Cappadocia Extension

Day 1
Istanbul / Cappadocia

From Istanbul, fly to Kayseri, meet your guide and transfer to the picturesque citadel town of Urgup. With its ancient cultural heritage and unique landscape of tufa towers on the Anatolian steppes, Cappadocia is breathtaking, and hiking is the best way to appreciate its fantastic scenery. In the afternoon, hike from the vicinity of the hotel to the little village of Avcilar via the Pigeon Valley. Along the way, we visit Uchisar village, a natural citadel at the center of Cappadocia’s magnificent lunar landscape.

Day 2
Cappadocia

Hike through Cappadocia’s fantastic “fairy chimney” landscape, which shelters hidden rock-carved churches adorned with beautiful frescoes. In the afternoon, visit Zelve and the pottery workshops in the pretty riverside village of Avanos.

Day 3
Cappadocia

Morning visit to the troglodyte underground cities of Kaymakli or Derinkuyu, with their labyrinth of hand-carved tunnels burrowing 12 stories deep into the soft tufa rock (and dating back 4,000 years!). In the afternoon, explore the open-air museum of the Goreme Valley, with its fantastic rock-cut churches, and Ortahisar, with great shopping opportunities for pottery, rugs and weavings, and polished onyx carvings.

Day 4
Istanbul

Return to the airport at Kayseri for the flight to Istanbul. Transfer to the Hotel Ayasofya Konaklari.

Day 5
Depart

Transfer on your own to Istanbul airport for departing flights.

Extension Costs

Prices are for 2012
$1295 (5-7 members)
$1395 (3-4 members)
$1595 (2 members)
$1895 (1 members)
Single supplement: $325
Internal airfare: $460 (subject to change)