Trekking Tour in Cappadocia ( 8 Days )
Day 1 Ankara
Arrive in Ankara.
Transfer to Ihlara via the Salt lake and take a short walk.
Overnight in Ihlara
Traditional entertainment with dinner.
Day 2 Ihlara Valley
- Derinkuyu Underground City
Transfer to Selime via Azikarahan Caravansaray.
Enjoy a 14 km walk in picturesque Ihlara Valley Visit: Several Byzantine rock
hewn churches to view the frescoes. By bus visit:
Derinkuyu Underground City, descending 50 metres to see the 8 floors of this
underground labyrinth which are open to the public. See how
the people survived for long periods underground in times of siege. Transfer
to hotel at Uchisar Overnight in Uchisar.
Day 3 Pigeons Valley
- Goreme
From the hotel walk in Snow White Valley and then onto Pigeons Valley.
Lunch in a local restaurant. Walk down to Goreme via Goreme Valley; see the
local people at work on the land and the hunderds of nameless and secluded
rock churches. Overnight in Goreme (luggage to be transferred by bus)
Day 4Valley of Love
- Red Valley
Begin the day with a walk through the Valley of Love and onto Mirror Chruch,
appropriately named for its symmetrical frescoes. Continue over the hills to
Red Valley for a picnic lunch. Walk down to the old town of Cavusin via the
Valley of the Roses. Explore the old town carved into the rocks before returning
to the hotel on foot.
Day 5 Goreme Open Air
Museum - Fairy Chimneys' Valley
Visit: Goreme Open Air Museum.
Walk across Cavusin Valley to Monk's Valley, famous for its rock pillars used
as hermitages by the monksand to Zelve Open Air Museum. After lunch, walk through
Fairy Chimneys' Valley and the old town of Urgup
Transfer to your hotel in Urgup. Special evening in an underground restaurant,
where you will be treated to typical anatolian fare, and lively performances
by a folk dancing troupe.
Day 6 St Vasilus Church -
Ortahisar
Transfer by bus to the Greek village of Mustafa Pasa Visit: the monastery,
St Vasilus Church and a restored Armenian House. Walk across the valleys to
Ibrahim Pasa village for lunch Continue on to the village of Ortahisar and
your hotel.
Day 7 (Ankara)
Transfer by bus to Ankara via Hacibektas and Kirsehir Lunch in Ankara Visit:
Anatolian Civilizations Museum and Ataturk's Mausoleum. Farewell drinks in
Young People's Park, full of tea gardens restaurants and
fountains.
Day 8 Tour Ends
Free time until transfer to airport for return flight