Trip Code : HF CAP-NEM
Highlights : Dervent Valley,Ihlara Valley,Karatayhan,Mt. Nemrut,Cendere Bridge,Abraham's Cave
Start / End Point : Istanbul / Istanbul
Meals : Breakfast ,Lunch , Dinner
Overnight City / Cities : Cappadocia,Kahta,Urfa
Price : please contact us for the prices
DAY 1 ISTANBUL – CAPPADOCIA
19:00 Transfer from your hotel to the bus terminal
20:30 Departure from Istanbul
DAY 2 CAPPADOCIA (L)
Arrive Cappadocia. Transfer from Bus station to connect the tour programme.
Visit North Cappadocia;
Goreme open Air Museum
Enjoy the Panoramic View from Uchisar Castle
Lunch in Uchisar
Proceed to Urgup-highlight of the region
Stop at Urgup Wine Cellars to taste the local wine
Devrent Valley
Pasabaglari
Avanos.
Transfer to your hotel to overnight.
DAY 3 CAPPADOCIA (B L)
After breakfast, transfer from Hotel to connect the South Cappadocia tour
Esentepe Panoramic View point
Derinkuyu Underground City
Nar Lake
Ihlara Valley, Hiking in the Canyon for 3 km.
Lunch in Belisirma in the Valley
Yaprakhisar,Selime Monastry
Agzikarahan Caravanserai
Overnight at the cave hotel
DAY 4 CAPPADOCIA - NEMRUT (B L D)
08:00 Departure from Cappadocia.
Drive to Kayseri to visit the 13th century Seljuk Caravansarai Karatayhan
Next stop is at Pinarbasi for tea break and rest
Than drive to Tekir for lunch and great shot chances of the region
Drive to Kahta
Check-in at hotel for dinner & overnight in Kahta.
DAY 5 NEMRUT - HARRAN/URFA (B L D)
Early departure to catch the sunrise over the god heads.
The van ride will drop you on the slope of Mt Nemrut where you than have 25 minutes climbing to the top where the spectacular sunrise will meet you between the colossal size statues and heads of the kings and Gods.
Lecture by guide about the history will thrill you whilst taking your own shots off the ancient ages.Those,that might have hard time climbing can refer to the guide to provide/hire mule or donkey at a minor cost.
Descending to the van will take half of an hour as you shall be sparing time to take more pictures going downs around.
Return the hotel for breakfast. Following a rest, back on the road to Kahta to Arsemia ruins and impressive bridge of Cendere constructed by the Roman brigade commander.Tumulus Tomb of Karakus is there too.
After tea break in Kahta,drive to Sanliurfa-Harran via a stop at Ataturk Dam granted life to the region.
Check-in at hotel in Sanliurfa.
After lunch,visit to :
Abraham`s Cave and the pools of Holy Carp,
The covered bazaar of Urfa.Proceed to Harran the village of Spellbinding Mud-Brick "beehive" houses mentioned in the book of genesis where Abraham spend his last years
See the ruins of Harran and the oldes islamic university and the castle dated to 18th century.
The sun set will lead you to Urfa for dinner and overnight.
DAY 6 URFA - CAPPADOCIA (B L )
Departure from Sanliurfa to Adana-Birecik with its bold-ibis-Kelaynak birds that live here only.
Following lunch of native tastes, drive to Cappadocia 4 hours, including tea/rest stop.
Night bus to Istanbul and transfer to your hotel in Istanbul
Inclusions:
4 Nights accommodation
Meals as specified (B>breakfast, L>lunch, D>dinner)
Visits/Tours by qualified guides as specified,covers the entry fees to sights
Nights buses and connection transfers
