# Cappadocia Ihlara Valley and Urgup Goreme Tour (2 Nights Hotel Accommodation) - URL: https://venustur.net/en/kapadokya-ihlara-vadisi-ve-urgup-goreme-turu-2-gece-otel-konaklamali-t21548 - Category: Bus Domestic Tours - Duration: 3 Nights, 4 Days - Starting Price: 7,995 ₺ / Per Person - Departure Point: İstanbul, Türkiye - Arrival Point: İstanbul, Türkiye ## Tour Detail We Offer a Fairy Tale Vacation in the Beautiful Horse Country of Cappadocia. A Dream Awaiting You with Its Mystical and Historical Texture. Balloon Tour or Balloon Takeoff Watching Tour Göreme Open Air Museum, Pottery Workshop Ürgüp, Göreme, Avanos, Uçhisar, Turkish Night Dervent Valley, Pigeon Valley, Sinassos Asmalı Konak, Onyx Workshop, ATV Safari Hacı Bektaş-i Veli Tomb, Horseback Safari Tour ## Tour Program ### DAY 1 Istanbul, Çayırova, İzmit, Sakarya, Eskişehir, Ankara Day 1: VENUS TOUR Departure Points 19:00 Beylikdüzü Migros Front 19:15 Avcılar Bus Stops 20:00 İncirli Doğtaş Furniture Front 20:20 Mecidiyeköy IETT Stops (in front of Mado) 21:00 Kadıköy Marriage Office Front 21:05 Bostancı Bridge Under (towards Ankara) 21:20 Kartal Bridge Under (towards Ankara) 21:25 Pendik Bridge Under (towards Ankara) 21:40 Gebze Center AVM Front 22:40 İzmit Bus Station Side (across from Romatem) 23:20 Adapazarı Highway Exit Shell Gas Station 00:45 Bozüyük Young Life Facilities 01:15 Eskişehir Atatürk Boulevard Migros Front 03:15 Polatlı Bus Station Lights 04:00 Aşti Front Berat Buffet 04:10 Gölbaşı Shell Gas Station Accommodation: Night Journey ### DAY 2 Cappadocia, Salt Lake, Ihlara Valley, Melendiz River, Derinkuyu Underground City, Testi Kebab, Avanos, Pottery Workshop, Pigeon Valley, Hidden Garden, Uchisar Castle After meeting with our esteemed guests at the mentioned times, we will begin our journey with the VENÜS TOUR buses for the Cappadocia Ihlara Valley and Ürgüp Göreme Tour. Our first stop will be Tuz Gölü (Salt Lake) after a break at Kaynaşlı Türsan Rest Area, where we will pick up guests joining us from Ankara and have a short photo break in the early morning. After that, we will have our first breakfast stop at Kapadokus Hotel (Extra). After breakfast, we will head towards the Cappadocia region, which the Persians referred to as the “Land of Beautiful Horses”. Our first destination will be Ihlara Valley, which is 14 km long and created by the Melendiz River. During our short walk in Ihlara Valley, we will visit the Tree Church, one of the remaining 105 places of worship in the valley, and the Snake Church, the only church depicting Jesus Christ sitting cross-legged. After Ihlara Valley, our second stop will be for a short photo break at the natural beauty of Narlı Lake Crater. The next destination will be the Underground City (Visitors can explore either Derinkuyu Underground City, Kaymaklı Underground City, or Özkonak Underground City), which is a marvel of engineering where thousands of people could live for months to escape enemy raids. After our visit to the Underground City, we will take a lunch break at our rock-designed restaurant in Avanos, which is famous for its pottery (Extra). After lunch, we will learn about and observe the making of Pottery, made from the red clay taken from the old bed of the Kızılırmak, and then leave Avanos to go to the Hidden Garden, where you can enjoy the view of Göreme Valley and Cappadocia beneath your feet. After enjoying our tea, we will head to Uchisar Castle, the highest of the three elevations in Cappadocia, and Pigeon Valley, where we will also see many Pigeon Houses and take a photo break. After our photo break, we will do some shopping for the region's famous delicacies, Pumpkin Seeds. At the end of the day, we will visit the Wine Cellar to learn about how Cappadocia's flavorful wines are produced and stored. After all our tours, we will settle into our hotel. Dinner and accommodation will be at our hotel. Breakfast: Will be at Kapadokus Hotel as Open Buffet. (Extra) Lunch: Evranos Restaurant / Pottery Kebab Menu. (Extra) Dinner: Will be Set Menu or Open Buffet at the hotel. (Included) Accommodation: World Cave, Kapadokus Holiday Village, Karen Thermal Life, Signature Hotel etc... Accommodation: Cappadocia Hotels. ### DAY 3 Balloon Tour, Balloon Watching Tour, ATV Safari, Horse Riding Tour, Onyx Stone Workshop, Göreme Open Air Museum, Paşabağ, Dervent Valley, Ürgüp, Asmalı Konak, Three Beauties Fairy Chimneys, Wine Cellar, Turkish Night On the 3rd day of our Cappadocia Ihlara Valley and Ürgüp Göreme Tour, after having breakfast at our hotel, we start the new day. Guests who wish can participate in our activities such as Hot Air Balloon Tour (Extra) to see Cappadocia from above before breakfast, and Balloon Watching Tour (Extra) to photograph Cappadocia with balloons, and ATV Tour (Extra) and Horse Riding Tour (Extra) to explore among the fairy chimneys. First, we are going to visit Onyx Stone Workshop to learn about the properties and processing of Onyx, which is a subtype of Agate that belongs to the Quartz group. After visiting