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We will be happy to arrange any of the following activities in the area:

Horseback riding

Cappadocia is said to come from the Persian meaning "Land of the Beautiful Horses". If you are not a walker or just prefer to ride, an hour or day on the back of a Cappadocian mare or stallion can be arranged.

Hamam (Turkish bath)

The local hamam in Ürgüp serves both men and women in a historical building. Treat yourself to a luxurious soaping, steam bath and massage after a hard day of walking.

Guided walks and hikes

Walk through vineyards and fruit orchards surrounded by the surreal Cappadocian landscape to centuries-old Christian monasteries, cave churches and chapels on your own or with a guide to explain the Byzantine iconography still found on many of the cave walls or Cappadocian legends and customs. Or stroll around the hilltop behind the hotel for a 360 degree panoramic view of Cappadocia. Excursions to the Goreme Open Air Museum, Ihlara Valley, Soganli, Zelve, Cavusin and Derinkuyu, to name just a few of the more famous sights of Cappadocia, can be arranged.

The Red Valley is one of the most spectacular valleys of Cappadocia with its different kinds of rock formations in varied colors. The hidden rock-cut churches in the valley surprise the visitors. The hike ends at Cavusin village.

The White Valley starts from Uchisar and goes down to Cavusin village. Walking through the gardens of the villagers in the base of the valley will amaze you. We will pass through the Love Valley which has different types of 'fairy chimneys', most of them amusingly phallic in appearance.

The Pigeon Valley is one of the most famous valleys of Cappadocia and its name comes from the pigeon-cotes carved on its walls. The walk starts from the south side of Uchisar fortress and ends at Goreme village.

Hot air ballooning

Glide silently over the Cappadocian landscape, including Love Valley, and skim the tops of apricot trees at dawn. You will be greeted with a glass champagne upon your return to land after this most exhilarating experience.

Whirling Dervishes

The branch of Sufic mysticism practiced widely in contemporary Turkey is rooted in a man called Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, and is famous for its Whirling Dervish Tradition, where through rotating on the left foot by crossing over it with the right, the Dervish reaches a spinning intensity, rotating to the music that musicians play close by. As we observe them revolve with their necks out and their head leaning to the side, we sense that they are in love with their way of life. Sufism is apart from the Islamic religion because of its nature as a kind of transcendental metaphysics which accepts all religions as one and is founded upon universal and unconditional forgiveness.