1. The Inner Triangle Goreme... Avanos... Uchisar This is the essential Cappadocia tour taking in the whole of the World Heritage Foundation's protected area. During the day you visit the Goreme Open air Museum, the Zelve Monastic settlement, Pasaba, Avanos, and Uchisar Castle. There is plenty of variety and action. You have time to walk in three of the valleys, to examine troglodyte settlements and different erosion formations, and also try your hand at some kick-wheel pottery. We finish the tour, bringing you 1000 years forward in time, when we visit the Ottoman Medrese complex in Nevehir. 2. Delving Deeper Ihlara and Derin Kuyu Today we take you to Southern Cappadocia to visit the most extensive of the underground cities: Derinkuyu... meaning deep well. We continue to the most beautiful of gorges, Ihlara, where churches and early dwellings carved out from the gorge walls, face each other across a wooded stream. In this area you have a good chance to observe local village lifestyle and husbandry. As with the previous tour, there is good walking opportunity. Steps which descend also ascend, so come prepared! There is vehicle support throughout. If you so prefer, you can view without walking. At the end of the tour we bring you forward in time, when we visit a Caravansaraythese were magnificient hostelry, complexes, often free of charge, built at regular intervals along the anatolian trade routes. 3. Littele visited Cappadocia Kaymakl, Soanl, Taknpaa Today we descend into the Kaymakl underground city, then continue to Soanl, a vilage set into a tabletop mountain. This area which developed as a monastic settlement following Goreme's example having littele touristic development, remains closer to the original setting. There are some 60 churches in the Valley, some of which are now dovecotes. These nostalgic old Greek settlements are now inhabited by Turkish families from Tharce, as we will see when we vist Cemil and Sinassos. We also visit the stunning 14th C. conical memorial graves and mosque at Taknpasa, and realise in what harmony the Greeks and Turks lived in the past. We round the tour up with some well earned wine-tasting! Cappadocia is famous for its vineyards. 4. For the Fanatic! Guzelyurt and Gumuler Monastry Today's tour again takes us south, and covers more mileage than the previous ones. However the variety and the great beauty of the Gumuler monastry with its inner courtyard, and fine Madonna fresco, will make you wish to linger even longer. We continue to Nide which is the county town of the vilayet of the same name. It has some fine Selcuk and Mongolian monuments, notably the Turbe of Hudabend Sultan, and the ak Medrese, which now houses the Museum. 5. For bird and history lovers Sultan Sazl, Mashes, Kultepe and Kayseri To sight some of the 250 species of birds in the Sanctuary, we leave Goreme early (approx. 4 am.!.) Cranes, Eagles, Flamingoes, Herons, and Spoonbils are among the species. Flat bottomed boats are used to tour the marsh channels, so bring your insect repellent! A hearty breakfast is taken during the visit. We spend approximately 3 hours in the sanctuary, then continue to the Kapuzbasi Waterfalls for a picnic lunch. We drive north in the shadow of Mt. Erciyes, the mountain so responsible for much of what we see today, to reach Kultepe by 3 pm.. Here 4000 years ego Assyrian traders settled round the Hittite city of Kane. Our last port of call is the county town of Kayseri, where we visit the Museum, the 13th. century Selcuk Citadel and Mosque Complex. 6. Sufiism and a Spa Hacbekta Monastry, Kirsehir and Kozakli In the second half of the 14th century, Haci Bektas Veli arrived here from Horasan and founded the Bektasi Dervish Order, which preached a philosphy of humility and mutual understanding. His beliefs continued and developed side by side with Christianity. The monastry is a place of pilgrimage for believers from all over the world and has recently been turned into a museum. Our guide who is himself a Bektasi, will explain the Bektai way of life, as he shows you round. You continue on to Kirsehir to see the Dervish lodges of the ahi brotherhood. These were secret societies founded in the 14th. Century, linking members of the founder Ahi Evran. After a good restaurant lunch we visit the thermal baths of Kozakli, reputed for curing rheurmatism and impotency! Here we relax and review the philosophies of the day. We return to the Dove Office by 6 pm. Inclusive in the price of all our daily tours are: transport, a professional guide, all entrance fees, and lunch. For vegetarians, there is always a choice of main dish Pick-up from accommodation is organised where necessary. A THREE DAY TOUR. Sunrise on Mount Nemrut Urfa and Biblical Harran... a round tour via Kahramanmaras, Urfa, and Gaziantep. Departure time is 7 am.!but dont worry the sun will be up before you. Driving south towards the Taurus Mountains, we stop for lunch at Kahramanmaras, most popularily known for it's icecream, and Covered Bazaar. We reach Kahta by 6 pm. and check into our hotel. An early night is recommended, as we shall be leaving the hotel to drive for 2 hours to the summit of Nemrut in time for sunrise. There is a final easy 15 minute ascent on foot to reach the Tumulus itself. The witnessing the birthof just one more day,is an experience which gives many a new attitude to the meaning of life. Driving down we pass the ancient city of Arsemia and the Roman bridge at Cendere. We breakfast in the hotel, then leave by 10.30 am. to visit the Ataturk Dam project, the sixth largest in the world. We drive on to ancient Edessa, now Sanliurfa, well known for its cuisine, where we have a good lunch, before continuing 40 kilometres, to Harran. Just 15 km. from the Syrian border Harran continues as in Biblical times, apart from the television antenae! The main site still standing is theTemple to Sim.But you can also take a camel ride, or dring tea in a beahive shaped dwelling.We return to Urfa and check into our hotel where we have supper, before visiting the city,notably the Poll of Abraham, with it's beautiful 18th.Surroundings.The complex is very bush as it is place of pilgrimage for Moslems from all over the world, who cpme to pray, feed the sacred carp and visit the Cave where Abraham is believed to have been born. DAY THREE... We drive to Birecik on the Euphrates where we visit the Bald Ibis bird sanctuary.We then drive onto Gaziantep,where we lunch before returning to Cappadocia. SPECIAL SKI TOUR to Mt. Erciyes..... 2 nights away. We spend two nights in the Dedeman Hotel at The Erciyes ski resort.Day One...We depart from the Dove Office at 9 am. We Check into the hotel and are onto the slopes by 11 am. All necessary equipment can be hired and instruction is available where necessary.We hope that you work up an appetite to do honour to the good open buffet dinner provided by the hotel in the evening.. DOVE TOURS AROUND TURKEY. Aegean Tour5 days. Black Sea Tour5 days. The Mediterranean Coast6 days. Eastern Anatolia9 days