the Onyx Stone Workshop, we will explore the Göreme Open Air Museum which is considered the place where monastic education began, accompanied by our guide’s explanations. After the guide's explanations, during our break, you can visit the Rock Churches (St. Basil Chapel, Elmalı Church, Yılanlı Church), the Dining Hall, and the Kitchen and Cellar. After our visit, we have an extra lunch break. After lunch, we will take a photo break at Paşabağ (St. Simeon Valley) where we will see the most beautiful examples of multi-headed fairy chimneys. After wandering among the fairy chimneys in Paşabağ and taking photos, we will explore Develi Valley (Dervent Valley) which hosts interesting fairy chimney formations, named after the chimney shaped like a camel. This road will lead us to Ürgüp, one of the most important points of Cappadocia. After a panoramic tour of Ürgüp, known as Prokopia during the period when the Greeks lived there, we will pass by the mansion where the series Asmalı Konak was shot, and see the Hat-Wearing Fairy Chimneys and the Three Beauties Fairy Chimneys which are the symbols of Cappadocia. After all our tours, we return to our hotel. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel. Guests who wish can join the Turkish Night* organization (Extra) after dinner. *Turkish Night Extra: 8-10 Varieties of Seasonal Mezes, Nuts, Popcorn, Unlimited Local Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Service. Breakfast: Will be taken as Open Buffet or Set Menu at the Hotel. (Included) Lunch: Uçhisar - Tandır Evi Restaurant / Will be taken as Open Buffet. (Extra) Dinner: Will be taken as Set Menu or Open Buffet at the Hotel. (Included) Accommodation: World Cave, Kapadokus Holiday Village, Karen Thermal Life, Signature Hotel etc... Accommodation: Cappadocia Hotels. ### DAY 4 Sinassos, Mustafapaşa, Ayazel Leather, Hacı Bektaş Veli Tomb On the 4th Day of our Cappadocia Ihlara Valley and Ürgüp Göreme Tour, after having breakfast at our hotel in the morning, today we will reach Mustafapaşa, which until the 1920s had a majority population of Greeks, meaning Sinasos, which translates to City of the Sun in Greek. After visiting the Asmalı Konak, a mansion built in the 1800s and the first owner was a Greek painter named Yorha Vasil, we will take a tea-coffee break in the town center. After the break, we will arrive in Avanos. To see the modern transformation of a recently popular tourist and cultural organization, we will go to Ayazel Leather for our presentation. After our presentation, we depart from Cappadocia, following the Kızılırmak, which originates from Kızıldağ in Sivas and flows into the Black Sea from Bafra, Samsun, and we reach Gülşehir. From there, we head to the district of Hacıbektaş, where the tomb of Hacı Bektaş-i Veli, who was born in 1248 in Horasan, a Turkish mystic and the patron of the Janissaries, is located. At the Hacı Bektaş-i Veli Museum; we pass through the largest of the 7 decreasing doors, known as the Ak Kapı, to reach the Nadar Courtyard. After seeing the Üçler Fountain, we transition from the Üçler Gate to the Dargah Courtyard, where we see the Triangular Arch Pool, Lion Fountain, the Sacred Black Cauldron in the Kitchen, and the Dervish Clothes and Items in the Guest House, before moving on to the Pir Courtyard. At the entrance to the courtyard, we visit Atatürk Corner, see the Dervish Earrings at Balım Sultan Tomb, and visit the Chamber of Trials in the Pir House, Kırklar Square, Güvenç Abdal Tomb, and the Tomb of Hacı Bektaş-i Veli, located in the Huzur-u Pir, before starting our return journey. In the evening, after leaving behind a beautiful weekend holiday, we say goodbye to you, our valued guests, at the points we picked you up from, hoping to meet you at the next VENÜS TOUR organization. Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel as an open buffet or set menu. (Included) Lunch: Avanos - Han Restaurant / Will be taken as an open buffet. (Extra) Dinner: Highway Rest Areas / Free Time. (Extra) Accommodation: Attention! There is no accommodation this night. Accommodation: Attention! There is no accommodation this night. ## What's Included INCLUSIONS: - Venus Tour Guarantee - 2 Night Accommodation in Hotels - 2 Breakfasts and 2 Dinners in Hotels - Mandatory Travel Insurance No. 1618 - All Included Environmental Tours - Parking, Highway, and Bridge Fees - Professional Guiding and Accompaniment Services - Transportation with Luxury Vehicles and Refreshments of Water on Board ## Not Included EXCLUSIONS: - All Lunches - All Special Expenses - All Beverages Taken During Meals - All Extra Organizations Specified - All Museum and Historical Site Entrance Fees - Breakfast on the First Day and Dinner on the Last Day ## General Information TOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS The duration of our tour is 3 Nights and 4 Days. Hotel accommodation will take place for 2 Nights. Child discounts can be applied only when accompanied by two adults. Our guide may make changes to the program