| Pedaling
on this almost Martian landscape, visiting the highlights
like Goreme Open Air Museum, Zelve, Ihlara Valley, Derinkuyu
underground city... cycling around the small Anatolian
villages sounds like a dream and this tour can make
this dream come true...
ITINERARY
DAY 1: We meet the
group at Kayseri/Nevsehir Airports and transfer them
to their hotel. Dinner and overnight at a high quality
cave hotel in Urgup.
DAY 2: Off time in the morning after
breakfast to prepare the bikes and a short meeting about
the program. Today we ride to Ortahisar via Uzengi Stream.
After a short village tour and having lunch, we ride
back to Urgup via vineyards and on arrival to Urgup;
we bike to Urgup fortress to have the panoramic view
of the town. Dinner and overnight at a high quality
cave hotel in Urgup.
This is a 30 km ride with 90% off road.
DAY 3: We cycle through Damsa stream
to Sarihan Caravanserai and then through Red River to
Avanos. After a lunch break in Avanos we head Cavusin
and then Love Valley. After biking up the pleasant hill
from Love Valley, we bike back to Urgup. Dinner and
overnight at a high quality cave hotel in Urgup.
This is a 70 km ride with 90% off road.
DAY 4: After the breakfast, we cycle
to Ortahisar village first and then Mazikoy. We have
picnic (lunch boxes) at Mazikoy. We bike through the
potato fields until Devretbasi village and then through
a very nice valley to Baskoy. Finally we reach Soganli,
which is one of the earliest settlements of Cappadocia.
From here we are transferred back to our hotel in Urgup.
Dinner and overnight at a high quality cave hotel in
Urgup.
This is a 55 km ride with 70% off road.
DAY 5: After breakfast, we are transferred
to Soganli, from where we start riding to Derinkuyu
via Orhanli village. After visiting the underground
city of Derinkuyu and having lunch at a local restaurant,
we keep cycling to Komurcu village via Kiledere and
Yazihoyuk villages. Today's ride finishes in Komurcu,
where we rendezvous with our vehicle, and transfer to
Guzelyurt. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel
in Guzelyurt.
This is a 60 km ride with 85% off road.
DAY 6: In the morning we are transferred
to Komurcu village and start biking to Baglama from
the main road, and then we take the nice smooth off
road to Haciabdullah. From Haciabdullah, we cycle up
to Cinarli village which is at the top of a small mountain.
It is a 9 km uphill. After this village, we cycle down
to Azatli and then Ciftlik. We have lunch at a local
restaurant in Ciftlik. After lunch, we cycle to Guzelyurt
via Cardak and Sivrihisar. Dinner and overnight at a
boutique hotel in Guzelyurt.
This is a 65 km ride with 80% off road.
DAY 7: We cycle to Selime via Alanyurt.
Selime is the village where we go in to Ihlara canyon.
We cycle to Belisirma (a smart village in the middle
of the valley) and have lunch there. After lunch we
hike or bike in the second part of the canyon up to
Ihlara village. For those who want to walk, we can take
their bikes on the supporting vehicle. After Ihlara
we have a 35 km ride to Kitreli. This ride is going
over Kucuk Hasan Mountain from a passage. We do a long
uphill ride about 20-22 km and then a serious downhill.
The beginning of the uphill is soft but when we get
close to the mountain it is more challenging. We are
picked up with two vehicles (one for the bikes and one
for us) in Kitreli village and transferred to Urgup.
Dinner and overnight at a high quality cave hotel in
Urgup.
This is a 65 km ride with 95% off road.
DAY 8: On our last day, we ride towards
the most popular sites of Cappadocia. We first ride
through Pancarlik to Ortahisar and then to the famous
Goreme Open Air Museum, to visit its rock-cut churches.
Riding through Rose Valley leads us to Cavusin. After
riding through the streets of Cavusin we cycle to Pasabag
and then Zelve. After having lunch in Zelve, we visit
its open air museum and head on to Devrent Valley and
then Urgup. On arrival back to our hotel, the group
packs their bikes and we transfer them back to Kayseri/Nevsehir
Airports for the evening flight to Istanbul.
This is a 40 km ride with 70% off road.
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2 Pax |
3 Pax |
4-5 Pax |
6-8 Pax |
9-12 Pax |
13-16 Pax |
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2760 USD |
2120 USD |
1795 USD |
1475 USD |
1265 USD |
1175 USD |
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* The prices above are per person.
* Single supplement - USD 260.
- Professional licensed MTB guide
- A/C minivan with driver on tours & transfers
- 7 nights BB accommodation
- Admission fees to the museums and sights
- All the transfers of luggage and equipment
- A la carte lunches and dinners
- Supporting vehicle and drinks and food on
the vehicle
- Taxes
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- Flight tickets
- Visa fee on arrival to Turkey
- Bike rent
- Drinks during the lunches and dinners (except
water)
- Not mandatory but customary tips
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