Cappadocia Whirling Dervishes Ceremony with Optional Transfer
- 1 hour
- Skip the line
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The Sema ceremony represents the mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through love and his search for truth and perfection. It is believed that once man has returned from his spiritual journey, he can love and be of service to all creatures surrounding him. Tonight, you have the opportunity to experience an authentic Cappadocian ceremony and witness an ancient Turkish ritual. You will be collected from your accommodation in Cappadocia and transported by luxury air-conditioned transport to the caravanserais, (caravan places). These abodes were built when trade across Turkey in medieval Seljuk times was dependent on camel trains. The buildings provided accommodation for the merchants and stabling for their animals. Today these ancient structures are the site of The Sema. The ceremony lasts for one hour and during this time your friendly and professional English-speaking guide will talk you through the ceremony and introduce you to Serbet, a traditional religious libation
Inclusions
What's included
- Şerbet (traditional Ottoman soft drink)
- Venue admission / Ceremony entrance fee
- ive Sema ceremony performed by Whirling Dervishes
What's not
- Food
- Hotel pickup
- Transportation to venue (unless optional transfer is purchased)
Itinerary
The whole ceremony takes around one hour and we offer 'Serbet', a religious drink, after the ceremony. Turkish Heritage Travel picks you up from your hotel in Goreme or other towns of Cappadocia half an hour earlier, which will give you enough time to see the parts of the caravanserai prior to ceremony.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Motif Kültür Merkezi (Sema Gösterisi Salonu) Adres: Bahçelievler, Nevşehir Ürgüp Yolu, 50650 Ortahisar/Ürgüp/Nevşehir
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 100 travellers
- Operated by
- Tourmania
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Goreme
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 10 attraction tickets we list in Goreme.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 10.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Goreme
Göreme sits in the heart of Cappadocia, a surreal landscape of fairy chimneys, cave churches and dawn skies filled with hot-air balloons.
Göreme's houses and hotels are carved into soft volcanic rock, and the town is ringed by valleys of cone-shaped fairy chimneys shaped by erosion. The Göreme Open-Air Museum gathers rock-cut monasteries and churches whose frescoes, painted by Byzantine monks, still glow with colour, especially in the Dark Church.
Top-ranked sights in Goreme: Pigeon Valley (Güvercinlik Vadisi), Devrent Valley (Devrent Vadisi), Monks Valley (Pasabag Vadisi).
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