUDING:
- Pick-up from your hotel and back
- Transportation by a comfortable AC nonsmoking car/Van with professional driver
- Professional licensed guide during the tours.
- Entry fees to the sites and museums

EXCLUDING:
- Hotel
- Lunch, Dinner
- Drinks
- Tips

NOTE: You may join these tours from any hotel in European side. We may pick-up from hotels on the Asian side but may cost extra. You may call or e-mail us to reserve. We can add daily tours in Cappadocia and Ephesus area to your tours of Istanbul.
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With its ever-changing panorama and softly rolling roads, the region is ideal for mountain biking. In Cappadocia, every turn in the road brings new sights and scenes, both historic and natural, for the biker. Mountain bikes are rapidly supplanting horses, donkeys and four-wheel drive vehicles for both the local people and tourists.

Going through Urgup, Goreme and Zelve, the open air museum of churches and hermit dwellings hewn out of the naked rock, and the rock pinnacles pierced with the apertures of doors and windows. In the heat of summer, cyclists can cruise along in a comfort not offered by cars and coaches. And they do not have to abandon their vehicles when the roads narrow to paths. The number of cyclists is therefore steadily rising in the region. Cappadocia which has been featured in several European and American Mountain Bike magazines as one of the best places to cycle in Turkey and Europe.
Itinerary

1st Day: Arrival. Welcome drink. Preparation of bikes and discovery of Ayvali village. Overnight Cappadocia.

2nd Day: Departure for tour and moutain biking through: Ayvali village, Pancarlik continue bike towards Ortahisar and Kizilcukur (Red Valley), Sunset Overnight Cappadocia.

3rd Day: Depart tour at Uchisar and bike through Love valley and Cavusin. Continue towards Avanos, Paşabag, Zelve and Devrent valleys. Back to Ayvali via Urgup. Overnight Cappadocia

4th Day: This day is at leisure: optional guided tour to Goreme open air museum and Red valley or do some visits to local workshops.
Overnight Ayvali, Cappadocia.

5th Day: After breakfast drive to Kaymakli underground city, after the visits, continue by car to Güzelyurt and start biking up to Ihlara and through the valley of Peristirema with visits. Overnight Ayvali, Cappadocia.

6th Day: Drive by car to Soganli. Start biking from Soganli up to Guzelöz, Sahinefendi ( Sobesos ), Taskınpasa Cemil direction. Continue with Keslik and visit to the monastery and Mustafapasa. Overnight Ayvali, Cappadocia.

7th Day: After breakfast, transfer to airport departure and leave Cappadocia.

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Istanbul – Cappadocia – Nemrud – Urfa (Harran) – Cappadocia – Konya – Antalya – Pamukkale – Aphrodisias – Ephesus – Istanbul
Main Sites visited: Istanbul, Nemrud – Urfa (Harran), Cappadocia, Konya, Antalya, Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Aphrodisias, Ephesus.

Itinerary:
Day 1
Arrival in Istanbul and meeting at the airport, transfer to the hotel, check- in. Leisure afternoon.
Overnight Istanbul.

Day 2 – Sultanahmet – Old Istanbul (B)
Meeting at the hotel reception at 09:00am
Visit The St. (Haghia) Sophia, which was built by the Emperor Justinian. It was the largest building in the world for over 1000 years. See its intricate mosaics and huge central dome. Continue to the Topkapi palace, which was used by the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to 19th centuries. We will also see the impressive collection of priceless jewels, crystal, silver and porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and relics of the prophet Mohammed.(Entrance to the Harem is extra). After lunch we will see the Blue Mosque,
built for Sultan Ahmet I, which is a unique piece of architecture with its six minarets and features 20,000 beautiful Iznik tiles. Visit the ancient Hippodrome with Obelisk of Theodosius, Snake Pillar and German Fountain of Wilhelm II. Walk through the back streets of Old Istanbul and visit the Yerebatan underground Cistern. See the Grand Covered Bazaar (except Sundays). *May be done as a walking tour if your hotel is centrally located.  Overnight Istanbul.

Day 3 – Bosphorus Cruise with Beylerbeyi (B)
Meeting at the hotel reception at 08:45am
Visit the exotic Egyptian Spice Market on the Golden Horn. Board your cruise of the Bosphorus, the waterway, which separates the continents of Europe and Asia. Pass Rumeli fortress, built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 to prepare for his conquest of Istanbul. We will visit the museum of Sadberk Hanim, which has an excellent private collection of artifacts dating back to the prehistoric period and an ethnographic section housed in an old Ottoman building.  After lunch in a seaside fish restaurant, cross over the Bosphorus Bridge to Asia and visit Beylerbeyi Palace, which was the summer residence of the Ottoman Sultans, then on to Camlica Hill, for a magnificent view of Istanbul. Cruise is done by public boat unless other arrangements are made. Overnight Istanbul.

