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3- RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES IN CAPPADOCIA

3.1 Horseback Riding

Experience the incredible and unusual         beauty. Forget the tour bus or even the
beauty of Turkey's Cappadocia region          rental cars - this astonishing region of
from the back of a horse. Something like      Central Anatolia is truly best seen by
a cross between the Grand Canyon and a        horseback.
moonscape, Cappadocia boasts some of          Duration:
t h e Wo r l d’s m o s t u n u s u a l a n d  Minimum 60 Minutes and Up
spectacular landscapes.

Traversing the countless valleys and Rate:
mountains by horseback brings riders          Please ask us
in touch with the area's breathtaking

3.2 ATV / Quad Bike Adventure
A great way to get right off the beaten
track! Take a guided tour through the         All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) are
most beautiful of Cappadocia's                extremely easy to use, as they are fully
spectacular rock-cut valleys on an ATV        automatic, so no experience is
/ Quad Bike. These tours are a great          necessary. The tracks you will be riding
activity option for those seeking fun and     on are carefully laid out to be
                                              challenging, but not frightening.

adventure outdoors.                           Duration:
ATVs provide an opportunity for great         Minimum 60 Minutes and Up
sightseeing, as one is enabled to roam        Rates:
the hills, valleys, dunes, and trails of the  Please ask us
Cappadocia.

3.3 Whirling Dervishes Show / Ceremony

It is not so far away from you being a        spiritual maturity through the stages of
guest of Mevlevi Dervishes’ spiritual         the Sema. At the beginning and each
voyage while you are in Cappadocia. The       stage of the Sema, holding his arms
hidden director of the ceremony is            crosswise he testifies to God's unity.
Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi (1207 -             It ends with Fâtiha for the souls of all
1273) who had started the Mevlevi             Prophets, martyrs and believers, plus a
heritage and during the Sema                  prayer for the salvation of the country.
Ceremony that consists of seven               Dating back centuries, the tradition
different chapters.                            represents in thrilling fashion the idea
Watch in wonder this ceremony in              that in the universe, everything, from
Cappadocia, as the whirling dervishes         atoms to the solar system to the blood
take their place and praise the Prophet       that circulates in the body will revolve.
Mohammed. Following a chant, the              This show is performed in a Historical
extraordinary whirling dervishes              Caravansarai which is built in the 13th
revolve to represent the birth of             century.
humanity. With his hat (his ego's             Duration: Approx. 55 Minutes
tombstone) and his white skirt (his ego's     Rate: Please ask us
shroud) the dervish is spiritually born to
the truth. When he removes his black
cloak, he journeys and advances to the

* Payments for these activities are collected by the operators / show venue in
  cash only. Credit cards are unfortunately not accepted.
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