Cappadocia 3-day tour from Side is a cultural tour that we offer with 2 nights accommodation in Cappadocia. Cappadocia, which has a unique beauty in the world, today refers to the Nevşehir province and its surroundings in the Central Anatolia region. Cappadocia is approximately 450 km away from Side .
A large plateau was formed from volcanic tuffs as a result of the eruptions of the old active volcanic mountains Erciyes, Hasan and Güllü mountains in the Cappadocia region.The erosion of the Kızılırmak River and the shaping of natural events such as wind and rain for tens of thousands of years have created wonderful natural beauties, fairy chimneys and other interesting rock formations.
Cappadocia, which was the population area of the Assyrian civilization, hosted many civilizations such as the Hittite, Phrygian, Persian, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman.Historical artifacts belonging to these civilizations can be seen in the region today. The easily processed rocks of the Cappadocia region have been carved by people throughout history to create various settlements. In addition to the magnificent rock formations on earth, there are also many underground cities carved from rocks in the region.
Early Christians who escaped from the persecution of the Roman Empire in the 2nd century AD came to Cappadocia via Antakya and Kayseri and settled here and hid in underground cities. Since they lived in underground cities for a long time without going out, they developed these underground cities by building bedrooms, ventilation shafts, wine production areas, churches, monasteries, water wells, toilets and meeting rooms.
The Side-Cappadocia road line is at the intersection of trade routes. There are many caravanserais dating back to the Seljuk period in the region, which we can call hotels or rest facilities today. Ağzıkarahan, one of these important inns where trade caravans stayed, is among the places you will see on our 3-day Cappadocia tour from Side .
One of the important stops of our Cappadocia tour is Konya, the largest city in Turkey by surface area. Konya, located 230 km from Side and Manavgat, is home to the tomb of the famous Islamic scholar and mystic Mevlana Cemaleddin Rumi. Mevlana tomb and museum are included in our Cappadocia tour program from Side and Manavgat.
Cappadocia's Avonos district, with its unique soil thanks to the Kızılırmak River passing through the region, has many workshops that produce pottery and ceramics. The pottery made by hand in the workshop we will visit on our Cappadocia tour will offer you fun and interesting memories.
Culture, nature and history lovers! Definitely take your place in the 3-day Cappadocia tour from Side to see the unique beauty of the world, Cappadocia...
CAPPADOCIA 3-DAY TOUR FROM SIDE ITINERARY:
DAY 1:
- Pick-up from hotels and apartments in Side ,Manavgat and around
- Breakfast break in a restaurant at the peak of beautiful Taurus mountain
- Visit the Mevlana (Rumi) Museum & mausoleum in Konya City
- Lunch
- Visit the underground city
- Break for Panoramic view at the Ortahisar
- Visit the panoramic viewpoint for sunset
- Arrive at the hotel in Cappadocia
- Dinner at the hotel (open buffet, beverages excluded).
- Relax at the hotel
DAY 2:
- Balloon flight (optional for an extra charge)
- Breakfast at the hotel (open buffet, beverages included)
- Imagination Valley (Devrent Valley)
- Pasabag (Monk Valley)
- Avanos town
- Visit the pottery workshop in Avanos
- Lunch at Avanos (open buffet, beverages excluded);
- Panoramic stop at Love Valley
- Goreme open-air museum
- Uchisar Castle and around
- Visit at Leather Workshop
- Arrive at hotel in Cappadocia
- Dinner at the hotel (open buffet, beverages excluded)
- Turkish night show (optional extra)
- Relax at the hotel
DAY 3:
-The trip of wacthing balloons at a speacial viewpoints (optional extra)
- Breakfast at the hotel (open buffet, beverages included)
- Depart from hotel in Cappadocia
- Panoramic view break at Three Beauties fairy chimneys
- Visit Onix factory
- Panoramic view break at Pigeon Valley
- Depart from Cappadocia
- Visit Caravanserai (Old inn)
- Break for lunch in Konya city (beverages excluded)
- Drop-off at your hotels & apartments in Side in Manavgat and around
PRICE INCLUDES:
- Pick up/drop off from hotels and apartments in Side in Manavgat and around
- Professional licensed tour guide
- Underground city enterance fee
OPTIONAL EXTRAS:
- Lunches (3 times) in the restaurants on the way
- Breakfast at the first day of the tour (you can ask for brekfast package from your hotel reception or buy it at the restaurant which we will have a break)
- Goreme open-air museum entrance free
-Turkish nights show, whirling dervishes show, Balloon riding, and Balloon watching tour
- All drinks
- Single room in the hotel - 20€ per night (If you are one person)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & TIPS:
-Take your camera & mobile phone with you.
-The weather in Cappadocia is cooler/colder than in Side. Please wear according to season conditions
- Wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking.