Cappadocia Highlights

Cappadocia Highlights

Day 1: Transfer is managed after your arrival to an authentic hotel “Saddle Cave Hotel” which is located in the historic town of Mustafapasa, where you will stay for the whole week. You can take a stroll around town and meet your host to talk about the riding program and the schedule of the week.Dinner will be served at Avanos in a Restaurant.

Day 2: Transfer to the horses after breakfast. Today we ride to Özkonak where you will visit one of Cappadocia ́s famous underground cities. When excavated, the city revealed ten floor that could have housed 60,000 people for three months at a time, the first four floors are open for visitors. Lunch will be served at Özkonak after lunch we return over Ziyaretdagi Mountain to the ranch. From Ranch you will be transferred to hotel and dinner will be served at the hotel. If you wish, there is time to visit the ceramic and carpet stores in Avanos and the surrounding area.

Day 3: Today we will ride from ranch to Çavuşin over Sarihidir, a tiny fishing village on the Red River. After a short break we can enjoy a long canter along the river, before we pass a beautifully restored 13th century caravanserai where you will also see the whirling dervish performance. After lunch (Which will be served as picnic style) we will ride through the fairy chimneys of Zelve before returning to the Çavuşin. Dinner will be served at Avanos.

Day 4:  Breakfast will be served with the absolutely amazing view of Baloons at the Çavuşin where we will pick up the horses and ride to the magnificent Pasabagi Valley and on to Devrent Valley where you will see wonderful examples of fairy chimneys and interesting geological rock formations. We ride to Ortahisar where we will have lunch. After we will ride to Mustafapaşa where the horses will stay overnight near the hotel and dinner will be served at the hotel.

Day 5: We start from the hotel which is at Mustafapasa, which is a Greek village, famous for the elaborate carvings on the houses. We stop for tea and then ride on through the valleys to a trout farm where you ll have lunch after to the Keslık Monastery. After a leisurely lunch return to Hotel through the beautiful Balkan Valley on horseback. Dinner will be served at the hotel.

Day 6: Riding will start from the hotel after a nice breakfast. On our way back to the ranch, we pass through Ortahisar panoramic points, the stunning fairy chimneys near Göreme, through the green valley before we enjoy a long canter in the plains. Later going back to hotel, refresh and visit to the Göreme Open Air museum. Dinner will be served at a restaurant at Göreme town.

Day 7: Transfer to Airport.

ACOMODATION & FOOD

Stay in charming hotel of Saddle Cave Hotel in Mustafapasa. Full board with local specialities and non-alcoholic drinks, lunch sometimes as picnic are included. Entrance fee to Göreme Open Air museum and dervish performance are included to the price .