Cappadocia 2-day tour from Alanya is a nature, history, and culture tour that we offer with 1-night accommodation. Cappadocia is approximately 500 km away from Alanya.The name Cappadocia derives from the historical Cappadocia kingdom founded in the region in the 3rd century BC. Cappadocia today refers to the geographical area that includes the cities of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Niğde, and Aksaray in the central Anatolia region of Turkey.
Cappadocia has unique natural and historical beauties. The unique rock formations in Cappadocia were formed as a result of the tuffs formed from the ashes of the lava that formed as a result of the eruption of the formerly active volcanoes Argaus, Hasandagı, and Gullu Mountain and scattered over a wide area, by natural events such as rain, flood and wind erosion for millions of year.
Cappadocia has hosted many civilizations because its rocks are easily carved and its soil is fertile. The Hittites, Phrygians, Persians, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans are the most famous of these.
During the 2-day tour from Alanya to Cappadocia, you will discover countless beauties such as valleys containing beautiful and interesting rock formations, unique landscapes, historical churches carved into rocks.You will also see mysterious underground cities which is thought to be built by the first Hittites by digging rocks underground and developed and settled by early Christians .
Avanos, one of the most beautiful districts of Cappadocia, has a unique soil suitable for pottery making. For this reason, there are many pottery and ceramic workshops in the region. You can have fun moments making pottery with your own hands in the workshop we will visit on our Cappadocia Tour. Additionally, Turkey's longest river, Kızılırmak, passes through Avanos.
Alanya-Cappadocia highway line is located on the famous trade Silk Road. There are many inns in the region such as Alarahan located in the Alanya region. Agzıkarahan which is located on the way to Cappadocia is one of the best examples of these inns included in the Cappadocia tour program from Alanya.
Cappadocia 2-day tour from Alanya offers a fascinating travel experience that makes its participants feel like they are on another planet. Join 2-day Cappadocia tour from Alanya, and take a trip from Alanya which is a tourist destination where sea, sand, sun and fun are at the forefront to Cappadocia which is a unique geography where history and nature are intertwined.And get to know Turkish culture and the real Turkey more closely...
CAPPADOCIA 2 DAY TOUR FROM ALANYA ITINERARY:DAY 1:
-Pick-up from the hotels and apartments in Alanya
-Breakfast break
-Lunch break
-Pigeon Valley
-Panorama break at the foot of the Uchhisar castle
-Visit the Göreme open-air museum
-Visit Love Valley
-Visit the Pottery and ceramic workshop
-Visit imagination (Dervent) valley
-Turkish delight shop
-Arrive and accommodate at 4 stars hotel.
-Have dinner at the hotel
-Relax at the hotel or Join to Turkish night show (optional extra)
DAY 2:
-Balloon watching or balloon riding tour (both optional extra)
-Breakfast at the hotel
-Check out and departure from the hotel
-Visit the onyx workshop
-Visit the Saratlı underground city museum
-Comfort break
-Lunch
-Comfort break
-Drop-off hotels and apartments in Alanya and around
PRICE INCLUDES:
-Pick-up/drop-off from hotels and apartments in Alanya and around
-Professional tour guide
-Entrance fees
OPTIONAL EXTRAS:
-2 times lunches in the restaurants on the way
-Breakfast at the first day of the tour (you can ask for breakfast package from your hotel reception or buy it at the restaurant where we will have a break)
-Turkish night, dervish show, balloon tour, and balloon-watching tour
-All drinks
-Göreme open-air museum enterance fee
ADDITIONAL INFO & TIPS:
-Mevlana (Rumi) museum in Konya city is not in Cappadocia 2-day tour program.
-Single room in the hotel - EUR 25 per night (If you are one person)
-Take your camera and mobile phone with you.
-The weather in Cappadocia is cooler/colder than in Alanya. Please wear according to season conditions
-Wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking.
-Cappadocia 2-day tour from Alanya is organized three times a week, all year round.