Daily tour of Cappadocia,
Visit Underground Cities, Ihlara Valley & Traditional Villages.. |
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Program - (available everyday)
- Day 1 - Cappadocia - (L)
Around 09:00 am We will meet you at your hotel and continue on this wonderful full day tour of Cappadocia
Sites you’ll see today
* Underground City of Derinkuyu --You will gradually stroll your way down into the depths of the earth in this ancient underground city that has 18-20 floors as deep as 40 meters below the ground. Don't worry, you will only go down to the 8th floor. Cappadocia has around 36 underground cities. Archeologists date these back to the time of the Hittites which lived 4000 years ago. Others believe they were inhabited around the 7th century BC.....Regardless of how old or young they are, undoubtedly they will leave you with a sense of awe of how the dwellers of these cities lived. As you wind down you will begin to feel as if you are in a huge block of Swiss cheese. Everywhere you look there will be nooks and crannies carved into the rocks: holes, windows , paths, alleys, little rooms. . . it is really a maze of mass proportions. You will see ancient kitchens and stables; storage jars for oil, wine and water; rock carved tables, chairs, and beds; and deep wells for water supplies. You will be amazed at the elaborate ancient ventilation system in place.
Ihlara Valley, which is a 16 km long gorge cut into volcanic rock in the southern part of Cappadocia, following several eruptions of Mount Erciyes. Through they valley flows Melendiz Stream. It is quite a unique valley with its ancient history of its inhabitants. The whole canyon is honeycombed with rock-cut underground dwellings and churches from the Byzantine period.
Due that the richness of the watering possibility and its hidden form and easily to hide structure it was the first settlement place of the first Christians escaping from the Roman soldiers. In the Ihlara Valley there are hundreds of antic churches caved in the volcanic rocks.
* Traditional Anatolian villages --The head-scarfed women out at work in the fields from sun up until sun-down, and the mustached, vest-wearing men hard at work playing cards in the coffee shops. You will get time to stroll in such a village and see the average Turkish villager at work...or play.
End of the tour we will provide a transfer to your hotel.
program ends
Total Cost 45 Euro per person
(ask for early booking discounts)
Includes
* All of the land and airport transfers with comfortable vehicles
* 1 lunches, ( in traditional and nice restaurants)
* Proffessional English speaking tour guides
* Always small groups
* Admissions to Underground Cities
* All of the TAX and service charges
Excludes
* Drinks with meals
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