ABOUT TOUR
Highlights: Devrent Valley, Pasabagi (Monk’s Valey), Avanos, Goreme Open Air Museum, Rose Valley, Cavusin, Ortahisar, Kaymakli Underground City, Pigeon Valley, Ihlara Valley, Belisirma, Selime, Derinkuyu Underground City
Highlights: Devrent Valley, Pasabagi (Monk’s Valey), Avanos, Goreme Open Air Museum, Rose Valley, Cavusin, Ortahisar, Kaymakli Underground City, Pigeon Valley, Ihlara Valley, Belisirma, Selime, Derinkuyu Underground City
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(From İstanbul) Early morning flight to Kayseri/Nevşehir Airport
Day 01 İstanbul Nevşehir
rrive in Kayseri or Nevsehir Airport, meet your guide and proceed to Cappadocia, Visit to Devrent Valley where various types of fairy chimneys are abundant. We will walk through this amazing valley. Thereafter visit Pasabagi (Monk's Valley) with multiple stems and caps, peculiar to this area. After visiting Pasabagi, drive to Avanos which is known for the pottery, a craft dating back to the Hittite period. The red clay which is worked by local craftsmen comes from the residue in the Kizilirmak river, the longest river of Turkey. Further to the time for lunch proceed to Goreme Open Air Museum (Dark Church is excluded; entrance requires additional admission fee) to visit the churches, chapels and monasteries carved into the fairy chimneys from the 10th to the 13th centuries with frescos painted on the walls. Thereafter time to take photos in the neighboring valleys before going back to the hotels (L, D at only some hotels)
Day 02 Nevşehir
(Optional balloon tour). Meet your guide at the hotel lobby in the morning and visit to Rose Valley, one of the most beautiful trekking valleys in Cappadocia, and explore the famous rock- cut churches by hiking through the valley. Rest in Cavusin, an old Greek village, known for its Christian houses and churches. After having time for lunch visit Ortahısar Castle, similar to Uchisar Castle in style, where storage caves can also be observed. In the afternoon visit Kaymakli Underground City where early christians lived in fear and faith. On the way back visit to panoramic Pıgeon Valley where pigeons contributed to the lives of locals with their manure to fertilize the wineyards. You may also like to taste Cappadocia wine in a local winery. Overnight in Cappadocia (B, L, D at only some hotels)
Day 03 Nevşehir
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby in the morning and drive to Ihlara Valley, created from the ashes of the volcanic Mt. Hasan. After hiking through the valley, which is watered with Melendiz River by Belisirma, proceed to Selime with hollowed out citadel and churches where fairy chimneys rest on the steep hillside. Stop at Yaprakhisar village to take photos. In the afternoon, visit to Derinkuyu Underground Village where dwellings with stables, cellars, storage rooms, refectories, churches and wineries were used as refuges for the Christian communities. Overnight in Cappadocia (B, L, D at only some hotels)
Day 04 Nevşehir İstanbul
After breakfast check out and transfer to the airport in Kayseri or Nevsehir (B)
Departure Days : Daily
Duration : 4 days – 3 nights
important notice: No-show is charged at the hotels if cancelled 7 days prior to the check-in date
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GROUP BOOKINGS : A deposit of 10 % of the total amount is required to process and confirm the reservation at the time of registration. Balance of payment must be received 30 days prior to departure.
If your balance is not paid at the specified time (unless previously arranged with us in writing) we reserve the right to cancel your booking.
CANCELLATIONS / REFUNDS : Cancellations should be received by Turkey Holiday Planner in writing. We strongly suggest the purchase of the Trip Cancellation and Tour Interruption Insurance. Deadline for cancellation of individual bookings is 3 days, for groups 35 days prior to the departure of the tour. For cancellations on departure date or after no refund will be made regardless of the cause, whatsoever. No refund can be made for no-shows, unused hotel accommodation, meals or tours not taken cannot be refunded.
Should we cancel your holiday, your deposit and any other payments made will be refunded in full. However, if our cancellation is due to ‘force majeure’ any reasonable expenses we have incurred will be deducted from your refund. (War, civil or political unrest is usually known as force majeure). All refunds and compensation are strictly limited to the amount paid to us and we are not liable for any expenses you have incurred as a result of this booking. Your holiday will not be cancelled after the final payment is due unless we are forced to do so by force majeure.
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