Day 4 – Istanbul- Cappadocia (B.L)
Pick-up from hotel 2 hours before flight departure.
Take the early morning flight from Ataturk Airport in Istanbul to Cappadocia. Arrival at the airport and meeting just outside the arrival’s gate with a sign bearing your name with your driver.  Transfer to Cappadocia. Tour to Kaymaklı Underground City, one of the most interesting underground settlements in Cappadocia. Soğanlı 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. Our tour finishes with a visit to Mustafapaşa (Sinasos), an old Greek town with its spectacular old Greek houses; very fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture.  Overnight Cappadocia

Day 5 – Cappadocia (B.L) -
Meeting at the hotel reception at 09:30am
In the morning, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; 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” near Zelve.
Optional Hot air ballooning with sunrise,
Once in a lifetime experience in Cappadocia

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). Continue to Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia.  Overnight Cappadocia

Day 6 – Cappadocia  Kahta (B)
Departure from your hotel in Cappadocia at 08:30.
Drive to Karatay Caravanserai and visit the caravanserai. On the way to Kahta (Nemrut) stop at Kahramanmaras for lunch and a taste of its famous ice cream. Arrive to the hotel in Kahta city.
Evening at leisure and overnight in Kahta.

Day 7 – Mt. Nemrut  Urfa (B)
In the morning 03:30 am departure. Hike to the summit of the Mt. Nemrut (one of the most popular UNESCO world cultural heritage sites), watching the sunrise, be amazed by the colossal heads and statues of ancient deities, as you step into mythology. There we will hire small mini-buses to drive up the mountain. This extraordinary landmark rests at an elevation of 8000 ft. The mountain top complex is composed of two flattened areas strewn with statues and separated by a false peak of crushed rock. Antiouchus built the entire complex approximately 2000 years ago as a monument to his divine ancestry. Also definitely take time to visit the old castle, Arsemeia, cross over the still functioning Cendere Bridge (Septimius Severus bridge) dating all the way back to the 3rd century and Tumulus Tomb of Karakus. Then drive back to the hotel for breakfast. Drive to Urfa on the way visit Ataturk dam and look over to the Ataturk Dam; a modern day wonder .You will also see Gobekli Tepe which is a hilltop sanctuary erected on the highest point of an elongated mountain ridge some 15 km northeast of the town of Sanlıurfa.

Day 8 – Urfa  Cappadocia (B):
Meeting at the hotel reception at 08:30am
Urfa, the birthplace of the prophet Abraham. Urfa has been occupied since the Babylonians followed by the Hurrites, Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks. We will visit nearby Harran and see the incredible beehive houses. Harran according to the Bible was the site where Prophet Abraham spent a few years with his family before moving on to Israel, the Promised Land. We will also visit the holy sites in Ainzelha, a lake
with millions of domesticated fish. While in Urfa we will visit the cave where the prophet Abraham was born and visit a bustling sheep market as well. There are exceptional photo opportunities in this area. Drive to Cappadocia or you can fly back to another part of Turkey from Urfa. Overnight Cappadocia

Day 9 – Cappadocia – Konya- Antalya (B)
Meeting at the hotel reception at 08:30am
Drive to Konya, en route, visit to Sultanhani Caravanserai, roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day’s journey.Caravanserai is supported the flow of commerce, information and people across a network of trade routes of Asia, North Africa and South-Eastern Europe on the legendary Silk Road and the Spice road. In Konya center, visit to Mevlana Sufi temple. Mevlana is the founder of Sufism and whirling Dervishes. Overnight Antalya.

Day 10 – Antalya (B)
Meeting at the hotel reception at 09:30am
Visit to Perge – Aspendos and Kursunlu waterfalls or Antalya Museum .Overnight Antalya

Day 11 Antalya – Pamukkale ( B.D)
Meeting at the hotel reception at 08:30am
Drive to Pamukkale. Discovery of Travertine terraces and Hierapolis. The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most spectacular natural wonders we ever have seen from various mineral springs in a vast white cliff side, about 200 m overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have dripped down over a series of terraced levels and created a fairyland of bizarre solidified cascades and shell-shaped basins. It looks like creations from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale (cotton castle): “pamuk” for cotton and “kale” for castle. Moreover the water in the basins is changing its color according to how the light enters Overnight Pamukkale

Day 12- Pamukkale – Kusadasi (B.D
Meeting at the hotel reception at 09:00am
Drive to Ephesus, on the way, visit to Aphrodisias. Aphrodisias was primarily known as a center for the arts, specifically sculpture. The Aphrodisias School of Sculpture had a distinctive style and was very well circulated throughout the Greek and Roman world. Overnight Near Ephesus

Day 13 – Ephesus (B.D)
Meeting at the hotel reception at 09:00am
Visit to the ancient city of Ephesus. We will spend several hours walking in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Caesar, Cicero, Apostles Paul and John and many other familiar historical names. The recently opened Terrace Houses (entry extra) where the wealthiest Romans lived are an excellent example of sensitive excavation and presentation. The mosaics and frescos are spectacular. Tradition has it that Virgin Mary was brought here by St John after the Crucifixion and lived her final years near the city of Ephesus on an isolated mountaintop. A lovely chapel is constructed on the site tended by Franciscans and open to visitors. It has been designated a pilgrimage site by the Pope. Visit to temple of Artemis to see the remains of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Overnight Near Ephesus

Day 14  Izmir  Istanbul (B)
Pick-up from hotel 2 hours before flight departure.
Transfer to Izmir airport for your flight to Istanbul and connect to your international flight.

INCLUDING:
- Airport transfers where needed.
- Tours and transfers by a comfortable non smoking AC Van or bus with professional driver.
- Professional experienced guide during the tours
- Accommodation in Charming or Deluxe superior Hotels
- Flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia.
- Flight from Izmir to Istanbul
- Entry fees to the sites and museums

EXCLUDING
- Dinner- Lunch
- International flights
- Drinks
- Tips.

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