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Mount Erciyes and Red tour in Cappadocia
Erciyes (3917m) is an extinct volcanic mountain that provides the behavior of Cappadocia due to its eruptions 30 million years ago. Probably because of the unmelted snow, the Hittites gave it a name meaning White Mountain. We offer you an unforgettable skiing experience on the summits of this unique mountain, which stands out as a ski center with its feature of being one of the places listed in the world with high snow quality.
The Cappadocia region is a nightingale where nature and history come together. While the events created the fairy chimneys, people carved houses, churches and monasteries into these fairy chimneys in the historical process. The written history of Cappadocia, where human settlements date back to the Paleolithic period, begins with the Hittites. Cappadocia, which has hosted trade colonies throughout history and established a commercial and social bridge between country.
What's Included
Lunch
Meeting and pickup
we can pick up you from kayseri airport and at the end of the tour drop off to hotel or airport.
Itinerary
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1Goreme
Goreme Esentepe for Panoramic View, We stop at the Esentepe vista viewpoint, located between Uchisar and Goreme. This stunning panorama provides breathtaking views of the town of Esentepe and the surrounding landscape of fairy chimneys.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Goreme Open-Air Museum
Goreme Open Air Museum We will begin at the Goreme Open Air Museum, an impressive collection of monasteries, churches and chapels that date back to the Middle Ages. The site served as an important Christian center of learning.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included -
3Fairy Chimneys
We will then have time to explore the Monks Valley, famed for its three-headed fairy chimneys. This region of is also known as Pasabag, or “Pasha’s Vineyard,” for its stunning earth pillars located within a vineyard.
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
4Devrent Valley
Also known as Imaginary Valley or Pink Valley, this area does not have cave churches like the other valleys of Cappadocia. So what makes it so famous? The lunar landscape! Devrent Valley hides many different rock formations within. The small fairy chimneys in the valley form a lunar landscape, or moonscape, by their strange appearance. The valley has many animal-shaped rocks.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Ortahisar
You will see caves, tall rocks, at this point. It is an old Cappadocia town famous for its castle, the largest fairy chimney of the region, with rock warehouses carved into the valley slopes, also called the citrus warehouse of Southern Anatolia. The current settlement dates back to the early 11th century. During the period when migrations from Central Asia started, Hibe Dede and 8 of his brothers, who came from Khorasan, built 9 separate houses around Nevşehir Ortahisar Castle . These nine families are the people who founded and settled in the current Ortahisar town
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Pigeon Valley
You will take the most beautiful pictures of your life at this point. Güvercinlik Valley, which starts from Uçhisar and extends to Göreme and covers an area of 4 kilometers, takes its name from the pigeon nests carved into the rocks. The people of the region fed these pigeons until the 9th century and used their fertilizers in the vineyards and their eggs in the plaster of frescos. If you want to see both the pigeon nests and the unique flora offered by nature, do not return without walking this valley. There is also a waterfall flowing from a height of 15 meters in the valley.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Uchisar
In fact, it is among the places that should be visited before dying with its stone houses in the valleys and the streets smelling the history, which is known with the Uçhisar Castle in, the visuality and historical richness offered by Uçhisar increased the touristic value of the town and made it the most intense area of luxury boutique hotels.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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In our Erciyes (Argaeus) Mountain Ski Tour from Cappadocia, we first pick you up from the hotel or Kayseri transport and set out for Erciyes. We see the local people in the region from small villages and towns. After arriving at Volkan, we will go to get up equipment such as ski equipment. You will learn to ski under the guidance of one of the ski instructors, ans we will start to enjoy in snow. - Guidance - Helmet - Ski goggles - Coats - Trousers - Board-Skis - Cable Car (one time)
7 hours • Admission ticket included
Region Tour
Fll day Ski Tour at Erciyes Mountain
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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