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1st day |
- Flight from Istanbul to Kayseri. Transfer to Nevsehir and check in at hotel.
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2nd day |
- Ride from Avanos to Özkönak where you'll visit one of Cappadocia´s largest underground cities. Return over Ziyaretdagi Mountain to Avanos. Upon return, if you'd like, you can visit a local pottery factory to enjoy the art form for which Avanos has been well known since the time of the Hittites. Dinner at the hotel.
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3rd day |
- Ride from Avanos to Sarihidir, a tiny fishing village on the Red River, where you'll stop for tea in a local cafe. Continue on to Sarihan, a beautifully restored 13th Century caravanseri, for lunch. In the afternoon ride amongst Cappadocia´s famed fairy chimneys to Zelve, Pasabagi and Çavusin, where the horses will overnight. After leaving the horses, visit the Göreme Open Air Museum to see the awe-inspiring painted churches built by exiled Christians during the Roman era. Dinner at the hotel .
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4th day |
- Ride from Çavusin through the tranquil White Valley to Uçhisar for lunch beneath the town's impressive rock fortress. After lunch ride along the Pigeon Valley with thousands of natural dovecotes carved into its cliffs, then down an breathtaking trail into the bustling village of Göreme. Continue back to Çavusin to leave the horses before heading back to the hotel .
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5th day |
- Ride through the Göreme and Zemi Valleys to Ortahisar, where you'll eat lunch. . If you have the energy, you can climb to the top of Ortahisar´s craggy rock fortress for a beautiful view. Continue on through fertile apricot groves in the Pancarlik Valley, to Mustafapasa where you'll spend the night in a restored Greek house and enjoy an exquisite home-cooked meal.
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6th day |
- From Mustafapasa ride through the charming village of Ürgüp and then enjoy a long, exhilarating ride through the Red and Rose Valleys on to Çavusin and Avanos. Late lunch in a local restaurant then a free afternoon for shopping or a much-deserved Turkish bath. Final dinner at the hotel.
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7th day |
- Early morning departure from Kayseri or Nevsehir to Istanbul.
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