On this next excursion, you will immerse yourself in the fascinating Cappadocia region of Turkey. You will start with a hike through the beautiful Kizilcukur Valley, admiring the impressive rock formations and traditional architecture in the picturesque town of Cavusin. You will enjoy delicious Turkish food at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will explore the subway city of Kaymakli, an ancient Christian structure that housed up to 3,000 people. The next day, after a delicious breakfast, you will admire the Fairy Chimneys and cave churches in the Goreme Valley, visit the cavernous city of Uçhisar and explore the curious Derbent Valley, as well as learn about Turkish carpet and onyx jewelry making. Don’t miss this unique adventure!
You will be picked up from your hotel in Istanbul and taken to the airport, where you will board your flight to Cappadocia. After landing at Kayseri or Nevsehir airport, you will be welcomed to this most magical region of Turkey.
Your tour of Cappadocia will begin with a hike through the beautiful Kizilcukur Valley. Here you will enjoy the breathtaking scenery and unique rock formations. After this, you will visit the picturesque village of Cavusin, known for its traditional architecture.
Your next stop will be at a local restaurant, where you will eat at your own pace and sample Turkish food.
That evening, you will explore the subway city of Kaymakli, an ancient structure used by Christian communities to protect themselves against invaders – it is said that it could hold up to 3,000 people at a time! There you will see stables, a church, large halls and small family rooms.
The day will end with dinner at the hotel where you will stay.
The second day will start with a delicious breakfast at the hotel. After this, you will tour the impressive Göreme Valley, known for its Fairy Chimneys and stone churches with paintings from the 10th and 11th centuries.
The tour will continue with a stop at the cave town of Uçhisar, where you can see breathtaking scenery, full of rock formations that seem otherworldly. You will also see the landscape of Avcilar.
After this, you will visit the Derbent Valley, known for its rather curious natural formations. In addition, you will have the opportunity to visit a selection of handicraft workshops where you will be shown the process of making Turkish carpets and precious stone jewelry, such as onyx.
At the end of the tour, you will be driven back to the airport in time for your flight back to Istanbul. Once there, you will be picked up and taken back to your hotel.
Turkey is the only country that is located between two continents, Europe and Asia ,97% is on the Asian side ,3% is on the European side, due to its inspiration of being part of the European Union it was considered as an extension of Europe.
The first thing that comes to mind is Istanbul, but Ankara is the capital of the Turkish republic, it is the second largest city in Turkey after Istanbul, Ankara is a commercial and industrial city, also known for its grapes, pears and honey, where the founder of Turkey (ataturk) chose to put his mausoleum to be buried there.
Turkish is the most spoken language in Turkey, which had its own letters until kamal din ataturk arrived and ordered to write the language with Latin alphabet.
There are also other languages spoken in Turkey among them the KURMANJI LANGUAGE, which is the language spoken by the Kurds who are approximately 10%, there is a minority who speak Arabic although lately after the difficulties that Turkey encountered in becoming part of the European Union there are many access to learn Arabic to communicate more with the Asian side of the Arabian Gulf. The most immigrant languages to Turkey is Persian and the most learned language is English (17%).
The months between March and October are best for visiting Istanbul and the Mediterranean coasts. The inner regions of the Anatolian plateau, including Cappadocia, are best visited in the months between April and June and between September and October, when temperatures are warm, but not as unbearable as in July and August.
Eastern Turkey between April and June as well and from September until the onset of winter (avoid in this case also if possible July and August). This is a rather sensitive area, although in our opinion Mardin is a safe city.
In terms of climate, we can differentiate the following zones in Turkey:
Turkey has 83 million people which makes it among the most populated countries in the world, within the ranking of 196 states that make up the world population table of datosmacro.com.
Some 7.07% of Turkey’s population are immigrants, according to the latest immigration data published by the UN. Turkey is the 72nd country in the world by percentage of immigration.
Turkey has an average population density of 106 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The current official currency of the Republic of Turkey is known under the name of Turkish Lira, Turkish Lira comes in the form of banknotes and in the form of coins, as in any other country. The banknotes come in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 20, 50, 100 and 200 Turkish Lira, all Turkish coins would feature the former president of the country kamal el din ataturk .
The Turkish currency suffers lately especially after the covid crisis , 1 EUR = 32.78 TRY and at the dollar exchange rate 1 USD = 29.15 TRY.
Nowadays, credit cards are very common, so money in Turkey can be stored on cards. Most stores, cafes and restaurants accept VISA and Master Card.
Turkey is mostly Muslim with dress codes governed by Islam, however, it is a secular state since 1923 which allowed to have had some duality in the social classes between the more modern and the more traditional. Tourists visiting Turkey opt for the classic combination of shorts and T-shirt, this dress is appropriate throughout Turkey, but is not accepted in mosques. The recommendation is to wear comfortable, discreet and modest clothing and comfortable shoes. On the beaches you can dress as you like, you can wear bikinis, shorts, T-shirts and flip-flops or bare feet are normal wear for both Turks and foreigners.
We can say with total certainty that yes, taking into account a good travel insurance (see our insurance page).
Anatolia is a region known as Asia Minor. It is the Asian part of modern-day Turkey.