during the tour as long as the program is fully realized. Our tours consist of hotel, bus, airplane tour program, and guiding services as a whole and cannot be considered separately. For children aged 0–6, a bed may not be provided for hotel accommodation. On bus tours, there is no fee for children aged 0-1.99 years. If a seat is requested for children on the bus, the price for 2-6 year-olds will apply. In triple rooms, the 3rd bed may not be of normal bed comfort. Depending on the situation, hotels may provide rollaway beds or sofa beds to our guests. Every individual over the age of 2 is required to have their own seat on the bus. Unused transportation, accommodation, sightseeing rights, etc. within the tour cannot be refunded. Seat assignments cannot be guaranteed at the time of reservation. Seat numbers are determined based on the order of reservation dates. Guests who purchase the tour early are entitled to sit at the front. A tiered pricing system applies to all tours. As the occupancy of tours increases, tour prices also rise. Guests cannot claim any difference in price due to price changes after the purchase date. In flights included in the tour, VENÜS Tour reserves the right to change the airport, airline company, and flight times depending on the intensity of the program, provided it does not disrupt the itinerary. In the event of changes to the airport, VENÜS Tour is obliged to provide free transfer to its guests. Optional Tours operate based on the number of participants. If an optional tour does not take place, the guest does not have the right to compensation. In this case, VENÜS Tour holds no responsibility. Prices for optional tours may change. In this case, the date of the tour departure is taken into account, not the date of when the tour was purchased. The price for the optional tour in effect at the time of the tour is valid, and the guest accepts this by purchasing the tour. The times specified in the tour program are calculated based on normal weather and road conditions, and VENÜS Tour is not responsible for any delays; the guest does not have the right to compensation. There may be changes to accommodation areas and hotels based on occupancy, as long as they are of the same standard. All room allocations are made by hotel authorities, and VENÜS Tour has no authority regarding this matter. Accommodations in weekend tours are of city hotel standards. There is no obligation for hotels to serve local cuisine; meals are provided as set menus or buffet-style. Due to the intensity of the program during the tours, it may not always be possible to find ATMs, currency exchange offices, etc., so it is advisable for our guests to be prepared for this situation. Lunches consist of economically prepared menus unique to the region. For lunch and dinner, tables are used based on regional density and are grouped accordingly. VENÜS Tour is not responsible for tours that cannot be conducted due to adverse weather conditions before or during the tour. The minimum number of participants required for this tour is set at 16. In the event of insufficient participants, VENÜS Tour reserves the right to cancel the tour with three days' notice. In the event of tour cancellation, VENÜS Tour is obliged to notify the cancellation personally. As it is a legal process, there is no right to compensation. During the trip, please ensure you take all your belongings when departing from the vehicles and hotels; VENÜS Tour is not responsible for lost items. Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days prior to departure. In the case of cancellation less than 30 days before the tour date, a 30% penalty will apply; if cancellation occurs 20 days or less before the tour date, a 100% penalty will apply. Participants must submit a report from State Hospitals in Turkey (signed by the Chief Physician) along with their cancellation request. CANCELLATION REFUND GUARANTEE PACKAGE AND MANDATORY TRAVEL INSURANCE INFORMATION The cancellation refund guarantee package offers unconditional 100% refund guarantee if a cancellation request is made at least 72 hours (3 days) before the departure date. Mandatory travel insurance is provided free of charge to all our guests by our agency. It covers the agency's bankruptcy or any situation where package tour services cannot be provided. It is not health insurance and does not cover treatment expenses (Private Health Insurance is the guest's own expense). VEHICLES USED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE Buses: Used for 32 - 54 People. Mercedes Travego/Tourismo, Neoplan Cityliner/Tourliner, Temsa Safir/Maraton, Man Fortuna Midibuses: Used for 20 - 31 People. Isuzu Turkuaz, Otokar Mega Minibuses: Used for up to 19 People. VW Crafter, Mercedes Sprinter All guests are considered to have completed the sale of the tour by accepting the above-mentioned terms. OUR TOUR PROGRAMS ARE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSUMER LAW NO. 6502. --- Venus Istanbul Turizm · 212 244 92 82 · info@venustur.net