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CAPPADOCIA TOUR -1-
DEVRENT VALLEY (Valley
of Fairy Chimneys) -
PASABAG (MONK's VALLEY)
-
ZELVE OPEN AIR MUSEUM -
GOREME OPEN AIR MUSEUM -
AVANOS - ESENTEPE
The first stop will be
Devrent Valley which is
known as
"Valley of Fairy
Chimneys". Here you will
see the best example of
the fairy chimneys
which are unhollowed and
untouched...
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CAPPADOCIA TOUR -2-
RED VALLEY - CAVUSIN
VILLAGE -
PIGEON VALLEY - KAYMAKLI
UNDERGROUND CITY -
ORTAHISAR CASTLE -
MUSTAFAPASA VILLAGE -
The tour will start off
with a visit to Red
Valley which was
inhabited by former
christian colony
surrounded by orchards
and vineyards filled
with carved rock houses
and fairy chimneys.
Chance to hike in this
beautiful valley. Then
continue to Rose Valley,
enjoying the landscape
no science .
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CAPPADOCIA TOUR -3-
DERINKUYU UNDERGROUND
CITY -
IHLARA VALLEY -
BELLISIRMA VILLAGE -
AGZIKARAHAN
CARAVANSERAIL
You will be picked up
from your hotel or
airport and start your
excursion with a visit
to Derinkuyu Underground
City. There are 8 floors
of tunnels open to the
visitors and this is
enough to have an idea
of the sensation of
living in a labyrinth
like this....
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CAPPADOCIA
INFORMATION & HISTORY
If you wish to discover
Turkey in depth, travel
to Cappadocia is
certainly a must. We
suggest staying at least
three nights there. The
best times are March to
June and Septemberto
November. There are a
variety of activities
you may join: Unique
place for Hot Air
Ballooning in Turkey is
Cappadocia. For
adventure, Horse Riding,
Mountain Bike or Jeep
safari, Cappadocia is
selected as one of the
best areas in Europe. In
the evenings, you may
either just enjoy your
stay at your hotel or go
in Sarihan Caravanserai
near
Avanos
to see the whirling
Dervishes of Mevlana,
founder of Sufism in
Anatolia (Turkey).If you
are interested in any of
the activities listed
above, we may include
that in one of the
following suggested day
trips. We highly
recommend extending your
stay in Cappadocia as we
believe you will enjoy
every minute of your
time in such a unique
area with its welcoming
people. Cappadocia,
which used to be known
as Katpatuka (Land of
Beautiful Horses) in old
Persian, is a region in
central Anatolia, 300
kilometers southeast of
Ankara, the capital city
of modern-day Turkey.
Cappadocia is known for
its unusual landscape,
the result of the
violent eruption of
volcanoes, Mount Erciyes
(3,917 meters) and Mount
Hasan (3,268 meters),
some 3 million years
ago. Lava and volcanic
dust and ashes covered
the region, which
eventually hardened into
a thick layer of tuff.
Over the years, water
and wind eroded the soft
and brittle volcanic
surface, creating deep
valleys and many
different types of
strange rock formations,
such as rock cones and
fairy chimneys.
Archaeological evidence
shows that Cappadocia
was inhabited as early
as the Paleolithic
period (c. 2.5 million
BCE 10,000 BCE), and
continued to serve as
home to the peoples of
many different
civilizations, including
the Hittites, Greeks,
and the Romans.
Dwellings were dug into
the rocks and provided
shelter from the
environment, defense
against foreign
invasions, and refuge
from religious
persecution. These
dwellings interconnect,
forming some two hundred
to three hundred
underground cities,
equipped with elaborate
air ventilation systems,
water storage units, and
in some cases, even
stables and wineries.
One of the most famous
and well excavated is
Kaymakli, where
Christians hid from the
pagan Roman invaders
during the seventh
century. Parts of the
underground cities are
still used by
Cappadocia's present-day
inhabitants. For
example, underground
canals are used to
regulate water in the
nearby farmland, and
local produce, such as
potatoes and citrus
fruits, is stored in
subterranean storage
units. People still live
in above-ground rock
structures, some of
which are even used as
hotels and inns.
Cappadocia is a popular
tourist destination.