A TWELVE MONTHS SEASON. Central Turkey is beautiful in all seasons: Summertime: Temperatures run to 30 C. with an average of 25 C. Evenings are cool and there is no humidty. Wintertime: In midwinter the area is decked in snow which gives the valleys and 'fairy chimneys' a further dimension. Temperatures may drop to-15 C. with many sunny days and bright blue skys. Please see the tour section for our ski-programme. Springtime: Spring on the plateau starts in April and the flowers are at their most abundant by the end of May. Cappadocia with its light volcanic soil is a botanist's paradise. Autumn has its own special charms when the leaves of the many varieties of deciduous trees turn to gold, copper and russet, contrasting with the pinks and ochres of the volcanic tufa. Our daily tours run all year round with a special winter ski-tour to Mt. Erciyes in winter months. Tours to Harran and the Hittite centres run from April 1st. through to October 31st. Private tours to these areas are arranged outside these months. GROUP SIZES. For the Individual Traveller When you decide to take one of our tours you can rest assured that the group size never exceeds 14. Small groups are our policy as this enables us to get to know you better and gives the tour a more friendly atomopshere. For Arranged Groups If you apply to us as a group, the group size is your decision. We allow student and study groups a special discount on the individual prices.

Dove is a small friendly Cappadocia-based Travel Agency. With 25 years of experience, we are experts in running tours which are not available through mainstream agencies. Our Agency's symbol is the dove, the sign of peace and hope; the bird which for so many centuries has fertilised our fields to enrich the vineyards and apricot orchards, today still flies through the Cappadocian valleys and inhabits its rockcut dovecotes. If you are interested in any our tours, or just need general information about the area, please do not hesitiate to contact us. As we say in Turkey... 'bekleriz'... we look forward to hearing from (address). As we are Cappadocia-based all our tours start from Goreme and Nevehir. Transport is our guides are government licensed and specially trained in the Cappadocia area. En route all meals and entrance fees to the sites are included. Facilities Available. Dove Tours Travel Agency. Daily Cappadocia Tours. Private Tours Rent A Car Guide Service Bike / Motorbike Hire Folk / Belly Dancing Shows Bus / Train / Flight Tickets Turkish Baths Laundry Service Hiking / Trekking Free Information and Internet. A Twelve Months Season

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