Spiritual Journey around Cappadocia

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. You will be picked up from your hotel in Cappadocia between 9.00 am – 9.30 am and drive along Kızılirmak (Red River) through the pretty town of Gumuşkent to Hacibektas.

   1 h

2. The convent-complex of Hacı Bektaş Veli, formerly the leader's home and centre of the international Bektaşi Order, is now an Ethnographic Museum. Here you can learn about the life of 13th century spiritual leader and witness the famous Sema ceremony (Whirling Dervishes)

   2 hAdmission included

3. Visit the house Mustafa Kemal Atatürk used while staying in the area. The house is full of personal artifacts and items used by the Turkish Republic's revered founder and first president.

   30 minAdmission included

4. Visit the Beştaş Cem Evi, which is the local lodge for Alevism, another Islamic tradition. Learn about Alevism

   30 min

5. Visit this classic Anatolian village which is famous for growing beautiful fruit - especially grapes. Try the delicious wine made locally.

   1 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Goreme

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 555 day trips we list in Goreme.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• 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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