CAPPADOCIA TOUR 2 NIGHTS 3 DAYS (OPTIONAL BALLOON FLIGHT)

We have an early wake up today for those who will take the balloon ride. We will have a snack before the ride which will take around one hour. At the end you will enjoy a glass of champagne and head back to the hotel. You can have a short nap and breakfast at the hotel, then get ready for our full day North Cappadocia Tour.

We will visit Göreme open air museum where you can discover how the topography made it easy for people to curve churches into the pinnacles. Göreme was the most important place in Cappadocia for people to learn about their religion through looking at the icons. 

Then we will drive to Pasabag (Monks Valley). Pasabag is the place where you can see all the layers of how the pinnacles were formed. Afterwards, we will drive to a local restaurant and have our lunch. The next site after lunch is Uçhisar Castle which is one of the biggest one-piece rock and was used as a castle by Romans and Ottoman Empires. Cappadocia is one of the most popular places for its semi-precious stones. We will call the day with visiting an establishment of stones and jewellery. Overnight at Cappadocia.

Today after check out, we will board the bus and head to South Cappadocia for the tour. After one hour driving we will arrive at Derinkuyu Underground City, which was created by Cappadocian's to hide during invasions or wars. The capacity of these shelters are overwhelming and you can realise the enormity while walking through the tunnels and rooms. Afterwards we will drive to Ihlara Valley which is one of the biggest gourges in the world.

We will step down 400 steps and walk through the valley. Being in a hidden place the Christian Monks curved many churches in the valley. During our walk we will visit a couple of these churches. After 1 hour walking we will arrive at the restaurant which is built on Melendiz River and have our lunch. Then we will drive to Selime Village and Caravansarai. In this small village local people were living in the pinnacles until the area was announced as a World Heritage Site in 1985.

Now you have made some amazing memories and enjoyed a wonderful time, it is time to finish the tour. At around 16:00 pm we will drive back home. We will have stops on the way to rest and have some dinner and arrive back in Didim early morning to drop you back at your home.