16 18 OCTOBER 2014 CAPPADOCIA TOUR

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1 16 18 OCTOBER 2014 CAPPADOCIA TOUR 16 OCTOBER 2014(THURSDAY) Departing from Ankara at 20:00hrs. Arrival to hotel check in and free time. 17 OCTOBER 2014 (FRIDAY) FULL DAY CAPPADOCIA TOUR 08:30 17:00 Panaromic View Of Göreme : First place in the tour is Panoramic view of Goreme. You get information about history, formation of Cappadocia while watching the fairy chimneys. Following the information, free time for photograph. Derinkuyu Underground city After driving about 40 minutes, arrival to Derinkuyu Underground City. This underground city was firstly used by the local people as a natural deep freeze, later by the late Romans as a shelter against potential Arabian invasions. Derinkuyu is the deepest underground city in the Cappadocia region. With the clear explanations of your guide you will spend almost 1 hour here.

2 Uçhisar Pigeon Valley Climbing to Selime monastery will exhaust you, probably. But till you arrive to Pigeon Valley, you will have about 1 hour to rest. Also, our guide will mention about some traditions, cultures and stories about Anatolia on the way. Upon arrival to Pigeon Valley, pigeons will meet you on the top of the valley. Pigeons have always been important for Cappadocian people. Their eggs and droppings were used for different purposes. For this reason, local people carved houses for them to the slopes of valley. You will see the reason why people call them houses, when you see them. Lunch in Üçhisar 1 hour for the lunch in a very cool,restaurant. You will start with the soup. Appetizer will be dried beans with Turkish pastrami or chickpeas, and finally main course is Pottery Kebab. Your fantastic lunch will finish with optional dessert/fruit. Üçhisar Onyx Factory The Last place in the tour will be a visit to onyx factory in Uchisar. Onyx is a volcanic stone which has various colors and contains different minerals in. As being a volcanic area, Cappadocia has some onyx deposits. In the factory, a master will give you information about the steps of onyx shaping and you will watch a shaping Show. Üçhisar Castle View The natural rock citadel of Uçhisar is the tallest point in Cappadocia, visible for a great distance from the region's other towns such as Urgup and Avanos Ürgüp Fairy Chimneys The "fairy chimneys" with caps, mainly found in the vicinity of Ürgüp, have a conical shaped body and a boulder on top of it. The cone is constructed from tufa and volcanic ash, while the cap is of a harder, more resistant rock such as lahar or ignimbrite. The fairy chimneys which are symbols of Ürgüp are called holly spirit chimneys. There is mother, father and son fairy chimneys stay together.

3 TURKISH NIGHT You may experience famous 'Turkish Night' in Cappadocia. In folk music and dances we find powerful reflections of the human experience over thousands of the years, expressed with a passion unmatched elsewhere, In an underground restaurant you can test Cappadocia wine, join the dance and enjoy your night time in Cappadocia. Traditional Dances from different 7 regions of Anatolia Belly Dance Oriental Show Turkish Dinner Unlimited Local Drink Show time : 20 :30 to 23:30 18 OCTOBER 2014 (SATURDAY) HALF DAY CAPPADOCIA TOUR 08:30 13:00 Göreme open air museum It s the most famous attraction, for good reason, a complex of several painted cave churches carved out by Orthodox monks between 900 and 1200 AD Cavusin Old Greek Village An old Greek village will be next place in the tour. Çavusin is a village about 4 kilometres from Göreme.The old village is largely deserted because the area has been plagued by rock falls. At Çavusin you can visit the Church of John the Baptist which probably dates from the 5th century with paintings from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries. The view of Rose Valley is excellent from this village.

4 After the end of tour, return to Ankara with unforgetable memories. Price : EUR 315 ( Per person double room) / EUR 355 ( single room) Deadline : 1 MARCH 2014 Minimum Participant Number : 15 Price includes : Ankara Cappadocia Ankara transportation / 2 nights bed&breakfast hotel accomodation / One full day tour with lunch + half day tour / Guide / Museum entrance fees / Turkish night with dinner. Participants who have connections to their countries, depending on their flights out of Istanbul may take the following flights, and they do not need to return to Ankara. New tour price will be given to participants who can not join to Turkish night or half day city tour.

5 OPTIONAL BALOON TOUR A hot air balloon flight is unique from all other experiences of flight as there is no sensation of motion. Travelling at heights of up to 1500 feet, the feeling is one of peace and tranquility. The earth slowly descends and rotates below you. Within moments after lifting off you become at ease while you effortlessly drift over the treetops and the spectacular Cappadocian landscape. It is like a dream to gently float over the countryside in complete harmony with your surroundings. The deep canyons and lush fertile valleys of Cappadocia provide our balloons with an ideal playground for a unique and memorable flight; gentle winds carry us over places that could never be reached except by balloon. Ballooning can be such fun! In season we can even pick apricots from the trees! Due to the wind currents, every balloon flight is a unique adventure! We can guarantee you an experience of a lifetime... 05:00 am pick up from hotel by the baloon company shuttle. 1 hour baloon ride over Cappadocia area. Return to hotel at 08:30 am. Price : EUR 150

6 HOTEL OPTIONS ELKEP EVI CAVE BOUTIQUE HOTEL ( ONLY 25 ROOMS ) Will be reserved for the first 25

7 DOUBLE TREE BY HILTON 4* Kapadokya/

8 TRANSPORTATION MITSUBISHI SAFIR Isuzu Turkuaz