Program (DAY TRIP TO CAPPADOCIA FROM ISTANBUL)

• Full-day 09.00 to 17.00 eight hours tour of Cappadocia including lunch
• Domestic flight from/to Istanbul with ground transports
• Göreme Open Air Museum with eight most preserved churches with frescos
• Different spots for different beauty of the region; Dervent, Pasabag, Zelve
• Panoramic view of Uchisar and Pigion Valleys
• Discover the widest and most interesting underground city of Cappadocia; Kaymaklı which housed thousands of local residents

• DAILY

  DAY TRIP TO CAPPADOCIA FROM ISTANBUL

  Time schedule of the tour

  06:00 You will be picked up from your hotel early morning and transferred to airport.
  07:30 Fly From Istanbul to Nevsehir
  08:30 Upon your arrival at Nevsehir Airport you will be met by our driver and transferred to Cappadocia
  09:30 Meet you guide in Urgup start to tour daily tour of Cappadocia
  17:00 End of the tour, drive back to Nevsehir
  19:00 Fly from Nevsehir to Istanbul
  20:30 Upon your arrival at Istanbul Airport, our driver will meet you and transfer to your hotel
  

  List of the places you will visit

  - Dervent Valley
  - Pasabag Valley
  - Zelve
  - Panoramic view of Uchisar and Pigion Valleys
  - Goreme Open Air Museum
  - Derinkuyu or Kaymaklı Underground City

  CAPPADOCIA
  

  Cappadocia region to be formed 60 million years ago by the volcanic mountains lavas and ashes in the soft layers formed over millions of years of rain and wind by the grinding has emerged. Human settlement extends up to Paleolithic period. The Hattis, followed by the Hittites, Phrygians, Persians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuk’s, and Ottomans were all enchanted by the allure of Cappadocia and left the imprint of their own presence here. As a result the region was a complex web of historical and cultural influences. Cappadocia was the place where different faiths and philosophies met and influenced one another. The most important period was one of the most important centers of Christianity in early periods.

  The region is famous interesting rock formation calls Fairy Chimneys. Cappadocia was a refuge for the early Christians, who escaped persecution by living and worshipping underground. There are an estimated 3000 rock churches in this region, not all of which are open to the public.